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

poor bagmau in the haberdashery way-anG
| cheap haberdashery, too That valise Of
mine contains a shirt and some collars an6
! socks and samples-my whole stock II
trade. Women are queer cattle Thii
friend of mine may not turn up in couple
| of hours; she may not turn up until to-mor
row evening, or, at the latest the next
morning. If not, I'll get the sack old
chap"
''YOu surely don't mean to ask me to take
your goods round?"
"Hang it all, old man! What do you
take me for? Ask you to take round my
samples? Heavens, mol 1 suppose you
think ought to be doing it third-class, and
not passing it off as a professional man in q
| second; but I'm allowed second-class fare,
and, blow me, if I'm mean enough to have
| it out of the governor that way. But time
is flying. Do you mind taking that valise
of mine in charge and leaving it at the Grif.
| I'm Hotel, in c. street. One hotel is as
good as another to you, according to your.
self, and tits easy to change digs if you
don't like them. It would be a tremendous
favor if you'd oblige me by putting up
it tomorrow. I hope to be able to push on
by the mail, which arrives here about 1890.
If not, I'll telegraph to a friend in Dublin
to relieve you of my baggage. Don't say
no. We haven't a minute to spare. Your
train is due in less than four minutes by the
| clook."
GAIL right" said I, asserting readily
! enough, when found that temporary loan
was not in request. "But how am to
know if am giving the valise up to the
right.person?"
f'That will be all square No one else
will call for it but the right person. Look
here. Give me your card. I'll wire. that
is, if can't turn up in time myself-Glve
bearer manuscript.-Sporting Journalist
Quick! or you'll be losing your train, )" he
added, laughing, presumably at his joke
about his telegraphic message. 'Thanks,
awful y, old chap" taking my card. ''Bless
you, bless you!' he cried, as he gave me a
warm grip with his jeweled hand.
caught my train easily. and found had
new travelling companions slender,
square shouldered man of about 45 to 80
years of age. He was sitting on my seat as
entered the compartment.
81 beg your pardon, SIR" said I, "but
you are occupying my corner. wouldn't
trouble you, only that 1 like to sit with my
face to the engine and in the neighborhood
of my own traps"
"I didn't know it was anyone's seat" he
rejoined, gruf1y.
1uoTe was d rug GueTe, Sdlu L, anu,
pointing, ''my vallse and hatbox are over
your head.
"And how was I to know? There's q
valise over the opposite seat, and your rug
was in the far corner wheE L came in." So
it was, 1 saw now. "If you like to scatter
your luggage all over the carriage it's none
of my business, surely"
He rose as he spoke and eyed me mar
rowly. "Where shall sit?" be asked.
wherever you please, except in my cor
ner"
"Well, would you oblige me by putting
your traps together? I'll sit opposite and
don't want to lie down and have your va
lise"-pointing to my haberdashery friends
baggage-"falling down on me first time
the train pulls up suddenly"
/ removed the valise, and placed it under
the seat at my side of the compartment.
Then fetched my rug from the lar corner,
and tried to keep my temper and TO COM
pose myself for sleep.
dozed most Of the way to Holyhead, and
then got my traps collected and asked
that the two vaIises and my hatbox should
be taken to the cabin. didn't want to let
my haberdasher's luggage out of my sight
il could help it.
MY new fellow traveller followed me into
the refreshment room at Holyhead, and I
fancied he was at my heels when walked
on board the steamboat ! found 1 had to
engage sleeping berth-I intended to lie
down crossing the Chameleon board the
boat, and to pay some excess fare for the
accommodation.
When got into my cabin / divested nv.
self of boots, coat and waistcoat and was