Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1847-10-02
Show your Ttckets,

conductors are frequently changed, during q
single trip, and ss each new one takes charge,
be nnnoonces himsel: in office ty the csclsms.
tjon-'Show yoor tickets.'
On night trip. recently, testy ola ysasee
was ono of the passengers, and having exhibited
HE ticket TO the first conductor. he caref,sf1y
placed II in we'll worn pocket.book, buttoned
it mp in tue breast pocsct Of t,is csss, pui-
led his bat tightly on his foreheed, anS
folding his arm.. resigned himself to the care ot
Morphrus. Hie aasal orgsn hsd scarcely gro
claimed him in dream-issd, before suotaer con-
ductor came along, wi,h--'Show ySwr sie.sets!'
The aid yankee awoke with enort. and having
been made conscious Of ~s,st wRs wanted. he
exclaimed Of. ......#.
Il reckon you don't want ,ew be seein' i. ell
the time, dew yoa"
'Once will do me, sir says the conductor.
We'll, you have seen il that olaia,' replied
the old gent, go you kin pass on
The conductor Insisted upco looking at it.
and The disturbed passenger unbuttoned his coat.
uns,rapped the old pocket book, handed OF. the
ticket, and the conductor passed by.
Them felars are mighty ateard of gittn'
chisseed,' says he as. placing his ticket IN his
vest pocket, he again resigned himeelf 10 sieep.
The conductor, thinking he had missed sou'e
OF the passengers, came back ngain presently,
and asked TO see the tickets.
What again = exclaine the ott man; well,
swow, you are the most peskid bother I've e.
yer seed. Jest take good look now and bev
done
The conductor passed on again, and the old
man stuck his ticket 10 his nt.band and this
time got fairly asleep. The motion Of the
in a short time loosened his hat, aud It fell off,
which seepless wag In the cars perceiying,
he picked up the conductors lamp, and arprua-
ching The old gent shouted ia his ear SAoU
your tickets" -.r
Patience, Massey Gays the Old man. 'ef here
sin't auuther OF these ticket felsrs, and then he
pulled out his pocket-bOok, searched it, pu, il
back, felt in his vest pocket, but in vain. You
have it. says he; Il gin i, tew you, I know
Here he recoIlected sticking il in HE hatband,
and now commenced search for his head piece.
The hat. amid the shnfflng Of the passengers
feet. had been kicked along under several dit
ferent seats After busy search Of come mi.
nutes. he thought he perceived it beneath a fat
old lady's seat. 10 reaching for it he awoke
her.
What do you want 2 she inquired snappish.
ly, as even the most amabie old lady would do,
when awakened out OF sound sleep. -
Pm i'm 60 hat Io.
its got under your seat
4 tell you 'tsint.' says she. That's nice
excuse 10 be coming feeling round body with,
when they are asleep. III tell the ogent, see
If l don't. .., Pa"
why, good gracious, marm,' says he, you
nigh, sleepar age in the same bildin' with me
and Id never dream OF techin' you.
You migh,'nl dream of doing so,' said she,
but you aio't bit too good 10, Iii be bound
coming waking people mp in the middle of the
night when they are all alone, Qhere we're fifty
IN the csr,) talking about a haf-why don't you
g! yonr hut, if i's there, aud go away; but
tell you 'laint there, now, and that is enough, I
,hink--alweysa disturbing people this way
why don't you take it, say!t ....
Thus commanded. the distressed old gent
reached under the seat at the dark looking Oh
Iect, which he fancied was his hat, and the Ole
lady's small pet dog, which he caught hold OF b,
the neck seized him in turn by the fingers, will
u un u.umough'
'Ow ah" CUES the consarned thing' exclai
med he why it's a live vsr,nint.'
'Now, says the old lady, Il reckon you are
satisfied tina, II aint the kind Of hat you are look
ing for, and you can go somewhere else anc
search for your old hat
A jolt of The cars here nearly threw him into
her lap on which she gave n slight scream, ant
called tor protection. '.t.' .a
Perhaps this is your hat, sir said the wsl
who was personatng The conductor, 9, the sam,
time handing him his chapeau, with the ticke
safe in the ha, band. With an exclamation O
pleasure he seized il. ..a ...-t t... La.
Here, take the conssrned ticket, will You
he exclaimed handing 1t out promiscuousy
but everybody refused. .........
Won't nobody hev il he inquired.
4 vow .ew gracious won't, carry it anu'be
mint
'Sho,o your ,iches = exclaimed the conduc
tor. entering. 10 which he added-'We are O
Auburn, gentlemen
Here, take IL. says the old yankee, in hig
state Of excitement I'd lest ru,het be locke