Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-12-26

about to lie down on my narrow bed, when
| the door of nv cabin was opened, and my
| gruff fellow traveller entered. I did moi
| like the man nor his manners, and
thought it would be no harm to make him
| feel a tri1e uncomfortable.
'cPerhaps you will decide now, sir" said
1, "which of the two berths. here you
would prefer to occupy. have not YET
proceeded to scatter my luggage all oVel
the place.
The man looked at me out of the corner
of his eyes, but offered no rejoinder. My
sarcastic politeness had apparently no eff
feet whatever upon him. He took off his
| boots, and without a word to me stretched
| himself out on o small couch which lay
between the two sleeping berths in the
little cabin.
1 did not leave the steamboat imme.
diately after its arrival in Dublin. 1 re-
mained in my berth, and about o'clock had
breakfast on board. Then, chartering an
'outside" car, 1 sailed forth in search Of
c. street and the Griffin Hotel
1 was not too we'll pleased to find the
"clean and cheap" hostelry to be very
neglected-looking edifce, situated in a
narrow and dirty street. The landlord, q
stout, smooth-faced man, welcomed me
most cordially, but he affected to know
nothing whatever of my haberdasher
friend. pointed out the valise which did
not belong to me, and asked the landlord of
the Griffin to take charge of it
When had deposited my own luggage
in my bedroom ordered a jaunting car in
order to have peep at Dublin in the
orthodox manner. 1t was shortly after 10
o'clock when left the Griffin and put my
self in charge of my jarvey. This worthy
drove me to Gasnevin Cemetery, and, find
ing was not partial to graveyards, he
scratched his head and ratified my bones
over the stones to the Geological Gardens.
The turnstile keeper of the Zoo seemed-at
least so thought-overwhelmed with sur
prise at my advent, and 1 could see a
CLEAN of poor amazement in his eyes as the
sound of another outside car rattling up to
to the gates of the Zoo caught his ears as I
was passing through the turnstile.
/ experienced curious sense of loneli-
ness at finding the beautiful gardens de-
serted. was, with the exception of few
scavengers, the only human being in the
Zoo. wandered about for tM best part of
an hour, and then turned into the monkey
house, where, much to my surprise, I en-
countered visitor, who was no other than
my gruff fellow traveller from Chester.
Thinking of taking a stretch here
among our relatives?" observed.
The stranger darted curious glance at
me, but made no reply to my threadbare
and impertinent joke.
After drive through Phoenix Park and
q visit to st. Patrick's Cathedral nv iarvey
landed me at the door of The Griffin at half
past 1 o'clock. had ordered a light dinner
for o'clock, and as 1 sat down to it in q
dingy den was at once surprised and an
noyed to find myself sitting opposite to my
taciturn travelling acquaintance.
''Most extraordinary thing, said /, ''that
We should be meeting so constantly
The man appeared to take no notice of nv
remark so repeated it in louder tone.
Don't raise your voice" said he. "I
heard you quite plainly. You are some
what boisterous.
Boisterous or not, was not quite angry.
SIT would seem as if you were dogging ME
for some reason, sir" I fumed. "Would
you kindly say if my surmise on this point
is correct?"
"Quite correct" answered the gruff
creature, nibbling at piece of bread.
"And what on earth do you mean, sir?"
asked. ''What business have you to follow
me, to dog me?"
Curiosity" he replied.
you are an impertinent scoundrelp I
thundered. eff you attempt to follow me
again I'll be obliged to give you in charge
to the police.
''You're daisy" observed the stranger,
with low chuckje.
No doubt this creature is insane, re-
fected, but his insanity takes q very un-
pleasant form. Perhaps it would be wiser
to avoid quarrel, and speak to the land
lord OF. TIN . Griffin about the matter. With