New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-04-09
THE EXPRESS TICKET.

4ass lFertuightly Review.
THE EXPRESS TICKET.
lRron CAausers Journal
o. e tie pleasantest Journeys eve
took wae Made . short time back, in com
pony With total stranger, but who proves
poeDoa ever net with, although his code o
anoeals was undoubtedly rather lax. w,
Got = - the London terminus, and - h
almoGt Is onoe asked me where was going
- lound We wore each bound to the Same
laeGe city. / fancied he had been dining
rdikse generously. from his face, which wa
. littls 1ushed; he had plenty Of excellent
cigars, and was very liberal with them, and
eGOyD14 ridden halfaa-doxen miles, he
produced . paok Of cards and asked me to
play. Ideclined; and he said with . smile:
ssAfk1id Of strangers with cards Well,
ysa ase quite right; but We shall do NO harm
. eaeA ether.r
IEsooned 70 assure him that l. was under
- soGp5cioa - regarded himself, but that
did ~ caro Tor cards.
1sTheEo ron are to blame," he returned;
'.yua lho1A always suspect stranRers who
wit yes = play ct cards. Why should
it'd - proft By their usei Take my
aAvl111d alwis Be On your guard"
4sBul then," said With . smile, .sby
yssr Own rule you would lead me to sus-
30 wouldn't be fAr wrong, if you did, -
h. replied, with . very meaning nod; II
Saly wished 70 play for cup Of coffee at
thoulleshnene station; bat have played
= failway carriages for very different
right tonight, and don't want to win any
bedy's money. cleared eight hundred
ever - Legor, and that win last me some
IesagratulaAed him on his good fortune,
ana ~ wished had been as lucky.
~ Is shouldn't do you more good than it
VIII ne, goa needn't mind, !" he returned;
s1iGht cene, light 60; but still it is better to
hsve& 1sw hundreds in your pocket than to
- 70 Ills veTy railway.v
4 calculated, ~ he made .
poes6 ~ that must have been
..Awi . believe you," he said.
ss3utf = man with his head screwed ON
~ r. tay rcd never be ut loss in o
1ieh htsy HE this. hadn't penny
qnfIod fare-with me; was bound to keep
and 1 I'D not : friend who would lend me
sixpeace; and here found myself, one
evening, . quarter Of an hour before the
train started. Something like q fix, ehl
WHIST should you have doneg"
.Well," replied. II hardly know. If l
had . watch
.Bst hada't," he interrupted; "norany-
thing cleo that would fetch two pound
seven, the price of . ticket. A first class
ticket Of course, l mean; made up my
mind to ride first class; like it best, and,
uf~ s,~ot
3easibse = any other"
'SThen, perhaps, should have gone to
the station master or superintendent"
said, tAand told him al about it; and if that
wouldn't Dc, Unjust have stopfed in Lon
dea.~
Then It wouldn't have done, you may
swear" he replied; 'tstation masters are not
g soft q that Well, now, I'll tell you all
know, some day, what 4 possible to BE- done
nodded my thanks, and he began:
need mot tell you how came to be 30
placed speculative men are often in such
poGSten; We always get out of it somehow,
however, and did, this time. When Tar
rived at the station, there was the train,
With the engine waiting . little way of,
blasting and kissing away. Some Of the
passengers had taken their seats, but most
having : parting glass with their friends, or
looking q tho book-stalls. How envied
the sll6bhiest Of them all! for he, whoever
he was, had got his ticket, and could not
got mine. II the train had gone right
through, would have taken my seat and
dropping out just before they
stopped; but ! knew they examined
tickets halfway, 20 that would not do. If
engine, would have lain at the back OF the
tender, on the coke, a. I did once to a place
nearly . hundred miles down the line; but
knew they changed engines, so this again
wouldn't do. lsaw one person ON the plat
form whom recognized, but as he was
Dean, in fact-whO was al
ways preaching against us racing men, and
had once actually persuaded the tOwnspe0-
pie to put their races down, knew he was
of NO use. Yet couldn't keep away from
may call it . presentu,ent that he was to
get MsSut ~ ny hebble. Wen, the hustle
you know, Of course, how busy
The station gets just lefore A express starts.
The engine came back md yas hooked ON,
the pogfen ran about Witk 1heff Oarrows Of
baeEaGes - passengers III the refreshment
peoGl ~ book stalls, and clustered round
H. ID Of the Carriages the Dean got
into : ocuPartnent By himself, and there
peEt Of tho platform. and only five minutes
paueed for . moment befofe little
roou, whore l saw the guards 90 in and
put, rid wondered whether one Of the men
Wo1ld ~ me ride with him If told him
II rod thing knew-I really did not i
Know q IT. for the Cambridgeshire, when
III Ct once sp1endid idea struck me. 1t 4
Ms the very thPg. The door Of the little