ON AN ACCOMMODATION TRAIN.

Otago Witness, Issue 1324, 14 April 1877, Page 21

ON AN ACCOMMODATION TRAIN.

A very amusing incident occurred on a Fort Wayne railway train one Saturday afternoon. ' Just before one of the accommodations pulled out from the Federal street station, a well-dressed, respectablelooking individual, slightly the worse for a little tarn," entered one of the cars, approaching a lady who was occupying part of a seat, and said : " Madam, is thi (hie) is seat taken ?" ; The lady very pleasantly answered, "No, sir. ' ' " Madam, may I si (hie) it down V [ Yes, sir, you may." The boosy individual took a seat, and in a few moments the train started. Ho sat seemingly contented and happy for a few moments. All at once he threw his arms about his fellow-traveller, and kissed her vehemently several times. Several passengers in the crowded car at this became greatly incensed. The fellow kept up his loving method of procedure, and the lady appeared to be resisting as best she could. Finally a number of the most determined of the passengers made a simultaneous bounce for the boosy man. One individual raised a window, and it looked as if the fellow was going to hunt terra firma, when he SU 7^J y seemed . to ia ke in the situation What does yi (hie) you fellows want ?" lhe only answer was a more determined effort to lift the speaker from his place. Then the other occupant of the seat turned and took part in the conversation. < ' • "Gentlemen," she said, "this is my husband. ' * "Oh » The man and his wife had entered the car before any of the dther passengers, and he had gone out for refreshment. When he returned; feeling very humorous, he addressed his partner in such a tone that everybody could hear Him, as though she was a stranger, .and that's what fooled ihem.~Pittsburg Dispatch