The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1889-09-11
~ EST WARD,
A YANKEE AND AN EAoLIsHMAN.
An Adventure Train Which TOoi
the Cnnccit out Of "a BritisIIer,

A gentleman to whom the editor
was recently Introduced, Mr.. Y. by
name, made himself entertaining by
repeating this story of an adventure he
had on IL New York train. He is q
member of IL prominent STEEL firm here
and one of the salesman being taken
ill at Il time when the house was anx
inus to secure Il particular order Mr.
I started ont himself with Il case oi
samples in true commercial travelling
style.
AS he got into the train the brake e.
man informed him that there was al
excursion that day and it was doubt.
full if he could get Il seat. Mr.. X. wcnt
on and found the cars literally packed
SO that even the aisles were full. lie
noticed. however, that in one seat sat
an iEnglshman, who had piled UP his
luggage to occupy the vacant place.
''Is this seat taken?" asked Mr.. X.
when with some difficulty he made his
way to ihe man.
the En@lishman looked up with true
British imsolence.
"Cawnt We see tha. it is?" he re.
sp"nd"d;
Mir. X. replied by coolly sweeping
all the foreigners belongins on the
floor ana possessing himself of the
place thus made vacant. He took a
book from his pocket and BEGAN tc
read, while his seatmate stared out oi
tie window, apparently not in the best
pf i3unor. The volume chanccd to be
''P.cEwiejl Papers," aud as he read
Air. X, from time to time chuckled ap-
DaTpuitV aE what he rpau
"Wcll, now, what are ye laughing
at?" thp Eu%Iighman suddenly de-
mandcd, turning to the other. 'What
are you rcadiug?"
'"Piciwick papers," replied his
companion, regarding the question as
an overture of peace.
Hump responded the English
man. dickens. He was fool We
know"
He had the misfortune to be an
Englishman, was Mr.. y. 5 conciliatory
reply.
Now what is that?" asked the for.
eigner, catching sight of the chestnut
case i'll the others Jap.
THAT is my case of samples"
"Of samples?" repeated his COM
panion with the utmost contempt.
''Then you are nothing but bag
man?'
"What is a bagman?'
''Why, ye are, We know, if We sells
things by samples"
I'D have you to understand" re-
piled Mr.. Y, affecting a good deal OF
the spreadeagle air for The occasion,
'that | am a commercial traveller; and
more than that am an American, and
that makes it Il good deal of cOnde-
scensiGn on my part to sit in the same
car with the slave of an English aris-
tocracy."
He tlourished bit in this style, and
wound up by saying:
The meanost citizen of this free
country is above ali Englishman, be-
cause we are all free and equal here" "
AT this moment tuc train drew into
a station. and among those who en-
tered the car was an enormous coioret!
woman with II bundle in her arms,
watch correspondent in Dimensions to
her own portlinesS. Mir. Y. rcco~-
nized his opportunity. lie rose i'll his
place and bpckoned 10 the old woman,
who swept her way through the crowd
with pondcrous swayin@ and iurch-
in3s.
Here, Aunty," he said. Here is a
seat and pleasant company"
''Bless yer, honey" chuckled the
gigantic old woman, Use Il good deal
sot on company any time. Set over
dar, honey" she continued, address
ing the El%lishmam, Oar amt no Ca
sion to look at me dat Yer way. Set
along"
An.i she sat down with pervading-
ness which nearly annlhiiated the nj
fortunate BritiSher, who gasped, strTg-
gied, and in the end was forced to
abandon his position altogether.