Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1890-06-02
GETTING STARTED.

GETTING STARTED.
1xpoelsnceo During Q Trip nom
Paris to Lyon&
3xouhlo Win . Cahman-Laag1Aeo On.
asret0oA ~ . RATls Johu - Three ooA-
AsA Ksa-A Dissussaoa - Tobacco
That EnAs IN Smoke.
The letters 'P. L NJ" are . magic
combination. They are sort Of alpha
betac ''epsn sesame" p. L M. 10 the
enchanted gateway through which
every one must pass TO escape from tho
damp, shiyery gloom Of IN English
winter 70 the paradise Of eternal sum
shine. The old, the worn and the weary
10 through this portal 70 have . ro3resh-
lne dip In the fountain Of youth; the
SILK 70 10 got we'll and the hopeless 10
die. The letters on the northern side
Of thas gateway might stand for PaeEo-
inn Lavid Misery OF Pouring LQuAd
Mod, ~ Potatoes Liver and Mutton. OF
Pitlless Lu.id Mu1dsrs and On the south
for Peaceful, Afe-giviag NidneeA o.
Palms, Nlies aud NandasiAA ~ fnsts
end Lakes and Mountains; but In plain
nAsral meaning they stAaA Tor Ne ya1l-
vAy called the rAris-Lyons-4sdatse
ra4oan, running from the capital Of
France TO the great southern sea and
alsaR the Mediterranean coast 70 the
IeAllaA fPoAtase,
4 HsslS knowledge 10 . daq9erpug
thing. especially II that littls happens
- b wrong. always had the idea that
~ p. L NJ station was that terminus
sovtA Of the Luxembourg Palace. Idon't
know how this notion Axed itself on me,
buA anyAov, when the oAb-d1ives in.
$3.50 OF crossing the Seine took the
rouRA stony street On the north side a
It, I thought he hAd mistaken my In
st.uctions and tried 10 tell him whore ia
70 This attempt 70 give PA1is Dab
evidently amused him very much. and
ncho talking French while confined
myself 70 English-but strong. forcibls
En9lish.
tAi4k = woman takes . deplofable
delight In finding her husbeAd in the
wrong. Anyhow. this ssmask wss made.
There u Just one chance in . million
that you ere mistaken and that the man
knows whore he = going"
"6hosssl He doesn't know any thing, :"
and to show that I was IN the right
wss iudiscrost enough 10 pull out q
nsp Of PaElA tRied 70 fod u ~
aealn - quiskly - possible. but VA
not soon enough.
Exactly. The man was right alto,
all. It's miles away and ON tbs side Of
the r1vsE"
.'oo on" shouted to the driver;
what are you stopping for9 Drive on
snd hurry up"
Nov, mis- tdiette eoehtsr seemed to
think every time I tried 10 esS him 10
movo On. that wanted 10 reopen the
argunsnt about tho posttSoo OF tho p.
L n. station. He would pull up his
horse and turn half round In his seat
io~asds No Ana yehensntly exponnd
his side Of the controversy: realised
that II this sort Of thing was kept on we
would miss the train and was just de-
batting whether 1t would be better to
murder the man outright and take the
reina myself or merely stun him and
try TO get to the station before he re-
zivod, when there came along . ped
ostriAa who looked - II he was IN Eng
NshmAn.
II beg your pardon" I said, but dc
Tou speak English?"
y have been accustomed 10 speak II,
20 answered, coming to . standstill,
'-from my youth up: What can I do for
your"
"Nothins. unless you can also speak
Erenoh."
"Ah, there you touch my weak point;
still know enough OF the language 70
get cheated"
"Well, wish you would ask the
driver what he 10 arguing with me
ebout-polties Or religionp"
There Wa an animated confah be-
tween the two for minute, then the
stranger turned to me.
"The driver says that you seem = lit
tie wabbly in your mind a. to what par.
ticular station you want TO 60 to. He
says he doesn't mind diving to any OK
sAatioa, but he declines 70 experiment
with all the tsrmini In Paris unless YOU
hire him by the hour"
''Will you kindly tell him thatI want
the p. I. II. station and that want II
AsG Ask him to hurry and hint 1t oxtr,
compensation"
When this WAS done the stranger VA
good enough 70 give me some hints thai
might prove useful
III he Doesn't move fast enough don't
az 10 " o. hurry upsr he'l think you
want 10 enter into conversation With him
shout 'presaAy.' and II that dosaa't do
punch him with your eano. They uuder
stand that In every Language. Don't hi
him with the cane. He will take that ~
. challenge and hit back with the whip
but punch him gently and yell 'pressay.
Goodbye. Oh. don't mention 1t. N,
| trouble At all"
"Now, you villain" cried: 'Pressay
| or perish"
He gave that peculiar "Youep' which
| French drivers 30 frequently address I.
their horses, hit the animal An undo,
cut With tho whip. then worked on I
fusilade Of sharp Mhiporaoke tina