The Washington times., 1906-07-08
Going Away Timed by
Adjournment of
Congress.
PORTERS TALK TO TRUNKS
Women Forget Requisites,
Fail to Secure ACcommo-
dationS, Lose Tempers.

With a rush that might make Niagara
stop and listen the people or Washing
ton are leaving town for seaside and
mountain. Rarely has the annual lm-
mer exodus been so late as this . ear,
but Il only needed the last rap o. The
presiding officer OF Congress 70 loose
the chains that bound the pOpulace here
to the Capital City.
AS If everybody had been packed for
weeks and ready 70 start right on the
days OF the past week have been fun
of leave-taking. Trunks. boxes. suit
cases, baskets. and handbags have
started for their annual recreation, and
the baggga ROOMS OF the local railroad
stations have been the busiest places Ia
town
Persons standirg around the stations
have manifestly been much mysufied at
the queer one-sided conversations Of the
baggagemen.
Baggage Porter's Musings.
Here you are again, old fellow" one
OF the biz husky men was heard to say
yesterday, as he lifted a great Saratoga
onto one Of the waiting trucks. Il amt
seen You since way last December"
There was no one about 20 whom the
big fellow would seem 10 be addressing
his remarks. and one Of the gatemen
smiled as he saw a puzzled look on
the face OF the man near by. and said:
He's only talking 20 thar trunk ne
lust pitched up there. He probably
knows it. EeH see, these fellows have
worked here so long that they know the
baggage Of the regulars and every
year as they are brought IN and taken
out you can hear [ hands talking
to the baggage"
in spite OF the fact that it sounded
very. spookv the big fellow was not T'e
only one that entertained himself talk
ing TO the pieces of baggage he handed
one after the other had some li.'r
thing to say every now and then when
he came across q familiar piece, ana
perhaps the suit cases and trunks made
reply. but It was in a langu7ge that
onIv the baggaEemen knew and Others
were none the wiser
Visitors 10 the stations in the past few
DAYS have had as much as they could
do to keep from being crushed or knock
or station hand rushing about TO do
an errand before time. The ticket sell
ers have had their hands full. out on
the long platform leading 10 the trains
the truck hands have been rushing M
and down, yelling warnigs TO people
and throwing baggage on the cars as If
It was n lot OF dump.
Worries Of the Women.
There are many worries and troubles
attached 10 ones going away. First OF
all. no matter how nearly plans are
laid for the summer vacation. there
are always a lot OF things left until the
last minute. principally the purchase of
tickets. Everybody then plans to get
down to the station early enough TO
get tickets and paTlOT car seats. but
there is a long line waiting. and when
the Pullman window is reached there
comes the discouraging news that all
the seats have been sold.
Now. isn't that just too provoking
for any use" Mrs. Blinlins says. After
all my planning and then this new gown
Just for the trip. here 1 must sit in
cCach-think of it. a coach. while those
horrid Hawkins people have a COM
partment all 10 themselves"
out to the baggage room they go, and
that awful eXpressman has not come
with the trunks.
"Bugville, ROoseter's Rest. Turtle
Cove. Spitzenburg, Heindenheim. Hum
perdink, and way stations" comes in
husky tones from a big man away in
side.
Now. Harold. the train is about TO