, 1877-07-30

Now, look hcab, mr. good fr}lab. no nopteuse;
no nonsense with all Eng'ishnsn | ma, like
threat. like that. tfcrr's hawf sov'rcign."
"Can't sec It," salt jim.
"cawn't acc atf'' cried the EnRllslln'an, IN
sstonishmeot. "Why, lers + Is, 9; riElt Under
bnt you snust l'c a most extraordinary Yankee"
"roo nluch chlu nlusfc,' replied lin, In dis
gust. You lust add on four more like that,
md ri l,c a talkin' to yer.' tbs EngIiShman
that evening.
The ladies coming from the other side hare a
fearful time of anxiety until they arc fairly rtl
Of the Cnstnn,- louise oti!!als. Truth contpt1s
the statement that the la,ltes arc tho chief and
mnst Givetcrate smuesers.
Have yon anyt',!'l. Fl thls trunk, % madam.
politess tune Of voice he can command. 49,
No, sir aneWcrs tnaAli, hut IN 4 hesE-
tatfnE svay. ami then quickly adding " That is,
hare few lace cullars. which I suppose arc
not What you wu,,l call datiaIic:'
Officer ttappIny thc nall Of l,ls lets thumb
different Ways Ways At oncrS-Y You I vii hase 10 open
the trunk. HTadnr {tlicN IN compliment Wills
pcrl farcs arc ttst NIL! things rs l'As to pay the
heaviest kind u tlootfcs.
Aln1Am complies, with profound IntsEi7ings
"a to the fate OF her lice collars.
Officer driving llts brawny tlfgits. not alto
gcthrr to-, clean, tlOw1, among laycrs VI snowy
Mntcrcuthine)-fuu dIdn'a mention, ma'am.
that you had my pieces o. silk alonU with tho
laccsi
Madam la11 confusion and blushtng behind
Yes, sir; hut they arc drrss patterns. You Ger
talnty-ynu couldn't mcan-you dotlot presumo
to charge for lew dress patlcrnst
OI!ctr {nlaktng anotlser dire into tue depths
Of the Saratoga anl drawing himself alowiy up
will, three lo1cs vi kid glorcs Al tic end OF hls
right artn)-An' you forsut. ma'am, to SAY any.
thing about Kid gloves uook'ng awfu!ly, yet
EiUn1tjr1nf1t d tnn1ntni
She has bret there before, and presently q
little pantointmc is seen tu takc place. There
ia mark Of chalk above the entrance to the
oilleSr's Pantaii,,ons' p%sset, the lady tclls
and lnscTbcd with tho oflIsiaf caballstle sign.
and In five minutes everything IL lovely"
II ts q very trying moment with the gentle
man who hna tlic foreign material for trco or
officer twilo has no mercy on any one he takes
for fashionable hachelAr) drums on itfs trunk
and sings out, Who is tic owner Ut thlsf''
II ain, half tim!liy responds the owner.
"W'hat haro fou linb!e to IutYf'
"Oh. wc1l,'1' apoEogcticaly answers the owner,
"just the mnknvs oI suit ot clothes"
s'Let me scc," demands the officer, when he
secs no douccltr Forthcoming, aud the next
to keep Jones III de>ent apparel for several
",Twon't de-" says the officer; "must bc
conGscatcd."
Jones tutnblcN In Ills vest pocket, and no con-
fiscation happcus that tfma T1se humors Of
oceau travel arc perfectly Infinite
There are Custom -llouso Officers Of such su-
pcrnatural penetration that they can tell by tho
very Iooks Ut passenger whether he has auy-
thing contraband about llltn. Aye, even 10
telling the vCry character Of tue contrabanl,-
whether It bo silks, lnccs, cloths, Or diamonds.
Anybody who has taken pains to observe the
process Of Inspecting passengers baggaEe cau-
not gs1t to nottse that the officer frequently
does nothing more tllan gIaucc At the contents
ofa trunk without Disturbing ls.aad then shalk#
knows lis passenger. lie llas taken his measure
with half an eye. md lie fcsls he can af1ur,l to
appear off-hand and lnagnanImous without per
hitting any loss to tho rrycn,lc.