Show BEHIND TIME the great mistake Hor Ifor hornady nady aade la in the train iio ho granted talking of slow trains said llor nady fanning vigorously it used to take louisiana to run slow I 1 was in a little country town there a few years ago and wanted to get to yew orleans mighty bad how soon will the train for new orleans bo be in asked I 1 of the station agent who was splitting rails on the platform 11 which train do you want to take says he with a drawl like a f funeral procession 11 well said I 1 1 I thought I 1 would tako take the noon express noon express asked he languidly yes of course said I 1 with a snap Is it in yet I 1 11 oh lor no said he be well then said I 1 im tired and sleepy being up two nights will you call me in fix time for my train it if I 1 go inside and snooze a little while certainly 1 says ho be theres plenty oft of so awe I 1 went nt inside and f fell e 11 into a doze zo while tie he be went on splitting rails after awhile a noise woke me up and jut ju t as I 1 scooted out onto the platform a passenger train pulled out of sight around tho the new orleans curve here sa eaid id 1 I why you call me that your train said he coolly and nd went on splitting rails 11 1 I apologized and went back to sleep again A little after there came another racket outside I 1 hurried out A passenger train was just starting away IN what V hat train is this I 1 yelled to tho the conductor the new orleans express says he I 1 made a wild dash for the platform 11 hold on there whooped tho the station agent that aint your train Ain tiny my train I 1 asked astonished id like mice to know why it aint my train its going to new orleans and tho the conductor saya says its itsey train well I 1 tell you it aint says ho lie positively 11 why aint it dern demanded L I 1 you say you wanted to take this express asks lie yes fir sir said I 1 angrily well at nt today wednesday asks be it is said 1 L but well then stranger says the station agent softly yon you can just trot inside and go to sleep again debut but I 1 want to go to new Or orleans leams 1 objected ted 1 I 11 what I 1 heard beard you yen say says lie you want to lake today wednesday noona express and I 1 reckon I 1 will call you all right 11 ab but u t what about abo thoe e two trains that have aa just gone through 1 I 1 said puzzled Oh them aint your trains them were yesterday and day before yesterdays trains yesterday and the day before yesterdays ays ml I 1 exclaimed what tho the ii nation ion do you mean man V well you see stranger said jie with his hi drawl the trains on this road are a litt little leslow slow that first train that passed was monday evenings accommodation and this last was tuesday nor ninga cannon ball cannon well yelled 1 I grabbing a telegraph pole for support then in tho the name mame of heaven when docs lot i my train como come along ill gium u m m m 11 says he be picking tip a scrap of paper and gurung a little with a stump stun of pencil 1 I reckon express will get in hero here about friday evening it if there aint no tie accidents 11 cincinnati commercial gazette |