DEliBY AND CUP REMINISCENCES. / / 



New South Wales and Victoria, where we had to 

 change from the Sydney into the Melbourne train. 

 This has to be done because the gauge of the railway 

 lines is different. Eight or nine years ago they were 

 very particular in examining baggage, as the duties 

 were heavy on certain articles. It seems a monstroua 

 thing that it should be necessary to search passengers' 

 luggage merely because they pass out of one Colony 

 into another. It is an absurdity, and so most travel- 

 lers thought it. 



On the return journey from Melbourne, in 1891, 

 we had an alarm of fire on the train. Lord Jersey, 

 the Governor, was in a special car behind ours. The 

 attendant roused me, and said, " There's a fire, sir ! 

 You'd better get out ! " 



" No, you don't," I replied. *' It's not time to 

 turn out yet." 



The attendant has a knack of rousing you up 

 early in order to make up the beds in the car. I 

 fancied his fire alarm was a happy inspiration on his 

 part to get me out. 



When I saw people hurrying out of the car, and 

 the train had stopped, I felt it was time to make a 

 move. A sudden thought occurred to me. I felt I 

 could earn undying fame as a staunch supporter of 

 our great Empire, so I sang out, " Save the 

 Governor." 



An old Scotchman was in the berth over mine, and 



