" They had "found a man," and did not need a
lantern to look farther.
It was as Mr. Molyneux had said: he had cast his
Bread upon the Waters, and he had found it after many
days.
THE LOST PALACE
THE LOST PALACE
[From the Ingham Papers.]
"Passengers for Philadelphia and New York will change
cars."
This annoying and astonishing cry was loudly made in
the palace-car "City of Thebes," at Pittsburg, just as
the babies were well asleep, and all the passengers
adapting themselves to a quiet evening.
"Impossible!" said I, mildly, to the "gentlemanly
conductor," who beamed before me in the majesty of gilt
lace on his cap, and the embroidered letters P. P. C.
These letters do not mean, as in French, "to take leave,"
for the peculiarity of this man is, that he does not
leave you till your journey's end: they mean, in
American, "Pullman's Palace Car." "Impossible!" said I;
"I bought my ticket at Chicago through to Philadelphia,
with the assurance that the palace-car would go through.
This lady has done the same for herself and her children.
Nay, if you remember, you told me yourself that the `City
of Thebes' was built for the Philadelphia service, and
that I need not move my hat, unless I wished, till we
were there."
The man did not blush, but answered, in the well-
mannered tone of a subordinate used to obey,
Here are my orders, sir; telegram just received here
from headquarters: `"City of Thebes" is to go to
Baltimore.
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