Show all for another fellows slater sister i an afra kf lable abl f though somewhat de ted american was on hia his way way the other day to the city of belton says the toronto news ha he had with that thrifty forethought of his nation secured a lower berth and was meditating upon the wisdom of gathering his body behind the c curtains u stains when he lie was accosted by an englishman ina ins tweed suit the englishman was of an ample presence and had the air of one who had becu been pastured on mutton chops all his life you will excuse me said he of the tweed suit but nin I right in supposing g that you have the lower ower berth you be bet t your life M replied the other my sister aister said the owner of the tweed suit has the upper berth berthp which is deuced awkward you know the fact is added the benj lne liebman lish man nian with frank urbanity it a unpleasant for ladies to climb up past a man in it lower berth they think looking at their legs you know now might I ask you air to do me the extreme favor of occupying the upper berth and permitting my sister to take yours a th the request was scarcely preferred before the american with the tile gallantry of if a genuine yunk yank hastened fo to assure the english gc re uain tance that nothing could give div him jin more pleasure than to be of if service to a lady on the following m morning orning the american was astonished to see a pair i r of tweed legs emerge from a low tower er berth opposite that which he lie had politely iven iven up and the next morning tho the adipose upper extremities of the englishman E say said sai 41 the ArA american rican as an air of grave disgust be began a to creep over hia his astonished aton aston shed shed p physiognomy you ask me to give up my lower berth to your sister certainly amy my dear fallow replied the gentleman addressed hope ho you s slept I ep t well and you TOU had a 10 lower berth of course and then you got me to give 11 up mine to your sitter sir ewh why roy my dear fellow said tho the englishman in his turn astonished y you ou dont expect id give tup a lower berth to my own sister did you |