The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1882-06-09
Wrecked in Port.
BY THE HAwKEYE TRAVELLER.

AS you 60 to Boston and Hartford by
way of the Boston and Albany Railroad,
if you take the morning express there
are two parlor cars thereunto attached,
with all the appurtenance thereunto APP
pertaining, including a porter with q
wisp broom in one hand and q place for
a quarter in the other. Now these two
parlor cars are twins, differing only. as
is the case with twins, in their manners.
The last time l went out that way,
which was only q few weeks since, one
of these cars was Governor Hawley, and
the other was "'Tother Gov'nor,'' I
don't remember who.
All went well until we reached Spring
field. There the usual halt of five or
ten minutes was made, the parlor car
for Albany was switched off to its prop
er train, and we went laundering on to
Hartford. "'t.. @ W
Before we were well out of the depot
an old gentleman confronted me. Round
faced, well-dressed, q~uick-spoken, a lit
tie, crusty, and q general air of authori-
ty about him.
"Young man." he said, sharply, ''out
of thatr'
"Out of which," 1 said, in innocent
surprise.
''Out of that chairr' snapped the old
party. "Come, be lively; 1 want to sit
down.
/ was puzzled and annoyed, and STAN
mered something about this being a par
lor car, and
"Yes, yes" he said, impatiently, II
know all about that; this is a parlorc car,
and you've got my seat. Get up and
get out of it now without any more
words. Get a seat of your own some
where, and don't go around appropriate
ing other peoples chairs when they've
gone for lunch. Get out, young fell
low"
| am naturally a very meek man, but
L did make one more desperate effort to
retain my seat. l said L had occupied
that seat
Ever since / got out of it at Spring.
field" snarled the old man. II rode in
that seat all the way from Boston, and
the minute / left it you jumped into it.
And now you jump out of it, and no
more words about it, or I'll make the
car full of trouble for YOU"
1t began to dawn upon me then just
how matters stood. In fact / knew, but
Twas nettled. Every body in the car
was laughing at me, and l do hate TO be
laughed at. / determined to wait for
my sure revenge. l said, you'll be
sorry if you take this chair"
He snorted fiercely, and / abdicated
without another word in favor of the
testy old jumper of claims who thus
summarily evicted me. 1 arose, gath
cred up my hat, o~vercoat, lap-tablet,
newspapers, book, big valise, little va
lise, and articles, and thus burdened
walked meekly TO the rear of the car,
and sat down on the meanest, poorest,
most uncomfortable seat in the train,
the upholstered bench under the big
mirror. The wood-box in the smoking
a is an easy-chair in comparison with
that bench. By-and-by the old chair
grabber called out:
young man, where is that little red
handbag / left hereP"
/ meekly said II hadn't never fetched
it," and he reared out that it was there
when 1 took his chair. But justthen the
conductor came along and glanced at
his ticket, while the old party explained
how I had made way with his little red
handbag. THAT young mar back
there" he explained, "was in my chair
when I returned, and my ovcrshoes and
a little red leather handbag is"
The conductor, q brisk, taciturn man,
full Of his own business, here handed
back the old party's ticket.
Wrong train,' he said, brusquely.
sa1et off al next station. This train for