The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-09-18
BY SOLITAIRE.

On the rail cars between Albany and Buffalo the con-
ductors frequently changed during single trp and
each takes charge, he himself in office
by the exclamation, ''Show your ticketsw
On night trip recently, testy old Yankee OF
the passengers and having exhibited his ticket the first
conductor, he carefully placed it in welworn pocket
book buttoned in the breast pocket of his coat pulled
his hat tightly his head and, folding his resigned
himself the of Morpheus His nasal organ had
scarcely proclaimed him in dreamand, before another
conductor along, with "Show your tickets" The
old Yankee awoke with a snort; and having been made
conscious OF what was wanted, he exclaimed
II reckon you don't tew be seen it all the time,
dew you p
'sOnce will do me, sir,' says the conductor.
'Wel, you hev it that oin replied the old gent,
$50 you kin pass on
The conductor insisted upon looking and the dis
urbed passenger unbttoned his coat unstapped the old
pocket-book, handed the ticket and the conductor
passed by.
"Them felars air nifty afeard of gn' chisseled says
he as placing his ticket in his pocket he again
signed himself to sleep.
The conductor, thinking he had missed some of the pas.
sengers, back again presently, and asked the
tickets.
'.What, agin ~ excaims the old man; swell, I swow
you are the most peskid bother I've seed jest
take good look now, and hev DONE"
The conductor passed again. and the old man stuck
his ticket in his hatband, and this time got fairly asleep
The motion of the in short time loosened his hat and
fell off, which a seepcss wag in the perccving, he
picked up conductors lamp, and approaching the old
gent shouted in his ear" Show your tiekets."
s'Patience massy" says the old man, eff here amt
anuthe of ticket elars and then he pulled out his
pocketbook searched put it back felt in his pocket
but in vain. "Youve got it, he 81 gin it ew you,
know" Here he recocced sticking 1t in his hat-band,
and now commenced search for his head-piece. The
hat amid the shung of the passenger feet, had been
kicked along under several different seats After busy
search of minutes, he thought he perceived it be-
meath fat old iadys In reaching for it. he awoke
her.
'What do you want rs she inquired snappishy as even
the most amiable old lady would do, when awakened out
of a sound sleep. ,
"Pm only reachin for my hat marin, says ne hS
got under your seat"
al tell you 'aint, says she. 'Thafs nice excuse 10
be coming feeling round body with, when they are asleep
I'll tell the agent, see if don't"
.sWhv GOOD gracious marn," says he you might sleep
age in the same bildin win me, an" !" i''i ~ Vi
techin' you"
sYou mght'nt dream of doing So, says she, ' but you
aint Bit too good to- I'll be bound-comng waking people
nm in the middle of the night when they are all alone,
bere were fifty in the car } talking about hnfwhy don't
Won cir vour hat if it's there, and go away but tell you
faint there now and that's enough, think, for any
sonable person-always disturbing people this waywhy
don't You take ii, say y
Thus commanded the distressed old gent reached under
the seat at the daSlookng object which he fancied
his hat and the old adys small pet dog which he caught
hold Of by the neck seized him in by the fingers with
a ,cnuv-'cough!
Ocah :" cuss the consumed thing ~ exclaimed he
:" why it's a live varmint."
No~," says the old lady, I reckon you satisfied
that amt the kind of hat you looking for and you can
20 omewhere else and search for your old hat"
jolt OF the here nearly threw him into her aP' on
which she gave slight and called for Proection
perhaps this is your hat. sir, said the wag VINO was
personang the conductor, the time handing MIN
his chapeau with the ticket safe in the hat-hsnd With
an exclamation OF pleasure, he seized it.
"Here, take tbs consumed ticket, viii your lie ex