f!rt'-?mp9Ffrfm Tmz u TEE PITTSBURG- DI5PAT0H SUNDAY JUNE 28, 189L 'Trsas;; MIMOCEST ABROAD. Experiences of a Young Britisher in an American Sleeper. BOTE CURSED AM) LAUGHED AT. How He Had His Boots Stolen During the KigM at a Toronto HoteL A TEET EilBAEEASSIXG SITUATION tCOEKTSPOXDENCE TO THE DISPATCHO Xew Yoek, June 27. He uras a Btockily built young Britisher and this wa3 his first visit to America. His home is in Yorkshire and liis English brogue could be cut up into chunks as tlipperv and infinitesimal as your summer ice. He cannot be imitated. Ho Is a good fellow, and intelligent and well educated, but knows about as little of tho world as a 5-j-car-old American boy. "I struck my first sleeping car on the day of my arrival in Canada," he said, and knocked tha white ahes from his very dry cigar. "It was the first time I was ever in an American sleeping car, though I had heard of them. A black man showed me iny scat. Like Englishmen generally, I never ask unnecessary questions. "We are a cool, phlegmatic people, you know, and not at all emotional. I had already seen so much that was new to me and enjoyed everything so intensely that, while I was vastly entertained nothing would have sur prised me. Nevertheless, I was somewhat puzzled when I looked around and saw no place to sleep no ueus or places xo put them. Precious ereen you'll think me, no doubt, but it's a fact 1'eople Didn't Approve His Pipe. "Still, I never said anything, but, after thinking the matter o er and musing on w hat a m ondei ful people j ou Americans are, 1 lemured to tollow others into the end of the car, w here 1 louna a smoting room. This was highly satisfactory, and I lighted tuv briarwoud and settled back to enjoy my self. Throe other gentlemen looked at me severelv one lied immediately and in a short time I had the whole compartment to xnvel Tne black man looked in occasion ally, and seemed to have something on his mind. I was blowing a pretty stiff cloud and he made a break with: " '1'urtv cood tobacco, boss.' ' 'Yes,' said I, rather shortly. "'Some people don't know good tobacco when dey smells it,' said he, nith a grin. ' 'Why, man you don't mean to insinu ate that those fellows ran away on account of my pipe?' " 'Laud, no! I doan 'sinuate nothin'. But dab gone, shuah 'nough. Doan yo' lain dat,' ne continued, noting my con sternation, yo' got 'smuch rights to smoke beak as day liave. Smells heap bettab, dan fcidi seegahs 'deed it doesl' Transformation of the Car. "I felt very much amused at this. A man's pipe in England, vou know, isn't considered objectionable. 1 smoked a long time. It was growing late and I was soon again wondering w here we'd sleep. Knock ing off my pipe I thought I'd stroll back and take a look at things. To my surprise there were no seats visible. Those mysteri ous curtains hung on both sides of a narrow aisle and the bgnts were turned down low. I knew then that people were sleeping behind those curtains, for I distinctly heard a snore. I had no idea where my bed was, don't vou know, and as for rummaging along ln ciscnniinatelj the cold chills went cieep ing along my "spine at the very idea. Some American would kill me. So I went back to the smoking room and was just about to pull out my pipe again when the porter objected. ' 'Xiook-a-heah, boss I doan like but yo' sec I sleeps head. Yo' bed made up in the cab." " 'Where do I sleep?' I finally asked, compelled at last to display my ignorance. "That black man Jooked at uie a minute, lis eyes getting bigger and whiter all the time, and Mb mouth finally spread so much I was alarmed. He took my check. Got Into the Wrong Berth. "'JTumbcr fo'teen," said he 'right ban tide, upper.' "Thanking him apologetically I went care fully back among the curtains until I came to one with a card lunging in front ot it with my number. I had heard that Ameri cans usually undressed and went to bed just us if they were at home; but I saw no place to sit down to pull off my boots, and I am a little modest, anyhow, aid so I thought I'd Just lie down as I was. Pulling my cur tains aside 1 nearly fainted when I dis covered a lady in nly bed. Sue discovered me at the same time, and ga-ieayell that woke ever body in the car but "the man who snored. You could hear him blowing away more distinctly in the painful silence of the moment At the same time.I heard the prolonged ring of an alarm bell in the porter's room. That individual came shuf liin" from the aisle, among the tousled heads that were sticking out heie and there, and wanted to know what was the matter. " 'I sav, porter,' said I, 'I don't under stand this