The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1886-12-25
HOW l LOST MY WHISPERS
CHAPTER /.

"Do you object 20 smoking, sil?'
This asked in my bandest manner of
an old gentleman who sal, with his face
hidden by a newspaper, opposite o me in
railway Carriage.
All the seats in the carriage were filled;
| aud four OTHERS were on our way from
Cambridge to enjoy Christmas. Our
| spirits were high, for there is delight
in baulshing for time all thoughts of
comic sections, Nswton's "Principia,"
and the Ii tle-so, aud entec' aiming, in ex-
change, visions of hops" skating par-
les, aud all the u,gies which every right
minded family hold at this season in
honor of King Chris mas.
But | must introduce you to my chums
for chums we were, although our tastes
did not all lie in the same direction. Jack
Stinup is (or rather vas at that period)
| a riding and hunting man, and was not
unfrequently 30 be seen at Newman ket;
! ST. etcher. on the other hand, loved boa'-
i'm. and p. eterled the sight Of a we'll
developed b'ceps { o that Of the best bred
hunter, aud would often remark to Jack,
How on earth you eau say that you would
| rather see The Two Thousand" than the
Time ace" in the ''Colquhoun Sculls,"
cannot FOR the life of me make out. Ed
| wards was poor aud reading man, but
| whose wit ard talents rendered him a
unive sal favorite; whilst Davies was
rich. open haodeu, good hear,ed fellow
| as ever lived. Foo my own part, do not
think had any well defined popularity,
but did j. .le of Everything. read a
Ii lie, hunied lii Vie, had il fair income
| u sbott, il had anv chal acteris.c at
| all. it was love of laZiuess add p, &C ical
| Jokes.
We cong Dpdla Ell ourselves in getting
cl,lia,e to ourselves with Tue e3cep-
ton of he old geui leman have named
for we 10: ended . keep out The cold, and
be.uile QUE jouj ney with sundrv pipes
and cisa 5. He he'd our cases out, and
we're preparing o light up, as a matter
| of cou SO, when we were astonished by
my rjs cis dashjng away the newspaper
which had hidden his face.
"Do object to smoking? Yes, sir, l
do object! object very strongly, sir!
and beg that you will Instantly replace
your cga5s 10 your pockets. l insist on
having no smoking 10 this car age.'
We looked aghast at this Sudden burst
of -geutlemanly wrath.
"Mi.ht ask if you iu'e cod travelling
far GU this line. sin" inquired Edwai DIS,
III his comicalls polite tone.
What is that to you, sh? What
business is it of youls whe am going
| to-"
| Il merely wished 70 suggest, in case of
your travelling tar, that, pleasing aud de-
lightful as it would be for us to enjoy
yonr agreeable society, yet. nevertheless,
we would try to bear the loss, should
you p t. 81 70 change carriages at the next
station"
mo doubt you would wish to get rid
of me; but no, sir! do not move my
seat, and the first one that smokes | re-
port to the guard"
''ln that case, fear we shall be obliged
painful though it be, to tear ourselves
away" said, as we drew upat small
station.
Fortunately We found the next COM
partment empty, aud as started again We
pulled out our cigar cases, this time to
| light their contents.
The old boy has certainly got out of
bed the wrong sids this morning." said
l, putting away.
"Or has made a mistake 10 his betting
book" remarked my sporting friend.
wen give him benefit now, at any
CONTINUED ON EIGHTH FACE