The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1874-03-06

gage.
AS the road between Sixbury Junction
and Voltage is very straight and level, 1
take advantage of it and begin to make
up my journal, as it is called. 1t is q
record of the times arrive at and de-
part from stations, the number of We
hicles on the train, and any out-of-the-
way occurrences-in fact, answering the
same purpose to the train that log
book does to ship. We arrive at Welt
age in due course, and are delayed,
waiting for the Scotch mail-train pas
sengers. While engaged in my van, a
porter comes and asks for "the British
Columbia's box, and wag who is near
wants to know whether this train brought
it, or did it come special.
81 haven't got such thing" say.
"Oh, yes you have it's large green
box :" and after ferreting out the large
green box, find it belongs to the Bishop
of Columbia, who has been travelling in
the train.
Guard, said lady, Il wish you'd
request these young men to leave off
smoking"
81 can't, ma'am; they're in smoking
compartments.
"Well, / can't see it written up. Why
don't they write it up large ?"
&c 1t is written up outside the door. !"
No, it isn't, for 1 looked myself :"
but on her getting out 1 showed her her
mistake, and instead of apologizing, she
merely says: "Well, they shouldn't
have put me in"
10 hn 10 II nj
large retriever dog that had been put in
at Sixbury busily engaged in discussing
a basket of pork pies which he has got
from the parcels. They are rapidly dis
appearing, and do not dare to go near
him, as he shows his teeth and growls
in manner simply terrible. i fetch
his owner from his carriage, and he calls
the dog off and laughs at the notion of
his paying anything for the damage !;
and l take his name and address for
further use. Meanwhile, the arrival of
the mail again fits us for starting. / am
asked by a sailor, who has been in state
of drunkenness for two days, and been
carried twice up to within twelve miles
right away forwan of changing, "Where
do L change for Helsing 2"
cat Walleton.
"Ive been trying to find Walleton
for two or three days, and blest if /
can.
/ put him in the proper compartment,
give the signal, and the train again
speeds on its way +; and while we are
travelling at a terrible speed, see the
sailor getting out of his carriage and
walking along the foot-boards. 1 in
stantly communicate to the driver to
stop, get out, and fortunately secure
him, and, with the help of the under
guard, put him into an empty milk-van
and lock him in, making sure of him
for the rest of the journey. Starting
again, we arrive in safety at Diddlecome.
A great many passengers get out here,
and perfect storm of inquiries is di-
rected to me.
81 want that green box; don't you
see it 2"
"No, don't"
It's right under your nose. Here,
wait I'll get it myself.
But as it is a rule not to allow passen'
gers in the van, decline to allow her to
get i'll herself, and get the box out, an6
point out that it is blue, and not green
nor hers at all.
Guard, 1 want my hat-box."
81 don't see it, sir"
81 saw it put in at Kilby myself"
CT don't think you did, seeing W.
don't stop at Kilby."
well, never mind; just get me m.
hat-box."
1t isn't here"
"Then it ought to be. It's positive
ly disgraceful the management ough
to be kicked"
Here the porter who was attending tx
him says
"I've put your portmanteau and hat
box on the cab, sir"
1.-The deuce you have Where die
you get my hat-box?"
"You gave it me out of your HAND
when you got out of the train.
/ next release the sailor, and give hin
to the station-master, who is going t,
give him into custody, but lets him off
as he is sobered, and expresses great re
greet for the trouble he has given.
am here much puzzled by German
passenger, who was put III at Sixbury
and who says "Ist desc station
Diddlecome ?" After good deal o
consideration manage to make out nj
meaning, and nod an affirmative. III
gets out.
"Geben sic mir meme baggage"
stare, but recover on hearing tn
word baggage and as / cannot under
stand what else he says am obliged t
take every bit of luggage out of m
van, and let him claim what is his
which he does by tapping the articl
with his umbrella and saying "Da
list mein." On getting the whole of hi
property he gives me a shilling, an
makes me complimentary Cat least
hope SOY speech, and then departs.
The warning cry of "Going o
please" hurries the passengers out G
the observation-disclosures complainin
dreadfully of the scantiness of the tim
allowed of the coffee which the bal
maids give them, much too hot to drink
and of the soup, which they only &C
Just as the train is about to start, an
have to leave almost untasted. Every
thing being ready, we proceed an
taking advantage of the quietness of tn
line take my dinner, when, just in til
middle of it, feel peculiar jerk, tina
brings my heart into my mouth. / loo