midnight
Some are born with it , some achieve it , and some have it thrust upon them . There is a youth who has had it thrust upon him . What he will do with it remains to be seen . Know the story , which is true in every detail save in two proper names : The midnight train from New York , which crawls out of the Jersey City ferry station at 12:25 , is usually doleful , especially in the ordinary cars . One who can not sleep easily therein has a weary two or three hours ' time to Philadelphia . Almost any equally wakeful companion is then a source of joy . A girl of medium size , wearing a veil , and being rather carelessly attired in dark clothes which fitted a charming figure , walked jauntily up the aisle , saw that no seat was entirely vacant , and therefore , after a hasty glance at me , sat down beside me .