The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-09-12
1.-THE COUGH IN LOWER SEVEN.

II right enough kick a trav-
cling II kick when there's need of it. Still,
there's kind of kcxers to-the fellows
that kick quick This trip once a
year twelve years. d give a
thousand dollars time than take it, get
it, SO have to pound along this alka about
annually"
"You mean-every twelve suggested lawyer,
Tipping
Last time when I thru" continued travelling
ignoring the amendment 1--WE had kicker in car;
we-fed bu-neck chap with side whskers and bags and
suit and and umbrellas golf clubs,
everything earth man doesn't piled UP
him. He had section ive got benefit
of the foreign tags his luggage
1--WE pulled out of Chicago about eleven o'clock that
night. turned in always
lot of people that get till
and they going to bed all long after the train
started To make after got past Aurora the
porter shed blamed thing way baggage
out from under berth and crawled
and knees till he had wide awake grasshopper
looking for somebody's handbag He said lost his
bag and it must be somers around under
got all stirred and found nothing he tackled
gage of my bu-neck neghbor the aisle But that
man wouldn't stand for it, not for minute
lowed at the till the glad enough get
with his life and let his traps
1T was about half-past IL o'clock then. thought
going to sleep and worked hard
hour to get next to it, when all of sudden No. just ahead
of me- began coughing Cough heard the beat
it in my life 1t wasn't loud cough, hard but
just little miserable aggravating hack that along in
triplets regular foghorn turned side and
turned on the other tried good and bad
up; stuck my head between the pillows pulled the
blanket it. 1t wasn't bit of use; kind
cough would thru burglar vault.
soul in the could Sleep knew that perfectly well,
somebody up all night except
cougher in No He got let wher
the train stopped and when took
fresh start and chased along that
souri, OF when the hopeless
trying and turned attention figuring
planning salary year-that
haven't got yet So the night along cough
cough and three times heard the bul-neck man
kicking like sixty about porter.
did get little just enough to make for
all day.
"After breakfast, when all the up,
No T. and talking sections the with the
golf clubs began telling thought anybody
We hadn't heard sound from since daylight and
wouldn't have known whether there
behind the curtains except for the derby hat by
the ventlator.
"1ts imposition on the rights of passengers for a
to public nuisance o himself any way
serted neck talking loud, No
could hear then, he on, after other
any sleep he takes his good nap
the morning Travellers that private
comfort they pay for without
turbance They wouldn't thing anywhere
the United
lie up No Z opened his curtains and put
his feet down in the aisle. He
all dressed, tho his hair tumbled
Hepushed
with his hands and looked at the fellow in 4. For
minute he didn't say word; be else
did He just looked at golfclubs minute and then
began kind of low:
"Tm the earth I know that. Just
needn't have taken the pains
to talk loud while telling you thought
It's not half think myself
1T appeared strain for him to talk He had big
looked thin in the postage stamp.
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paper and shuttle
:" You want to know what business mans got in
like this if he can't from disturbing
went I'd just lief tell business. going
to California to try to life wasn't able to sit
all night in chair bought this berth paid
it with earned myself You they wouldn't allow
this in United States suppose you
running this road you'd refuse sell Space
wouldn't give chance if could help, to breathe
California air. would What going California
for? No seemed to be sizing his pretty fast by
that time Going out there play loaf the
big hotels and lie about what
links, aren't you? You probably
n1ipp
in life and you're big three of and
yet you've got the meanness to jump all the
whole hear it and know it.
naturaked? I'll bet the
you're not American know just well as II I'd
Your kind the earth they
anybody that nterferes with their
They corporations don't SOUL but
ton that this road big the United
States compared to keeping you
knew keeping everybody awake couldn't help it.
The porter when he helped night mislad
valises that had medicines couldn't
find thing to stop my cough with.