The Arkansas banner., 1848-11-28
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The Buffalo (N. Y Courier relates the follow. ing incident of traver':
 One of our "fellow -ctizeDs' having business to transact at Syracuse took the evening train here al o'clock, and departed on his journey. Having been laboriously engaged during the day and con iderabIy fatgued he fell sound asleep ,ust the other side of Altca, and only stirred from his position when the conductor caine about to collect tickets Tempus fugited rapidly and the soon reache9 Rochester. Here, the traveller will remember passengers are transferred to another train which takes them east; ana those who come town from the west had arranged themselves comfortably in the other nall except fri'ua.' He was so soand asleep that nothing walked kitn. The con. sequence that the started promptly al their time and he was left. IL so happened that no one went into the and he remained perfectly undis- tarbcd The lraa from the east arrived just as the other was leaving, and passenge left the cars in which they had been riding, and stepped into those going west Unto the De train, in fact by which our friend had gone 10 ,Rochester, and where he still remained enloying magnificent nap. Another conductor was n charge of the train, and when the water station, six miles west of the city, gave the usual significant ntmation, 'Tickets. Oar fnend' had 10 be tapped on thc shoulder once or twice before he took and seeing new conductor supposed every thing was all right.
 Do yon go through. sir ? said the conductor.
 'l -e-s,' replied sleepy head, with yawn,
 Tn take youI fare
 How m0cbf,
 Eleven shipgs-
 Well, that's cheap (Supposing. doubtless, that he was paying from Koch ster to Auburn.) And forking the amount he subsided into his former position, tD finish his sncozc Two hours mere brought them to Atcs; but not even the noise and confusion at that point the souorous anneunce- meut that the cars will stop fifteen IniDutes and give passengers plenty Of time for refreshments could disturb the suniber of 'oar friend' Those fifteen minutes, ho~ey soon passed; the ensi- uapT'S hell the ro a .l.. 'bcd cord aud the train was o-p-h Somewhere near Peters milk metropolis, the conductor opened tihe door and exploded on the word 'Tck.etz.' Bat 'onr friend was deaf 10 The animation.
 Ticket, sir, said the conduct r, giving him good shake Of the shoulder
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 Take your fare if yoo plesSe'
 O-h'-y-e-s By George I've slept like hook a the way; never had better nap in the ears n my hfe-what's the fare 7
 'Ninety- -thFee cents, sir
 Welt, that ts cheap cheaper than ever psid before, inc fare from Auburn to Ss rseuse k e.gb, eF nine shiiliHgs, and after paying np he wiral4d about uaul hc got quiFled dP about te sai.a1 at again.
 By and by they arrived st the depot and he was necessarily roased up. Twas DO Use to try and sleep amidst such uproAr there is u hen train arrives here, aud hs accordingly slii out On aiightiOg, he stopped short stared sboat DIS ey'S stared again looked at the lpRps then at Inc conductor, asd finally eaeiainei--
 W eH'- -by--thapder,'
 What's the matterl' asked the conductor.
 This is too bad.'
 'Whai7'
 V here l amr
 Where you arsl'
 Yea
 Why, in Buffalo. to be sare, you esn,, yo any further vest en this road <. we'll this is pretty business. Last night took .he cars to go 10 syracase and now find nlyseii, at , 0 clock 'a inc nsoraiag. back at BaffaIo. If ain an asa then there never was oi:e.' Add ofF As wea' mai'eriag and swearing. to and al himself . ,ne sweAfang being done aP in language nervous. pai very sneiegsnt-stsone but very aasenti.ae n.a saea @ as would be very improper to repeat 10 ears