The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-03-05
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party. When you run across a genuine
article. however, you will have no diff
hcuIty in Identifying him.
L met. one between kansas City and
Chicago once, and IN never forget the
experience. He was sitting alone in
the smoking compartment of the
sleeper when I'entereds and under
took TO draw him into conversation
He answered in monosyllables, but 1
persisted Finally he reused himself
and suggested that possibly was look
ing for trouble.
&" Certainly not I replied. Is there
any likelihood that Will md any,
- There is if you persist in talking TO
me- he answered.
" Are you so unsOciable as all that?
I asked.
1T isn't a question Of sociabiIity,
but Of cold, hard fate he returned
Possibly 1 am supersdUious, but 1 can't
travel in company with any one with
out something going wrong. So long as
1 flock by myself everything is all
right, but just as soon as l strike up
an acquaintance with some fellow pas
senger and begin TO get a little enjoy
ment out OF the trip all sorts OF annoy
ing things happen At home I'm all
right, but on the road look out for me-
' Nonsense, 1 said. It's all magma
ton
e I've given you fair warning he
answered, and you'd better sheer Of
I was just about TO say nonsense
again when there was a sudden jar
that threw US out Of our seats. and
then came a bumpety-bump-bu as
the car wheels went over the ties. Then
we came to a sudden stop.
" L told you So he said, reprOach-
fully, as he reached for his grip.
" Where are you gOing?' I asked.
" I am going to get Of he replied.
cars evidently derailed, and there's no
use OF staying here
Well, I don't believe in your hoo
doO,' 1 retOrted, determined 10 show
him his foOlishness, and I'm going to
work it TO the limit Just to prove the
absurdity Of the whole thing. I'll go
with YOU
" Come on he said. I can stand it if
you can I'd like 10 find out positively
II there's anything in it myself, but
I've never been able to get any one to
stick it out longer than an hour or two
We'll, we got off and found that our
car had been derailed. Fortunately,
the train was moving slowly at the
time or there would have been a bad
accident. As it was there was nothing
to be done but to send the engine ahead
Tor a Wrecking train and a brakeman
back 10 flag anything that might be
coming up behind. We found out.
however, that we were only about five
miles from a town of considerable size.
and we decided TO get some farmer 10
hitch up and drive US to it.
Disaster in the Dark.
I'VE found the farmer and prevailed
upon him to make the trip, although
by that time the twilight had set in and
he protested THAI il was a pretty mean
road to trace in the dark. But any,
thing was better than sitting in that
car waiting for relief
The rig that the farmer hftched I'D
for us was two-seated affair. and We
took the back seat The road was
rocky and billy in some places, and in
others there were stretches of deep
sand We had reason to be grateful for
this before We were through with the
IMP. We went through for perhaps
Two miles without any miShap, and I
was just turning to my companion to
give him a pleasant little jolly on the
hoodoo business when we struck a
hummOck Of some kind and at the same
moment something started the horses +
and they made d jump forward I viii
never forget my sensations as that saat-
which was detachable one. slipped
from its mOOrings and slowly TIMED
over backward with US We both
clutched wildly at the empty air and
then lit on the backs of our necI,s IN
the sand I told You il was lucky there
was deep sand in spots. Stin I was
daZed for minute. and the first thing
realized was that the wagon was dis
appearing in the darkness. the driver
evidently totally unconscious of our
absence. I found out later that after
he had quoted his horses he went on
singing TO himself until he reached his
destination.
told you So came in reproachfuI
accents from my side, and I turned and
saw my companion sitting on the
wreck Of the seat and trying TO olsen
tangle himself from the robe.
Nonsense I retorted. It's one of /
those things that are likely 10 happen
10 any one. There's no hOOdOO business
about il at all. and I'm game to stick to
you TO Chicago.
Lead on" he said, as we both got
on our feet and threw the wrecked seat
and the robe to one side Of the road.
We resolved TO try 20 get another
rig at the nearest farm house. but M
sooner had the door opened in response
to our knocks than a symDatbetit
womanly voice exclaimed:
Land sakesi What's haDpened IN
ye? Amt been held up by tramps.
have yep
We We're thrown out of our wagon,
1 explained, and we want to get an
other 70 carry US on TO town
Better come in and get brushed off
hrst, she advised in a mOtherIy way.
You're dirt from head 20 foot and vour.
hats are all knocked in. AIebbe A cun
harm, either
of course We went in. We couldn't
possibly Withstand the hot coffee sug-
gestlon- She helped US get ourselves
IN presentable shape. and then put out
a pot or not coffee, a pitcher of cream
and the sugar bowl
Reckon I better get some moro
sugar. she said. as she looked into the
left 0'''A' -
Struck a Dry Town.
While she was gone for the sugar 7
suggested 10 my companion thar If his
hoodoo ran US up against such hoSpit-
able places as this when we were in
trouble, I would like TO have it always
with US. Then, our hostess having re-
turned, susared my coffee in nv Gus
tornary prOdigal way and took a swat
low OF 1t. 1 got it down. but nv face
betrayed my emotions, and she asked
what was the matter.
salt was all I could say, but my
warning old not come quick enough to
stop my companion.
SAe Sal0, Lands sakesi I must have
dipped into the salt barrel by mistake
he said YEARLY, I told you So.
And now 1 said. after we had dis
posed Of fresh cup Of coffee. IF we
can get a team TO take US on
Only horse in the barn fit to travel
she interrupted, has been took by my
old man TO go to the creamery. Reckon