The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1884-07-25

III you mean TO go IN Tor art, old
fellow, you must make up your mind TO
travel by verltabe Via Dolerosa ber
fore you attain success, especially If
you have to live by it," said my friend
Ted Ochre. | have been through the
whole business, and know all about
it," G " ''"','''' ~
Ihave since proved bis words to be
true, although | have less cause to
complain than many of my comrades
of the brush, for a lucky accident pro
vided my wife and myself with the
means Of living till | got fair start.
But passed through some grievo,is
experiences before that had happened.
When l had begun to make little
progress, and had saved enough mon.
ey to enable me to do 80, | determined
to give myself several weeks stay in
the country, where / hoped to recruit
my health, at the same time that /
pursued my studies.
meant to live as cheaply as posi-
BILE, and work hard all the time yet it
was with host of pleasant anticipa-
tions that jumped into third class
carriage at Liverpool street, and, after
a three hours journey arrived at a
quiet little country station for w.
After having ascertained from one of
the porters that there were good lodg-
ings to be had at the village inn, !
walked up the platform toward the
| place of exit. As passed the first
class carriages, my attention was ar
rested by one of the windows being
let down in violent hurry. , g.. 4
| "Eh, porter! Where are. they all 2
exclaimed an irritable voice, belong
ing to a stout elderly gentleman, who
was struggling with swollen equity
fingers, to turn the stiff handle of the
door. ...o..., .,..t.. ....r.,lg .H -.
| With some difficulty / managed to
open it for him, just as the station
master had given the signal for the
train to move on. .t ..a.. .r.,
The porter, catching sight Of me
opening the door as the train was
moving, shouted to me, to "Stand
back!' and ran to enforce his com
mand; but the irate passenger forced
open The door, which the official had
nearly reshut, and jumped out, falling
as he did so with one foot between, the
platform and the train. .. .,I.n.s,.,.'
Catching him as he fell, while the
porter at the same moment signaled
for the train to stop, was fortunate
enough to extricate the old gentleman
from his perilous position. ,..,. l...rl,.
| "lts Mr., Browne! l hope you're
not hurt, sir!' exclaimed the station
master, coming NJ. ,e.a.a-...,ss..-..-....,,
"Hurt!' he replied, suffering with
rage. "Ill-Pn report every man
jack of you. If it had not been for
this gentleman" tW
Gle knows twarn't my fanlt, said
the porter sulkily; "you would get
out O that train arter she'd started
i ''In that case" began the station
master, very deferentially, ''if Jones is
correct" .-s5l-
/ "Correct The rascal--I--I-"
'The man is right enough so far" !
interrupted Shut there was no one
near to open the carriage door, and at
T ononed IL nvsalf" 9TDT
aGross neoiect-auoh i" with a prow1
of pain; sand as sure as I'm director
1T am afraid Won ara severelv burt
| T ;nterrnnted dat mo assist vou tc
the waiting room - = -
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indignation 81 think have onI,
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] tor On p, no asked = -
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\ n,an 4 snggeste5. ..for tbouob
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than q had snra;nl1 ~ = .4s"sT
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ony WeIlS To the station master
who stood WAITING HIS instrnotions
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