, 1876-06-06
COUNTRY CoUs1.t1SG AND COzEFtNO.
Snxcidi Cnfte Snaa tknrf HE Thk TfflAnk.

Spteiai corre,poadenct er The tribune.
pl,,LApELrHiA, June 3.-The country cousin
abounds here Just now, and has been doius SO ever
since the 1st OF May. a gentleman said to Tie last
might, AZ am going to shnt my hnuse tomorrow
and send my wife nnl children into the country
LII October, We usually 90 to the fcasidc about
tho 4sh OF duly; but this yen. am compelled 10
leave earlier thnn usual, and stay longer spg.
gcstcd that It woull be rather cool for tho rcnsac
ii present. which Le admitted, and then went
on to explain tho Fraaon Of hfs action 1.-THE
fact is," said he, ave don't want 10 go now, but
If walt until July my wlic Will be 20
worn out with anxiety and oscF-cxetton that che
uuy not be ab. u 70 n. u! Since tho LIT Of April,
we have not been alone with our children md
servants more than half dozen nights. Frc-
qucntly hnyc hare Eivcn up my bed, anil slept OIL
the loor OF on sofn, md ny two boys hays done
tin same. Sometimes VIC hny0 huu six or eight
visitors on hand nj once, and on one occasion We
had ten, Including three children. who made noise
cuough to drive a man wild. Relatives ind &C.
quslntances turn up from all quarters, and hardly
any Of them arc people whom VIC care ono dime
about. We don't like to refuse to Gdmlt them, md
so wa arc going 10 put stop TO the free boarding.
house business by shutting up shop aud going tn
the seaside. shall sleep At tho house. and base
neighhors servant come 10 make ny bed. We
Of unf country visitors who wonld bc wiling 10
quarter theuselve. In the houne 70! The Make af old
ap s 20 5asp e If
home, but II Is The only thing can lu. "
COMING OF THs couErnf,cocsM.
of The honscholders in ihadelphia. Country:
| relations Of whom they never hsuti have hunted
up the relationship existing between them, and, II
from the family to show they have male to
| mistako, Sometimes they write to announce their
coming, and sometimes ttcy dfor Gown IL saaasn,5' u
No man likes 10 close his door 10 relative and 80
thu strangers settle themselves into eon'to!tablo
With very little expense. They ask the na'ron Ut
the houss 70 prerasc them portable luncheon,
and With th' !hsy proceed 70 n1 ,, SSn1ens a. MI,
1y their hunger without patron!k'nE tue Festau-
| rants. l know Of some cases whc1e thsy have
and forgotten to ratn5n It; 70 hat lie city man
who has country couple on his hands Is mulcted
adela.s dry cash In adai9n @ 10 10 s as1u1ss
rsdsi resiaeas 'Ai hsra - has become vsFy xisat
SeE' Mseks rpii IL %. Many fs.idoais viii o . ~
ftienA has done. and close their housrs. III
Sheer self. f.dcfenso: They VIII have no other alter.
na,ye, u tic rural epongo has no sentiment shout
him, and will come and ssay, even !! he knows hs
is moi wanted, aud II he acts tat the wife of his
ho,t ha'f-dead with the trouble OF keeping fss'
Let me .ay. gently bnt firmly, and In the yoiSs q
lsineh caMnull, lhat any hody who comes 10 ny
tsef Il ha a. ;ea s
onJ tor Eny!s u!eht, is srltsh and nsaa i4lut,
ought % b. licked into ths hss%ars ysT VT
70 to boarding. .honsu or 'hotcl, ss;tls yourself
comfortably, 70 and ses thy E.h!b!lon, any y
isasa @ Town, make your call, II yon eaooss,
at yuut friends house .r u'lcs: ,,n nont Hn
Y s xsy ynaut e. u ens hS know
you arc In town. liz may tHyl.u sou eyer so earn
csly bat iont bcllyxo t.s wants {pu, tot hs l. al
s.Atly run 10 death with visitors y you can't aDort
r,,Hr bills hHIltAtlf. stay Ut h0tllN
ot sjss soaa VII Viii sttaw and slosc :wood IL III ois
trunk that Will co.t 81 register st. ~ & hotsl
yuu are dono with the Ccntennia!, sc9ot and II
Them ind yoa 4 they esn Mini yop, 1ont t., ~
ss1 ~. ~ hansst anu h9no!a's 1 sosSs ah% nas
s ,a' true shsrae.s ts,sa i snsass unisf
cloak q ySu hass m nSa1 ," aMa fSa fSI
ysat CONE nc1t ycar. or lho ona Atsss, Or las
year; but stay away from them now.
Il TIE OLD AND TILE NEW.
Infront OF lhu ylAnd building, tho Baltimore
Ss!sSs. s p n Gss,nS IL ill., suTss
bull. 'Ai' IN lss', si and ths Other Il as75
ssst s tas eeae1sl Stss ~ Ths q
greater than ls entire thglnc 4gaf'ne the NUN
s Old tnfhn' In "s ~ .tS' Ths ns Sh
conveyed to thu whole by sost ot waiktng. bear
with vertical roda; and thcEu Is bswl!aer!ng 70
pIlcty Of thr locomotive Of tho prcscnt day. III
auyinstr had very limited space fot mo!in
about, and hardly enough TOT standing. room. Th
story eges that, when tbs hr.t locomotive was ~
on ths baltimore s ohio Hallway it naturally e1
cicl much curiosity. so.nc VI the old hcals wsr
Inclined 10 doubt thu efficiency Of te .fansle
motor, and QUO Of thsM sail lu haA loIsu thu
could beat II. 50 ono day. hs stationra hiInsrlt
with Ills slead, At point whets tho railway sn
easrlage .roaa were parallel for quito dlstance
sSses.s u him. b. gsye shs isin e ii. hotss A.
lrt tbs hcask lave his way. Il Wa neck
anl.ncek for . milo or -, and then o.,I ~
Lnrse pulled ahead and lcft the loconattn
in tho rear. How would It be now with thu ''bnll
y,na" u the present day. J. fancy that tho h.'te
wuud bu AuAsesllri In less taia than IL has takc'
ms 10 write thia latter. ,,.,.,.,, ..
AA4 speaking ot this Baltimore lnc1mntlve, 70
minds ule Of story hcarl IN ltusaa " atn y y
Nlculnl hallway Was constructed III 1871, ltoA g.
. Petersburg TO Moscow, The woIk WAS apns 0iae
contF&cta With American enyineofa. aud hs eaTs an
snylnes wass supplied from ba.im1;s Y ths q, r.
, nouv sYtabiishnlsnt Of the Htn1ns i'sothefs. ~
Russian ptsst. oppss esery E,ydctn ln''oTni!on
! Whuu iho suad WA " hS opened. They aetaEmiuc
to stop I; md they went ~ totss y pclns !
i | WORK VI lho Devil. The train came slowly A!une