The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1881-03-29
How to Travel.

nam, Connecticut, when the new mau 20,
on. think he get on at Walpolc. Ht
carried valise, a blanket rolled up in s
shawl strap, cane, al umbrella and 9
DOCK. lie wore plain suit and silk hat
and polo cap rolled up in his ulster pocket
In one OF them, that is for they were le
glon. lie carried his wax matches In 9
little pocket on his right cuff, his little case
or gentle cigarettes III a little pocket JUS,
below the handkerchief pocket; his card
case in little pocket near the right hip.
Then there were three other UNASSIGNED
pockets Oh the right breast and two othc,
mysterious pockets on the lett side of his
ulster. Then think there were two peck.
els OH the back of that wonderful garment.
just below the shoulders, but will not be
positive. Ills ulster was bclted in with n
Dclt that might have done duty on the big
pulley i'll saw mill. lie parted his beard
in the middle, comhcd his hair low ON his
forehead, and was very broad across lis
back, and had voice as big as his ulster.
lie paused beside HE and looked down at
me.
This scat occupied sir2"
And he SAID sir like regular army OIL.
Ger, with all impressive pause between it
Wv
about as long rs the regular army officer
usually occupies III saying "blcss yor,' or
words to that indirect effect.
mo, sir, | SAID, timidly, and then with
iecple attempt ut cordality, | added
sit down, sir" ,
''Sir, said the new man, 81 intend TO-
generally find seat if the car is crowded,
or tell pee pie what think about it,"
And then he sat down, partly on the scat
ana partly in my lap, crushing Inc up
against the window. lie put his silk hat
in the rack and the polo cap down over his
manly brow; he stood his cane and UNI
brclla up in my end of the seat and set his
vaisc on my feet. Then he folded his arms
80 that one OF his great elbows iam,acd il,
sell INTO my check, and then he looked
comfortable. Once III a while he would
suddenly feel IN his pocket for something,
anu every time he did SO, that elbow went
cruising up and down my ribs like stree,
Crushcr
In one Of these sudden disturbances |
Vcnturcd with timid effort at timid sn1-
casm, to 'hope that | didn't incommodc
him."
mo, SIR !" said the new man, with con-
siderable italics; ''no, sir; Id let You know
very quickly if you did, sir. I'd tell you
what thought about IT,"
Presently he took out his little cigarette
case, and a neat little mccrschallm holder,
and made preparations for the comfort OF a
smoke, but the brakeman touched his shoul
der and told him he must 20 forward TO the
smoking car.
"lsn't this the smoking car 2" yelled thc
new man, nearly grinding ne to powder as
he turned 10 face the brakeman.
"No, sir" replied that flnclionary, very
airily; ''this is II ladic' car.'
"Wcll, by jovc," said the new man, 81
took it Tor the smoking car and not u very
nice one ut that. 1t looks like a smoking
car, and the people in 1t like the people !
generally find in smokcr.'
And then he ground around toward me
again and said:
"Im an old traveller, and when don't
like anything tell what t ink ubou, It.
That Is where you'll generally find me-"
l wanted to say something smart. but
somehow Or other couldn't think of any
thing very appropriate just then, 80 held
my peace. and nclycd my wrath against
not only the new man, hut the fat pnsscn-
ger, whom l could hear behind me making
t''So"Ae no opoul NY lOSll ION. DS
and-by we stopped ut some station where
there was great Concord stage waiting,
and the new man was one of tho first pas.
sengers to rush ont, saying he would have
a box scat or they would hear what he
thought about it,"
Well, guess he got it,. He was climb
ing up over the forward Wheel roaring at
the apathctic driver to take his valsc,
when the train sturtcd and the noise fright
cncd the horses, and they made plunge.
The new man stepped on the wheel and
was thrown hca,liong on the ground,
Swapping his umbrella and cane in the
spokcs OF the wheel as he fell. Ills hat
rolled of, his valsc fell in front of the
wheel which passed over it, and two or
three men, making rush for the horses,
stepped on his hat. couldn't get my
window up in time to cheer, but the sad
passenger got his head out, and as the tram
moved off, the crowd around the coach and
the new man was thrilled by Il tender, in.
sihuating voice, that came singing back
from the car window with melancholy
lntOnatiOn:
81 say, tell 'cm what you think about
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