The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1889-08-17
my FIRST INTERVIEW.


'Ief had done with me. and in a
eK should occupy a desk in a
'gy law-office, and enter upon a
olesslon in which 1 was expected
Y make a great figure.
" grandmother Briggs, in writ
r< 70 the family, declared that "Al-
Knew enough and had left col
!; and secretly 1 conceded in her
QH'nion. have spent many years
s'1ee that day in discovering that l
NV nothing to speak of. But the
rHlege graduate recently launched
*pon the world always believes that
holds very little more for him to
i My "educatiOn," in fact, constantly
" ,ss1soqHed over; and I was continually
. FdeesAx panpia2a4wlaa nrahah.y,
%Vew more than l did on the subject
kuNer discussion.
| this frame of mind. with new
waNobe, and plenty of money in
my locket, l left home. I was to
board with an old friend of my
mGher's, who received me as a favor
int strictly private family and l
coness' that when l heard that it
numbered upon its list several young
lads. I pictured myself as making
conIests for 1 had no more doubt
of ~ powers of fascination than
hadlf my erudition.
AL took my seat in the train, l
felt scontemptuous pity for the poor,
ignoant souls about me-for the fat
manvith the luncheon in a grassy
newspaper, for the dandy with a
glteyeglass. and the PLAIN, blunt
featund mechanic with his tools in
his bar. Even the prosperous busi-
ness nan cOnverSing with a friend
concerning stocks filled me with
emotions of contempt; for he was
troubled by an occasional desire to
murder the Queens English. And /
should have liked to have posed
the Methodist clergyman, who was
travelling with his wife and large
family-all twins-With Greek
quotation or two. In fact, l fancied
that every one ought to know that
he was in the presence of Homer P.
Jenks, B. A., graduate OF - Col.
lege. and young man who, in the
opinion of his grandaunt Briggs,
knew enough"
a Possessed by the idea of superi
f0rlty to common inortaIs, L reversed
The seat before me, placing my bag.
gage upon it, put up my feet, opened
Q volume, the cover of which pro-
claimed that it was no light novel
and fell to reading. However, the
day was warm. the book a sedative,
and l shortly closed my eyes Ito rest
them" Naturally, the next thing
to do, was to fall asleep. l did it :;
and only awakened when the train
came to pause. and dozen passen-
gers hustled in.
/ knew that some of them stopped
and looked at the three seats which
had appropriated to myself in con-
nection with my own. But what
were all these common folk to Ho.
mer P. jerks. B. A, etc. kept my
feet up. / did not move my parcels
and portmantesu from the cushion.
In fact l took no notice of them
whalever.
Suddenly a voice uttered these
words: "Please move your feet
want to sit down."
The tone was autOcratic. I had a
good mind to say mo; ;" but some.
how courage failed me. Therefore, l
slowly put down one foot after an
other, folded my arms, and stared at
nothing with an air of supreme &C n.
tempt, while the lady squeezed her.
self in, pushed my bag to one side
placed her own where it had stood.
and made herself generally comfort
able-at the same time making room
for an old gentleman of very modest
aspect. who was more polite than she.
and said. with your kind permis-
siOn," as he took his seat.
AS for the female-I called her a
female mentally--she wore a long
cloth cloak that covered her from
head to foot. and thick blue veil
over her face. In her arms she car.
ried a pug dog, with that hideous
and derisive black wrinkle across the
nose which makes one fancy that a
demoniac spirit dwells within the
swollen little body of the queer crea.
ture. Pugs are my detestation. IAN
ugly old maid ~ I said to myself.
IA very intrusive old person !" And
as, at this moment, the mild old
gentleman looked amIably towards
me, it occurred to me 10 use him as a
vehicle for the expression of my
opinion as to persons of her age and