New-York tribune., 1910-07-29


of the train and three hundred arms fran
ticafly waved farewell. One hundred and
fifty piping trebles shouted yar:ously:
"Goodby, teacher.
"Goodby. mamma :,
Don't forget TO send ne a postal
And so the Lackawanna train pulled out
on its long run to Cortland, N Y.
What Is thai? Didn't it stop at other
places? Sure, lot OF them but the other
places didn't count.
II that train had been one of those
"Ouija" boards that used to so where our
minds (what iconoclast suggested fingers7)
directed them. it would have left the rails
and made an air line run to Cortland Ask
any telepathist who happened to be in the
neighborhood Of the Delaware Lackswanla
& Western station at about 10 o'clock yes
terday morning, if the atmosphere was not
charged and surcharged with waves and
radiatious that sang and shouted "Cort-
land" IN a way that would make the undE-
latory disturbance described in recent SUI
cessful play turn green with envy And
that doesn't take into account the vocally
artfcu.ated "Cortlands" that resounded or
all sides.
Why, there were $50 Tribune Fund
"Fresh Airs in two coaches of the train
that hadn't thought of much else but Cort-
land for two weeks. 1t wasn't that they
had any very definite knowledge OF wha.
sort OF a place it was
One boy when asked about the place said
it was "a big country a description which
sounded as though possibly he considered
IL a worthy rival for the United States
But then this same urchin q little later, in
a burst of confidence concerning his fam1l7,
said he knew mis- mother was born in the
country because she wasn't born in New
York.
Inside the train for the first half hour
all was confusion. Boxes, bags and bun
dies had to be slowed out Of the way. Hats
and coats had to be hung up and then taken
down and hung up some other way.
The three attendants in charge of the
party hurried up and down the aisies help
ing 10 hoist the heavier bundles TO the
baggage racks. tugging at stubborn win
dows and haItinE at every other seat to grab
pair of legs belonging to Tony or Moe
or Hans-all the elements for the great
American melting pot were there-and
pull him back through the window, out of
which half the young frame was hanging
It must be confessed, however, that the
pulling in did little good. for Tony and
company were bound to be Just as far out
as ever by the time the attendant had be-
come engaged with the occupants OF the
next seat.
In one Of his trips up and down the car
the only male attendant with the party
came upon lass of eight who was hastily
gathering together various articles of fem
inine apparel which the bursting of a
bundle had scattered over the foor. When
ne began TO assist her In making them up
into bundle again she blushingly pushed
him away and said that she wanted a
woman to help her.
BY 1890 O'Clock everybody In the party
had started to eat the luncheon he OF she
had brought. Luncheon. of course, de-
manded water TO wash it down. and the
aisle near the water tank was soon in a
terrible state of congestion, a condition
which was greatly aggravated when it be-
came generally known that one could have
the novel privilege Of drinking out Of a
paper cup by the expenditure of one penny.
Most Of the party. by the time luncheon
and ice water had begun TO cloy. thought
that 1t was about time for Cortland 10 show
Itself
Five hours eft ridiHe yeti Dear dear
how thoughtless of the country to be so far
away. But soon they began by ones and
twos to forget distance and everything else
as they dropped Off to sleep. A few grew
car sick, but most OF them dozed until the
discomfort Of their position caused them
TO awaken. Then when they had settled
themselves anew they dezed again A few
OF the older ones kept the attendants busy
answering questions, chiefly as TO the num-
Der OF hours. minutes and seconds left be-
fore the end of the journey
Finally they reached their destination
and piled out, tired but happy, TO meet
their hosts and hostesses Of the next two
weeks They were glad to get to the long
talked-of Cortland. but seemingly no more
slad than the kind people of the place
were TO greet them