Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1872-04-05
Vol. xiv. NEW SERIES, VOL. XVIII.
a Railroad Story.

A Railroad Story
/. ''Gris' writes to the Cincinnati Times
Let me relate an incident of travel that oc
CURED when | was frisky young man wit
fondness for young ladies' society. | Under
stand me, have no distaste for young ladies
society, but they don't seem to banker s,
much for mine as they did, say twenty year:
ago. This is natural enough | don
blame Ihem-only they don't know wha
they are missing.
A friend and myself got on board an ex
press train one afternoon 70 make a shor
trip. The car We entered was full, Only
one vacant seat IN fact, and that was along
side OF very charming young lady. Friend
and each made dash for that very desira
be vacant seat. IL isn't q fair thing to do,
as general thing, 10 trip a friend, but il
was allowable under the circumstances. and
! gave him Just the slightest trip in the
world, just enough to enable me 70 get the
start OF him and obtain the coveted seat. Nv
friend took seat on tie wood box, and
looked diseonsolate enough think | added
to his discontinue by certain triumphant
wlnks, mods, and motions in which indulg-
ed. The young lady was attractive, and
I some casual remarks dropped on one side Or
/ the 0ther-yOdng folks viii drop remark
occasionally, and are more ready to pick it
up again than old ones-af1rded an Opp0r-
tunity to glide easily and pleasantly Into
conversation.
she was witty and sprshtly, and grew
/ unusually brilliant; that Is, to the best of my
| recollection at this somewhat remote dav
/ My friend observing this boxed madier taau
ever. u length We reached a station where
the train stopped a moment My friend
abdicated the wood box and Rushed OUT on
the platform. Suddenly he returned, and
eommlns quickly,t TO me be seized Inc by the
collar and saIi IN tone heard all through
the ear.
"QulcS now get right Of here. You cln
get a Job here JUST As well as not. They tell
inc there is only one shoemaker IN the place,
and lots of work. 81 take your kis and get
Of before the tram starts. No use oflo5kIug
any further for work. Irampins all arluud
the country for jo5 Of sh1emaking won e
pay. Take work where You can End it.
Iaut my motto.
lie almost forced me ou- Of tine scat with
his yelemence, and itI hadn't made a viz
or0us resistance he would have had me out
On the platform. Iao young lady yaye me
on, look Of supreme disgust trumping
jour, shoemaker then directed her gaze
out Of the window, aud kept it there for the
remainder of the journey Nv friend re-
mounted the wood box. and INDUCED in
such series of feniish -rins and malignant
chucklos as would have justified ne in huri
ing him from the ear. only was too s.upeti-
cd by the proceeding O. proceed against bin
When | ltil the ear the young ladv looked =
see ID hadn't forgotten my exit. and am
satisfied she thought bad gY- oil % ..kIck
for a Job. " as tAey say in shoemaker 1ar-
lance.
Twas y N.NLof lis tr>EHAL--A Western
paper tells Story % deaf gentleman
mistake. l- seems that in the procession
that followed t.e good Deacon Joae- 90 thc
grave -A-t summer the Rev. Mr Sampler.
the ne" clergyman OF las, Town, found
himself ia tne same carriage with am elderly
i-an hr Aai never before met. Ihey rode lH
grave silence i1r lew moment-. when the
clergy m-n endeayored 90 improve the o.-
eisi3u ay serious c.nver-auon-
'Inis is a solemn duty lu which We are
engaged ny iHen-' saii BE.
'llty N hat 90 you saY- SIT Tie l.a
man returned. 'ltn t9" -Ie-A louder
l A' lari oi Hearir
81 was IelirAins shouted Che clergy
man '-l' 'his i- " solemn road "e are
'la'e-in5 Today.