The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1871-08-10
From the Washington Capital.
Storm and Sunshine.

1 ran across what 1rsL SIruCk me rs
n very singular genius on my road
from Springfield To Boston. This was
a stout, black-whiskered man who sat
Immediately in front Of me, and who
indulged, from time to time, i'm the
most strange and unaccOuntable man.
Oeuvers. Every now and then he
would get up and hurry away to the
narrow passage which leads to the
door in these drawing-rOOm cars, and
when he thought himself secure from
observation would fall to laughing in
the most violent manner, and con-
tinue the healthful exercise until he
was as red in the face as a lobster.
AS we cIesred Boston these demon
strations increased in violence, save
that the stranger no longer ran away
to laugh, but Kept his seat and chuck
led to himself with his chin deep in
his shirt collar. But the changes that
those pOrtmanteaus underwent! He
moved them there, here, everywhere,
he put them behind him, in front of
him, on each side of him. He was
evidently getting ready to leave, but
as we were yet % miles from Boston,
the idea of such early preparations was
ridiculous. If we had entered the city
then, the mystery would have re-
manned unsOlved, but the stranger at
last became SO much excited that he
could keep his seat no longer. Some
one must help him, and as 1 was the
nearest one lie selected me.
Suddenly turning, rs if had asked
a question, he said, rocking himself to
and fro i'm his chair The meantime, and
slapping his legs, and breathing hard.
''Been gone three years ~
"Ah!"
ayes, been in Europe. Folks don't
expect me for six months yet, but
got through and started. 1 Telegraph
ed them at the last station; they've
got it by this time'
AS he said this he changed the port
manteau on his left TO the right, and
the one on the right TO the left again.
''Got wife ~ said l.
"Yes, and three children" he re-
turned, and he got up and folded his
OvereOat anew, and hung il over the
back of the Seat.
"YOu are pretty nervous over the
matter, amt you ?n ] said watching
his fidgety movements.
"Well, / should think So" he re-
piled; al hain't slept sOundly for i
week. And do you krow,n he went
on, glancing around at the passengers
and speaking in a low tone, 81 am al
most certain this train will run off the
track, and break my neck before get
TO Boston. Well, the the fact is, |
have had too much good luck for one
man lately. The thing can't last
"tain't natural that it should you
know. I've watched it. First it
rains, then it shines, then it rains
again. 1t rains so hard you think it's
never going to step; then it shines so
bright you think its always going TO |
shine and just as you're settled in
either belief, you are knocked over by
a change to show you that you know
nothing at all about it,"
"Well, according to this philOsO-
phy," said L, ''you will continue to
have sunshine because you are expect
ing a Storm"
ats curious" he returned, "but the
only thing which makes me think
will get through safe is, because 1
think l won't"
"WeIl, that is curious" (" said l.
''Yes,n he replied "I'm a machin-
ist-made u iscOvery-nObOdy be-
lieved in it; spent all my money try
ing to bring it Out-mOItgaged my
hOme-all went. Everybody laughed
at me-everbOdy but my wife-spunky
little WOman-said she would work
her fingers off before should give it
up. Went to England-nO better
there; came within an ace of jump
ing off London bridge. Went into
shop to earn money enough to come
home with there | met the man /
wanted. To make long story short,
I've brought e30, 600 home with me,
and here 1 am" ieHH
"GoOd for you ~ / exclaimed.
"Yes,U said he; 1890, 600; and the
best oft, is, she don't know anything
about it. I've fooled her so often and
disappointed her so much that / Just
concluded / would say nothing about
this. When got my money though,
yOu better believe ! struck bee line
for home.D
"And now you will make her hap
py," said.
"HappyI" he exclaimed; "why you
don't know anything about it. She
worked like a dog while / have been
gone, trying to support herself deesAt-
iy They paid her thirteen cents a
piece for making cOarse shirts; and
that is the way she has lived half the
time. She viii come down there to
the depot to meet me with a gingham
dress and a shawl hundred years old,
and will think she's dressed up. Oh,
she won't have no clothes after this
oh no, l guess nOt!'
And with these words, which inn
L - IL Il
soon rival Queen YietOriais, the stran-
ger tore down the passage-way again,
and getting in his old corner, where
ne thought himself out of sight, went
through the strangest pantOmime,
laughing, putting his mouth into the
drollest shapes, and then swinging