here's a ladv in niv bed.' " 'It ain't your bedl "it's no such thlngl Go 'long with youl' She didn't give me a chance to sav a word. But I managed to apologize and Ml her it was all right She could lue it all to herself. I didn't care to go to bed anyhow. " To' berth is upper, sail I said uppahl' the porter explained, and he showed me a shell' with a bed on it right above the lady. Crowded in With Ills Boots On. " 'Dear me!' said L. quite innocently. I never saw one before, and you'll pardon me, I'm sure.' I heard more "giggling and sniffing along the aisle, and while I was a trifle embarrassed, you know, I was really quite amused mysell. More especially tmce the lady I had disturbed laughed pleasantly and forga e me courteously. " 'How am I to 0'ct up there, porter?' " 'Clime, tali, clime," replied the black. totep rigut on my bed,' said the lady. " 'Good gracious 1' she exclaimed, as I hoisted myselt up, 'if the Britisher hasn't gone to bed with his boots on 1' "Everybody was now laughing at my ex pense, j ou know and, to tell the truth, I was so much amused at my adventure I could hardly retrain from laughter myself. The man . ho had been snoring all the time tuddnly wcke up with a ticmendous snort and putting out his head growled: " 'Where's the tool-killer?' "lie was out of his head, jou know, hav ing been so suddenly awakened from Bound sleep. It was aw fully amusing." .riot a Pleasant Experience. "Boots boots" the Englishman solilo quized. "Ah, well; I didn't sleep any. Just rolled around and tried to keep from rolling out, which I thought probable at every severe oscillation of the train. I got down somehow the first one in the morn ing and went out to the end of the car and smoked in the lavatorj. "The next night I spent in Toronto. I was quite tired acd went to bed carl-, leav ing my boot"; at the door, as we do in Eng land, you ki.ow. I had left word to be called for an earij morning train. I'll have to tell you this not a3 it came to me then, but as I foand out about it altcrward. You see, I left my boots outside the door. A lively theatrical party had rooms on the same floor. They came in after the theater and must have been drinking, don't you know, though you Americans are such practical jokers I don't quite understand you so I'm not sure. At any rate a lovely little soubrette named Itayinond, I think, came along the corridor about midnight and in a fit of mental aberration picked up my bouts and Hung tliem under the bed of another ladv ol the coniiiauv. whose bed room adjoin-d hers. ourtiie-iTncal woolen are tuch joilj jokers, you kuou, and this wa& doubtless considered a piece of first clas American humor. It w as vastly amus ing when I come to think of it Ills Boots Had Disappeared. "I was awakened a little after davlight for my train. "When I came to look for my -.'AV-aft boots I found they were gone. Thinking they hadn't been returned by the porter X rang the bell and went on dressing. The boy who answered my call went below, and in afew minues returned with a nijrht porter. who swore he had cleaned my boots early in the eveniug and replaced tnem outside my door. It was about 20 minutes to my train time and no boots. They went down, and presently came back with a room clerk, but no boots. Thero was a general consulta tion, after which they all went down again. Then they came back and informed me that the cheek list of the night porter showed my number had been duly cleaned and that no boots Were left on hand. "They looked at mv feet, and th charac ter of the spectacle made me feelquite un comfortable, don't you know. You see. I have a pretty big foot I described tha boots, which were made in Yorkshire, and were peculiarly broad and heavy. 1 don't see why anybody would want to vear them boots away' said the porter. " 'It's a mistake, said tne cierK. ut a mistake, of course. I'll find the list of men on this floor.' So they went below again and brought up the list There were some 20 men o it and a boy. Watting for tlio Guilty Man. "Nobody has gone said tha clerk, 'so they must be here.' " "Nobody but tha actresses,' said the porter. 