Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1882-02-22
from the London society.l
HARRY.

"Another train on in half an hon,
Will any gentleman get out to oblige
lady p
The station at Oxenholme Junction
"change cars for Windermere. wa
crowded with travellers Fastening lake
ward, and anxious to reach their yariou
destinations in time for dinner or tea
as the case might be. The platform wa
still dotted with the different costumes
ultra pretty or ultra-ugly, which deligh
the tourist eye, though the train now OF
the point OF starting was already so full
that distinctions of class had been los
sight OF in the rush for seats made by
the famished and tired crowd. Mrs
Salway felt sure that such was the cas-,
as she sat in the corner of her first-class
carriage, aud alternately cast angry
glances at the people who had scrambled
in after her, and piteous ones at he,
youngest daughter, who had not been &c
successful in the crush, and was now
standing forlornly enough upon the plat.
form.
ut is so like Mary" Mrs. Salway
murmured to her elder daughters:
"really your father should have waited
for us; this is the last time that we
travel In two paities. / had no idea
that flrst-class passengers were crowded
out OF their seats, and mixed with
everybody in this way. I suppose we
must get out, and all stay until the next
train ?''
And, indeed, the other passengers.
notwithstanding the guards Invitation
and her black looks, showed no inclina-
ton to postpone their arrival for half an
hour, and risk the chance of being late
at table d'hote.
There was one passenger, sitting in
the opposite corner from the platform.
who excited Mrs. Salway's more partic-
ular spleen. She was quite sure that
the ticket III his pocket if he had one at
all this man was a mental reservation),
was Tor the third class. His rough suit
was shabby. and had seen much service,
more especially the knickerbocker part
OF it, and in that service his soft gray
hat had apparently shared to very con-
siderable extent His boots were as
innocent Of backing as his stick of var
nish, and the small knapsack above his
head would have failed to carry conf
dence to the mind of the least suspicious
OF hotel-keepers. But he had some re-
deeming points about him; his hands
were gloved- in old gloves once yellow.
it Is true. and he gave up his seat to
oblige lady, according to the guards
formula.
From his place in the corner of the
carriage he could not see whom he was
obilgIng, having retired with the shame
faced confusion which nine out of ten
Englishmen assume when they are be-
ing conspicuousiy courteous, he stole a
glance at her face as she stepped in.
She gave HIM little bow of thanks,
and a smile of such evident gratitude as
would have converted the many family
friends who considered Mary Salway
rather plain than otherwise. She had a
small pale face, with shy brown eyes q
size to large for it; rather tinid retir-
ing face, which made one agree with her
mother that giving way to a crash was
lust like Mary" and very unlike Mrs.
Salway. Our friend in knickerbockers
saw the smile, and would fain have be-
come better acquainted with it; but the
train was already moving off with the
young lady, and, as he remembered when
too late, with his knapsack as we'll.
30 it happened that when he did
reach Windermere station his scanty
baggage was not to be found. KNAPP
sacks, large and small, are common
things at the Lakes, and inquiries were
In vain. The Grown Hotel at Bowness
reached, be was only just in time to get
the last vacant room, little one at the
top Of the house, much encountered
with spare baths, baby's crib, and
other odds and ends, but otherwise al
most as Ill provided with furniture as he
was With luggage. However, he was
lucky in not having to sleep under the
bliliard-table, AZ has happened to some
wayfarers in those parts; and besides,
the room had such view of the head Of
Mindermere, the Langdale Pixies, and
high Street, a. made up for some slight
inconveniences.
Strict evening dress is not demanded
by etiquette at the lake hotels. Some Of
the company, no doubt, are Americans.
travelling with mountains of iron. bound
trunks bearing the labels of half the
notels IN Europe; many are honeymoon
ing couples, arrayed in the newest OF
apparel from the crown Of the head To
the sole OF the foot. But many also
carry their luggage in their hands or on
Their backs, and 80 swallow-tails and
spotless shirt-fronts are Cut Of the oues.
ton. But the etiquette Of the table
ah0te does look for one thing, and that
= black coat OF some kind or other.
Therefore Mrs. Salway, who for various
reasons had not felt all her daughters
glatilude. was much aggrieved at the