Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1854-01-19

anybody : and up goes her nose into an angle
of forty-fve degrees.
Wall now.' persisted Hooshierosus, that
don't seem reasonable, that you should litter
up hull seat with them are little traps, when
places is so scarce. Hang 'em up onto nail !;
stick 'em under ye; set unto 'em, there's lots
O. ways to fix it.
Snap went the eyes again, and up cooked
the little nose, as she retorted
Il shall do no such thing, sir and moreo-
yer, I'll be obliged to you, if you'll just mind
y0ur oi0n business
Well now, you see, I've set my heart onto
fixing this, and it don't seems though could
think O. being disappointed. And I've about
made up my mind, that unless you fix it so,
shall be obliged to give up my seat to the old
gen'lman, SOS to bring him as nigh as possi-
bic to his wife, and shall hev to come and
sit along o. you. dunno but you'd like that
'rangement; I'm considered some among the
girls where live
A look of determination began now to CLEAN
and the young lady, with mingled alarm and
Indignation, hastened to reply
YOU'D better take care what you do, sir !;
I'm not to be lnsulted with lmpunity.'
90, I'm responsible, was his only answer,
as he led the old gentleman to his own seat,
and Immediately commenced crowding into
place by the side Of the young lady This
movement she resisted strenulously, when, en-
circling her waist with his brawny arm, he
lifted her up, as though she were child, plan
ted her down firmly at the further end of the
seat and settled himself comfortably into his
place.
There, said he that's the dandy. Now
let's hev little turn o. talk. You'll find me
one O. the pleasantest fellows you ever did
see, in private conversation
The reader may well suppose there were
screams and struggles, and eyes that flashed
through tears, and threats of vengence by the
quantity, while the passengers on every side,
staggered by the Cromwellian boldness of this
coup d. etdt, and more than doubtful Of its pro-
priety, but rejoicing in spite Of their misgiv-
ings, over the sudden retribution that had be-
fallen the common enemy, were vainly striving
to conceal their merriment
You brute! you villain! 1 never was So
insulted in my life It's outrageous for the
passengers to permit it Conductor Con-
dnctor wa-augh-ew Where's the con-
ductor Well see if ladies are to be insulted
in the cars with impunity!'
Fetch on your conductor! !! says the imper,
turbable squatter, I'd like to hav him tell us
what lady in the car isl'
Out bounded the woman in a rage. She
rather jump off upon the track than sit will
such BEAST Immediately the hoosier rose
turned over the revolving back, removed tht
lady's things carefully to the seat on which
her companion, mute and terrified, was sitting
placed the passive old gentleman and his wife
| (who obeyed him with an amusing reliance
upon his superior ability into the vacated
places, and returned quietly to his own seat
with the erege naOnurnentum air of a man who
has served his generation The elected lady
soon returned to the side of her companion
and in crest-fallen and unobtrusive mood re-
tained her place to the close of her journey.
Our story is done We hardly think we
should have attempted it, had we anticipated
it would prove SO long one. We'll not spir
it out any further with philosophizing, but le
every reader make his own improvement. >
We don't believe the all pervading young lady
on the cars, at any rate, Is in doubt about Its
MoRAL.-Swacuse EUening ChrOn.