Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-04-15

That was delightful trip had.
While l was cOmmuning with myself a
young man took the at beside me. and
rs the train rolled on he unwouLd about
twelve aad a half yards of bright red and
green and yellow and blue-knit COM
forter from around his neck. Then he
took of his fur cap and pulled of the
knit cap which was hauled down close
over his ears. Then he took of his big
woollen mlttens and pair of gloves,
snd then be drew off one PAIR OF arctlcs.
II Is not az fat, even In the land OF the
blizzard. 10 wear more than one pair of
arctics on the train. He then chucked
off his ulster and unbottOned his buffalo
oyercOat. The rest OF his wraps he did
not remove, as he was going TO get off IN
about forty-fve miles His countenance
when his face began to thsw out, wore
an expression of profound detection.
"Stranger," be said, edo l look all
broke up?
| told him that he bore the appear
ance of man whose entire system was
one permeation OF Illuminated fractures,
from withers TO hook. / always talk that
way out West. You see, want these
guileless children of the "rowdy West "
10 understand that am now residing IN
land of superior culture, where We
look proud and talk through our noses.
He looked at me Tor a moment and
then reached for his hip-pocket As |
dropped under the seat and crept behind
Iny yalise be drew out his tobacco-box
and came to the front again, remarSing
that was looking for my collar-button.
"Oh. YOU Sin talk English too?" lie
said in tone Of admiration (; g wisht L
knowed more'n one language. But lemme
tell You. l don't look half as broke up
as feel, T else you'd be askt cred TO set
by me. You know how all KILN cold it
was Saturday night ?"
felt my frosted ear tenderly, and
nodded.
"Well, got on freight train and
rode up to Hubblesons siding, forty
three mild that night, to see my girl. l
allowed to visit with her folks all that
night and Sunday. an come home on the
passenger Mon lay mornin'. She lives
six mild from the station, an tramped
out TO the house in all that blizzard, and
got there long bout 'leven o'clock Satur-
day night. An III be teetotslly COW
kicked by bulrush, if there was a
Twin soul to home Old folks, t
seems, had gone away 10 Lincoln
TO stay over Sunday, my girl had
went down to Grier's Island TO stay q
week, the hired man had taken the only
hors left on the place and gone down to
q dance on Beasely's branch, eleven mild
away, an there ] was, left over Sunday
where | didn't know q soul. Went TO
Deacon Numbers and told him who my
father was. an he kept me. Deacon's
stone blind and has the asthma SO bad
he cant talk ; biz wife's so dee! she cant
hear It thunder. they have no children
an don't keep no help, an don't cook
anything Sundays. l went 10 church
three times that day and went to two fu-
nerals the deacon goes 10 bed at 8 o'clock
and 50 j sbivered on q straw bed under a
cotton quilt in q north room for thirteen
hours Now think Of all that wheE a
feller d ben expeetin' turkey dinner,
b.ngin' Hold the Fort by melodeon
all afternoon, and huggin' the purtiest
girl in all kewbrasky from sundown till
! O'clock IN the mornin'. and tell me ef
] amt got more right to feel broke up
than any man this side OF the kingdom {?
Say no an III slam you on top O the
head with this oyershoe
] didn't say "Do."