The Lamoille news. (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1877-1881, 1880-11-03
low a Nan vas Proved a Paupsr.

600 persons, relates this experience:
Some years ago l was travelling in a
third-class carriage in the south OF Eng
land. was alone in my compartment,
while the other one became nearly quite
filed up at one Of the stations where we
stopped, by number Of builders men.
One of these, who seemed not too sober,
shortly began to utter a volley OF the
most horrible foul language. called
over 10 him in n quiet way: Neigh
Dor, will you be kind enough to use
language little more decent4 for yours
is distressing for other people to hear. "
He turned round to tackle" his in
terlocutor, very indignant indeed that
should venture TO take him to task; and
his companions seemed toprick up their
ears in an amused and sympathetic in
terest. 81 should like to know" he
said, "what the whatty whaC business
the likes of you has to find fault with
the likes of me. I'm a free-born Eng
lishman, and I'll say just what /
choose
"Well, but" l rtjoined, I'm free
born Englishman, too, and I'm not
bound to listen to the foul language you
use. and 1 won't"
"Well, ifyou don't like my language,
what business have you hereP don't
see what right a gentleman has in a
/. b;rd olaoc On rria 40
eff you come to rights" rejoined,
you'll allow that if you choose to take
a first-class ticket, you would have
right 10 take first-class carriageP You
wouldn't stand my telling the guard to
put you out, would your"
Certainly not" be replied; "Td just
like to see him try"
"Then, surely, if 1 choose to spend
my money in third-class ticket, have
right in third class carriage"
Well, may be SO; but then you must
take your chance OF the conversation.
You're gentleman, l suppose; and
say again gentleman has no bushes
in third-class carriage"
A hum of applause followed this piece
of logic.
"My good fellow" l said, "you have
no right to call names"
a didn't call you no Names" he re-
joined.
"You did," I said; "you called me 6
gentleman. How dared you do itP"
"Well" said he, quite taken aback
"you're parson, supposeP"
YES" replied; "but you called mi
Il gentleman. What doyou know abou
me--you who have never seen me il
your life before-to have the impudenc,
to call me such n namep But"
added, fair is fair. You have called
me name that you can show no reason
for. Now, l will call you a name anC
give reason for it, and your mate
shall judge between US, and if they sa,
I'm WRONG I'll beg your pardon"
"Al right, master, that's fai
enough" said one or two of his com
panions, and the rest sat watching u
with pricked-up ears.
WELL" l continued, "my free. Dor
Englishman, the name l call you is
pauper."
He jumped up, as if to scramble owe
and strike me, and his comrades bega
to look very furious. jumped up, too
to meet him, with a studied alacrity
which, l rightly judged, would tend t
check his ardor, and crying out Fai
play; I'm coming over to prove m
words" l sprang across into the or
vacant seat of the partition, amor
hem all, and faced my opponent.
My lad" said to the man on n
right, q" are you in clubP"
= yes" he said, "the Foresters."
"And your" went on, to the man
my lett.
2 "Yes; Pm in the Amalgamat,
Engineers"
S "And you," asked third; "wh
8 club are you IMP"
= THE Hand-in- Hand"
, The fourth and fth were Odd F,
lowe, and SO on. AS happened to ha
: heard and noted their conversati
when entered the carriage, and h
gathered that they were all about
make payments to their clubs, exec
my rhetorical friend, who had me
/ toned having dropped off from his cl
II two years before, I came to him at la
lie "What club are you IMP" / asked.
d I'm not in any," he replied.
W 81 suppose you've got some pounds
it the bankP"
0 The rest laugh ed, for they b
te heard Gas had heard) him asking
Id borrow from two orsthree OF his co
er panions.
ra Not l." he answered gruffly; II
er enough to do with all 1 earns"
OF And if you break your leg as y
OF get out of this train to-day" l ask
tie where shall you be in weeks time
r. He hesitated.
n "Come, my lads" I said, "where v
Oh he bep"
I'D In the workhouse, of course Il
re answered.
he "Then, am right or wrongp" I
he joined lis he q pauper or notp You
d, all providing yourselves against 81
MS ness, and you are independent; but
Id he is depending on the rates, upon
81 and upon you, and he is paur
ly nothing more nor less. Need beg
tn pardon for calling him by wrc
ks namep"
nd They agreed. as kn3w they wo,
he that was justified in my epithet,
S. the little encounter gave me an OPP
Ire tunity of very pleasant conversat
lat with these worthy fellows. They G.