The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1896-12-10
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! II was not addressing you, SIR said
the old man peeYishly IS
Oh, then, beg your pardon,
Thought you were. I hope you will ex-s
cuse me, for I know how annoying Il
IS to be waiting for party and then
nave the party turn up too late. = IA
The lady smiled again at the polite
young man. and the old gentleman
kept on muttering, but not so loud that
we could hear what he said.
| A gong Changed and the porters ran
hither and thither shouting to the pas4
sengers to take their seats. My friend
put his head out of the window and
called to one Of the railway men; ri
porter came to the window
II see, sir, :" said my friend to the old
gentleman, that your party is going
to be left behind. Now if you viii tell
me which articles belong to them e
will give them in charge of this porter
who will return the articles to them
them when they arrive
He picked up the portmanteau which,
had been in the place he now occupied
and thrust it drought the window to-
the porter, telling him in French that
a party was coming who would be left
behind
will you leave that alone?'' cried
the old gentleman rising and snatching
the baggage.
But, my dear SIR said my friend
protestingly, you are surely not goinga
to carry the other folks luggage with
you !? Think of them left in Paris with.
none of the comforts of life.
''rhey will come by the next train
said the old gentleman, placing the
portlnanteau up in the rack again.
.They may have made up their
minds to stay week, said the young
man.
The lady put the book she had been
reading up to her face and laughed out
right. Her husband looked at her with
an expression of disgust on his highly
colored face
cit is no troubel to me at all y con-
tinued the young man blandly, to putt
the luggage and give it in charge OF HI
porter. It will be all right have
seen it done hundred times, and the
train is just about to depart"
'tWill you oblige me by attending to,
your own businessy exclaimed the old
gentleman.
"Oh, certainly" said the young man.
settling back into his place as the train
moved slowly out of the station There
was a look of baked benevolence en-
his face that was most touching.
Put, you see, / know what it is TO be-
left without luggage and / merely
wished to be of service to your party
Hang your service! don't want any
of it,
No, probably not; but those that
are left behind, sir you should think OF
them; you should indeed, sir; but them
it must be a consolation for you to
know that through your kindness two
persons have obtained places in this
train; many another man who had q
party coming would have bundled u3
bodily out Of the compartment .
1t is what should have been DONE
cried the old gentlemen
oh, don't say that, beg of YOU =
said the young man, looking inexpress=,
IDLY hurt, but the old man was not To
be drawn out any more. He took the
English paper that he had paid three
times the London price for, and began
reading it. The young man after Sc
yeral fruitless attempts to engage him.
, in conversation and learn some OF his
opinions on the news Of the day, no4
ticed that his secon wife was reading
a book whose pages were uncut, SO he
took from his inside pocket small
ivory paper-knife that he always car
ried with him and sitting opposite heF.
offered her the use of it. She thanked
him, and greatly to the old gentleman,s
annoyance, talked in friendly man
ner with him until we came to Calais>
here the young man insisted upon Slak-s
ing hands with both of them, AND.