The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-11-09
TRAVEL ri ENGLAND.

TRAVEL ri ENGLAND.
People Keep Their Own Carriages -
Ride n Thir1-Class CsacAsa.
To satisfy curiosity I've travelled In
carriages Of each class The Glasses
chiefly patronized are tho first and
third, while tho second rather goss y
begging, and in some trains second
class carriages are omitted entirely.
There is little. If any. difference b.
tween Ihe second and third-clas car.
riages, while there is quite little Diff
ference between the fareaL The second
class, an astute and old observer tells
me. il patronised chiefly by American
tourists. cheap snubs and moro o. less
doubtful characters There's . trits
saying that '.only dukes and fools (of
the kind that are soon parted with
their money! travel frst-clasA."
The great bulk Of travel is done
by third-class. for which the fare. ex-
cept for very long distances il only
about half Of what it is flrse-classA For
instance, tried the third-class car
rage going to Newmarket "a two
hours ride-and paid tribe more than
i've shillingA. the 6rst-clase fare being
. little over ten shillingA For tho
same distance at home . seat IN tho
parlor car would have cost only TWEEN
ty-fve or fifty cents extra, the differ
ence between travelling in IN ordinary
''day coach" and = clean. comfortable
parlor car. Pretty nearly ell the En-
glish. except tho nobility, and fire.
quently members of tho nobility who
appreciate the Value Of pounds, shil-
lings and pence quite as fully rs man
without . grandfather, travel by
third-clasa To show the class Of
people ono meetA I had. dur
ing my journey - Newmarket.
- companions IN honest, sweet
fAoea country woman and . scholarly
locking old clergyman tths clergy all
travel third-elaas) who had been 70 Lon
don to assist in arranging for the Lowell
memorial in the Westminster abbey,
who had visited st Mr. Andrew Carne-
gie's who knew some Of the ''best pec-
pie" $50 far a. social position goes) in
England. and who was the incarnation
Of refined good-breeding.
have seen people issue from third
class compartments and 60 70 waiting
carriages with powdered and sille-stocir-
inged coachmen and footmen, whe
showed them . Difference that put to
rout the suggestion that they were de-
psndents or poor relations" On re-
cent Sunday trip to the country sawa
barcnet, who is member Of parliament,
and his wife walk from q third-class
carriage to their luxurious and well-ap-
pointed landau, and not at all with tho
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
air that anyone Of good position 1T
home would have done.
Where travelled second had the
compartment to myself after dropping
shilling in the guards hand and re-
questing him to reserve it for ladies'
He posted up in the window . placard
Reserved for ladies'" and 1 got more
attention from that guard for shilling
than ever got from porter OBJ Pull
man at home for like sum. When l
travelled flrst-class had as compassion
q consumptive young man who insisted
on keeping the window on his side
closed all the way. and . grumpy cid
man who insisted on keepi~s tho win
dow on his side open all tho way, and
occasionally grunted his dissPproval Of
people who can't stand fresh nir.
Second-class fares are about half Of
the difference between first and third
class, sometimes little more.
As far ~ accommodations ere con-
cerned it's"dPawing stra VS. between tho
three class Of compartments rs 70 which
is the most Tor loast) comfortable The
third and second are precisely alike. A
railway carriage compartment reminds
me Of nothing 50 forcibiy ~ it does Of
the interior of bobtail street car. In
the two classes mentioned the com part
ments run crossways Of the carriage,
and. like the bcbtzil car, have two long,
hard wooden bench seats covered with
carpet Sometimes they are slightly
upholstered and still more uncomforta-
BILE, and sometimes they have q cush-
toned rest along the back, which Is con-
cave where 1t should be convex. and
convex where II should be conoavs.
Tho seats face each ether, accom-
modate Eve or six persons each
and necessitate half tho number
riding backward. At either end Of
each seat there's . window which can't
be opened, and 1t each side of the COM
partment there's . door with . window
~hSNh kA o.
are racks for parcels and outside the
door on the right-hand side is the bell
rope, to be pulled in case Of trouble
This is absolutely all there Is in com
partment You cant get . drink. even
II your tongue hangs out from thirst.
unless you bounce cut when the train
stops at . station and take chances On
getting left. and there il no toiletroom.
The only difference between these com
partments and the firss-class Is that in
the first-class the seats are cushioned
and upholstered with stuffy plush, and
in Some are divided Oh into chairs.
The compartments are the same size
md shape and have absolutely nothing
more In them
The guard pops you into . eompart- |
nsnt and leaves you 70 find your dessi- |
nation IS best you can. sai unlsss yen |
give him . shilling q impress him with |
the belief that you Win give Kin one |
you don't see him again until he takes |
up your ticket, whish may b two OF |
three stations beyond where ysu In
tended getting out No one calls the |
stations when ths trsin stops. o. IL
there does NO one hears than called, |
md II You don't know where your stop
ping-plaes Is You must either stick ysur !