The Ebensburg Alleghanian. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1865-1871, 1867-02-28

him out, and l blush as now think how
heartily We enjoyed the enraged state in
which he paced mp and down the empty
carriage, ike Gagged tiger. '.A's So,
The next -ime we stopped, however, the
guard put his head into our carriage win-
COW, and said with a wink $50 75ii9.
"GentPm in next Compartment com
plains of your smoking, sir'''s sHsiafge3
Smoking p We exclaimed with mock
Indignation ADO we look as rhongi, we
had been smoking |? What nonsense es
and added in q mysterious marnerS.a ssYoa
see there is one vacant seat; Of course
we're not going to tell tales of the mau
who occupied tkat"' ssToi0s bss ssI'5a
"Alfright p said the guard, laughing;
az wesn't born yesterday.'a Aud after 1
slightly confidential transaction of pecua
mary nature, he left US il peace. . -
-5The snow, which had been falling all
day, now lay thick all around q Our eyes
sched again as1we looked out Of the win
dow (Which was itself all frosted oveF} on
| to the dazsliDg snow which covered allthe
landscape aud as we stamped our feet
on taea floor of the carriage, we. began
heartily to wish ourselves at our journeys
end and by the 6reside. at51 sziNssTf q.
- 5asIsS13s1E lis bEs--osos7D4 -za3 12t sisa
Cd" Halloo what ARE We stopping for
now = wonder whether We re going to
do an upset, or anything exciting OF that
kind ?"1 said Davis looking OUT of the
window. 81 don't'see train ar y~hete
that wescan have collision with.''F a5sE.
sect out here, gentlemen" said the
guard, passing the window; "the line is
showed up, and We shall have to wait till
il is clear" g F+se-. Sc stl sa1 ea-sGatfs
The grumhling which this unpleasant
announcement caused was immediately
stopped by our hearing the voice of our
disagreeable companion 10 the next coln-
partmentl &c 1s- o. nI srsezs sos ei8s q
,h"Line showed up, is il 2' said the old
gentleman, trying to appear calm in his
turg ;1"and' We get out here 2 OH and
do you suppose am quietly going to
submit to this The line ought to have
been cleared ready FOR US. l shall bring
s-"But, sir said, show on earth could
they--''9vaoa q lsus1t .sze4sss i.a q.
Might I request to know who spoke
to you, sir! / consider your interference'
excessive inpertinence.' @
This was little too bad, aad I-turned
and whispered to Jack that we would de-
wise some plan OF giving our friend les
son demonstrative of the evils followino
in the wake of bad temper at Christina as
time. a z
We were fortunately stopped at dis
tance of only two hundred yards from
station; but very poor station it was,
without any waiting-rOom or refreshment
The station-msster, who was a pleasant
sort of fellow, said We would have to wait
but a couple of hours, and gave u room,
where We made the best of bad Job, aud
having sent fer some beer from the near
est ''public, = We became, as Edward math-
ematicail J observed, ''approximately hap
py." The old gentleman, however, had
net yet vented all his wrath, but kept on
matchmaking the snow and the railway
people at intervals. After we had warmed
ourselves, Streteher proposed that we
should have some songs but, as no one
volunteered, Isuggested that we probably
should get on our way sooner if we all
went out and helped to cl-ar away the
snow from the line. To this, all hauGs
agreed-exeepting, of course, our amiable
friend the old gentleman. hs
We had worked away lnerrily for about
an hour, and were congratulatiug ourselves
on being able TO start again, when Jask
came running mp with a very pleased
expression of countenance, and as he tap
ped me on the shoulder, | remen Der ed
that be had not been with US for the last
half hour. z 81 -
.Fred, said he, 81 have an idea.v ae
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rare commodity with you that I would
not deprive you of it for the world"
.EDon't chaff, and I'll tell you all about
it. Iwent up iato the room at the station
just now, aud found our friend, the old
boy, fast asleep in his chair, completely
collapsed under the soporifc effects of the
fire, and glass of brandy-and-waters I
Immediately ran into the village aud,
bought these," he said, showing me
handful of screws, gimbIet, and screw
driver 80 Ts
"Don't you see ? We shall be able to
start again directly, now that the line is
clear; we meanwhile run up stairs, and
screw the old gentleman firmly into the
room-the train goes on-We are reveoged
for his surly behavior to us, and he will
then learn that old gentlemen should not
be i'll tempered at Christmas time"
"CapilaE!'' [ said, always ready to fall
in with practical joke "let rs be off at
once"
We certainly found the old gentleman
In as Morphean torpor as We could wish.
dis feet were propped up on chair,
whilst his boots were drying, and he was
breathing With his mouth wide open, in