White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1922-12-01

RH WV M lACukCQL0u WALL q AAISAS
Wv Y Of that wild and woolly
GS>o~6A spirit so commonly at
tributed to westerners. Now. take
riding on freight trains for an OK
ample. Eastern college men would,
am afraid, positively throw up their
hands in horror at the idea OF course
we do not make 1t a policy to ride on
the things but at times fellow does
have to get action something to
work off the monotony of books, you
know. So, am going to give you a
true account of the experiences OF
two certain college men of the west.
One Friday night in early March
my ''roomie' and decided to eaten
the freight, locally known as the high
ball, to K, city some ninety
miles from the college we attend.
had hard time getting him to go but
finally at 1880 p. M, just half-hour
before she pulls out, talked him
into it. The bunch at the boarding
house had been interested listeners
tootny fervent oratory. AS a conse-
quence it was amidst the jests and
laughter of this unruly mob that
Ralph hurriedly threw some cloth
ing into suitcase. (Imagine bum
villa suitcase. / should say buns
with suitcases, as / had one, too.)
soIemnly Spoke.
T11en solemnly our own fraternity
brothsrs stood before us and spoke Of
the Inevitable outcome Of bums-that
we.swouldn't get ten miles before we
would be put off, that we woud freeze
to death, that we would get run over
and then they stood and laughed at
US, guess we were mirth-rousing
duo at that: Ralph is tall and husky
ana weighs two hundred pounds: am
small and skinny and weigh slight
hundred and quarter. We slammed
the front door. while they were still
giving us the hee-haw and set off
down the hill at rapid walk.
AS we FASTENED towards the depot
mya big pardner remarked upon the
unfavorable state Of the weather:
Shorty, I'm afraid we haven't got
enough clothes on. You know it's cold
these early spring nights"
did not hear him. was not in |
terested in such common, inconse-
quential subject as the mere weather.
No, my mind was burdened with |
loftier, profounder thoughts: would
SOON be riding on a freight train and
there (ah,. dearest Of all desires)-
there l would be in close companion
ship with that fair, most inaccessible
personage, that feeting, ephemeral
being, the goddess Adventure! Oh,
tell you I was in the clouds!
No empty" in Sight.
We arrived at the station just as
The1boy pulled in. Looked all Of the
cars over but to our CONSERVATION
weHcould not find single empty"
C0ulUu UOdl CuS lO0d OA AOG SSSkSA-
ing that freight after all the talking
haN done at the house. Ralph felt
the same way. At length we con-
cluded to try the top.
So we held our .suitcases in our left
hands and with our other hand and
botAsfeet we climbed the steel rungs,
and lay down on the frost-covered
boards. Talk about excited: you
know my heart was beating SO madly
that. could positively feel that car
in unison with it. The en-
gineer and fireman passed below us
walked up the platform to-
w&tds the engine. and we lay In tense
stileAess praying that they would not
see lis, yet fearing that they would.
Came two sharp whistles in the
Still cold air and we were started on
our journey. That night SO impressed
itsslf upon me that can live it over
at this moment, the fire of the furnace
fiaring forth at times to pierce the
clouds Of steam ever above the en-