The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1896-08-27

/ don believe II. sad the other uau,af
indignantly, orvat even beard ai q,
Vel. l,s Tao. said the bfsk emsp
SO II !oa !, last sjve bin 70 me IN pot
b blm 10 The baggage oar
The osnor Of the iog shrank hsck ia
, horror %, she gsspcd. Icruldn1 tbtnk
of 1t, really oouldu'. ! seldom let ltob
! hle 80 out Of ny sish,
Bat madam, you'iI have to let him 20
out Of Il this time, ,nsjycd the brake
msa.
Ol. bnt cant BauIos. It WON'T make
any difference lust this ocea. The com
psuy never vii know the difference Apd
sbe swept the dog np Oh lhc seat sod
folded him - her arms declaring that
+ little Bobble should never, no ncvrr 20
luto the horrid baggage car,
+ he brakeman Was aouplasscd. lie had
never oeeu anything like tbls before not
since be hfst began 10 brake, He hrush
ed hls hsud oonIusedly over bis face, and
With grant Of embarrassment turned on
bis heel to Gud the conductor, feeling
thankful 10 his heart Tor the first time
that he was not that official.
The conductor soou appeared lie was
magnificent conductor. The buttons
on bis uniform shone respeudently and .
be marched down the aisle with such a
Iorily stride that it seemed a pity that
there was no band aboard the train to
play. See, the Couqueling Hero Comes
There is a ptoyerb about what goes before
a fall The conductor had 1t,
lie stopped short beside the two women
and the dog,
Madam, be said sharply, you will have
to put the dog in the baggage car No
dogs allowed 10 the passenger coaches.
And be reached ont his band for the te,
rier, which promptly bit bin,
The conductor lost bis dignity and said
damn The woman st1,d q chuekle and l
went through spreteuoe OF slSpping tie 1
log, 1t WAS a hollow mockery. d
Come, said the conductor savagely and @
With some excuse Let me have the ]
BEAST. b
II you please, replied the owner OF the
log With sprit, be is not beast
don't care what he isl shouted the Il
rate official. He's got to 90 into the bag h
age car il he's an angel. And again be II
cached for the terrier. IL
But the terrier was safe in the arms OF ie
ls mistress, who remarked with sobs in y
er voice. Oh, please, please don't.
ant let him go in that awful place, Lit
e Bobbis would die. | know he would. fe
lease let him stay th
The other woman did not cry. She was II
ade OF sterncr stuff, She waxed iudig OF
ant, and her eyes shot glsuces OF indgna
on at the unfortunate conductor, who
God the picture Of mingled embarrass
ent aud disgust, Lursing his bitten m
md. di
l suUuIu InIuE You would be ashamed th
yourself, she CALCULATED with emphasis An
0 gentleman would treat a lady so. |
sll report you to the company. su
Besides, put IN the owner OF the log mt
obbIe is snch little fellowl stC
The rules don't say anything about the
e of the dogs, said the conductor They enj
1t say dogs The
Well be isn't going anyway, for sll
ur old rules, was the plaintlye res to
nse, obs
Now, this cond uctor was merely trying TIL
do his duty an On Official of the com
ny. He had done bis best and had even enc
tlafed bodily injury in his attempts anC
enforce the rule Of the road, But fail
Q stared him in the face. Every pss oor
lger in the car was watching the M to
1al contest with uudisgused interest yor
4 amusement, Two drummers had get
de audible bets upon the outcome and and
III eyes were rlgted upon the combat owe
s. Even the brakeman who had first try
Ht'h hti'Al slubp IT tbt Ututf tul VI '''
car and grInued at bis superior bal
The conductor was beaten and he knew try,
II the oh,nders had been men the pro Il
N would have been sn easy one, but AZ ear
was, yioleoce was ont Of the question, all
was beaten, but be retfealed in good ooe'
er Well, m adam, he said soufly. |
e notified You Of the r1Ies. toni
on have, said the indignant woman lesv
rtly. phi
oor little B1bbie, they shouldn't put thst
Ia the baggage car, 80 they shouldn't i
the other And she bugeei BJbbie n
her breast. Mai
be conductor fed with sotlo voice re pap
ks ebout the cussedness OF woman A
!, while BDbbis rode to New York IN Nt'
arms OF his mistress. The other pas It oI
gers were good natnred the rest Of the kitd
have
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