The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1896-12-10

Cut of the Door Window of Which
Leaned q Very Stout Gentleman.
My friend, who is a very suave and
polite gentleman, said to the elderly
man: win you please excuse me a
moment:" and he proceeded to open
the door.
'.All the places here are taken said
the elderly individual hurriedly.
That's just what want to see, .
said my friend, and gently, firmly but
politely he opened the door to the great
danger of the old gentleman falling
out. a lady of perhaps twenty-five sat
in one corner seat; all the other places
We're vacant but piled with portman-
teaux, valises and what not.
An z said my friend, there seems to
be some vacant space here
Il tell you,'' replied the elderly gen
tleman, getting red in the face, that
all these places are taken. There is "a
party of US, and I'm looking for the
others, who may arrive at any moment.
You will miss your train if you wait
here, for you will undoubtedly have to
get OUT
My friend glanced up at the big
clock placed in the center of the arch
at the end of the huge station and said:
The train leaves in two minutes, so
it seems to me your party is cutting it
q little close. 8
The party is all right, !" observed the
old gentleman testify. 'They know
that / am reserving places for them,
and they will be here in plenty of
time r.. NJ, I.
The lady in the corner smiled sweet.
~ at my friend, and he with some re-
luctance closed the door, for there was
nothing more to be said, without call
ing the old gentleman liar, which we
knew very we'll that he was. Once
more we walked the whole length Of
the train.
II would not stand it, II said impa-
tiently, for ISalways get angry when |
see man monopolizing a whole COM
partment, except when do it myself.
Il should have gotten in and taken a
place in the corner. He is evidently
waiting for no party"
Gently, gently said my friend, s:all
in good time I will leave them half
minute to come and then we will
quietly wander back to the old buffers
carriage and step In
We did this, and my friend once more
opened the door in spite Of the pro-
testations on the part Of the occupant,
who got redder and redder in the face
as he saw the attempt to force the po-
sition.
Il tell you he said, that its no
good. Ny party will be. here and then
you will have to get out and you will
miss your train. Z
I've have made up our minds to
chance it, said my impertuba BILE
friend. as he proceeded to remove the
impedimenta from the two corner seats
and, speaking with the utmost respect,
he continued: If your party arrives
even while the train is moving out, we
will Jump off and hold the door open
for them to enter. L don't much mind
missing a train myself; / could do with
another day in Paris. It is a most.
charming city. z
The man grunted, and theS lady
smiled across at us 1t was quite evil
dent that she was his second wife, and
that the honeymoon was drawing to a
close. 1t was also evident that the
\ lady was just Il little tired Of the old
gentleman, and welcomed an accession
to the party, but the old man was mad
clear through; anyone could see that.
He muttered to himself that it was an.
outrage and ought not to be permitted,
and would not be permitted in any ci-
vilized country. a man had a perfect
right to a carriage taken for his
friends: this was always recognized in
England. and no gentleman, nor any.
one calling himself gentleman, would
force his way into a. compartment
where he was not wanted.
quite agree with you, . said my
friend as smoothly as sweet oil, or
rather my friend did, whether they
would not put on an extra carriage
and they refused to do so. In England
we do these things very much better,
for such oyer-crowding Of carriages