Beaufort Republican. [volume] (Beaufort, S.C.) 1871-1873, 1873-07-03
BEAUFORT, S. c., THURSDAY, JULY 8, 1873, .

set isn't here"
"Then it ought to be. It's positive
ly disgraeeful the management ought
to be kicked"
Here the porter, who was attending
to him, says: "Tve put your port
.manteau and hat-box on the cab, sir.
"The deuce you have Where did
you getmy hat-box ?"
"You gave it me out Of your hand
when you got out of the train"
I next release the sailor, and give him
to the station master, who is going to
give him into custody, but let's him of,
as he is sobered, and expresses great
regret for the trouble he has given.
I am here much puzzled by German
passenger, who was put in at Sixbuly,
and who says: "Ist diese statione
Diddlecome ?" After a good deal OF
consideration, manage to make out his
meaning and nod an affirmative. He
gets out.
"Geben sic mir meine baggage"
I stare, but recover on hearing the
word baggage; and as I cannot under.
stand what else he says, am obliged to
take every bit Of luggage outof my van,
and let him claim what is his, which he
does by tapping the article with his um-
brella, and saying: "Das ist mein. "
On getting the whole of his property,
he gives me o shilling, and makes me a
complimentary Cat least, I 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 advau-
tage of the quietness of the line, I take
my dinner, when, just in the middle Of
it, I feel peculiar jerk, that brings my
heart into my mouth. I 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. It has strayed from an ad-
jacent field on to the line, and being
too frightened by the approaching t. ain
to escape, was cut to pieces. We arrive
at Godsend in excellent time, and no.
tice a commercial traveller get into a
second-class carriage, and join another
commercial, whose face I know well,
and suspecting these two worthless, I
keep my eye upon them. The train now
stops at Dewlin here a passenger re-
quires foot-warmer I tell him they
are not kept at small stations, but
that he can have one at the next large
station.
"And I'm to be perished with cold
in the meantime, am L? I 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, a girl, who sees rela-
tive, is imprudent enough to attempt to
get out, and is thrown down, and cuts
her face very badly; I take her name
and address, and give it to the station
master, who will most likely summon
her on behalf of the Company. Here I
am again assalled by several people, all
of whom want their luggage at once /;
in vain do say, SCI haven't got dozen
pair of hands," for one or two people
Immediately demand my name, and
threaten me.with the condien 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 ; I
give him up, and am rewarded, and
hold my tongue as to his escapade, for
which he seems grateful. 1 am called
by the ticket collector, who wants to
know where the commercial gentlemen
started.
Zone 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 nodus
operandi of swindling the Company is
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, I
eft shilling there; you may have it if
! on can get it."
"Thank you, SIR" and smile as I
say it, for the chances of my getting it
are very remote.
Guard, how is it my box has become
80 crnshed?"
81 don't know, ma'am."
I" It's a great shame you fellows don't
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 at
which the workingman would scof, and
call no work work, however, which
strains the tension of the nerves to the
utmost pitch, knowing, as he does, that
the slightest omission or wrong perfor-
nance of any one of his multifarious
duties may cause an accident that would
place him in the dock on o charge of
manslaughter, and render his dismissal
from the service inevitable in any event.
WHAT THEY SAID.-In 1868 Generals
Sherman, Anger, Terry and Harvey,