The Penn's Grove record., 1888-10-20
NUMBER II.

SuULy lat EtdNS man OGAtilh MN hIA
the same, while the brOal-brlmmed
man in front turned and looked daggeTs
at him.
BagshOt was overwhelmed with col
fusion, aud being a tlmid man, felt all
the pluck dying out of him, 1t seemed
to him that he had been guilty of all
the atrocities Of which humanity is
capable, including highway robbery.
But his trouble had not reached It's
climax, for just as the dog reached the
farther end of the car the door opened
and the conductor Cane ID, at whom
the animal made a dash, laying hlm
PROSTATE on his face by an alroit trip,
and dartei out with the speed of a
cannon-ball, turning three or fou1
somersets before he reached the ground
"Whose dog IS that" shouted the
conductor, gathering himself UP.
There were plenty to tell him, and
he came along toward Bagsh0t as if he
were going to eat HIM.
"Look here" said he. ''you mustn't
carry dogs on the traiu.'
'Well, | won't"
what have you got in that box
there?"
"Some bait; I'm a sportsman"
"Can't keep it here; it must 20 III
the baggage-car."
He attempted to move the box,
when the remaining lobster, well awake,
finding his territory invaded, made "a
grab at the conductors hand, and,
getting a good hold of his protruding
finger, held on. Tie conductor had
never seen "A raw lobster before, and to
be seized i'll that manner was very
startling, as much SO as 1t was to the
nervous man, who watched the progress
OF things very eagerly. Try all he
could the conductor could not shake
the thing off.
Take him off Take him oft" he
shouted, while the lobster nlpped the
harder.
Bag5hot didn't know what to do,
but raising the window he threw out
the box, which was IA point gained
The whistle sounded the approach Of a
station, and, with the lobster clingIng
to his finger, the conductor went out,
yelling ''lobSter." instead of "rnorn-
ton" as he should have done. Outside,
he got a man to smash the cursed
tilllh Wv % btNtltdANlt 1hibg hAAtl III
train started, came in to curse poor
Bagshot which he did for four miles,
to which the three passengers most in
terested said Amen" although they
were Christian people and didn't swear.
But the longest journey must have
an end, aud S on they approached
Duntleld, on tile Seawash river, much
TO Bagshot's delight. lie was free
from his dog, the Holsters, and his fel-
low-passengeT5, and he could now be
happy. lie stood upon the platform
enfranchised. He could have shouted
for joy, and came near hugging the fat
depot. master who stood near. The
bell sounded.
"IIalloI' cried Bagshot. ''where are
my gun and fshing-rod?''
The train moved on. aud, like tho
father of Lord Ullin's Daughter, - che
vas left lamentlng." ''THiS was a mis-
adventure-aOout as bad, in its way,
as the dog and the lobSteI-!or what
could the sportsman do without his
tools. He had relatives, however, in
Duniield, whom he soon found, and as
1t was the middle of hayIng time he
bent his emerge rs to ilayIng, awaiting
the return of his gun and fishing gear.
The next day lie was at the depot
when the train returned. He knew
the conductor by having his hand tied
up, but thought he wouldn't speak to
him. lie asked the baggage-master
for his implements. He hadn't seen
them-oh, yes, lie had, they were left
at ThorntOu-he would bring them
back tomorrow. So tomorrow he was
at the depot again. but they had been
forgotten. Promising a brakeman a
dollar, he received them the next day,
and arranged for his sport.
There was no trout brook within five
miles, and nothing larger than field
mice had been Killed round there for
many years. SO he hired Il t am and
"weut for' the brook. For II day he
dashed the brook with his rod and his
most tempting flies; but not a fish
responded. y daring squirrel came
neal him IN a tree. at which he fired,
but missed; and at the close, weary aud
hungry, he left for Duniiold, satisfied
In his own mind that if lie should stay
there for a fortnight, not a fish, or
game OF any kind, would ever come to
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