The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1871-11-21

amused at the Shire wdness ola lady who had
evidently studied human nature pretty thor
oughy. She was on her way west ana nad
bought pretty extensively in st. John' Ailer
carefully packing her trunk she te9 'ne Key ,
to the handle, checked it and rode all the
journey to Bangor on the Anxious scat
When she arrived at the Bangor House tue
first thing she did was to examine her trunh
with fear and trembling, but her silks, Veivets'
kid gloves and laces were all saie, ihe Gus
toms officers not imagining that any 1oay
who intended to smusgle SO large Waru,ooe
would ever be fool enough to furnish them
with sach splendid opportunity to cenfiscate
the lot.
must not close without reference to the
grand Masonic Ball that took place at the
Victoria Hotel the night before we left. Inc
Commandery of Knights Templar observed
Thanksgiving night-they have the YanKee
institution in the Provinces-with granu
dinner closing with dance. They came ID
their grand regalia and thsy brought their ID
dies with them. By the courtesy OF tne COM
mittee the lady guests OF the holel were ~,
vited to look on and the the gentlemen WIZ
permitted to occupy the door-Ways Oh tne Iin,
ing-room where the dance was held. sucn
solemn assemblage! No laughter, no JESUS,
but all were as sedate and marched through
the fioures of the quardilles as if they were
going to a funeral. Tide only persons VINO
SEEMED TO enjoy themselves were beautiful
voung lady from Bangor member of our
o.rrv VINO was chosen from out of the galaxy
of nretty girls tor which Bangor is cele-
brated to personate America on the ocea-
sion of the recent visit of President
Grant to that city-and her friends.
Out of all the other ladies present we saw but
one that could be called pretty, and we after
hot ho rio H.
Calais. The music was furnished by full
oIass band, and WI at they lacked in ability
they made up in vgor, and till three o'clock
in the morning brass bones blared and kettle
and bass drums kept up an internal din. We
heard our English woman say the next morn
ing that "she had nasty time" Judging by
our own feelings, after only two hours sleep,
we concluded that the term nasty was not
misapphed.
Our journey home was very pleasant one
Conductor Dodge of the Pullman car was un.
renting in his attentions. There was moth.
ing that could be done for tie comfort of the
party left undone by him. He is a model
conductor, and such was the unanimous yer.
dict of the party.
10 render the route from Portland to St
John what it should be, there are one or two
matters to which we desire to call the atten.
desires to take the night train from
Portland over the Maine Central at
the inconvenent hour of - O'Clock
midnight, and tine company does not keep a
ticket agent at the station, he should not be
compelled to pay local fares thus making his
ticket cost him ten dollars and halt to st.
John instead of eight dollars through fare
Neither can we see why, if the company can
convey passenger from Portland to ST. john
tor eight dollars in currency it should cost
eight dollars gold to bring him back. Meth
er can we see why man should be employed
as ticket seller at the other end of the line-as
was the case at Fairvlle station last week
who figures eight dollars in gold at fourteen
dollars and half greenbacks and requires a
fifteen minutes debate to beat it into his Brit
lsh head that he is wrong. Many people, es-
pecially ladies', would submit to the impOsi-
ton for fear of argument, of losing the train,
or through carelessness. Neither can we see
why train between the two principal cities
OF Maihe should be seven hours and quarter
going 1874 miles which including stoppages is
less than 10 miles an hour, the train on which
we were passengers leaving Bangor at $40 A.
NJ, and arriving in Portland at 1925 P. M.
Finally it Seems to us that it would be 4
great convenience TO passengers, especially
those in the Pullman cars who pay the high
est price, if on every station along the two
roads the name of the town or village should
be legibly painted, thus informing the traveller
whereabouts be is on his journey, and per.
chance recalling the names of places familiar
lied to him by the writings of others. All oil
which is respectfully submitted. L. e. w.