The Arkansaw traveler., 1883-09-01

ready in possession. however teu. resent am told. the arrival of new-cogaers hu, the present outrage was one that was in ,o.erable and excep. on the consinent) absolutely unparalleled. An Engiishman s house IS his castle bg, hls two seats n a night rrlin are even more sacred and peculiar to himself was as.onished and amazed 10 the las; degree, baI l vas no: speecaless:
 Ny gcoc ST, l sad. you have mts- taken yoeI carnage.
 No. an. aa3 mem to travel ln this IT.
 Bc. 1. Is my sea-. si:.
 Then Isuppose yo- si; on yo-r legs.
 Ny friend was asleep ones friends d. ways are asleep when we need their ass,s:aucel. but saw sly smile flicker epoa the coGn,enance o; the diplomats; : i |, was the sort of dif.i@ aiiy another mans diff culty) that amused him. You may nct DC awlsr, ray gecd man. 1 resumed, ~inai t Is usual 10, i gentlemen on long journeys ta reserve i TWO seats for themselves
 Then they ought to ;ake,so :. cke;s. ae reohet ss-gli!y show r,e ,eurr- heres r,ine rish, enough. ard he os;ea- :a;ious.y displayed |; l; Was seeona- class ore.
 flung down the w,niow ana e<c.airned ~i,h professional prorp;i;cde. :" Guard. turn O.; II should have sad. 0, course. '' Guard. urn O.; ;als man: bl; the e:-icial wao lad half crown of ua!ne n his po-se; sEiefs.oel the situation a, once The ohaoNioGs intruder vas .n- s;an;.y nA, .ed fos,h. exc.atming talsei, ,aa: ne had been inserted in the hts;- class ior wan; ot room elsewhere.
 had once more pu. up my feet .a4raphantiy. ard WAS arranging my aiaps as the train moved slowly oa. when l perceived ! aca,pe,-5is T the rack over the opposite seat. My nature IS TO, malicious. and though s,il smaIt.ng from my recen, wrongs. fel, sorry ,ha: ;ile poor man should be parted from his solitary article ot baggage. and thinking th1. there was yet tune or rather my immense presence ot mlnd no, giving me time to think plccked the bag from the rack and threw |, violently out. as reckoned. upon the platform l, fell. how : ever. on the line. abou, ten yards beyond I..
 Good heavens cried |. 5" heii lose i:.n
 1, IS no matter" said the diplomats, n the sofsesi and ereaniest tone con- ceivab.e .' II happens to be my bag"
 iog nigh; have knocked me down with feather. made l hundred apologies. all of which he a know!edged wi,h great po!iteness.
 It has my address or t. and wi, turn cp some day no doubt.
 ]" How could have been such an ,n- iernal fool = murmured peni,ently.
 Pardon ne. he sad. still sweetly smiling It Is not that you are the character you have so graphically de scribed. ou, because you have so much presence of m,nd. For my part never do anything in a hurry. and especially Il |: seems inpera,ively demanded of me always carefully avoid beng wha. IS vulgarly called equal to the situation. 4, one time. indeed. II was o.herw:se. used 70 suTev from the same inirml:y as yourself. but vas cured of |, as an sure you will be, and. as i, curiously hap pens. n precisely similar manner
 =. was coming by maiI one nigh, from ;.le north of scotland. n the carnage wi;h E,e vas bu: one fellow passenger. a young fellow whom | judged to DC ID love. s,rce he seemed very much oc- -Gp!ei .l.h h,s o@n affairs anG sad l:.tle lie d.d 10. appeiE inclined for sleep, and gave ne the ,dea of eNpec.a.;oa pc-- nap, ne was 70 nee; h.s oe.evei o5je-; <: a.s og.aey's erd. 4: stual. s,a,son jl., beyond Per,h he go, harrIed,y ou. as understood from his mu:.ered es. .-i. .yl ns h.s st-. bitterly cold winters n,gh:. ~hleh seemed aa excuse for T.; be. 1 warned him ,ha, there vas 10 tune to ge: l.. and there was not. The carnage door had hardly closed behind hin when the train wenton.
 :" vas sorp for the poor lad. ard knowing tha, 10 De lei, q, so wresched a place withou, ones luggage would be an additional annoyance. with grea, pre- sence of mind threw out of the wind o~ everything he possessed: his portm an :eau. hat-boN and railway rug. even ,o his umbrella. can see them now. black on the snow covered line, whete he could TO, fail 10 see them from the platform Then we thundered on tor abou, twenty miles. when the train stopped again. and who should presen, himself a, ,he window of the carriage bu: inc young man hiTn- self.
 ." peg yoGr pardon. he saii for 1 letting the cold ar ln. bg, 1 see !: is the wrong compartment. 1 though: ! had left my luggage here
 -.S So you dli. said: b.; chucked !: ou:. I'm very sorry, bu; though; we had lei; you behind. 1 dii !; al for ,he best
 " And yorve done |, pre.;y com ple.ely. vi: h.s dry reply.
 1, When ve hal te.eyraphed to the las, s,auon he 90, n again ard explained matters He~as studying civil engineer. ing. II seemed. Aac had oaoed the en- [ zine man 10 iet him drive gs for | mic or two. As this ~as contrary 10 reSEla- tions, the man was afrat ;o le: h.ra oln him al Perth. b., told him to llmp or a, the frs, small s,ancn we came 10. which