The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1901-03-15
CHANGING
CHUCKER'S
TROUSERS
A Comic Railway Adventure.

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But m England passenger Who likes
to chang" his attire iu first class com
partmcut is. as q ruic, pretty secure
from iutrrrultiou.
At least SD Thought Mr. R3rnaLy
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p'"''", ''' ...'- '"'l""! rug anu
carpeI'aS' ""i.h contained a complete
change of raimmt-to wit, dress clothes
Mr.. ChUeher had received an invitation
to dine at Windsor with some friend If
influential position: bui. being Ii busy
man. h. hal not found time to dress ut
his Office iii the city or at his chambers
at the west end. Slcupm. into tn, train.
he Slipped a shilling into the hand of the
guard and said:
Keep This apartment. want 10
dress"
"All right. sir" answered the guard.
and the ncNt momuut ill., train started.
MIR. Chuch.l. th.u unlocked his carpet
bag and drew ont clrau shlt. with
other equipments necessary 10 his bodily
adjournment
Il must not he supposed that he did
this vIt' rcWcwue,. fa. b. was
great ,,iea,er for IN It's prophecies Of
life. He objected flo seeing things ONT of
season II he had cau4ht his best friend
changing his ramaloous IN railway car
riarc, ho would have Thought momly ol
him for beiu, Of di~ordprly halls and so
now he Judged himself with candid
severity for not having better regulated
his own time.
III au accident occurred" unused he as
he removed his coat and wai+tcoat. Il
wonder what WoHld he Thought of me for
being half unlryss,l in Al traiut'
This reelection made him rcddcn. He
was shy, middle aged man. with large
red ears aud a fiat. hord face The ef
feet Of pulling off his boots always
suffuscd lis comtcnancc with crimson.
and ii did SO nov, in~omuoh that. what
with the color that came from physical
eXertion and that which resulted from a
troubled conscience. Mr.. BarHaby Chuck
er looked truly distressed. Having re-
moved his boots, he donuded himself Of
his trousers. This was a trying moment,
for if an accident had happened hen.
"Nhy, why. dear me- exclaimed Mr..
Chucker at this stage of his cpgitationS.
q think the train-no, it cannot be-is
stopping
The train was stopping in effect, as
Mr.. Chucker might have foresecn that it
would do, since he was not travelling by
express But he had been 50 cnwrapped
in his self upbraidinS thoughts that he
had not even noticed the first slackening
of the engines speed
He now found himself in the midst of
very disreputahle litter Of clothes and
with no time to redress himself before the
train stopped.
lie had to decide hastily whether he
would steam alongside Ealing platform
in his shirt sleeves or minus his panta-
looms.
He chose wisely on budding on his
coat, which he buttoned up. while he
covered his lower man with his railway
rug. This done, he collected as many of
his belongings as he could into his bag,
Kicked his boots under seat and tried
TO look dlgnihcd.
The tram had come to a standstill
now, and a guard opened the door of the
carriage in which our hero was sitting
and cried:
There's room here, sir for you and
this LADY,.
Hi. guard" exclaimed Mr.. Chucker,
leaning out, in horror. You told me |
should have this compartment to myself"
Unfortunately for our modest friend,
the guard to whom he had given the shil-
ing was not the one appointed to travel
with the tram. These little mistakes