, 1863-07-18
Agreeable TravelIinp Companions.

Nor many years ago one sof our most
eminent publishers was travelling on a
much frequented railroad, when two gen.
tlemen got in at a certain station. One
was a quiet middle-aged man, plainly at
tired, the other man was man about 80,
dressed in the highest style of fashion,
With the latter our publishing friend was
soon on the best of terms and at aIestlng-
place he asked him to take glass of wine.
! The we'll dressed man looked at the serious
man by his side with an interrogatory ex-
preston of countenance. The serious man
nodded, end all three got out, Our pub
Usher had not asked the third he thought
! it queer, but the drinks were had, and all
three got into the carriage again. This
time our friend was aware that the trio
were the objects of much curiosity to the
rest of the passengers so much so, that he
thought his fashionable acquaintance must
be the Governor of the State at least. At
the next station his two companions got
out, the better dressed one taking a very
cordial leave of him. When the conduc-
tor came for his ticket, the publisher said,
Who was that gentleman that just got
out?' Monroe Edwards, the famous for
ger. He's just been nabbed. That short
man was the detective" "Well," replied
the publisher, "he's the pleasantest, best in
formed man I've met with for many long
day."
Browning, the poet, once travelled from
London to York with very sober-faced,
we'll dressed man, and had considerable
conversation with him. He discovered
him to be Colcraft, the famous hangman of
London, who was on his way to hang a
criminal in York.
The last story of the kind we have seen
is the following, taken from the ccrrespon-
dence of London paper:
NJ. Louis Veuillot, the ex-editor of the
UniUerS, left Paris some six months since
for Rome He had, after the suppression
of his paper, accepted from French cap
italist the inspector of the Roman rail-
roads. On leaving Paris he found himself
in the same carriage with respectable
looking man of good address and agreeable
manners. They soon entered into conver-
sation; the stranger appeared charmed at
finding himself with so famous a person,
and NJ Veuillot learned with pleasure that
his attractive acquaintance was also on his
way to Rome on some commercial matters.
they agreed to travel in the same carriage,
to nut NJ, at same hotels, and even to de-
scend at the same lodging house in the
Eternal City. Their acquaintance grew
closer as they went along, and by the time
they reached the end of their journey they
were to all appearances the best friends in
the world
NJ Veuillot announced after some weeks,
that circumstances compelled him to return
to Paris. His friend expressed deep regret
at his speedy departure and said that he
himself now wanted only two or three
days moro to finish his business, when he
also intented returning to France, and that
it was pity they could not come back to-
gether. NJ Veuillot observed that, after
all, day or two did not much matter, and
that he should wait for him. He did wait,
and both arrived in Paris last Sunday
morning. They proceeded to the same ho-
tel M. Veuillot went out for bath; his
friend took another direction. On the
former returning to his lodging, he was in
formed, to his astonishment, that police
agents had been to his apartment, and had
seized his portmanteau, containing his pa
pers, etc.
He went at once to the prefecture of Po-
lice, and one of the first persons he beheld
was the amiable companion of his journey,
who turned out to be nothing more or less
than an agent of the secret police. He
gave information that M. Veuillot had
brought important dispatches for the Papal