Telegram-herald., 1890-06-03


piez - tnesT 1rsps.F
I ul4g rsE.ark tat Ho.here 6oes tie
selEs1 asss - El4Anktnd ecz-s ost -
strongly a. ahsn psepls are -r4YelinZ.
! 10 lad t-st besn hoBinz Cor : sbels
cons psrtnnens Tor ~ party. sas higbly
indLxl4ntto hn- thGs 80 ether 1nkrosn
perso8s lad besan -c<gaged ~ the sane
sel6sa desire. Tie rags. valises ard
handbags were 54lalet into this coU-
partzeat. ny t0Iks got ia after them
aad / stayed or the platform - bad
OF II IL sss possible. any body else.
Tzo men, sh0 we're O. tke platform
smoking looked ~ this invasion ~ith
uudisgg sd anguish. They consulted
together for . moment sn8 then one Of
taem approached ne.
~Do You sneaG EnglishF~ BE asked
This vas fzrLering. There Was evil
IDENTIFY nothing IN ny appearance - De-
note shat could speak any thing else.
and 50 / admitted thaE generally could
make myself understood IN that Ian
guage-
Is that your party IN that oompArt-
ment2' vas he next question
''WelL pay for them"
'Ahl Well. you see, ny friend and
myself have cur things in there-and-
you see-Ee were wonderlng-yOu
know-if tho lady would object 70 our
smoking"
speaking of-hand should imagine
she wogld-m0st decidedly"
"Ahi then you are not smoker your
self2"
1t is a vile habi,-if you will excuse
me for saying so.
Yes. suppose il is-stiu IL you will
allow ne 20 make the remark, would
like 20 say that when man who doesn't
smoke condemns the habit ho simply
does not know what he's talking about"
Possibly that IL So"
His friend, who seemed 20 think that
he was not taking a sufficiently diplo-
matte tone, at this point hauled him OF
and they consulted together again for a
moment The hand Of the clock was
within = minute and half OF starting
time. They evidently felt that what
ever was 20 be done had 20 be done
quickly. The speaker approached
again.
II suppose you wouldn't mind our
smoking II you were alone in the car
riage"
'Oh, could stand it all right, ex-
pect"
do you think the lady and children
would object TO going into the ladies'
compartments"
you may ask her If you like. I
haven't the courage 10 make such re-
quest myself. Tho 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 70 know If you would OBJ
feet 20 going into the ladies' compart-
ment with the children"
The idea. So that they could have
the compartment to themselves Well.
for downright selhshness that ="
"Oh, not so selfish es that They
want 20 smoke-that's all. ="
Then why didn'. you tell them TO go
into the smoking compartment-I sup
pose there Is one"
81 never thought Of that That's a
good idea"
l approached tho two. who were still
debating the matter.
1T has been suggested 70 me that il
a move has 20 be made -
- I'd -
previous speaker, gratefully, that it
IS very comfortable IN the ladies' COM
partment and we Will move the lug
gage with pleasure
Il was about % say that II a move is
made, why DON'T You gentlemen move
to the smoking compartment
The blank look that came into the
two faces was a sight to see.
There are only two places in tho
smoking compartment, and -"
"Well there are only two of you"
"And they ere all smoking vile French
tobacco"
rs 10 worse than English tObacco?"
Worse? Well should say so"
Then Lord pity tho French
"ER roitUTc aa<s8sSlirs. sirooDLqv
shouted the guards, as they began TO
slam tho doors shut I turned and got
into our compartment. The two men
looked at tho clock. then, rushing for
the mpartment. picked up their be-
longings and made 4 break for tho
smoking carriage. We had the CON-
partmCnt all % ourselves until we got
20 Lyons that evening. Only once were
wo IN 7sy danger ot intruders, but it
was so late then that ! suppose they
thought it was not worth while. At
ono OF tho stops tho man who did most
of the tall1sg 70 no in the morning
happened 20 como past our open door.
IIe seemed paralyred as he saw ne sit
ting thcro UulliaZ away 81 corn-cob
pipe. When 10 caught his breath he
said.
English or French tobacco you're
smoking"
American. Don't you like it7-
Il like American tobacco a good deal
better than l like American check"
I rather think be had no there Luke
Sharp. in Detroit Free Press
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