The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-10-07
HE EXPLAINS SOME OF HIS
TROUBLES IN THE EAST.
INCIDENTS OF ONE JOURNEY
Makes Mistake Changing Cars in the
Middle Of the Night-Finally
Leaves Baggage
Behind.

Inorhlng, as some of his old friends con-
graduated him on his safe return to his
home. Some people back there in the
Old states have quite lot to say about
the brusqueness OF the western folks. but
1or my part I am willing to take a
chance on the people I find out here
among the mountains. 1t was about six
weeks ago that I decided to take NV wife
ana run down among the inhabitants of
the states near the Atlantic coast and
nom the way I got it handed to me
when l reached the alleged promised
Iand Into which 1 Travelled 1 think some
one must have tipped it off in advance
mat was headed towards the rising SIN
ana that l was a good object to work on.
can hardly make it seem probable that
man should get all that appeared to be
coming to me by mere accident.
One or the first mishaps that came
my way sprung up through a change of
cars. was snoozng away in the Sleep
CT. When the porter came around and
toao me would have to hustle out and
TAKE another train at the next station,
IL was about O'Clock in the morning
anu naturally l relished the idea of get
rlnS up and doing "a stunt across the
out 1t was the porter's order, and the
porter seemed to be commander in chief
ABOUT that time. My wife and myself
dressed, and when the train rolled info
the Jay town that rejoiced in little be-
sides a railroad junction, we We're ready
to make an exit from our train. Once out
on the platform we hiked around in the
dark looking for the other train that was
to carry us along. We found it Just as
1t was moving out, and made grand
rush Tor the back platform of the rear
Pullman. 1 tossed three or four grips
onto the steps and grabbed my wife and
managed to set her aboard. BY that
Tune the train was moving pretty lively,
ana Slip of foot put me out of reach
OF the railing. Then l began to sprint
after the train according to the best rules
l had ever studied, but could not gain
on it. For fully mile, should think,
Kept up my mad pace, but as 1 sprang
over the ties the cars slid right away
from me. My wife was on the platform
waving her hand at me, but my speed
did not count for much under the cir
cumstances and 1 was forced to give l1p
the chase.
ON, no. I was not hot nor anything
OF that kind when l rushed back to the
station and explained what had happened
to me. The man at the key simply smil-
ed blandly and informed me that 1 had
made mistake all around that should
have gone on a couple of stations far
Their before I changed cars. That was re-
freshing for man who had been almost
prodded out of bed at 2 a. IN. l gave
the fellow who was sending the mes
sages little change and he wired to the
NEXT station to hax-a NV uyifo off
there. AS the Pullman on which she
was riding was locked, and she had to
stand on the platform ever after I threw
her on the train my dispatch to her was
not unwelcome. We finally managed to
find the train that was supposed to take
us on our journey and had no more
trouble for several hours.
when we got down toward Buffalo,
however, we ran into another i'll wind.
The conductor Of the train told me
would have to retire in the Boston Sleep
err and then get out of it at or near Buff
falo, and take another Pullman that
would carry me on to New York. We got
a comfortable berth in the car, but before
we had been resting three hours the por-
ter came around and wanted to know
what we We're doing there. I explained
to him what had been told by the con-
ductor. His lips parted and looked at
a ledge of pearls a he told me that there
was a New York sleeper on the train,
and that there were very few people in
it. I was inclined to doubt him, having
gotten the worst of it once through a
porter, but he finally convinced me that
he was not running any hot air current
for my benefit and we scrambled out.
We got into the New York car all right
and there was no more trouble about it,
but the company made four dollars extra
out of me on account of that conductors
mistake.
Down in Boston took a ride on
street car and almost locked horns with
a conductor. When we boarded the car
told the man with the blue suit where
wanted to get off. He srunted and
that was about all the satisfaction l got
out of him. We whirled along for about
a mile and by studying street guide /
found that we We're only a block away
from the point where 1 wanted to land.
stepped up to the conductor and inform
ed him that wanted to get off at the
next corner. lie looked up with a sar-
castle grin and said CURLY! 4 know it.
Saw. but 1 was warm under the collar,
when he sawed me off in that style and
I longed to throw my hat down on the
floor of the car, as have thrown 1t down
in a western town a few times. and put
a Boston autocrat out of commission, but
as there were ladies present and l had
not read the ordinances of the Hub City
on the fines that We're imposed for dis
turbances, I dessted.
ION the way home fellow who was
supposed to know all about how to han
die baggage left my trunk until it was
too late to have it checked for the train
was to take. and I simply went away
and left them. l was not going to run
around with my hand on the hot end
of the stick all the time, 50 just con-
cluded to trust to luck to get that bag
gage. After l spent five or six dollars in
wiring in regard to it, | located 1t all
right and was happy to find that 1t was
bainc headed towards the west Four or
oftor 7 0nt home II came and