Bisbee daily review., 1909-09-11
Lower Eight


Copyright By ). B. LlppincOtt Co,
The Pullman car porter had settled
himself for a comfortable nap. having
snugiy tucked away the last Of his
charges. including the fat man In
Lower Eight" and the timid young
thing who had boarded the train at
Norfolk. The porter stirred uneasily
In his nap, for the snoring that was
arising from Lower Eight" drowned
the roar OF the train The snoring
came In gurgles. means and whistling,
the Ike OF which had never been
heard in heaven above or on the earth
beneath. The curtains of Lower
Eight had swung slightly open with
the lurch OF the train, and the fat
man could be seen lying on his broad
back. with his mouth gaping wide.
As his slumber deepened. he was
apparently in the last throes of chok-
ing when a neatly rolled umbrella,
he'd in a slender white hand, crept
out from Lower Seven" where the
timid young thing was shrinking. and
made a vicious jab between the cur.
tains of Lower Eight
"Porteri Porter came a whoop
from Lower Eight" and the bell
trilled wildly.
What is it, sah?" cried the startled
porter as he bounded down the aisle.
did you stab me in the side2" de-
manded the fat man in dire wrath.
1 >, fad he ar
Il never done no thing like that! You
must have been dreaming. sah-"
"Confound you'll I'm not dreaming,"
growled Lower Eight"
well. sah," argued the porter, his
black hand concealing his cleaning
worries, you know that when you
turned in you had took a little noah
than was jess good 70. any gsmman."
ITS mighty funny" muttered Low
er Eight" but he was not in posi-
ton to contradict this statement. SO
he subsidized. The porter returned to
the smoking room, Eliminating on the
strange Authorizations produced BY
too long a dallying in the dining car
The shores began again in rising
erescendo. Just as the teeth of nery
Gus passengers were well set, the UNI
brella stole again from Lower Sew
= en-" and another vicious lunge made
the snore change to a howl OF rage.
Porter" yelled Lower Eight" g
tell you some one is stabbing met"
KANT be muffin Ike that, sab, re
piled tie porter, coming up soothingiy
| t"I amt slept a wink, and nobody'i
been movin' in this car, or I'd a-seel
them. You're jess hayin' a ba'
t dream"
) ITS no dreami" shouted the fa
man. why, my side is sore. Feel
} like there's a hole there you coul'
? stick your Est in"
Now you go to sleep again, sab.
t coaxed the porter, and III watcl
5 that you amt fetched"
5 The rumble of the train was ono
I more lost In the vocal exercises fror
, Lower Eight" and the porter, pull
! ing his cap over his eyes, mapped !
! the smoking compartment
".r,uchl Ouch, Help! Help!" an
: a rec face shot out of Lower Eight
! The porter slouched UP the aisle, di
gust written on his countenance.
. "Gawd. porter" groaned the fs
4 man. rs there a doctor on board
a Pm horribly punctured! Did you sc
4 the villain when he stabbed ms?'
KANT nobody stab you, sab. r
a monstrated the porter sternly. IN
body amt moved in this car. lou'y
! got the deEerfam trimmins, that
= what's the matter wifi you. If yc
don't lie still and stop your hoIleriI
!. me and the conductor is goin' to stra
!, you down"
81 don't see what they mean
- putting drunken brutes in the c;
a with ladies'" exclaimed an acid vol
!. from Upper Ten"
u Put him OF at the next static
= This is supposed to be a sleepin
a car" growled Lower Four" Il
l. hasn't done a thing but keep ever
y body awake with his internal gru1
= ing since he turned in"
= From all along the line Of curtai
:, : came uncomplimentary comment
u but there was silence in Low
I Seven" where's lay the timid YOU
| thing who had got on ar Norfolk.
| Never had such bad dreams in 1
| life," said Lower Eight" addressi
| the car in general. Dreamed t
same thing three times in suecessiC
| / believe it is a warning. If any l
n cident is going to happen tonight,
y die with my boots on. I'm going
get up"
| A thrashing about told the 9th
| passengers that the fat man was
good as his word. A sigh of rel
was breathed through the car as
fat man numbered by the curtains
the smoking-room, to spend the r.
= OF the night brooding over the m
terry.
- When the timid young thirg er'
On from her berth the next s-so+p!i
nc sAere was gomething asJu. th- sm
lie which Iurkes around Ler mouth u
LIP made the porter scratch bis head
of