National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-07-28
THEY WERE IN roR coMronr.
Passengers I'm a Philadelphia Train
Taught How TO bs Happy without
= Private Car.

Passengers I'm a Philadelphia Train
Taught How TO bs Happy without
Private Car.
Moo York Sun.
Just before tho o'clock train started |
out of tho Jersey City depot of tho Penn.
sylvania railroad tho other night, littlo |
woman, followed by little man, hustled |
into tho car. Both were worry round and |
very short, and each wore enormous
spectacles with gold rims. They woro
we'll dressed and worry much wrapped up
in zach other. There were q number Of
half seats vacant in The car, but no whole
scat was vacant, Tho pair stood near the
forward end Of tho cor and gazed with
mellow radiance through their gold
bowed spoctaclos at the travellers. Tho
faces were German, and tho expression of
each was deep aud thoughtful. 1t was
evident that thoy preferred to stand up
together rather than to be seated apart.
A long logged man, who had o seat by
himself, became impressed by their un-
happy plight aftor timo, and, rising
soctionally in tho air, offered them his
scat and took tho vacant half Of tho bench
Immediately behind them. Both OF tho
plump and bospectacled travellers ro-
warded him with broad smiles, and then
the little woman hustled into the scat and
doftly removed her hat, O hugeastraw
structure, and handed IL 10 her com
panion. lilo fixed 1t In tho rack overhead,
aud then pulled small alpaca cop, such
as drummers wear on tho trains, out Of
his pocket and handed IL hor, She drew
IL down over hor brown hair, and tied
q handkerchief around her mock. Thon
sho pulled q linen dustcr out of her
satchel, and, with tho assistance Of her
companion, buttonod IL all tho way
down from tho mock. After it had boon
belted snugly at tho waist she drew on o
pair OF thread gloves, and then stood
ready TO assist her companion, surveying
the cor meanwhile with grave plaoidity.
Her solemn expression, tho huge spec
taclos, tho snug wrapper, aud the
after considerably difficulty man
aged to wrigRlo out Of his coat and get
into q tight little dustor very much re-
sombling that of his wife. lie. too. tied q
handkerchief around his neck and pulled
O cap over his head. Then he put all the
traps and belongings into the rack over.
hoad and sat down In the middle of til,
seat. His wife, who still stood thought
fully looking over the car, fished white
handkerchief out Of the pocket of hor
ulster, and folded IL into o small square
This sho laid carefully upon her hus-
bands shoulder and pattcd IL daintily
with her glovod hand. She dropped into
the seat wrigglod around for n moment
and then placed her right ear upon thu
handkerchief and closed hor eyes. He
husband put his arm around her, ant
allowed his left car to rost upon tho top o
her head She folded her hands comfort
ably, and both of them closed their eye
and fell fast asleep.
. The lamps sparkled upon the two pair
, of huge gold spectacles, and cast o soft
light over tho two solemn faces. Wher
the train arrived at New Brunswick tn
, little woman raised her head suddenl,
and thumped her companion In the ribs
] and both of them Strengthened up in thei
!. seats. Without q word she removed tn
4 handkerchief from his shoulder AM
: placed it on her own and stretched on
: her arm. He slid down to the furthc
, end of tho seat, put his head on he
/ shoulder as sho had on his, while sh
{ rested her car upon tho top of his head
> Her arm was around him, and she pattet
him gently until they were both asleo
J, again. At Philadelphia they walked u
!; together, smiled broadly and affection
!. ately behind their gold trimmed google
y and trotted happily away.
n well, gentlemen" said the long -leggo
2 traveller, stretching his arms into the oil
l. and nodding his head emphatically, "thi
Is the way TO travel. Nilsson Patt
y Abbey, and the rest may have their pr
:. vate cars their French cooks, aud the
other gimcracks, but for full-blown, wei
!. rounded comfort commend me to o,
s German friends. That" he said, as
; seized his gripsack and started towal
/. the door, lis about as near bliss as yc
4 can ever get on this mundane sphere"