My wife came from the Midlands of England. My
friends became her friends, and other friends we made. Children soon
appeared on the scene; my bachelor days were over.
Societies amongst the staff of a railway company, whether for the purpose
of physical recreation, for mutual improvement or for social enjoyment
are to be much commended. The assembling together of employees of
various ages, filling various positions, from the several departments,
from different districts, freed from business, and mixing on equal terms
for common objects, promotes good feeling and good fellowship, provides
pleasant memories for after life, gives a zest to work, and adds to the
efficiency of the service.
Amongst all my fellow clerks I remember one only who resembled as a
borrower some of my quondam associates at Derby. But this was in
Scotland where more provident ways prevailed. He was a married man,
about 30 years of age, with a salary of 100 pounds a year. By no means
what one would call a nice fellow, he had nothing of the _bonhomie_ or
light-hearted good nature that distinguished my Derby friends. He
possessed a good figure, wore fierce moustaches, and affected a military
air.
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