The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1867-07-20

to- keep oht the cold, and boguile our journey
with sundry pipes and cigars: We had our
case out, and we've preparing to light. up, as a
matter of course when we were astonished by
my uis-a-vis dashing away tho newspaper which
had hidden his face. r.. . X -
-''bo object to smoking? Yes, sir, L do oh.
jecs e object very strongly, sir and beg
that you will Instantly replace your cigars in
your pockets. I insist on. having no smoking
in'this carriage p ,i,7 III ,'rpis1s:'s III.
i4We looked aghast Mt this sudden burst of old
gentlemanlys wrath. f4 5l taf
''MightI ask if you intend travelling far on
this line, sir?" inquired Edwards in his conf.
caly polite tone. r f
"What is that to you, sir What business
isitof yours where am going to?"
81 merely wished TO suggest, in casc of your
travelling far, that, pleasing and delightful as
it'would be for us to enjoy your agreeable So
ciety, yet nevertheless, we would try to bear
the loss, should you prefer to change carriages
at tho next station"
a"No doubt you would wish to get rid of me
but no sir do not move my scat, and the
first one that smokes report to the guard"
"ln that case tear VIC shall be obliged, pain
ful though it be, to tear ourselves away" I
'said, rs VIC drew at small station
Fortunately we found the next copartmcnt
empty, and as VIC started again We pulled out
the cigar eases, this time to light their con-
tents.
"Thc old boy has certainly got out of bed
| the wrong eide this morning" said putting
away.
"Or has made a mistake in his betting book, y
remarked my sporting friend. "Wc will give
him benefit now, at any rate vote We take
| it i'll turns to puff smoke through the lamp
hole. Let's look at him; ha cooled down
little-is about to compose himself to sleep
| I'll trouble you for his night cap; come and
look at it, Fred.
I did so, and roarcd ON seeing red woven
cap Of conical shape, which added very con-
siderably to the irascity of the wcarers fca-
lures. 4.
| With perseverance, which deserved ( better
cause, we each made tubo of paper, and
putting the end through the lamp-holc, took
our turn ut smoking him OUT" and 1 blush as
now think how heartily We enjoyed the en-
ragged state in which he paced up and down
the empty carriage like Gagged tiger:
The next time We stopped, however, the
guard put his head into our carriage window
and said with wink
"Gentln in next compartment complains of
your smoking sir"
'Smoking!" we exclaimed, with mock in
dignation. "Do we look as though we'd been
smoking? What nonsense w And added in
a mysterious manner, "You see there's one
vacant seat; of course we're not going to tell
tales of the man who occupied that"
"All right" |" said tho guard laughing. "I
was not born yesterday" And after slight
ly confidential transaction of pecuniary ma
ture, left us in peace.
The snow, which had been falling heavily
all day, now lay thick all around. Our eyes
ached again, as we looked out of the window
| (Which was itself all frosted over) on to the
dazzling snow which covered NIL tho landscape;
and as We stamped our feet on the floor of the
carriage, we began heartily to wish ourselves at
our journeys end, and by the frcsidc.
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"Halloo what arc we stopping for now? I
wonder whether we're going to do an upset,
or anything exciting Of that kind" said Davies,
looking out Of the window 81 don't see a
train anywhere that we can have friendly
collision with"
"Gct out here gentlemen" said the guard,
passing the window "thc line is showed up,
and we shall have to wait till it is clear"
"But, sir" said, show on earth could
they"
"Might request to know who spoke to you,
sir! | consider your remark and interference
excessive impcrtincncc."
This was little too bad and turned to
Jack and whispered that We would devise some
plan of giving our friend n lesson dcmonstra
tive Of the evil attending bad temper at Christ
mas time
We were fortunately stopped at distance
of only two hundred yards from station !; but
a very poor station it was, without any waiting
room or refreshments rooms.