Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1858-11-19
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PrnniscnnIS Notes of n Brief TrnYcI.

Promiscuous Notes of n Brief Travel.
Hoops Cleger Conductos- Smoking car UscfM Curious
Pipe and Curious Tobacco" Hog Family y Carpet
Bag Man-Fast Young Man-More Smoking and its
Strange Effects.
Got on the train at IS Depot. Got Il comforta-
bic seat and looked around. Saw the lady with the
large hoops the better portion of her precious time taken
up manipulating her DRESS so as to keep said hoops to
their placcs-hoops, wouldn't stay in place. Lady
smiled sometimes rowncd at others but hoops regarded
neither smiles frowns, and would be restless. Pre-
sently Conductor coming. Used to think Conduc
tors clever very clever used to have it printed that
Conductors our roads are cleverest kind of men,
Was " dead head Observation-Disclosures alter cases
don't think the Conductors are so clever now. They
appear to be prCsumptuous-put on alrs-ask you
mOrosely for your ticket, STRIP Gave up the ticket
The smoking party arose. He and the rest ofthe
smoking party are always along TIL" party" went
into the smoking car There seemed to be no signal
but the rest Of the party followed in ones and twos
mechanically followed The party of the first part "
drew his pipe from an outside overcoat pocket Funny
pipe, shaped something like unto flask or TICKER funny
tobacco, liquid compound-poured it out into a tin
or may be silver looking cOntrvance which off the
top OF the pipe. Handed it round and all took smoke
out of tie same pipe. Asked me if l would smoke p
Hadn't smoked i'll some timC and didn't refuse Smoking
party returned to the coach
Train stopped station. Two ladies of the plain
country stamp and gentleman got on 1t happened
that all the seats h. at least person each. The
ladies wished to sit together and could have been graft
ii some O1 gentlemen naQ up ana set
a seat but they didn't choose to STIR Afterwards
learned that these gentlemen belonged to the Hogg
family" The lady who owned the extensive hoops,
showed good breeding by effort to give up part of
her scat; but the " crnoline ;" wouldn't yield. She
frowned little, then smiled sweety again. and the ladies
finally got seated TO their notion A gentleman not of
the Hogg family, and genuine SOuhron," as that
aforesaid family usually are not, got up from the
side of his wife, she arising at the same
time aud seeking seat by niece Or daughter,
thus leaving place to suit Thanks passed from the
gentleman OF the plain arrival to the polite one and the
train was under way again. Conductor would no doubt
have had something to say to the Messrs Hogg but he
was necessarily out attending to baggage Smo-
king party retired to the forward all around took
another Whit; swallowed the smoke, but didn't choke.
| AT next station several persons got out and the
man with the inevitable carpet bag got in
Haveseen with the carpet bag great many times
the train He places the bag on at his side and
watches with maternal Wonder what is in that bag
Fast young man came in from smoking and wanted
to sit down alongside the with the carpet bag the
latter objected fast young persisted man with
carpet bag lifted it and let him sit down. but held on to
the bag which oStled from the lap of to that of the
other; fast young thought he solo, and got up;
said he had twOorty horse could beat the train all
hollow thought fast young had been snoking -
but didn't say The party went into forward car a.
gain, smoked swallowed the smoke usual effect not
disagreeabe. Fast young man came in insisted should
take smoke out of bis canteen politely objected then
upon further insisting avowing neer would consent
all hands consented and went back to places
coach.
Got to Goldsboro fast young man and smoking par
ty had become better acquainted. Had to take two
smokes all around with John, the smoke keeper. Eat
big SUPPER first rate SUPPER tool and went to bed Read
Wilmington Journal in bed natural consequence fell to
sleep consequence of smoking, mean and not of read
ing the Journal. Had nightmare, and thought big
man surrounded with thickest kind of smoke came to
take us away in tremendous, great, big carpet bag
thought smiling lady with the expansive hoops nterpo