The Osceola times., 1884-11-22
A NIGHT IN A SMOKING CAR.
Some Reelection on the Strange Travellers
One Meets.

some hehecuon on the strange itsNees
One Meets.
The night train on the Pennsylvania
Railroad was rattling eastward form Har-
risburg. In the smoking-car a man with
a Grand Army badge on his coat stood
near the chill and empty stove. There
had been a demonstration of some sort
in Harrisburg that day, and the farmers
were going home. One of them, in a
gray suit of "store clotnes," a fiat silk
hat and a pair OF cow-hide boots, sud-
denly declared himself as the white-cap-
ped conductor approached.
81 lshqnt pay my fare, AMI besides that
| want SO off the company becl use this
train is half an hour late"
you won't pay your fare?"
"No!"
The man with the Grand Army badge
moved away from the vicinity Of the
stove and the farmer. "Besi des," con-
tinued the latter, putting up a guard
whicn was entirely different from that
taught by Jem Mace to Hubert Slade, 81
can lick any three railroad men on the
train
In a moment the conductor began a
fantasia on the bell-rope. The train
slackened, then stopped in darkness and
a swamp. The sea of the farmers exist.
ence began to grow stormy With white
caps. They all belonged to the Pennsyl-
yania Railroad. They swooped down
upon the farmer They bore him through
the door into the darkness and the
swamp. Suddenly a friend Of the farm
er's bore down the aisle. He shouted:
81 Will pay his fare.
He did SO. The farmer was reclaim 4
from the swamp and the trlin rolled on.
ward.
This closed the first chapter of a
Times reporters experiences on a smok,
ing car.
RIOTERS OF ANOTHER SORT.
Several men got in at Lancaster. They
were coming home to Philadelphia
They were as drunk as the farmer haC
been. One of them began beating an
other over the head with a cane. II,
fiourished it wildly.
Look ont with that stick :" shouted (
clerical looking man. after his eyes haC
been menaced once or twice.
81 shall not trouble you, sir" retor!eC
the beliigerent, with dignity.
"You are troubling me" said the pro
bable deacon, with equal lottiness.
The man sat down on the elbow of
seat across the aisle, aud for two mile.
regarded his position with inCreaseC
dignity. Then the train look one o
those coltish prances for which som,
trains are peculiar, and pitched the man
with his cane and his dignity broker
beneath HIM, on his head iE the Clerica
travellers seat. The reporter, VINO sa
next to the man thus intruded on. gath
cred himself. his valiSe and umbrell;
together and retired through the smok,
/
the second chapter of experience with {
night on A amoking-car.
GIDDY Young MEN AND WOMEN.
l, was eleven o'clock. He began I,
doze. 4 shrill voice shrieked in his ear
say, Chayley, what kind Of skatip;
rink have YOU got up in your place."
Just the size OF busnel- basket Yol
49,, e., .Nata a-..trr I Tho rsty, -
The train stopped at DOvnington
The young men who had made th'
noise vent shrieking II ping each other
hats down the aisle. They were simpl,
excited with the champagne Of fancy
They were young men from the countr,
who delighted ia roller-skating.
The fines reporter dozed again. Wa
II a tight Of hours or only the ballet il
the last comic opera? The car began t,
fill with women.
They're oily crowded out Of th,
other car; it, full, ." aid the conductor.
$50 IN l." said the man with the bro
ken cane. who had got awake again
The women began 10 chatter. anj al
the men III the car sulkily put oIt thei
cigars.
PoLuCs AND LUNACY.
Il tell YOU, sir, its great institu
ton"
al tell YOU. sir. it, a black guar,
sheet
These were Two gentleman. one O
whom was describing recent visit :,
the State Asylu at NorrisJowr, an,
the other Of whom was express, NJ b:
| opinion Of a Republican newspape
which had declared sgainst Blaine
There's 4 Third-street broker wh
[ has sat there for the last twenty wear
/ looking IN one book. He thinks it, hi
/ ledger went on the first voice
Its unprinciplsd and always vas,
continued the second:
"Poweltou avenue" shouted tn
I Brakeman"
let me out, said the reporter; "I1
walk the rest of the way home Phils
delphia Times