, 1866-12-16
Dickens CHRISTMAS STORY.
Mugby Junction '


.fea. Esne.1iat uou ~, ~ "
utnsna az u 'ItnH ~ "eA
Mnonte;t Mnoan ~ ~ door. ri e.t ONT"
"Yas;t, Ia have. SIR said Inc guard, elIsten-
tng Ttn sa atoP of MS wstsh % b1 ,hs lIgn1 or hIs
tsts- ;s..,a-n ~ +hc traveller Iescended Nthres
,aut ,,invta. herr'n
I. Wn1e mink. For nm not going on"
AZ Thonrht Won had q through tIckot,
sIre'' ::
II IEant nv 'lurrare."
!. p,ra a. ~ rnms t. the van and pofut II
o,t ai1 ia s,nod enorrh To look very sha,p,
~ Not moment to sparc''
The guard hurried to The luggage van, and
the traveller hurried aftsr him, The guard
rot inf, ii. md the traveller looked inko1t.
Those two large black portmanteaus IN
thu corner WHARF Tour iirht shines. Those
49, 1n;nern
!. Sa,,.e unou EN-. siry'
Baroox Brothers.n
Stand clear, sr, II you please. One.
Two Riphtn'
..,n wsv4a asona, 1io1,ts nhead a}resdy.
,h1~;t,r Shr,.k Eom cTrine. Train gnned
y R7nGhv 'f"ncf,nn ~ a5tt1 the trayeIlers
r,,,,1n[s ~, tba wooi1en muffier round hls
tnsnat a3a nf.a ~ .smaast, n ,,nns morninF1 90 !"
G1oeA 49, VI - ~ h,s,ssIf Thera Easnn nnc
ae ePcap P ~ y, "'Is psrha,. thnncI, fhere mad
ctse 10 sPeah ~ ~. - nap' ~ % ~ wnn1J have
neea any wy " e"t elss ~ - Ph;nseif sneaEin~ to
PFeterea, 70 piaa spGiae - ~ u,am w;tlin I've ysars
nse, - as ~ ..ar uho haf, tnrned rr,v tim
~ uA@f L. ,.,"i.nstaa 10 a NV ~ rorder
eoon, 1hc Hes,cee u!c ma se ~ ~. ras5'
ing haoll, orooaIhh eat'MEs ~ ~ ~, usn ,eith
anu shpluessea .p.sa III IT,, ~ 'hsri.,os hscn
many inaleas1ons @ on ntpo ol na'ins o'sn
"afh e. ssoos sioos unnotlcea on the dreary plat
form, except by tue roln ana oy luz a.nut
Ihose tWo E'siiant assaiiaqts mIGs tusu ~ ~
him: VERY well" said ne' yle!ains.
signifies noth,ng to nc to wnat quarter
Thus, at Mugby Junction ~ nass ta1ee tss
o'clock Of tempestuous notnlpe, tue
traveller went Thefe lne ~eathel GROVE
him.
Not but Whist hc could make stand when
he was 90 minded, ios, comtus 70 inc ena u
the rooted shelter Ut Is ot co9sdefaole e1.
tent at Angby J4nctlonl' ana !ooA'ag 1nt
upon inc dark n'gnt; ,.a VIII yes s,,a aarkee
through IT. be faced about, and held bis own
had held It In the easier one. Thus, With a
steady step, the traveller went up aud, Down,
ii d dodiDg II:
xn ,n XII Innc3;nn n 1hs h,nrE tnnrs ~ the
coreped Ts,b nsi1s ana Iiinr out ike vast
wr1rd ffrners)e. conyev1Ig themsclycs guilt
ilv awnv ffom tht presence OF the few liant
ed iamns. as ii tGcir frei.ht had come 70 d
ssrrot ana nnIaw III end Haif mttes nf cnai
,nrsx,,nn ~, - nnter+;ra H,arner fn1inrrIn~
Ruinus - = .tnr,,;,,e ,.1,a,. ;;hsv stn1
h.ns,n.a mnad ,ny hen u ;hrr XII Rri hnt +mf,cPs
shoWerinr ] ~aSd ont mo upon The he ground. down Ill
Serlr evcSnc ana lntrn fhe nther IL If tortI1r<
~ -. az InI t.s5 c1.a-. cnn,m-.ant1,
sh5;.i,s a,3 n,a5. end ,sr;n,, ;nr,a;nn ~ =
sor1tAs aaa E1oans anu el'nu9 .n'aunE tut ~
eaf, ~ .hs soss"ESo Mese ~ eas ae1 G:ii " "
attI cattT ,sn"ii,:., ~ nannv ~ 3,rnon,, ~
heasts 'T;;h nnrnS rntana{cd. eycs frezei,
w,,b to.,nr 49, opa ,nn,,ths -. - ioo.t tner
49,. 49, 1S.aoi auu t ~ ~, ~ .uu5
G,,,, t ,rna,rn az -, r. ~ !.
