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Show to the privilege of Laving an express train stopped whenever he pleased for his especial convenience. The station master at the little station of Eastwinch not seeing things in this light, Mr. Fountaine stepped out at once upon the four foot way, and by gesticulating gesticu-lating and throwing his arms aloft contrived con-trived to stop the train for himself. The driver not unnaturally inferred that something serious was the matter until he pulled up, on 'which Mr. Fountaine coolly climbed into a first class carriage and gave the word to proceed. This curious escapade has imposed on the magistrates of the SwaSham quarter sessions the painful duty of fining a brother justice and deputy lieutenant 25, and binding him over to keep the peace. The punishment cannot be said to err on the side of severity. London News. : blunted His Dignity. ' Fountaine, of Narf ord, is a name of worthy associations in Cie minds of Norfolk Nor-folk men, and one which must be familiar famil-iar to all readers of Swift's correspondence, correspond-ence, but its present holder's latest achievement has certainly not added anything to its luster. Mr. Fountains, of Narf ord Hall, is a justice of the peace, deputy lieutenant and master of the West Norfolk foxhounds, and he appears to have been under the impression that these accumulated dignities entitled hiin |