'They took the i o'clock express. " 'Thev couldn't have taken the boots," replied the clerk. We laughed at the Idea. "In the meantime my train had gone, also. I asked if I couldn't send out for a pair, but it was Sunday morning and they said it was impossible. I had a pair of galoshes in my bag and got those out, ana by invitation of tfie clerk went down and sat in the office until the men on my floor got up. As they came down and were in spected one by one, I thought what a won derful country yours is, don't you know, where a fellow could have such a time such a varietv. you know, within 48 hours. I nes er heard of a man having his boots stolen in England this" way, and told the clerk it was a good thing I had slept with my boots ou in the sleeping car. If I'd lost them there, you know, I should have had to come away in my stocking feet We made quite merry over it, though I was very much put out by the robbery. It was a nrst-class hotel, too. The thing spread among the guests and after a while they be COMMENCING MONDAY MORNING, June 29. OUR BARGAINS The whole department is full of them. We select two for special notice and start out with a sundowner. Give3 you choice of new styles of s &pnng suits ' good Union Cas- simere, plaids and stripes, never sold under 7 or S by any store in the country. Gives you choice of several hundred Men's Business and I a U JJress Suits in me dium shades of color, in hand some, stylish sacks and frocks; worth $12 and 14. The history of the clothing business affords no record of such bargains as we shall give in these goods during the next five days. 3fC Buys a Chambray Coat, sj which we guarantee to wash. The goods are woven, not printed. 49' &C Here's a startler. This amount buys a Flannel Coat and Vest in sizes 37 to 44- inch breast These sizes only, but a daisy bargain for those who can be fitted. Gives you choice of a lot of Blazers which are worth every cent of Si 50. Here's a snap for those who indulge in outdoor sports. C Buys a good extra length traveling duster. Don't ruin a fine suit for the need of one. C For a good Black Alpaca " Coat, worth all of 1 50. Bargains in HATS. 2i. C Gives you choice of Chil 651 dren's fancy mixed Straw Hats, formerly sold at 49c C Now buys our regular $ 1 25 grade of Men's Straw Hats in Mackinaw and Shansi braids. 5C For choice of a line of Light-colored Soft Hats. which would be cheap at $1. 24( C Tennis Hats and Caps, sold all along at 50c, now go for 24c if 1 II II i i v M; fur. 1 f, 1 B I Men WlSiUU of 1 an n mm a mm 1 1 1 1 in 11 nmr mi ur r i Tiflinniftirinwr nfffTinrwT win juN tuirrfii iifii iTiHMwrwr n r rrnnwwrHnwnnHrMiMir r rimiwitiiiiwi n in 1 1 1 n imwiiiv rmm?miiiniimkw mKmmm iwnmmAWittwmmMiuir - i Hi gan to come around to got a look at tha Englishman who hadn't any boots, sitting in the hotel office in old galoshes. This was very embarassing, especially when tho curious were ladies Among the latter was the lady who had slept below me in tha sleeper. She looked very sorry, but she laughed oh, how she did laugh! " Tou're quite sure you didn't leave 'em In your berth?' said she. XanghedTUl She Shed Tears. "They all thought this was funny and chaffed me unmercifully. As for the lady, she was a very merry and nice looking lady, indeed, and her eyelashes were wet when she went away. Just then a big, black chambermaid came trooping down stairs and in her right hand she held aloft "ily boots! no pull dese boots off!' said she, looking scornfully at me. "She brought them in back of the counter and in response to half a dozen inquiries fired at her at once, mvsteriously whispered something in the clerk's ear. "Yes, sah under dat bade!' was all I could hear. "Don't von koow I thmwlit thtik -vm,,, roan would have a fit! He j ust shouted and jumped and roared! He whispered to an other man. Then that fellow turned fairly purple with joy. This was repeated to an otheralways in a whisper and every time with the same hilarious result By this time I had pulled on my boots, and I then iust took that young man by the ear and led nim back into the private office. Here we met the proprietor. When we came out it was with a thorough understanding. They happened to know the absent lady, who is. I may add, above suspicion. They treated me awfully handsome and wouldn't take a cent when I came to pay my bilk You Americans are a funny people. But if ever I comer that little soubrette I'll have a drink before you go?" t Chakles Theodore Mttobax A Blether's Gratitude. My son was in an almost, helpless condi tion with flux when I commenced using Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and Diarrhrea Bemedy. It gave him immediate relief and I am sure it saved his life. I take great pleasure in recommending it to alL Mes. M. L. Johnsos, WBu Everett, Simpson Co., Miss. BAF1GAJNS IPJ PANTS We'll give you but three out of dozens made for this special sale. Some of the biggest snaps in these goods ever offered by any house. 