River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1878-07-18

l uld Nf1Ut worn dS tLl
man that if let you go alone you will
return to me In an hour and report your
self / viii LET you go. Captain B
gave his word as required, and every day
he used TO do the same, always coming to
give his word of honor and returning
each day to report himself, proud of be-
ng trusted. l. was rather risky treat
ment for suicidal patiezt, but II succeed
ed. He's as we'll now, sir, as you or {"
"1here was another case we nad quite
| different---f
/ have settled myself into a listening
attitude; but my friend has suddenly
ceased. Looking up. | find Iny opposite
neighbof has just awakened; and his IT.
tendant having perhaps no other topic
of conversation than his professional ex-
periences, which he no doubt rightly con-
siders ar inappropriate subject To discuss
before one of of his charges, has relapsed
to his perusal of the Scotsman, nor do |
heas another word from him till he bids
me good day at York.
''Grantham, Grantham!s
have been following the example of
the generous lunatic, and taking nap
which almost deserves the name Of a
sleep awake to the glorious conviction
thai I am nearing my journeys end,
and have unconscious,y got over about
one hundred mile of loneliness, | have
still some hours before me yet, however,
and SCENE doomed TO perform that part
of the journey solus. What shall dolto
fill up the time? Happy thought!
Smoke! But this is not a smoking com
partment, and bylaw No. Z says shat
any person smoking IN any carriage 9th
er than smoking carriage shall be liable
to penalty not exceeding forty shil-
lings." Bother bylaw No. Z
call the guard. Toe flrst-class smok-
ing compartment is full. Well, what's to
| be done? A smill business transaction
between the guard and myself; beginning
! with my hand in nv pocket and ending
with his in his; and he suggests that as |
am all alone and by his favor likely to be
so, / may as well smoke where | am.
light up amidst evident operations for a
start, and am quietly settling down to the
enjoyment OF my cigar when the door hur-
riedly opens and have a companion--a
man about my own height and age, al
| together not very unlike me. q am of
that mediocre mould in which nature has
| formed so MANY of my fellow creatures.)
| / All 10 HAVE q dltci ais
| Well, so much the better. 1t will be
somebody to tax TO aud pass the time.
wonder if he is as taciturn as my COM
panions at the outset of the journey. Evil
/ dently not ha 10 roaauarins bia breath
after his hurry, and is preparing to adj
| dress me.
"Ill trouble you to put that cigar
o,it, sir! 1 object to smoke
| CD,,r
"Here, guard! tell this person to put
ont his cigar at once. This is not a
smoking compartment"
"PIentv of room in the next carriage,
| sir. Would you mind stepping in
| thereF'
eyes would mind. Bylaw No Z say
etc, etc" says my companion, standing
blocking up the doorway and arguing
with the guard.
"Very sorry, sir; but you must put out
your ciger.'
Cant go into the next carriege?"
! Two ladies in them. sIr-old ladies y
Have you an empty compartments"
"We're just oil, +" says the guard, slam
raing to the door, and the next minute
we are spinning on our way to Peterbor
ough.
Shall I put out my cigar2 l have
been alluded to as a person | have
| been addressed In dIctatorial Kramer
yshich has the very reverse of soothing
| influence over me- l feel rufflad an OBJ
stinate Had / been asked politely my
| Havana would have been out OF the
window in a twinkling. Shall | put it
out or infringe bylaw. No, z, and be
fined forty shllings? | acM finish my CT
gar, End abide by the consequences.
NJ compar ion is evidently as unac-
cost0med to opposition as | am to dicta
ton. and tor few minutes he stares at
me dumbfounded, then he let's fly his
own version of King James 'Counterblast
against Tobacco. On my part preserve
an obstinate silence. Ny companion
pulls up the window on his side: | put
up that on mine, which produces a
violent fit of coughing on his part, when
down 90 both windows in hurry.
We arrived at Peterborough, and the
guard is again called. I have almost
finished my cigar, and throw the end
away. NY companion cannot let the mat
ter rest, however, and when we are start
ed again he reads me another lecture,
couched in such unacceptable terms that
I
Sir, here is my card; and | insist up
on knowing your name and address y
| ] take his card, open my card-case,
pun his card in, and return the case to
my pocket without giving him my card
in exchange. l finish my cigar amidst a
voliey of threats of getting my name and
address by force.
We are at Finsbury Park now, and
| tickets are being collected. This is the
nearest station TO my home, and here
intend to leave the train. My compan
ion follows me up the platform, and calls
| the guard to take my name and address.
Being under the scrutiny of the other
passengers, who evidently think have
got into trouble for card sharplng, and
having made up my mind to pay the
penalty, l lose no time in giving my
card.
At home am received with open arms
and am hurried into the DINING room
by my boys to inspect device over the
/ sideboard for my especial benetit-"Wel-
come" in blue letters on white ground.
My wife is full of inquiries after all our
| friends in Edinburgh, and what sortof a
Journey have had.
/ Having informed her that individually
aud collectively all our friends ARE as we'll
as could be expected, considering the
wintery weather they have had, and that
all were as kind and hospitable as ever,
briefly tell her of my smoking adventure.
"And who was your companion2" asks
my wife.
"How should | known
"Why you have his card"
ITO be sure; quite forgot that" says
/ ], producing my card-case. | search it
through carefully, but no card, other than
/ INV own can | find