Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1849-10-11


aNo, ha. Reau alvavs travels free, and
bOurds in the same way. ne "sVss PAys
money when vii or trick VIII pass current
in us place" 'said my friend, conhden'Iy.
sWhat q shocking bad hat ne has g
on" said /, observing the dilaPidaeed con :
dition of his beaver.
!" lbs some trick of his, doubtless. Tor the
rest of his dress, you observe, is 9niIe gen.
teel."
Yes, i see."
nv friend went on to tell how Beau had
hons his TAILOR out of receipt in full tor
h;c last bill. and his landlady at his last
harding place, and also various otneF Spe'
c;mcns Of his ingenuity and Wit. tie
',u,od me ZEN dollars" said my friend, but
n o,,emnting to collect it Of him one day
I'm he hanged if he din't get ten more out
af me So / think shall let the matter rest
,herr. for fear of doubling the sam once
more" ,. .,,.rad
.he onuosi,e end OF the cars TO gather the
,;cae,s fiom the passengers, and give them
cheeks in return. Many OF them' as is o.
Ten the practice with travellers who are ir'"
.onsn,lv called upon on populous routes TO
So show their tickets, had placed theirs 10
,,he hands Of their hats, so that the conduc-
,tor could see that they were all right, and
no, t,ouhle them to take them from their
rockets at each stopping place. AS the
rondnc,nr drew nearer, Beau thrust his head
~, IF the car window, and seemed absorb
~ in contemplating the scenery en- that
"a. of he road. The conductor spoke to
I'm for his ,icket-,here was no answer.
al conductor.
ming him lightly on the shoulder De"u
snrare back into the car, BLOCKING MS nat
.;n,o The road, and leaving It in one minute
ne.rlv mile behind. lie looked hr>1 10
The conductor, then out OF the window al
ter his hat, and in seeming fiji OF rage ex'
VIVA, do you strike man in that way
,Eorp Is that your business? is that what
the company hires you for :"
81 beg YOUR pardon, sir, l only wan.
vour ,icke,," replied the conductor, meekly'
Cricket! O yes it's all very well for you
nIied Beau, t5ifket. but want my h"f! re-
Very sorry, sir, reaiRj. Ar.,v ,,.s;r.d
n cali your attention, and / io6S'y "eS'r1 -.
means in my power, said the conductor.
Yen had better use cane 10 attract a
nersrn,s attention next time. and hit him
over the head with it, if he happens to be
looking The other way!7 replied the indig-
nant Beau.
aWe,l, sir, I ana ready 10 apologize to
,, o,a;n ir You wish. / have done so al
.ssdv ,,nce.n said the aow dIsconser.ed Off
cial.
eyes, no doubt, but that don't restore my
prope rty that's gone.
"Weil, sir, canno, talk any longer, Ill
take your ticket, if you please, said the
"Ticket! Haven't you just knocked il.
Nh, of the window, hat and a!l1 Oo you
wan, 10 add insult to injury ?"
80, your ticket was in your hatbanc =
suggested the conductor.
Snnpose you stop the. train, and go
hac, and see" said the ha.less Beau. with
indignant scorn depicted on his face.
NWell, sir, | shall pass you free over the
road ihen,n replied the conductor, attemp-
ting 10 20 on with his duty.
1.-THE price of a ticket" said Beau: is
one dollar my beaver cost me V. Your
peod sense will al once -shnw you lhat there
is a balance of 81 in my favor, at any rate"
The conductor hesitaled. Beau looked
like a gentleman, TO one not perfectly we'll
posted up in The human face he was we'll
de ;sed, aud his Indignation appeared most
honest.
"I'n see you after I have collected she
tickets" replied the conductor, passing on
through the car.
Beau sat 10 silent indignation, frowning
a. every body until the conductor returned,
and came and sat down by his side. Beau
then, in an earnest under tone, that we
could only overhear occasionally. talked to
the conductor like father and we saw
the cres.-fallen man OF tickets pay the nat
less passenger four dollars.
The trick was al once seen through by
both my friend and myself, and the rext
day, over bottle Of wine at The Monument
House, Beau told US he was hard up, hadn't
a dollar, picked up an oldhat at Gadsby's
Ho.el 10 Washington, clapped his cop IN
his pocket, and resolved that the hat should
carry him 70 Baltimore-and it did. with
four doiiG.s into the bargain Flag Of our
Union.