The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1868-01-28
MISCELLANY.
Waited for at Down.ey,



As | stood at my door. looking for
a p p,ssing cab, 7 cnuli not help wishing
that | had taken my wifes advice. and
gone to Downley by an earlier train
Tne weather was much worse instead OF
better, and not only did the wind blow as
bosterously aS it had done all day, but
its gusts now drove before hem n heavy
r,in which would have wetled one
through in very few minutes. As n
rul' disengaged cnb, crawling slowly
past my house were a nuisance, and now
had waited full quarter Of an hour
without seeing one, and knew that tn
m,rnin beyond the number Of minutes
absolutely necessary for getting to the
station was growing dangerously narrow.
There was a howl-thcrr WIS u deluge
| could never walk to the station in this
All there was one. In answer to the
mans hail. | dashed through my little
garden and in few seconds was inside II
four wheeler.
Great Southern, sir ! yes SIR said the
pouring froom his oiIskin in streams 'An
uncommon nasty night SIR
SO it was. and so 1 shoald fancy the
posr fellow found it, for when he opened
the door for me TO alight at the station,
complete ring OF water formed where
hessIood. We were in pretty good time,
after all, and got my ticket and was
seated comfortably in the carriage for
some minutes before starring. There
were very few passenger, in any of
the carriages and in the one by which |
Travelled, and which was marked for the
Dosnley branch, there we're but two or
three, and | was the only occupant of my
compartment. The last bell had rung,
the whistle had sounded, the prrmoniiory
scream from the engine had been given,
and then of course, had followed the Grst
| tug, when | heard a voice shout
'rhiS way, sir, thi, way
A guard tore along the platform. fol.
lowed 10y a bcldlcd passenger my door
was unlocked. the stranger jumped pant.
ing IN, the door was slanm ID 10, II shil
ling changed hands rap dIy, AMI we swept
| from the station.
'Bv iovr. exclaimed the new conner.
wiping his forehead as he spoke, 10y jove,
that was ii close thing
Very as>entcd, 'and the last train,
too.
The last train. certainly sail my com
pauiDn. i brlrve there is no way whai'
ever of getting To Downlry if you mis-
This tr m
There is nnur.' replied. (which i
very inrouv ,.uir4t.
oh. ,xr.--'c. /, 30, rctnrnc he. 'lloN.
vou any o jection?
OF course, rs lie sal this he 'xhibiir'
hi- rila'-c -. aus lin in. | hhd no oh
j"r iou. II pressed II c:gr nr"n NJ,
which | may mark - pH al fhr Yer,
Is Il c,,i smoked. nd ihro. wifhou
further speech. ',e rrclihad viii, ti- ey"
rlo>rl, IS though in hep thnughi
III" was II ral. eoid lnoN,n1 mar. Will
tin mniI and mnu>lnche, vry hlack ai'
tull. Bot | could not llrlp tiuking the
hs head was = htile inn mach like - hca'
from hair res-ers "inluw and hlS Al
tire vas "a lrf ton ike picture from
fa-hnn-huuk. Sumrhow. everything :,
bout him was too new AMI go sy Ia pleas
me entirely and hi1 j'relry was also ro
profnSe, bnr it could not he denied tla
his cigar was II capital one.
| sank into II reverie aS deep as hi
own indeed rather suspect had begu
to dcz', when | was reused tv the stop
ping Of the train. My comp nion rouse
himself too. WAS on the side nearer
the platform, and looked out
a rnngh niaht, It'll. isn't it 2 he Naic
1T is indeed, repled 'Ju~t put yo,
head out. and try how the winl is blow
ing
, No. thank you. he returned, with
9 smile, 4 will lake your word for it,
l laughed in reply, and was about I
close the window, when the guard locke
in. The official passed on. hut reiurne
IN n few seconds, and stared snmewh
euriousIy, | fancied, into the carrl.ge =
The scream and the tug came again. ar
on we went.
THAT fellow had good stare at you
! said my companion.
J We'll. fancied he looked chiefly
: you,' said but the fact was. have
! doubt, he smelt somewhat powerful od
Of tobacco, and he wishe US to see III
he did
Il shouldn't WONDER said the strange
n throwing himself back with the langu
y air Of one who takes no interest in CO
versarioa. DO we stop again before ,
arrive at the Downley branch T.
No. ] replied.
Very good, them he continued, lei
make ourselves comfortable
q And, by way of doing this. he unlock
h black valise ne had with hum, and dr.,
out ~ couple of bottles of champagr
!, which proved as good in quality Rs
cigars lie next produced con,rvan'
for glasses, which shut up into II me
ri'g With these appliances. we We
~ Nerrily journeyed over the twelve mi
= which remained of the main line, VIII
'Downley Jnnctinn' was now shoute
~ and, AS soon as we came TO II stand. G
:, carriage was detached from the train
=. 'All tikels ready, If you please g
, the collector, appearing ~ the dnr.
we hpnled our nleces nf nastpboaPi tn