Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1870-06-23

A LAUGHABLE INCIDENT.-MarkE E
was always a right DOWN jolly good fel-
low; always exceedingly civil, especial
ly to the ladies. Chatty and agreeable to
all. bnt those best acquainted with him
had learned that of all things lie liked
best to converge with pretty women and
that he LOST no opportunity to forward
that object. Not long since he Was ira
Yelling by rail-, and the car in which he
had taken passage was completely filled
with the exception ~ Two seats, ana IN
one OF them was himself and in the other
lust in front was the writ.r, and both
seats were near the rear end OF the car
At a station there came in at the front
cad Of the car a very fine looking and
stylishly dressed lady. As soon IA she
appeared in view, Mark true to his ruling
passion, arose and in his best style lied,
by motion, her attention to his vacant
seat. The lady came forward as if to ac-
cept his kind offer, and as she passed
down the aisle of the car, all of the pas
sengers looked to see how she was to be
provided with a seat; and all the willie
Mark stood in the aisle, smiling his prot-
test with looks indicating that he would
say ii he should speak d" You SEQ | have
ample accommodation for her When
the lady reached the vacant seat just
in front, she abrutly and with an arch
look and smile, dropped into that. Mark
looked surprised and confused at the sad
den turn the affair had taken, but his per-
plexity was not to end here; just behind
the lady and completely hid from view
by the lady's superior size, and following
her down the aisle, was a French girl,
meanly clad and dirty, and leading by
her side large motherly looking dog,
and both mistress and dog We're anything
but agreeable seat companions fer the fas-
tidious Mark. Spying the vacant seat,
she dropped, dog and all into il. As may
well be supposed an audible litter ran
through the car, aud Mark whose tact is
only ~equalled by his admiration of the
ladies, seeing there was no safe wy to
retreat, gallantly took his seat by her
side, and entertained both his scat fellow
and the passenger by wonderful accounts
of the different kinds of dogs he had seen
in his day and travels. Although M4rk
enjoys a good joke at the expense of
others, yet it is evident from his ap-
pearance that he would much prefer not
to hear anything said in referee e to the
fine lady be invited to take = seat with
him in the cars ITEM
DEMONSTRATING several items in
regard to the success of fisher, in the
HERALD, Capt. Chas. w. Seagar of this
town thinks he can beat any so far report
ed On Tuesday he caught with hook
and line in the town of Goshen 4t2 trout
Who beats this?
the reputation it started with under the
popular landlord, Mr.. McBrid.., and his
rooms are all full we believe, ex .ept those
reserved for transient custom. The run
ners from the city houses seem to APP
preciate one Of the beat tables set in this
State, and nice clean rooms and beds, for
numbers CT them make their arrang ements
to Spend sunday, or as long as possible
with him.
The judicious expenditure out of our
gpring highway tax begins to show itself
in the improved condition Of our roads
and bridges. The heavy rains of the past
six months have left the roads unusually
bad for this season. It is proposed to ex-