d nothing to do than to give chase; so turning his horse's
head he followed in full cry. The clatter and shouts of pursuer and
pursued brought forth the inhabitants of the cottages as they passed, and
many of these joined in the chase. Never since Turpin's ride to York, or
Johnny Gilpin's ride to Edmonton, had there been such a commotion caused
by an equestrian performance. To make a long story short, the captain
reached the station in ample time; an explanation ensued; a handsome
apology was tendered to the patrol, and a present equally handsome was
forwarded, together with the abstracted property, to the joint owner of
the horse and the clothes-line.

CHEAP FARES.

In the year 1868, Mr. Raphael Brandon brought out a book called _Railways
and the Public_. In it he proposes that the railways should be purchased
and worked by the government; and that passengers, like letters, should
travel any distance at a fixed charge. He calculates that a threepenny
stamp for third-class, a sixpenny stamp for second-class, and a shilling
stamp for first-class, should take a passenger any distance whether long
or short. With the adoption of the scheme, he believes, such an impetus
would be given to passenger traffic that the returns would amount to more
than double what they are at present. There may be flaws in Mr.
Brandon's theory, yet it may be within the bounds of possibility that
some great innovator may rise up and do for the travelling public by way
of organization what Sir Rowland Hill has done for the postage of the
country by the penny stamp.

WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO?

The above question was asked by a man of his friend who had been injured
in a railway accident, "I am first going in for repairs, and then for
_damages_," was the answer.

REPROOF FOR SWEARING.

The manager of one of the great Indian railways, in addressing a European
subordinate given to indulge in needless strong language, wrote as
follows:--"Dear sir, it is with extreme regret that I have to bring to
your notice that I observed very unprofessional conduct on your part this
morning when making a trial trip. I allude to the abusive language you
used to the drivers and others. This I consider an unwarrantable
assumption of my duties and functions, and, I may say, rights and
privileges. Should you wish to abuse any of our employes, I think it
will be best in future to do so in regular form, and I beg to point out
what I