Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1879-08-13
WOODSTOCK. w. WEDNESDAY, AUG, Is, 1879

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and the officials In charge were grnm'
bling because "Boss Tweed" and bis
party occupied Fls entire sections
The "Bos." stayed close Ia his CON-
partmenl. Tor Mast had made his iace
so perfectly familiar 10 every one that
he encountered mare staring lhan he
liked, Gis daughter stately dlsalli
cd lady, waited the start with evident
impalience while The young gentlemen
his sons and their fflends--stood In
a group on tho platform, smos'
Iug, apparently enjoying the curious
looks which wee levelled on them
They were bound Tor the Yosemite
aud have rlwys marvelled that when
once SO far away from Gotham, the
"Boss" didn't know enough TO Sall
for Hong Kong aud stay there but
the "marvcl' IL not especial to my
story.
We were picking away at lunches
eating California grapes, and doing
the hundred lslless things ole always
does while merely "waitipg," I'LL the
scream OF the approaching "'ransier
train" sounded shrilly out, aud we
looked with Interest at the new pas
scngers, Some of thom deserved our
regards, Others didn't but we watched
them all, mentally summing up each
particular case, and utterly ignoring
them thereafter, or else resolving to
win their friendship,
The first group comp rised man.
bis little inefficient, washed-out look
ing wife, q strong minded nurse and
two children, destined to be our tor-
ments.
Next came widow and her daugh
ter, the daughter wore glasses aud
WAS u goose the mother only paying
for single birth grumbled and fretted
most impolilely when the other seat
and birth of the section was assigned
to tall, spirited looking English girl
with whose splendid eyes and queen.
ly ways fell directly and deeply in
love. But dear friends don't jump at
conclusions, for she isn't the heroine
OF the beach.
Listening to the lll-bred matron' l
hardly noticed the bevy OF young
girls who had entered the rear door,
or two dreadfally bridish brides and
their spouses who had likewise claim
ed their places. My English beauty
utterly disgusted with her vis-a'vis'
asked for place IN my section during
the day, and we became delightfully."-
confidential in ten minutes and l
learned that she was from Nova Scotia,
that this was the eleventh day of her
journey, while the merry-taced hand
some young man who she ordered
about with such supreme nonchalance
was her brother.
Meantime, we heard from the rear
section peals of merry laughter, the
aforesaid infant gave us peal on peal
of dreadful yells, and we took dlshon-
orable peeps in the tell tale mirrors to
watch the spooning of the bride. Our
handsome young nan roamed up and
down, and finally with wicked mis-
cbiyeous face, came to his sister sug-
gesting that she should 60 and watch
the view from the rear end Of the Car.
I knew his motive, so / went too (;
but he made nothing that time, for his
sister nevev glanced at the pretty girls
we passed. We looked from the plat
form a few minutes; our hero stood
twisting his mustache with vexation,
till growing desperate he remarked
"Say, Madge! That girl with the
dark eyes is stunning, isn't she7 l
wish you would make her acqua'nt-
ance.'
"Indeed That's is the view you
admired was it? Well sir l shall 90
nothing of the kind. have no voca-
tion tor stunning girls. Come Mrs.
d. let's 90 back.
"Evidently used to such snubblng,
Tom-that was soI his name but we
will play it wss-made mocklng
salute, and retorted laughing
"Well madame, I'm quite equal to
helping myself. You just wait until
you want to know some stunning fel-
low !"
Madge only gave him a look OF
supreme contempt and walked off toss
ing over her shoulder command to
fetch the hamper, for she was hungry
and no supper could be had till we
reached Grand Island +; then turning
to me she said with an exceedingly
ancient air, Positively that boy is too