Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1884-08-22
A VACATION NUISANCE.
Unpleasant Vagaries of the Grabseat Fam
lily.

UNPLEASANT Nagarics of the Grabseat Fam
lily.
Chinese lepers are not the only undesira-
BILE travelling companions liable to he met .
on summer trips: the large family of
Grabseats is also taking its vacation, and .
is to be seen on nearly every train. N
like the alleged lepers, the individuals
grouped in this descriptive are not SNUG
gled through in freight or baggage cars
ON the contrary. they are known to turn
the ordinary "EaStlakc' into both bag
gage and freight car for their particular
uses. A correspondent notifies us that
eight ticket holders on one of the trains
out of the city on Saturday morning con
trived to occupy and spread themselves
over Is seats" One woman. apparently
the well-tutored partner of some disrn-
guished Grabseat, had and held. for 60
miles, four seats which She preserved by
means of bundles and Il small baby. This
passenger was SO cutrenchcd with her par
GELS and infant, that ~ persons or more
filed past her without prcsumiug to dis
turb her security. Pale young mothers,
with sickly infants in their arms, Continu-
ed ON the weary march through tn" entire
length of said car into another one, be
cause of the important air ii possession the
GrabscatS always hold.
Another Mr.. and Mrs. GTHO~Uat held be
tween them four other seats. 10y means of
an infant Of tive years, the father having
seated himself opposite to this Mrs. Grab
scat, and both together holding the places
next to the passage well barred with UNI
brelLas. \ young couple. kin to the same
family, had also turned down four Seats
occupying two of them with IA Velocipcde
II hat-bOX. and other NOlumnous parcels in
brown wrapping paper, some OF which
would readily have been placed in the rack
overhead. but then would not have been
50 useful as retaining checks. Dotted
along the car behind these were various
male and female members of the family
with staclcd-up brdCages and bundles,
each individual paying for one seat and
occupying tWo,aud all of them established
on the shady side Most of these fami-
~ parties, 10y means of audacity or blank
Misrepresentation. held their own until
, after the train started. one ticket paying
for four seats, and respectively, in 9th
: cr cases, two for four, and one for two.
" The worst feature Of the GraNseHt race
Z accepting the cOgnomcn as Il true one
- are, however, displayed when either Il
conductor or Il passenger buldcr than the
! rest breaks through their barl'irade ant
; Obligcs them to admit another person t.
"Sccurcd' seats. They are seen to dar'
= injured Chances ont of the corners of then
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