Evening Republican, Volume 17, Number 291, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 6 December 1913 — WIT and HUMOR [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

WIT and HUMOR

BUT SHE CAUGHT HER TRAIN Woman, Heavily Laden With Bundles, Transfers Them to Gateman When He Insisted on Ticket. She. had come from out in the state for a day’s shopping in Detroit, and she had shopped until the "last minute. She was well loaded down with packages, as she boarded a car by the city hall. The moment it stopped in front of the station she hurriedly alighted and ran at full speed out to the big iron gates, says the Detroit Free Press. “Oh, please let me through quick,” she gasped to the gate man. “1 must make that train!” “Two minutes yet, lady,’ was the calm reply. "Your ticket, please.” "It’s in my purse and I just can’t get at it.” “Sorry, but 1 can’t let you through.” “Here, then, I guess you’ll have to hold these things for me.” And before he realized what was happening to him the astonished man found arms encircling a large consignment of “things.” “Now,” exclaimed the woman, triumphantly, after fumbling in her purse until she found the ticket, “What good did it do? You can’t punch the ticket after all.” "Well, I guess you have it on me this time,” laughed the man. “Come on, or you’ll be late.” And together they rushed through to the train, bundles and all, just in the nick of time.