The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1883-01-25

window up for some time aud it was
pretty chilly, besides tho black
smoke poured into the car. 1 watch
ed Grant for little while aud l saw
he was annoyed as the smoke and
chilly breeze blew right over him
Presently be got mp, and leaning
over the lady's shoulder put his
hand on the catch aud let the VIM
dow sash down. The little woman
gave an involuntary start and turns
ed round fiercely, but Grant never
noticed her aud dropped back into
his chair. After little while tho
little lady hoisted tho window again
and some OF the passengers who had
seen the affair smiled at one another
Then tho little woman beckoned to
me and said. "Conductor, who is
that hog back OF me 2"
"That's General Grant N'said |.
"Oh, said tho little woman aud
she dropped the window immodi-
ately. Grant heard the question
but never let Oh, and went on read-
ing his paper as il nothing had hap
pencd."
"But Oscar Wilde took the cake y
said the conductor, warming up as
he saw the reporter was highly en-
tertained. oscar Wilde was moro
bother than all the women who ever
rode on q railroad car. He had IN
idea that he was the greatest man
that America had ever seen aud he
Iput on more airs than IL he had
been tho Gar of Russia, tho Prince
of Spain and the Emperor Of Ger
many all in one. Would you be-
lieve it, be paid the porter of the
sleeping car to toll people at the
stations along the line wherever the
train stopped that Oscar Wilde was
in the car. He was the vainest
most conceited mule ever saw. He
wouldn't drink wator out OF the glass
at the cooler, but sippel it out Of a
silv er and gold mug be carried will
him, and he'd sit with the tips OF his
6ngers pressed together aud looh
up at the roof of the Car az if Le
was about to offer up a prayer.
Herbert Spencer was the mos,
restless traveller | ever saw, and
Bob Iugersoll is the best. When
Iugersoll enters car to go on a
journey, the first thing he does is tc
hang up his big slouch hat, then he
commences to make himself comfor'
table, and by the time tho trair
starts he just acts as if he were q
homo in his study. Ii there's NJ
one on tho train that he knows, j
don't take him long to strike mp al
acquaintance, and everybody seem
glad to know him. Hes very jol
ly and worry liberal traveller
smokes nearly all the time on tn,
cars and always carries bundle OF
choice cigars with him. | remembe
one night there wns freight wreck
and our train had to lay mp for thre
or four hours. 1t was terribl
night, the wind blew a hurricane
and the rain came down in torrents
g Colonel Ingersoll was one Of tn
o passengers. Everybody got tired
. Nobody could get anybody to tall
with them. At last little Scotch
: man who was travelling through
u America Sightseeing. learned wh'
. Ingersoll was and he tackled hin
: then and there. Ingersoll was jus
= in the humor, and in less than tel
u minutes everybody in the car crowd
8 cd around him and listened to hin
: for over two hours, and the passen
u gers seemed 80 pleased and enter
y tanned that they forgot all about tn
Z night and the accident 4"
"Secretary Folger is very quie
traveller. He generally has pile o
; legal documents along with him
, and puts In the time examining
: them. Secretary Freliugbuysen i
J a great newspaper reader on the
. cars, and always puts mo in mind o
. Joseph Jefferson. Jefferson is I
" remarkably quiet traveller. He's {
q good listener, but talks very little
Salvini is very enthusiastic travel
; or, admires every little thing in tn
. shape Of pretty scenery along th'
70 road, and he sees everything. He
J q noble fellow, and liberal with th
: porters."
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