Year: 1875

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After you and dad lett me al The Rail.
road station, felt awful lonesome, and
couldn't ind nothing 10 cheer me up.


tried 10 think OF the fun | would see
when | got to New York. and OF the
time when | would come back to Skin.
ncrsville with my pockets crammed full
of money, and make them stuck up
Tompkins Il Dander boys feel like crawl
in into their boots, instead OF Dragging
and swelling round like they do now; but
i, warnt no use. All the time would be
kinder suiveling. and finally busted out
and beloved like darned calf II hope
you won't 90 back on me Tor that; cause
il was the first time had been away from
YOU or dad 81 ce can remember, aud |
did feel most awful slreaked.


Was standing on the platform al
the station where there wouldn't nobody
see me, and wiping my eyes. when
heerd feeriull screech. and looking
up the track saw great big glare Of
light shining on the road. and minute
afterwards the engine come q rushing
down towards us. could sworn she
was coming straight for me. and
skinned off that platform into the depot
lively All the folks laughed, and one
big swell asked me where | was going.
seen by that time that the old engine
was all right. on the track. and so made
as il was only gone back to look ior
something left in the depot.


The cars stopped in minute after. and
got Oh board but had an uncomior.
table job carrying them two bandboAes.
and the carpet bag. and umbrella, and
shawls, and that there bottle. OF cough
medicine you gave me.


set one OF the band boxes down on
the floor of the car while was putting
the other things into the seat. and the
same fellow that was So dSrned smart al
the depot come along aud hit it with his
cane like il was on accident. and sent it
rolling down the car.


stopped down 10 pick it up, and inst
then the train startsd. aud il chucked me
fla. on my face on the door. l hurt my
nose some, bat the worst OF it was
smashed that there bandbox hatter'n q
pancake. Il was the Quo that had
the bottle Of milk aud the jamaica Gin.
ger, and the Arnica liniment. and that
there big cake OF Uacls's, and all my
sandwiches. and them new shirts and
handkercheifs. and the Ink 10 It. don't
see how could have fell so heavy. but
smashed every one Of them bottles. and
| had TO heave the cake and things away.
couldn't eat none of them.


Ny shirts and handksrchieis was stain.
ed awiully with ink, and ginger. and
things, and Aunt Mary says it won't
never come out.


| tell you was mad when l got up and
seen everybody laughing at me. and
that fellow what upset the bandbox, he
10. ked so simple like, just As il butter
wouldn't melt in his mouth, and be asked
as polite as could be II | hurt my self. and
could he assist me. till said. "Now you
Just shut up" then they oil laughed at
him, and guess he felt pretty small.
though he made believe be didn't care
lie didn't say nothing more to me.
though


tell you, Sue. that ride was awful. |
couldn't sleep any, for thinking about all
the accidents had read and heard about
on Railroads. One place did fall into q
browse, n little bit. but started up hear.
ing curious kind Of noise, and when !
looked out oil the window could not see
anything except water.


Just grabbed my carpet bag, cause
my new clothes was in that, and jumped
into the middle Of The car and yelled
Were off the track" But big. led
wbiskered fellow showed me back into
ny seat and said. "Sit down you darned
fool" When looked out again i seen
we was on land once more. You BET ]
was scared, couldn't see no track nor
bridge nor nothing but water when first
looked out; seemed just like We was ay-
ing through lhe air over the water. l
didn't go 10 sleep again, but just set