9QC We start at this price 0 with a good quality Blue Cheviot If we marked them 1 25 you would buy them as readily. At this price we offer 15 styles of medium and Light-colored Pants, worth every cent of $2 50. L50 Here's something rich. Choice of 750 pairs of pants left from suits which sold at from $12 to $18. Bargains in Outing Shirts. r l n For silk striped Flannel LP Shirts, which arc cheap at For a line of English Cheviot Shirts; the most durable shirt made. Buys a fast color Sateen Shirt, such as other stores sell at $1 so. BARGAINS IN WAISTS. 19c Buys Boys' Flannelette or Percale Waists, sold in the regular way at 35c. Buys French Flannelette Waists which would be cheap at 75c. 39c See the Jersey Blouse Waists at this price, the best article ever offered, and worth 75c. BARGAINS IN HOSIERY. I7c Per pair for regular made fancy striped German Half Hose. $1.37 For half-dozen regular made English Half :heap at $2 25. Hose- Bargains in Neckwear. I Op For Silk Windsors in pla: colors and fancy stripes. SUNDRY BARGAINS. 74c For complete Blacking Case in leather case. 63c For Dressing Set. Hair brush and comb, tooth and nail brush in leather case. QQn A line of Silk Sashes, the nobbiest thing made for tony dressers. J JJ..LI,1 j GRAN 9C c 49c Sobmer Flanos Colbj Piano Schubert Pianos. These superb pianos are unsurpassed for lone, tuuuu, uuiau uuu uurapuiiy, xney are preferred by the music-loving publio ana purcnasea ay inoso possessing a fine musical taste. A choice selection, at the most reasonable prices, at the music store of J. iHotiinanns;,yo.IK57 Bmithneld street Excursion to Atlantic City On next Thursday, July 2, via the B. & O. B. B. Bate $10 the round trip: tickets good for ten days. Secure your parlor and sleeping-car tickets early. Iff yon wish to keep Jrewing Company's b oool drink Iron City- eer. AbgpsiiE awnings, brilliant and fast in color and exquisite in designs, at Mamaux & Son's, 539 Penn avenue. Telephone 1972. Excursion to Ohio Fyle On ITourth of July; rate 51 50 round trip. Trainleaves B. & O. Depot at 8:15 a. m. HARRIS' THEATER. Mrs. P.Harris, E. L. Britton, T. B". Sean, Proprietors and Managers. WEEK GOUGING HDIIUT, JUNE 29. - Every Afternoon and Evening. THE STAKBABD DRAMATIC COMPACT In the Celebrated Drama, THE TWO ORPHANS, Presented by a COMPANY OP TALENTED PEOPLE. Week July 6 "FAIB PLATE." Je2S-16 GRAND PICNIC At IDLEWILD PAKE on Fourth of July Tra der the able management of Latrobe Cath olic congregation. A good time is expected. Everybody invited. Come one! Come all! Excursion train from Pittsburg. je21-5-su JEr JLm To the Merchants of Pittsburg to Match the Prices We Shall Name During the Next Five Days, in Which Occurs D ANNUAL CLEARANCE SALE. OUR CHALLENGE. IKE THE KNIGHTS OF OLD, we dash into the commer cial arena, and, throwing down the gauntlet, challenge any and all dealers in our line to match the values which we shall offer during this Grand Clearance Sale of Clothing, Furnishings, Hats and Shoes. We are determined that, notwithstanding a growing business and a corresponding increase in the size of our stock, this shall be the lightest "carrying over" season for many years, and, to accomplish the gigantic task of moving the immense stock now on our hands, we have made prices which cannot fail to draw the crowd. Every garment and article in the store shares in the general re duction, not a shelf, fixture or counter, from cellar floor to roof, in our great MARKET STREET EMPORIUM That does not hold its share of first-class goods at 25 per cent less than similar goods can be had for elsewhere. See on either side some of the special bargains. A visit to our store will save you many dollars while this sale lasts. TWO GRAND GIFTS. We will continue all this week and up to the Fourth to give away our two presents in the Men's and Boys' Departments. With every sale of Men's Clothing of '$10 and up we present our HANDSOME WALL POCKET, a genuine work of art and admired by all With every sale of $2 and up, in Boys' Clothing, we give the FIRE-CRACKER CANNON, which we commenced to give away on Saturday, much to the delight of the youngsters. Our store will be closed on evening next till 9 o'clock. NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. THE EQUITABLE LIFE ASSURHHGE SOCIETY. The Equitable and the United States Government are fixed institutions, and all anx iety about their stability is needless. Tha Equitable is tha largest and strongest com pany in the world. Tha consideration of first importance in Judging of the condition of any financial institution is its surplus strength, and the Equitable has over all lia bilities a larger surplus than any other company in the world. Its wise and sound man agement has gained the popular confidence as