The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1868-12-10
ONE PASSENGER roo MANY.
A Tgabe On the Wing-Frema-
tIare Lessons in BEafriInOnY
"A Modest Conductor
in q New Role.
IFrom he Kuo1viIio-Prsss aud Herald. Eo7 8

From The Kno1viEie-P Press aud Herald, nov. 81. 8
fThetrain from Bristol to Knoxville yes
terday was speeding on its western way
joyouslY, At GreeRville il was reinforce
ed BY couples gentleman and lady, man
and wile-evidentIy Of good degree, though
somewhat fatigued BY rude, i0stling
mail-haek ride from the mountains. of
western North Carolina. The hege lord,
yet ia The activity Of life, had nothing ia
his appearance or deineanOr TO attract any
other notice than that usually accorded TO
q gentleman. The lady-and she was evi-
IDENTIFY lady in the true sense-while ap-
parently rejoicing ia the very exUberance
of health, 10 the discerning andexperienc-
ed eve, was maniiestly not we'll at ease
With herself, after her disjointing noun
tain ride. She certainly took no pains 10
affect the aGTecian Bend"
HAIl abOardl' cries Henry Lyle.-Glang,
.claugs goes the bell; toot, tOot, the whistle;
and away goes the train.
Now IN that carve mean the car in
which our coople are seated-Were- all
manner Offolks, the grandpa the grandma,
the pa, the ma, bat better than ALL some-
thing. less than dozen Of those unplueked
blossoms of maidenhood, with whom the
realities Of nlatrimonv were as the arcana
Of the Fates. Not a few nice mustaehed
young products of the tailor and barber
were around, to catch the fragrance Of the
blossoms Aforesaid.
The train sped on-ouF people rested CO.
silly together IN their double seat. The
rough ride from Ash6ville for the nOnee
was forgotten. Alasl it was only forgot
Itento give way 10 present misery. What
can il nnean2 The conductor is called, aud
Z IL T,n
distressed, is on hand. Being man Of
quick perception, and bIest withal with
some experience in matters matrimonial,
short, private Interview determined his
course Of treatment.
"All the gentlemen will please move to
I the forward car" was the gentle edict-
ssFFhat's the matter? Is anything wrOng?''
cried the maidens.
"A shake Of the head, and a few terrific
frowns from a motherly dame, awed them
/ into silence.
sWhy all this, Mr.. Conductor" deferen-
TALLY exclaimed they OF the mustache and
/ gold chain.
sAIl the gentlemen forward at onceV'
/ persisted Henry.
aYes, 20 on right now, cried she Of the
/ cap strings. "Don't be stOppin', but go
right along! Big things are going onin
/ herel"
And they did go forward, without know
/ ing why. A blanket was hung up over
! the glass door of that carl Henry Lyle
was hunting a doctor at every woodward.
The banishad males were not re-admitted
to that carl Tue young ladies didn't get
out ofthat carl Eheu!
=.
When the. cars got to Knoxville Henry
was embarrassed to aud passenger
aboard for whom he had-u ticket.
us boy and they call him Henry
] Lyle. s 'aH f rssas
ssHow do you like the character Of st
/ Paul." asked parson Of his iandlady
one day, during conversation about the
| old saints and the apostles. HAhi he was a
good, clever old soul, know, for he once
/ said you know, that we must eat what is
set before us, and ask no Questions for con-
science' sake Railways thought I should