Telegram-herald., 1890-06-03

every zue must pszs 20 esc4pe from the
damp. shiFeEy gloom q "a Englsa
winter % tie paradise of eternal sun
shine The Old TIE worn and t1s Ne4Fy
~ -hrough tbis partal % have . refresh
ing dip "a tic fountain Il youth, the
sl-k ~ % get Nell and the hopeless %
die. The ierteFs ca the northern side
81 this g4seEay might stand for Pierc-
ing Livid Misery or Pouring Liquid
Mud. or Potatoes Liver and Mutton, or
Piglless ard MURDER and on the south
sor Peaceful. Life-g living Mildnsss, or
Palms, Lilies and Alandarinz or Ports
and Lakes 4nd MOGn tains; but In plain
literal meaning they stand for the rail-
Way called tue PaEas- Lyons Mediter-
r4nean. running from the capital Of
fFancs % the great southern sea and
SIonz the Med fterr4nsaa coast % the
Italian frontisE
Uts knowledge - = dangerous
thing. especially Il that little happens
a. be wrong always had the idea that
she +. l.. n. station Nas that terminus
south 0f the Luxembourg Palace. Idon't
know how this notion hxed itself on me,
aut anyhow, when the cabdriver in-
ssead ~ crossing the Seine took the
rough stony street on the north side Of
-. I th0ughs he had mistaken my in
structLons and tried % tell him where 20
%. This attempt 20 give a Paris cab
man information abou: his own city
evidently amused him very much, ard
Il proceeded % argue the point with
rne-he talking French while I confined
u . e. fsf -hrrA - fnrrfhla
English.
think woman takes q deplOrable
delight ia dnding her husband IN tho
wrong. Anyhow, This remark was made.
There is Just one chance in a million
thaty0u arc mistaken and that the man
knows where h is going"
"Ka1trs' lie doesn't know any thing"
and 20 show that l vas in tho right
Twas indiscreet enough TO pull out a
map OF Paris tried 20 fold IL up
again as quickly a5 possible, bat was
not soon enough.
"Exsctlv The man was right after
al It's miles aVay'and on tAls side OF
the river.
'Go on" 7 shouted 10 The driver;
''whar arc you stopping for? Drive on
and hurry up
Now. this idiotic zcochier seemed 70
think every time I tried 20 get him %
move on. that l wanted 70 reopen tho
nrgunent about tho position OF the L.
J. NJ. station He would pull up his
horse and turn half round in his seat
towards mo and vehemently oxpound
lis side OF the controversy. I realized
that II this sort of thing was kept on We
would uriss the train and I was just de-
batting whether 10 would be bettor TO
murder the man outright and take tho
reins myself or merely stun him and
try 10 get 70 the station before he re-
vfved, when there came along a ped
estrtan who looked 10 IL he was an Eng
sishman-
Il beg your pardon" i said. "but do
you speak English?"
II have been accustomed to speak II, -
ne answered coming 20 standstin.
--frorn my youth up What can do for
you?"
Nothing. unless you can also speak
French"
All. there you touch my weak point;
, still / know enough OF the language to
get cheated
''Weu. I wish yeu would ask tho
Hriver what he Is arguing with NO
about politics or rcliEiOn?'
There VAS on animated confab be-
tween the two for = minute. then the
Stranger turned 20 ne.
The driver SAYS that you seem 4 lit
e. wahhly in your mind as 20 what par
-, 20. - Nfa
eaes he doesn't mind driving 90 any one
station. bat be declines 30 experiment
with all the tc-uini in Paris unless you
hire him hy tho hour.
"Wiu you kindly tell him thatI want
tie r. T. VI station ard that I want II
b1f Ask him 20 hurry and hint 81 extra
compensation.
Whom this was dono Tho stranger was
good enough to give mo some hints that
might prove useful
'If he doesn't move fast enough don't
say 'Eo TO- or hurry up.' he'll think you
waotto enter nto conversation with him
Shout 'pressa7,' and if that doesn't do,
punch him with your canO. They under
stand chat in every language Don't hit
him wish the cane He viii tako that as
a achaiIenre and bit back With tho whip.
bu. punch him gently and vell 'pressaY
Good bye. on. don's mention IT, No
tro1hln 90 AL"
"Nov you villain cried: "Pressay
G. perish
He gave that peculiar "Y0uep" which
French drivers so frequently address 20
thei- horses. hit che animal an under
r-e --ftr tl- .-rf~ aNNr ,-s~f~-f 90 q
f1si'ada of sharp Vhipcracks that
sounded like succession Of pistol shots.
aud the horse broke into detected gal
l1p. which finally worried us 20 the foot
of che stone bill that leads % the sta
tion The big clock showed shat it vas
etiIfvo min1tos 30 trsin tine. This. "a
most Ifncs fn France OF ftsly. would 10
eCuivjeut % missing the train. but the
p r. " uecpie run modern railway,
ard Sc. wish the aid e = good angel.
who. instead % having wings, bad tho
words "Thos Cook & son in rils iet-
ters on his cap. W. GOT tho train. The
tickets. whfch had been bought in
Iondon. w-~e now stamped bv che rail
wy sr+horities and chen -le trunk
~r--r registered This system is ro'
cutie So -ro3 "a enc American Plan "A
rr-rzi-r. br- ft is ir ranfseiv better than
The Errl fsh way ~ trus-inH CD luck ani
personal surerrf sirn. 4 ticze- with
the nrmher ~ tfe package ard tho
vcri "rvcn" was pasted 1u tho trunk. a
similar ticxs- was z'ven eo me- The
cost of tbe service vns che penny.
"Tr- afraid. s7if Cooks man. after
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