The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1867-01-24

HOW I LOST NY WHISPERS
DO you object to smoking, sir?'
This I asked In my blandcst r1anpel
of an old gentleman who sat, with ais
face hidden by a newspaper, opposite te
me In q railway carriage.
All the seats In the carriage were filed
1 and four others were on our way from,
Cambridge to enjoy the Christmas vaca.
tion.5 Our spirits were high, for there Il
delight in banishing for time all
thought Of comic sections, Newton.
Principia, and the 'little-go,' and enter.
tanning, in exchange, the visions of hops
skating parties, and all the orgies which
every right-minded family hold at this
season in honor of King Christmas.
But l must introduce you to my
chums-for chums we were, although
our tastes did not all lie in the same al.
rection. Jack stirrup is Tor rather was,
at that period riding and hunting
-----.>, ard was not n~s~~s4~ohsfy a. ~
seen at Newmarket. Stretcher, on the
other hand, loved boating, and preferred
the sight Of we'll developed biceps to
that of the best bred hunter, and would
often remark to Jack, How on earth
you can say that you would rather see
the Two Thousand than the time race
in the 'Colquhoun Skulls cannot fol
the life of me make out Edwards was
poor and reading man, but his wit and
talents rendered him universal favorite;
whilst Davis was q rich, open handed,
good hearted fellow as ever lived. For
my own part, do not think I had any
well defined popularity, but did little
Fof everything. read little, rowcd a
little, had q fair income-in short, il
had any characteristic at all, it was a
love Of laziness and practical jokes.
We congratulated ourselves in getting
carriage to ourselves with the excep-
tion of the old gentleman have named),
for We intendedt to keep out the cold, and
beguile our journey with sundry pipes
and cigars. We had our cases out, and
prepared tolight up as amatter of course,
when we were astonished by my vis-a-
vis dashing away the newspaper which
had hidden his face.
DO I object to smoking? Yes, sir,
do object? I object very strongly, sir,
and beg that you will instantly replace
your cigars in your pockets! Insist on
having no smoking in this carriage!'
We looked aghast at this sudden burst
OF oid-gentlemanly wrath.
might / ask if you intend travelling
far on this line, sir ~ inquired Edwards
in his comically-polite tone.
"What is that to you, sir. What bus
mess is it of yours where I ain going
to-
II mcrely wIsileu W suse~v., ~----
of your travelling Gar, that, pleasing and
delightful as it would be for US to onjoy
your agreeable society, yet nevertheless,
We would try to bear the loss should you
prefer to change carriages at the next
station"
mo doubt you would wish to get rid
of me; but no, sir! do not move my
scat, and the first one that smokes I re-
port to the guard"
I'm that case, fear we shall be oblig-
ed, painful though it be, to tear our
selves away" I said, a. we drew up at
small station.
Fortunately, we found the next COM
partment empty, and as we started
again we pulled out our cigar cases, this
time to light their contents.
1.-THE old boy has certainly got out of
bed the wrong side this morning." said
I, putting away.
"Or has made mistake in his bet
ting book" said my sporting friend.
We'll give him q benefit, now, at any
rate; 1 vote we take 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 him Fred
did 90, and roared ut seeing red,
woven cap, Of comical shape, which ad-
ded considerably to the wrathful ex-
preston Of the wearer's features.
With perseverance which deserved q
better cause, we each made tube Of
paper, and putting the end through the
lamp hole, took our turn at smoking
him out = and I blush as I now think
how heartily we enjoyed the enraged
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 in onr carriage
window, and said, with wink:
Gentleman In next compartment com
plains of your smoking SIR
'smokingi' we exclaimed with mocl
indignation, DO we look ~ though VI
had been smoking? What nonsense =
and added In = mysterious manner
You see there's one vacant seat; o
course we're not going to tell tales Of tn
man who occupies that
All right = said the guard, laughing
4 wasn't born yesterday And after !
slightly confidential transaction of pc
cuniary nature, left us in peace.
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