'ton tnelI Ups. osAnoMn lanSaais a '.,:isS ~ Luz
at c. IN .eu, ten a.,a ,.;e Inn nit,
tSsn. IA ~ ,,Th,n,t~ no,aS IN "~nrcxs 80 -
innInn NY Waw III oE;ei III rultr NJ ,Find ,n5
rain H. possss:;on lamPs e1tlagaiscd, :; II M MuE: Is
rope drawn over Is mead, IKE C1esar.
NOW 5oo. ~ thc 6eiatea l tIaseltrF s pioonGa
tse 'nI m9oom rnieh Wss u no osher II Ian t the a
trnin n ~ In, FAN mAs Sha'. ,ntana,hio t
asn4 ,t4,a " e as,l tmnna na ta.s
ueep gu'l's VI aa aanh ea"ne. ~ J. essgsu, LETT
1 ~ I, cmc, uus1alItons4 ~ anu unam1u.neea'
stealing nhon MIN ana passing away fnso On.
| scnr'ty. hese, mon1niaiiy vent ~ child
wac nao Eaa nessr ~ & eh!.4nooa 1 OF kHo"h ~
passnt, 1nssPsTaolo h,a 1aSm yoa1a VILE o't.
man the ~ r,f,scad s hns;ness H. h.s.
yeaEs had beea distaeteful and oppsesslse,
linked to an unsrntetu! t!end. dragging altel
him q woman once beloved. Attendant,
! With many q elauk and wrench, were !1'n-
| .eIlpE ears, ussh neo4atlohs, nuSe oin o's'
| appol!tn4enes. .lonotounas yeass, !ots jar,
/ r'nF line o. the aiscords or solitary and
unhappy existence; ;,
I ours, slr!''
The traveller recalled hts eyes rom the
waste into which theS had oeen staring, ano
~, oleh stSp " ~ u"usr tue aosuptuees
| anu pefnara the chanee aPpfopraatencss, O
| INC question. Az,
moment. Yes. les. Those two portman.
teaus arc n,ine. arc you Portcrs"
I rDn eorscTs Wages, Or; Dut an Lamps
1hc M traveller looked little confused.
1 ~ no dsd yer saf sou nFcs'
| "1.aulrs. sir, showing M oily cloth in hts
hand, as further explanation.
J s4S,rcly, surely. Is there any hotel or tav
erp here ~
I Not exactly here: SIR There isa Refresh
,h.1 msnt Keom ei1aa h1rc, bill Lsmp', with
Ing roll TINT plxinls addet-'.bat rs ! blcs.
eH sir-e.n-tases f,- So" tbs. r. r.,' -rc !;
| on cou!amt fecom1nend II, see, IL Il
"as aSaNaote -. =,
,.hse,5 sn 5SaF " l"1oop' 'f' I'LL
al III, me n,,cs M mid scrvort ,,f tbt
co,n.ns M ,rs nar on;n;;.n -, ~ snr ~ IN ~,
coa'paoy, - FAY ~ up'o.sn ~ u,t aus " ~. ~
company soeYAes. US Pfoneo?sse u nass
lsAs iootnplchs', oeyono ialnps,ne A,au ':. e't
tons; 1etnfnea kamps; IN c9naos9. .a,a, ao,e ',e
msni, s ;py 1atp.1 III ~ he vas to eo;,c to IL,
aon;n, - ro and trv how he,5 h. tre,t, i Il,
RE Refrcshmcnt nonn. Not sn,a,.;nr as
tne 'G. g., .eii.. ,...1d '.u ~ y 1'o1' -
'u1I, ~, rstiar Wniu rndoJ nJt co,r,.,to,
,>os.e car, tnt mn =, thc tnrns Tbcrr j. !
tawn @ hsr!" Fur It trasclier fthough stay
ut-bome compared with most truyeIlers} hat
ben, Ike many Others. carried on the steau
wimds md Inc Iron tides throurh that ,jnnc
| linn heenrc- without having tyer. n on
mI-ht s,r. r.,nr nsLnrc tbe:f'
40 rcs ihcre's rowr,. ,ir. Anvvavs