Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1896-04-09

friend, a. smoothly az sweet oil at
is an outrage | asked the officials. or
rather my friend did whether they
would not put on an extra carriage, ana
they refused to do so. In England we
do these things very much better, for
such oyor-crOwding of carriages would
never be permitted on any first-class
line
II was not addressing you, sir said
the old man pcevishly,
Oh, then, I beg your pardon; |
thought you we're. hope you viii eX-
cuse me, for | know now annoying it il
to be waiting for party, and then have
the party turn up to late"
The lady smiled again at the polite
young man. and the old gentleman kept
On mutterine, but not so loud that We
could hear what he said.
gong changed. and the porters ran
hlther and thithcr shouting to the pas
Gengers to take their seats. My friend
put his head out of the window aud
called to one Of the railway men, Il
porter came to the window.
Il see. sir said my friend to the old
gentleman, that your party is going
to be left behind. Now if you will tell
me- which articles belong to them l will
give them in charge OF this porter, who
will return the articles to them when
they arrive"
He picked up the portmanteau which
had been in the place he now occupied,
and thrust il through the window to
the porter, telling him in French that Il
party was coming who would be left
behind
win yon leave that alone?" cried the
old gentleman, rising and snatching The
baggage.
But. my dear sir" said my friend
protestingly, you are surely not going
to carry the other folks luggage with
you? Think of them left in Paris with
none of the comforts of life"
They viii come by the next train"
said the old gentleman. placing the
portmantcau up in the rack again.
They may have made up their minds
to stay week" said the yodng man.
The lady put the book she had boon
reading up to her face and laughed out
right Her husband looked at her with
an expression OF disgust on his highly
colored face,
ITS no trouble to me At all contin-
ued the young man, blandly, Ito put
out the luggage and give it in charge of
porter. 1t win be all right. I have
seen it done hundred times. and the
train is just about to depart"
will you oblige me BY attending to
your own business" exclaimed the old
gentleman
"Oh. certainly" said the young man,
| settling back in his place as the train
moved slowly out of the station. There
was look OF batlled benevolence on his
face that was most touching
But, you see, know what it is to
be left without luggage and merely
wished to be of service to your party
Hang your service! l 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 then
| it must be consolation for you to know
| that through your kindness two persons
HdNt obLdlNtu III lUlS Train
many another man who had a party
coming would have bundled us bodily
| out of the compartment"
at is what should have been done"
| cried the old gentleman.
oh don't say that, l beg Of YOU"
said the young man, looking inexpres-
sibly hurt, but the old man was not to
| no A.
English paper that he had paid three
times the London price for and began
reading 1t. The young man. after sew
eral fruitless attempts to engage him
| in conversation and learn some Of his
opinions on the news of the day, noticed
| that the second wife was reading a
book whose pages were uncut, SO he
took from his inside pocket a small
ivory paper-knife that he always car
ried with him and sitting opposite her
offered the use Of it. She thanked him,
and greatly to the old gentleman's en-
noyance, talked in friendly manner
with him until we came to Calais; here
the young man insisted upon shaking
hands with both of them, and again
mentioned his deep regret that the
party had been left behind, but his ex-
pressions of sympathy were entirely
thrown away. for the old gentleman
took his second wife under his wing
and ordering all the luggage to he taken
on tho boat, departed. The second wife
looked over her shoulder and smiled at
the young man who had helped to be.
guile a tedious railway journey.