Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1873-06-21
" It isn't here. I"

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"Then it ought to be. It's positive
ly disgraceful the management ought
to be kicked"
Here the porter, who was attending
to him, says "I've put your port
manteau aud hat-box on the cab, sir"
The deuce you have ! Where did
you getmy hat-box ?" ,l s.
You gave it me out of your hand
when you got out of the train"
next release the sailor, and give bim
to the station master, who is going to
give him into custody, but lets him off,
as he is sobGred, and expresses great
regret for the trouble he has given.
am here much puzzled by German
passenger, who was put in at Sixbury,
and who says "Ist desc statione
Diddlecone After a good deal of
consideration, 1 manage to make out his
meaning and nod an affirmative. He
gets out.
"Geben sic mir meine baggage"
stare, but recover or taeor;nc the
word baggage and as cannot under
S'ap" what else he SAYS, 1 am obliged to
take every bit of luggage out of my van,
and let him claim what is his, which he
does by tapping the article with hisum-
brella, and saying "Das ist mein. u
On getting the whole of his property,
he gives me a shilling, and makes me a
complimentary Cat least, 1 hope so)
speech, and then departs.
The warning cryof Going on, please,
hurries the passengers out of the re
freshment rooms complaining dread
fully of the scantiness of the time al
lowed of the coffee to drink and of
the soup, which they only get just as the
train is about to start, and have to leave
almost untasted. Everything being
ready, We proceed and taking advan-
tage of the quietness of the line, I take
my dinner, when, just in the middle OF
it, 1 feel peculiar jerk, that brings my
heart into my mouth. 1 look out of my
break, fully expecting to see the man
gled remains of some man but am
much relieved to find that it is only a
small calf. 1t has strayed from an ad-
iacent field on to the line, and being
too frightened by the approaching t, ain
to escape, was cut to pieces. We arrive
Mt Godsend in excellent time, and I no
tice commercial traveller get into a
second-cass carriage, and join another
commercial, whose face l know well,
and suspecting these two worthless, !
keep my eye upon them. The train now
stops at Dewlin /; here q passenger re-
quires a foot-warmer tell him they
are not kept at small stations, but
that he can have one at the next large
station.
"And Tn to be perished with cold
in the meantime, am {? L call it dis.
graceful. You ought to carry foot
warmers in your break ; it's large
enough"
| The train starts, and I resume my
lookout, sort the remaining parcels and
letters, and presently we steam into Rol-
lington station. Before the train has
nearly stopped, girl, who sees rela.
tive, is imprudent enough to attempt to
get out, and is thrown down, and cuts
her face very badly 1 take her name
and address, and give it to the station.
master, who will most likely summon
her on behalf of the Company. Here ]
am again assailed by several people, all
of whom want their luggage at once
in vain do say, 81 haven't got dozen
pair of hands" for one or two people
Immediately demand my name, and
threaten me with the condign wrath OF
each and all of the upper officials of the
line, with whom they (the passengers,
seem to be hand-in-glove. The little
boys friends are here to meet him
give him up, and am rewarded, and
hold my tongue as to his escapade, fol
which he seems grateful. / am called
by the ticket collector, who wants .tc
know where the commercial gentlemen
started.
"One came from London, and the
other got in at Godsend."
"You'll have to give me your names
and addresses, please :" and on giving
them they are released. Their modu'
Operaadi of swindling the Company i,
very neat the one who starts from
London takes ticket to the first stop
ping station, namely Poleworth they
meet by agreement at Godsend, where
the other one gets two tickets, and thus
defrauds the Company of one fare be
tween Poleworth and Godsend.
"Guard, when you go back to Lon
don, if you go to the booking office,
eft shilling there you may have it i
| on can get it.
"Thank you, SIR" and I smile as
say it, for the chances of my getting il
are very remote.
Guard, how is it my box has become
so crushed?"
[ don't know, ma'am."
It's great shame you fellows dom
take more care of passengers luggage
however, I shall put claim in for it
and so you'll be sure to hear of it again
Having examined my break, to see
that there is nothing left inside, made
up my journal, and settled with the
driver as to time, my trip is finished.
And thus the guard works day after
day, and year after year, at work a
which the workingman would scof, ant
call no work work, however, which
strains the tension of the nerves to the
utmost pitch, knowing, as he does, tina
the slightest omission or wrong perfor
nance of any one of his multifariou'
duties may cause an accident that wouC
place him in the dock on charge O.
manslaughter, and render his dismissa
from the service inevitable in any event