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

- had ooen ~ III 49, rsellminazloa
ssthat I win nod - Ghlo - Gos you :
compartment to yourselVeA The 6Ai10
arc rather crowded ct this season Of the
year.
There was one DOM partment that W1o
empty q far - people were concerned,
but in each corner were rugs and port
manteaus that reserved the choice
seats.
mo use going in there" said.
81 happen to know" replied our con-
ductor. shat all that impedimenta
represents two men who have taken
this method Of Tightening people away.
This IL your BEST place. You viii have
two seats by the window when they
pick up their traps."
l may remark that nowhere does the
sslashusss Of mankind come out 80
L who Aad just bean hoping for . whole
compartment for my party. was highly
indi9nanteo ind that tWo other unknown
pessoos had been aotuated BY the same
selfish desire. The rugs, vAlises and
handbags wore bundled into this COM
partment, my folks got in after them
and stayed On the platform to hoad
cd, II u was possible anybody else.
Two men. VINO wees % ~ plafteeen
smoking, looked at this iAvasloa NTH
undisguissd anguish. They consulted
togethsr for . moment and then one OF
them approached me-
''Do you speak English2" he asked
This was Aattering. There was evi-
IDENTIFY nothing In my appearance to de-
note that could speak any thing elaA,
and % admitted that I generally could
make myself understood in that Ian
/. guage.
ia that your party in that compart-
mentT' was tho next question
"Well, pay tor them"
eAhl Well, you see, my friend and
myself have our things in there-and-
you see-we were wondsrinR-you
know-if tho lady would object to our
smoking"
"spesking ofi-hand I should imagine
she would-most decidedly"
"Ahl then you are not . smoker your
selfq"
st is . vile habit-if you will excuse
me Tor saying 30"
eyes, suppose it is-still ~ you will
allow NJ to make the remark, would
like to say that when man who doesn't
smoke condemns the habit he simply
does not know what he's talking about
Possibly that Is So"
His friend, who seemed to think that
he was MOI taking . sufficiently diplo:
natio tone, ut this point hauled him Oh
and they consulted together again for .
moment The hand Of the olook was
within . minute and . half Of starting
time. They evidently felt that what
ever was to DO done had 10 be done
quickly. The speaker approached
again.
II suppose you wouldn't mind QUE
smoking it you were alone in the car
riage.'
''Oh, could stand it all right ex-
poet"
"Do you think the lady and children
would object to going into tho ladies'
compartment"
"Fou may ask her IL you like. ]
haven't the courage to make such q re-
quest myself. The ladies' compartment
is pretty crowded"
The man apparently thought it best
not to make the request and withdrew
again for comfort and consultation with
his friend.
"What does that man want?'' asked
the lady In question as I approached
the compartment door.
HE wanted 10 know If you would oh:
jeot to going into the ladies' compart-
ment with the children"
:The ideal 30 that they could have
the compartment to themselvesl Well,
for downright selhshness that"
ION, not 30 selfish ~ thai They
want to smoke--that's all"
Then why didn't You tell them to Ga
into the smoking compartment-1 sup
pose there i one"
II never thought of that That's q
good idea"
approached the two, who were still
debating the natter
1T has been suggested to mo that II
. move has to be made -"
"Oh, assure you," interrupted the
previous speaker, gratefully, that II
10 very comfortable in the ladies' com.
partment and We will move the lug.
gage with pleasure"
II was about to say that II . move Il
made, Why don't you gentlemen move
10 the smoking oompartmentr'
The blank look that came into the
two faces was . sight 10 SEQ.
There are only two places in the
smoking compartment and ~"
"Well there are only two Of you"
And they are all smoking vile French
tobacco"
rs it worse than English tobaccoF"
"Worse3 Well l should say 90"
'"Theu Lord pity the French"
shouted the guards. - they begsn X
slam the doors shut turned and Rot
into our compartment. The two mel
looked at the clock, then. rushing TO,
the compartment picked up their BE-
longings and made . break for thu
smoking carriage. We had the com.
partment all to ourselves until w got
to Lyons that evening. Only onoe weF<
We in any danger Of intruders. but Il
vas SO Late then that suppose theJ
| thought 1t was not worth while. A,