The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1863-10-23

them, and / met with q specimen only last
week, which 1 shall not easily forget.
was starting from Waterloo Station by
an afternoon train for Hampshire, and'
meeting with four military friends VINO
were going to Farnboro' Station (tor Al
dershot), 90. into their carriages. Be-
sides ma five. there was an Elton Boy.
There is no mistaking that description of
the race; they are always dressed IN the
height of fashion in the vacations, although
at school they delight in hat with half its
brim off, and, moreover, they all wear stiff
little white ties, which give them the ap-
pearance of duodecimo ministers of some
juvenile religious sect. The little wretches
are as naughty and reserved as North
American Indians; and the individual of
fourteen years of age or so, whom we had
on this occasion for our fellow-traveler,
looked asthough the entire railway station,
plant, and valuable house property ada
cent, belonged entirely to himself. Ny
soldier friends, however, Ga class which has
generally a contempt for boys,) paid no
sort of attention to him, and, as for me, l
was delighted to ignore his presence.
"Now, jack" said my friends, two, of
whom were my college chums, and all of
them intimates, ''you will let US smoke,
we know, although not fond of it your
self"
"Well," replied I, est will very probably
make me i'll, but otherwise l have no OBJ
lection
As soon as the train began to move,
they accordingly lit their cigars; they had
not, however, taken three putfs before the
child in the white cravat, whose wishes no
one had thought of consulting, requested,
in that half hoarse, half squeaking voice,
peculiar to his period OF life, that they
should put their cigars out, because smok-
ing was offensive to him and contrary to
the by laws.
The officers stared as though the car
rage lamp had uttered an observation,
and then all four burst out in roar of
laughter
''You will find it no laughing matter,
gentlemen, when you get to FarbOro,"
said the Etonian ''or at all events, the
joke will cost you two pounds a piece.
You have been warned, as the act directs;
l object to your smoking in this carriage"
"Then get into another, you little
BRUTE" observed Pepperpot of the One
Hundred and Tenth; "indeed | have
great mind to drop you out OF the window
as we go along"
81 will thank you for your names and
addresses" returned the phenomenon,
stiffiy, '::here is my card at your service.
Be so good as to name your friend"
"Smith, of London" replied Pepper
pot; ''only give me time to write to my
wife and family. What bloodthirsty
young creature it is!
"He is very plucky," remarked Nor
man of the knits, approvingly, II will say
that for him; but what cheek! what
cheek!"
81 am obliged to you for your good
OPINION returned the little wonder,
drawing out a gold repeater; "but if
within one minute your cigars are not ex-
tinguished, will appear against you as
sure as am living man. My time is of
10 consequence, and l would as soon get
out at Farnboro as anywhere else; so you
may be sure you will not escape me. l
feel it my duty to prosecute upon public
grounds"
Once more did Pepperpot glance at the
window, and even stretch his hand to-
wards his human gadhy, as though he
would have nipped him up between finger
and thumb; but with a rueful look at his
companions, he presently cast his beloved
weed out of the carriage, Instead OF the
boy. The other three followed his eX-
ample; for was it worth while to pay
forty shillngs a piece for forty minutes
ride?
THAT'S right, observed the young gem
tleman approvingly, returning his watch
to is pocket, and re-engaging himself in
the columns OF Bets life, obedience
to the law is Oh, of the first duties of the
soldier"
Conversation tagged after this, for a
sense Of diSgracetul defeat oppressed the
spirits of my friends. They said a great
number of severe things against the COM
mon enemy but he never lifted his eyes
from the exciting detail of the Champion
Fight OF Light Weights, which appeared
to afford him intense, though tranquil,
satisfaction. When the soldi rs got cut
at Farnboro', l ob erved his eyes twinkle
with special inerriment; but | could not
be certain that he was enjoying his victory
until the train began to move again. No
sooner, however, niu VIC loil tue pIdIiOlnr
than the Etoniau burst into such a series
of titsof laughter that they actually rump-
led his neckcloth. He became, in short,
to nv horror, boy in one Of the most
ordinary and repulsive forms.
81 think did em, ell, old stick in-the-
mud?" observed he, when he had got a
little breath.
"You deprived four gentlemen Of an
hours pleasure" returned l haughtily.
eyes, but l deprived myself as well, ="
returned the diminutive, producing from
his pocket briar-roOt pipe. " can't go
without my tob eco myself, without great
inconvenience"
what" criedI "you are not go
ing to smoke yourself, you young mon
.Ain.t |, though ?" interrupted the
Etorian, nodding in an Extensively fani
liar manner. eff those fellows had beer
civil, and asked my permission to smoke
as well as yours, would have given then
each better cigar than the Line are &C
customed to, flatter myself; since they
choose to carry matters with high hand
Won see-puff, putf-and got hold OF tn
Il Ia