Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1877-02-22
At the DEPOT.

tut0 as tiicy OCCuT uUU0T VaTlOuS CIR
cumstances, is always an amusin.
study, but as the average man natur
ally conceals all the %obtrusive and OBJ.
noxious points that distinguish him
from his fellow-creatures, it is only
in those unguarded moments when
WEAKNESS, disgust, or temper betrays
him into the display of his inner sell
that the student catches the oppor.
tunity to analyzs him in his true col.
ors. There are few places that offer a
better field of study than that pre-.
sented by the nightly arrival of the
cars at the Eureka depot. The late
ness of the hour, the confusion inci-
dent TO a rude awakening from an un-
satisfactory doze, the Devil derment OF
the stranger at finding himself APP
parently set down in the wilderness,
without the faintest CLEAN of a town
in sight, and the knowledge OF the old
resident that he will have to exchange
the comfortable car for the crowded
and cold tide to his residence or hotel,
all combine to upset the travellers
nerves and arouse his antagoDi>m.
Let us step aside and watch their egress
AS the train ceases its putting and
comes 10 a halt.
The first ones to come forth are
roughly clad and heavily shod men,
hard handed sons OF toll, who have
heard of the prosperity of this section
of the Silver State. and have deserted
some less prosperous camp. in hopes
of finding q better return for their
manual labor. They sling their roll of
blankets across their shoulders, grasp
the black valise that CONTAINS their
wardrobe, and launch out into the
darkness with sturdy steps, and an in
dependent air that betOkens a self
reliance gained by many wanderings.
Tie omnibus man may shout himself
hoarse, but they will not heed him. A
mile walk is a mere bagatelle, and
they will profit by the saving to hunt
up a cheap lodging house and deposit
the ON with a consciousness that they
have saved the price OF a bed by their
economy.
Here ome a jaunty- looking fellow,
a city man, by the cut of his clothes,
and a drummer for a whisky Oh cigar
house. 10y the amount of cheek
displayed. What a knowing air he
has-an expression of being familiar
with the rop-s as he mods to the driver,
exchanges greetings with the agent,
hands over his check to the baggage
man, and cody appropriates the most
comfortable corner in h vehicle. No
use asking him where he puts up; he
p%atronizes the best and pays for it, or
his customers do, and he is respected
accordingly. Following him is a port
ly individual, a mining superintendent,
or q rock sharp, as some irreverently
call him. You can see ut once that he
considers this thing a bore. Life is
generally very easy with him, and he
is used to having the little discomforts
sinoothed away. His dignity is some
what ruffled by the want of attention
paid him, and he looks forward 10 the
time when he will resume his auto
cratic sway with some itnpatience. He
Is, however, too much a mar of the
world to display any aggravation that
| he may feel, and drawing his overcoat
around him assumes an air of shutting
ont the Inconvenience from personal
contact.
All! Here comes the inevitable. He
misses a trip. and is always
ready to make his fellow
as uncomfortable as possible the
chronic grumbler, we mean. He coin-
menced at Palisade airing his griev'
ances, and he has never ceased on the
trip. He growled because a half hour
interviewed between the arrival and
departure of the cars; grumbled be-
cause it was narrow gauge road; swore
at the slow motion ;the supper at Miner
al Hill did not suit him; wondered why
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to go through by daylight; and now
he steps out on the platform just as
full of grievances as an old topper
is of whisky. Pretty place for a de-
| pot, a mile from the town; it is an inn
position TO charge four bits for a ride
To the hotel, and so on, until one wishes
that a mercifnl Providence would re.
move him from the earth, or induce
him to stay at home.
Here come the lady passengers
bringing up the rear; the wife just
back fir I'm a visit to the Bay, keeping
a bright lookout for her husband,
whom she knows will meet her at the
depot, and she is right; a sounding
kiss and hearty embrace prove IL as
The wal ing benedict greets her. The
little ones are helped Oft the platform,
their bright eyes n Ii tie dim; pour
things, they are very sleepy and it. Is
long past their usual hed-time; bun
dies are hunted up, band boxes care
fully looked after, checks handed over
fer the sarat0gas, aud the mother re-
joices mentally owe the completion OF
The journey. There are others whom
we would mention but the sketch a
slready grown beyond the usual limits
and we can only notice the closing
scene. "Half a dollar, if you please"
cries the driver. and there is a general
searching in pockets tor the desired
coin-the grumbler delivering a part
ing shot in a malediction on all impo'
%sitions, and this one in psrticular-'the
fare is collected, the box mounted, the
whip cracks, and away they go to their
several destinations. The station agent
closes up the room, and everything re-
Iapses into it, usual quietness, un-
broken until the train departs in the
morning.