The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1882-05-12
THE ENGLISH CAR.

THE ENGLISH CAR.
The English carriages are divided Into sep
arale compartments, with seats scrss from
door 10 d.or, the passengers sitting face to
face. aud their knees almost shaking ha,.ds
with zach other. Some have, tll-ieforr, Ia
ride baektoth the engine. This arrangement
OF the carriages entirely does away With the
through gangaay of the ST airs. which would
tie entirely contrary To the Enelislntxn's li+s
If confer. Hr desires To b- xlnne as nncE
AS possible, and when his compartment Is
Invaded by persons who interfere with bis
convenience, he promptly cha grs :" anoiher
c"mpar mrm nj the next station. There are
few rsriag-s set apart In each train IL,
Sinking. and the snrk-r renders himself H.
ahle I" . due IL indulYiug In ihw ffagranl
weed II, any oiher carriages beside THESE vel
apart for Ills use. The compa .imrnts arr
upholstered IN various yi-s. The trsi-class
Is sluxurialsl, fitted up. and eushion-d in dsl
"lue cloth. and . provided with arm rests
aud convenient net 1ork overhead f,r III.
reception of light luggage; tie second class
carriage IS upholstered In leather cushior s
aud hack. without the arm rests, and th
third class passenger only has the cushion
prvsied for him by nature, AMI seeks cnm
fot on the bare seats and backs. Tn
fare varies according t. the degree of com
font which the traveller wishes u +ij y.
Pullman cars are aliarlird 10 c-ri ain tlaIus
"n few lines wb.u naking q nighi j,irue,.
The tracks are as u rule IN first class rrpait.
but some Of tine smaller lines ar. very much
neglected.
BACK COUNTRY LINES.
We were once travelling ~, = branch Of ih.
Great Eastern Railway tna small town nam, q
Buuiinlf"rd Th. stations were email
so"drn sha .ti,s. aud Tue -ugin. s--ined y. II
II hai some difficulty logri along the driver
Was civil sort of individual. aud nsthi 4
10th to -ntrr inio u little chat. "Y.s, sir,
this line isn't exscti, a paying en-, aud The,
send us down all the br,krn doan engitrs
which are too old Ia run on the main line
II comes rather awkward ~ lines. ~ ihrr,
Is steep incliti. ci.s.tp W,s' " II. am We
often have II !" climb To the top. Some
times we make falnr. of the j ,b. aud We
have to 90 hack again. get steam up. aud
make Himtl-r rush." Ee5 -.
II suppose ,"n can g. down hill fat
-nauch?"
IL guess We can: ~ rattle d'wntle ,ihri
side OF that incline like the very aind. ai.d
often get to the next station long before
proper time"
"You don't seem to have many mishaps
on this line" a-5 @4s a
"No. You see, we don't 20 fast enough
to run into anything. Last winter we got
showed up altogether, and passengers had to
scramble home the best way they could.
Once, ran into the terminus without any
train behind me. The carriages came un-
coupled on that incline, but didn't happen
TO notice It. The station-master looks ut me
laughing and says, Jack, where's your
train p sWhy, behindme, of course, says !;
but, sure enough, it wasn't there, and was
we'll laughed at when went back and
brought the passengers into the station"
We then left the jovial, oiiy-faced driver
and began our search for hotel accommoda-
tion In the quaint little town of Bunting
ford, TO which we hope to refer in another
letter. A& w. X. III.