Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1915-03-24


seated In the observation section
contentedly pulling away at our
cigars and laughing over our frantic
search tor each other. apologizsd
to the railroad company, after the
conductor had left our car. for the
many naughty thugs had said
about it and thanked them one and
ali for their kindness in looking
Charley up before leaving Cincin.
natl. The wind was blowing aud
it was showing and freezing when
we left Winchester, but soon the
blue grass pastures were fitting by
us, and as we settled back into our
easy chairs and the warmth of the
car drove away all care we could
not help casting defiant glances at
the saucy little snow flakes as they
beat against the glass walls of the
car.
Our train was scheduled to stop
at only three points between Win
chester and Atlanta aud with these
few halts to retard our progress we
felt happy in the thought that we
we're running away from that bliz-
zard even as jack rabbit runneth
away from a hamstrung donkey.
We reached the third stop (Knox-
viilel at $3.50 p. m. 1t was still cold
and gloomy. AT $3.50 we pulled into
Atlanta. Here Our train was switch.
ed from the l.. & n. to the Central
of Georgia and soon again we we're
flying southwark. Soon after leav.
ing Atlanta we retired TO our berths.
For a time things went along
smoothly enough, but about the
time | began to feel real cosy and
comfortable there arose above the
din and clatter Of the swiftly NOV.
ing train and the shrill screech
of the engines whistle a noise
which sounded somewhat like
| Pharaoh Chapman saving on his
big base fiddle and the toot, toot,
toot of strong and healthy calliope.
AT tirst supposed the sounds were
produced by some new and devilish
innovation of the Central of Georgia
KY company for the entertain
ment of its passengers and l was
expecting to be charged extra for
1t; so | quietly raised my head from
my downy pillow determined not to
miss anything and to get all could
for my money. listened for fe W
moments wondering what kind of a
contraption they had been able to
put together that would give off
such volume and variety of tones
without wreckIng the train. / had
| just about concluded that the eng;-
neer had, for some good reason,
applied the emergency brake and
that the noise as we'll as the unusual
vibration Of the car was produced
by the trucks sliding on the rail to-
gether with the believing of some
half dozen Georgia bulls, VIXEN a
porter came pussy-footing down the
aisle and / reached out and stopped
him and inquired whether il was a
dersilment or had we sideswiped q
cattle train. This dusky son of
Ham listened a moment, pointed To
the berth opposite mine and lam
| guidly and mornfulIy passed on.
reached over and gently parted the
curtains Of No. and then saw my
friend and travelling companion G..
p. Hoard with bis face turned sky.
ward and making more fuss over a
little nap Of sleep than any man or
set Of men ever listened to. /
crawled back and decided there was
but one thing under the circum-
stances to do. So dressed, went
back to the rear of the car, lighted
a cigar and sat there and smoked
and watched the switch lights wbiz
by like lightnicg bugs in a hurri-
cane the remainder of the night.
We have generally managed to oc.
oupy adjoining rooms at the vari.