Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1878-06-05

only last week WnlCu shai hos So7'J
forget.
| was starting from the Waterloo sta
tion by an afternoon train for Hampshire
and meeting with four military friends
who were going to Farnboro's station
for Aldershot), got into their carriage.
Beside us five, there was an Eton boy.
There is no mistaking that description
of the race; they are always dressed In
the height of fashion in the vacations,
although at school they delight in hat
with half its brim off, and, moreover,
they all wear stiff little white ties, which
give them the appearance of duodecimo
ministers of some Juvenile religious
sect. The little wretches are as naughty
and reserved as North American Indians
and the individual of fourteen years of
age or so, whom we had on this occasion
for our fellow-traveller, looked as
though the entire railway station,
plants, and valuable house property ad-
jaceut belonged entirely to himself.
NV soldier friends, however, a class
which has generally proper contempt
for boys-paid no sort of attention TO
him, and as for me, l was delighted TO
ignore his presence.
.'Now, jack said my friends two of
whom were my college chums, and all
of them intimates, ''you will let US
smoke, we know, although not fond of
il yourself"
WELL" replied /, sit will probably
make me ill, but otherwise l have no
objection
As soon as the train began to move
they accordingly lit their cigars; they
had not, however, taken three puffs be-
fore the child in the white cravat (whose
wishes nobody had thought of consult
ing requested in that half-hOarse, half
squeaking voice peculiar to his period
of life, that they should put their cigars
out, because smoking was offensive to
him, and contrary to the bylaws.
The officers stared as though the car
riage-lamp had uttered an observation
and then all four burst out into roar
of laughter.
"You will find it no laughing matter,
gentlemen, when you get to Farn6Oro,
said the Etonian; ''or, at all events, the
joke will cost you two pounds apiece.
You have been warned, as the Act di-
reefs; | object to your smoking in this
carriage"
- Then get into another, you little
brute" observed Pepperpot, of the
10th; {" indeed, | have a great mind to
drop you out of the window as we 60
along"
II will thank you for your name and
address," returned the phenomenon,
stiffly; here is my card at your service.
Be so good as TO name your friend.
- Smith, of London, replied Pepper
pot. Only give me time 10 write to
my wife and family. What bloodthirs-
" young creature it is.'
He is very plucky," remarked Nor
man, of the kits, approvingly; 81 will
say that for him; but what cheek. what
cheek"
81 am obliged to you for your good
opinion returned the little wonder,
drawing out a gold repeater; ''but if
within one minute your cigars are not
all eXtinguished, | will appear against
you as sure as 1 am living man. Ny
time is of no consequence, and | would
as soon get out at FarnbOro's as any,
where else; soyou may be sure you will
not escape. L feel it my duty to prose-
cute upon public ground"
Once more did Pepperpot glance at
the window, and even stretched his
hand toward this human gadfly, as
though he would have nipped him up
between finger and thumb; but with a
rueful look at his companion, he pres
emily cast his beloved weed out of the
carriage, instead Of the boy. The other
three followed his example; for was it
worth while to pay forty shillings each
for a fOrty-five minutes ride"
That's right" observed the young
gentleman, approvingly, returning his
watch TO his pocket, and reengaging
himself in the columns of Bells Life;
obedience TO the law is one of the du-
ties of the soldier"
Conversation tagged after this, for a
sense of disgraceful defeat oppressed
the spirits of my friends. They said
great number of severe things against
the common enemy; but he never lifted
his eyes from the exciting details of the
Champion Fight of the Light Weights,
which appeared to afford him intense
though tranquil satisfaction. When
the soldiers got out at Farnboro's
observed his eyes twinkle with especial
merriment; but 1 could not be certain
that he was enjoying his victory until
the train began to move again No
sooner, however, had we left the plat
form, than the Etonian burst into such
series OF fits Of laughter that they
actually rumpled his neckcloth. He
became, in short, to my horror, a boy,
in one Ofits most ordinary and repulsive
forms.
II think did 'em, eh, old stick-in-the-
mud ?" observed he, when he had got
little breath.
"You deprived four gentlemen of
an hours pleasure, returned l, haught- |
lily.
''Yes, but l deprived myself as well,"
returned the diminutive one, producing
from his pocket briar pipe. 81 can't
go without my tobacco myself without
great inconvenience.
what" cried L ''you are not going
to smoke yourself, you young monkey
-
'Ain't 1, thought" interrupted the
Etonian, nodding in an Extensively |
familiar manner. If those fellows had |
been civil, and asked my permission |
10 smoke as well as yours, l would |
have given them each a better cigar
than the Line are accustomed to, l
fiatter myself; but since they chose to |