Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1873-10-24

still more striking contrast with the dark
shades of the sooty cheeks. "Wili you
have ride, my boys, in the stage-coach?"
"Ees, zur," said the elder, scarcely dar-
ing to trust the evidence of his ears.
"Well, then, hostler, open the stage
door. In with you! And, dye hear? be
sure to take the two middle seats; so, one
on each side"
The guards horn sounded, and coachee's
voice was heard: "Only one minute and
half more, gentlemen; come onn'
They came, bowed laughingly to our
friend of the corporation, and passed on
to the coach. The young lord was the
first to put his foot on the steps. "Why,
how now, coachee? What confounded
joke is this? Get out you rascals, OF l'll
teach you how to play gentlemen such a
trick again"
''Sit still, my lads; you're entitled
to your places. My lord, the two mid
die seats, through your action and that
of your young friends, are mine; they
were regularly taken and duly paid for.
| choose that two pr0teges OF mine shall
occupy them. An English stage coach
is free to every one who behaves quietly,
and l am answerable for their good con-
duct; so mind you behave, boys! Your
lordship has horror of a middle seat;
pray take the corner one"
"Oyerreached us, by Jove" said the
law student. eve give up the cause, and
cry you mercy, Mr.. Bull"
"Blythe is my name,"
owe cry quits, worthy Mr.. Blythe"
"You forget that possession is nine
tenths of the law, my good sir, and that
the title of these lads to their seats is in
disputable. have installed them as my
l0cWna tenentes, if that be good law Latin.
1t would be highly unjust to dislodge the
poor youths, and cannot permit it. You
have your corner"
"Heaven preserve us!" exclaimed the
clerical student.
"You are surely not afraid of a black
coat" retorted the other. Besides, we
ought not to suffer our thoughts to dwell
on petty earthly concerns, but to turn
them heavenward."
"I'd rather 60 through my examination
a second time than to sit by these dirty
DEVILS" groaned the medical student.
"Soot is perfectly wholesome, my young
friend; and you will not be compelled to
violate a single hygienic rule. The
corner you selected is vacant. Pray get
in"
AT these words, coachee, who had stood
grinning behind, actually cheated into
fOrgetfulness of time by the excellence of
the joke, came forward. "Gentlemen,
you have lost me minute and a quarter
already. I must drive ON without we, if
so be ye don't like your company"
The students cast rueful glances at each
other, and then crept warily into their re-
spective corners. AS the hostler shut the
door he found it impossible to control his
features. cpl give you something to
change your cheer, you grinning rascal"
said the disciple of Nsculapius, stretch
ing out of the window; but the hostler
nimbly evaded the blow.
"My white pantaloOns!" cried the lord
"My beautiful drab surtout!' exclaimed
the lawyer expcctant. "The filthy ras-
calsr'
The noise of the carriage-wheels and
the unrestrained laughter of the spectators
drowned the sequel Of their lamentations.
At the next stage bargain was struck.
The sweeps were liberated and dismissed
with a gratuity; the seats shaken and
brushed; the worthy sons of the universi-
ty made up, among themselves, the ex-
penses of the postchaise; the young doc
tor violated, for once, the rules of hy-
giene, by taking middle seat; and all
journeyed on together, without further
quarrel or grumbling, except from
coachee, who declared that "to be kept
over time minute and a quarter at one
stage and only three seconds less than
three minutes at the next was enough to
try the patience of saint; that it was !"-
Robert Dale Oaoe1a, in atlantic for No0ena-