Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1859-11-25
MIS- G Il LII A N Y.
WAS ALL LUCKi

even that line OF road was marked out on
the map at the time when .,ago.cOashiug
wa'aI the summit Of prosperity, and ON.
nibusc, had no, eneroaehod upon the priv.
ligss Of those pleasant, conVeyauee' which
wsro A" licensed to carry sixteen passengers,
four inside and twelve out, % few com.
paratively, Of which remain to the pressn,
day--my story takes date.
One Saturday afternoon Marx Anderson ,
a youth Of about eighteen or nineteen. and
a subordinate clerk in some inferior gov
srnment Office emerging from Thr,Alncedlo
street, aud hurryins on to tao Four Swans
inn yard, mounted tho box and seated him
sslfbs.ils the driver Of one Of tho numsf.
Gus coaches which in iho's days piled be-
tween tie Flower Pot, In BishopEaa street
and the suburban village, on the Cam.
bridge snl ether roads branching outward,
from Shorciiich. Ths time was summer,
ihc day W.. drilzly Anl ehcsrlc,s, aud the
young man seemed souswhA. impatient OF
slight delay to which the coAchman was
sahj'c,ins his paneuger'.
II thought your time was hAlipa'i
four, said Marx, anl pointed TO the clock
on the opposite s,Is Of ia, street, "you are
nearly ten minutes behind. .
Just going - start" said ths coach
man, but sill he fingered; And tho youth
having ycnicl hi' ropro'f, tied a hanlSer.
chic! round h., no5s, bul,onsI bis froek
coat to hi. chin, anl drew up the box apron
over hr knees, each Of which precautions
wa, very prudent, for though an honest
bis lrop Of ram was no, - 30 seen, sac
ui.,y lrisiio was very penetrating.
"Goias 10 wal,ham asked the driver.
"E,; TO EaGsIl wash" replied tho
young man, and far enough too, such a day
a. .hi'. When are you going to mover"
In a minute, said the man looking
round, and adding, "Oh here hs comes.
Now then ,.r, 30 ygu pl'a''."
The last words wsgo addressed to mid
dle.As,i stout sru.Ienan, we'll wrapped up
Ia /. gr,,is5ai, who, cIinb'ngio the top Of
tie coach, observed in m inliG'rcn, tone
81 have k'p; you waiting, D,Iis, but
can't help pi, bushes, mus; be attended 10.
You must slsp out li.ilc quicker, that's
all"
"Al right, sir, aii n, eoAehn,n, as
the vehicle ratified from the gateway Of the
Four swans
"Not quit, right, I'ay," mut.ersi Marx
to him'el' 81 kO'p u' sitting in the rain tor
his convenience"
Ba, DTS srumbIirs vs., inaudiblS, and
,hc cl5.l on bis uec soon cleared up.
The elder traveller seemed destined, ,hA.
afternoon 70 disturb Marks comp.Ae,n cy.
Before ths coach was of " the stones be
uniurlci "a large umbrella, and held it over
bI. head, much to his own onbymsn. no
doubt, but to the srca. discomfort Of the
youth, just behind whom DO was coated,
and down the back Of whom the droppings
from the umbrella blsan to uiekIc ia q
cold stream.
could you DO 50 kind SIR" said the
youth looking round at his iormcnsor, 4" as
to hold you, umbrella li.tls moro back
wards I'GIvo, ms more than my share
of the moisture, think"
" Can, help it, tAil the sanior travel
Ter grully My umbrella isn't in your
way. that | ean SEQ. and hold i,as diT.
eryn, anglo I shall gs, wet and don't me an
to sst wet il / can help it. Every one for
hlm,s,i, that's my motto, such a day G'
thi.."
Very good, sir, said the young man,
good humorcllly, A" | only mentioned IT,,
aud did not mean to Oacnd you. Iam sOr.
~ If have"
NO offence, young man." replied tho
other, " 5u, you are wrong about tho um.
br>la."
- dare say you larc right" said Marx.
" The.o Scotch mis-" get into one before you
know where You are"
Scotch or English, th, mis-, gradually
thicscncl, and by the time tho coach reach.
ed roitsnuam i, mAtterod little to Marx
Anderson, that ho had been spared the UNI
brclla droppings. lIO was almost we!
,hroush on all siies. Bu, ho bore the in
convenience with good humor that SEEM
Cd impsrturJable. Presently the coach
stopped, and Mark 50, down while the hor.
-. were bsing changed.
"Hallo, DAyi. Isay Davis is that you
smoking?" angrily shouted the elderly
traveller from under cover OF hi. umbrella,
some li,,lo while Ghsr the coach was again
IN motion.
"No sir"
liam though returned the youth.
" Trying your plan 'ir--taEius care Of
myself"
"AnI annoying your nsighbor'," grum-
bled the gentleman. "Tha, isn't my plan
my young friend"
Mark had it on hi, lips to cay that hO
,omcW Lat doubted the assertion, but he did
no. say it. Instead Of that.
81 fmy cigar i, disagreeablo to you, sir"
said ho. " I'll leave IL off directly"
"No, no 90 on by all MEANS" said the
gentleman somewhat testify, "every one
for himself but i,'s a nasty habit, tha,
smoking, and it cannot be very agreeable to
anybody to be siiaed with tobacco-rcek. It
ism, to me, know, so I'll jus. shift my
seat, il you'll jus. draw up for a minute,
navia ~