evidenced by its unparalleled growth. In 1890, $203,000,000 of new assurance were written, making its outstanding assurance more than 5720,000,000, and its Income was 535,000,000. Its assets are 5119,000,000 and its sur, plus over all liabilities 523,740,000. The Equitable's business for 1891 will largely exceed that of 1890, and-the Pittsburg agency ranks among the first in the new business being -written. WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA AGENCY, EDWARD A. WOODS, Manager, 516 Market Street, Pittsburg, Pa. TAN SPECIAL DRIVE, HALF PRICE. TAN OXFORDS, TAN BOOTS, TAN SPRING HEELS. ' - Russett and Tan Goods in all Shades, Laird's Retail Stores, 406, 408, 410 MARKET ST. 433 WOOD ST. EJIVMISBJ 3SEETW STOCK. K HHBHBB3H9B NT IMPORTANT SMOTICE. Saturday next, the Fourth, all day, Je28-80 SAIIE7 Je2S-Kwsu CHALLENGE vvwl vv KNVVl and will be open on Friday XEW AD-VEBTXSKXENT3.' THESE SNAPS GAN'T LAST LOM! r These Summer Plumbs Must Be Picked Quickly or Somebody Else Will Get Ahead of You. BUT 30 DAYS MORE ! During This Time We Will Rip the Prices Up the Back. Men's, Boys', Youth's Tennis Shoes reduced from $1 to 49c. Children's Tan Spring Heel Button, reduced from $1 50 to 90c. FOB THE Xj.3DIES! That elegant hand-sewed, cloth-top, patent tip button, from 5 to $3, width AAA to E. . - Gentlemen, don't get mad two weeks from now, because this did not have your attention. Those fine hand-sewed French Calf Shoes, 5 to $3. The 4 Fine Dress Shoe now at $2 50. BUT SO DAYS MORE -or- Cocliran's Big Closing-Out Sale, OOR. FOURTH AVE. COMMENCING MONDAY MORNING, June 29. BARGAINS -ra- We are not given to ad vertising shoes at one price, reduced from another and a much higher one we state this because it seems to be the racket all the time in some stores and when we do make an announcement to this effect it means something. OCn Ladies' Oxford Ties, 'C,L'- plain and patent leather tipped, worth i 50. $1.49 Ladies' Russet Ox ford Ties, worth and sold in the regular way of trade for $2 50. $1.48 Ladies' Glazed Don gola, Opera and Com- moii Sense Toes. We won't state what these ought to be; come In and look at them. $1.69 Ladies' best quality I kid, patent leather tip, button. You need simply see these to appreciate their cheap ness. $1.98 Ladies' russet and chocolate color goat, tipped, button and lace, reduced from $2 75 and $3. $1.98 Ladies' cloth top, clipper foxed, patent leather tip, button, worth not less than $$. Child's Glazed Dongola, patent leather tipped,spring heel button. 85c Child's Russet Goat, wedge heel button. Thest shall speak for themselves. Bargains in Trunks and Valises. j6 K A Buys a good crystal- JifW" XJ J covered trunk with sheet-iron bottom, K Buys extra quality duck covered trunk, best grade of locks and trimmings. 99c Takes a solid leather satchel,lined with leath erette and with best trimmings. $4 Secures the best grade grain leather satchel, finest nickle trimmings, strap included. MARKET ST. Je2S-31-TT3U BARGAINS -TS- Children's Clothing. This whole department bristles with bargains in the very goods you need for your children now and during the next six weeks. AQn Small enough price for a suit, but during this sale it will buy a Blue Sailor Suit, with white silk anchors worked on collar. (p Buys a Jersey vtfU Suit, trimmed with two rows of braid and silk bow in front QQp Still among the cents. 70U For this we offer a Sailor Kilt, worked with silk anchors, sizes 2 to 6, on collar. $1.50 Gives you choice of a line of Short-Pant Suits, pleated front and back, sizes 4 to 13. $1.75 Buys a cute little Blue Cheviot Suit, corded and well-made; sizes 4 to 13. 95c Here's the bargain of bargains. For less than $1 a line of Short-Pant Suits in. dark plaids. Q O Gives you an all-wool bar- gain. Several lines of light and medium-color Short Pant Suits, worth from $1 to $2 more. Bargains In Boys' Clothing. We can save you as much on clothing for the big boys as we can on outfits for the little ones. We'll quote but one sam ple, look at it. d?9 Ki Aline of Long-Pant V" w Suits for big boys, ages 14 to 19. We would like to see you duplicate them. An immense lot of odd pants, both in short and long, specially reduced to match the rest of the prices named. Bargains in Underwear. 24-P oyr kuvs Ribbed Un ' -J derwear, silk finished, regular price of which has been 50c. 74c Gives you an extraor dinary bargain in fine fast color black underwear. Ex amine it CQ Is the price now made on '' our fancy striped French Balbriggan Underwear, never sold under $1. 1 IWARKETSTREET AND T & i
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