The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1856-07-24
Amusing Scene i'm a Railroad Car.

Amusing Scene i'm a Railroad Car.
On the New York Central Railroad,
from Albany to Buffalo, the conductors
are freqently changed, anl with the en-
trance of each new one comes the annoy
ing command, :" Show your tickets !''-
On night trip few weeks since, testy
old Yankee was one Of the passengers,
and having exhibited his ticket to the
first conductor, he placed it in a we'll
worn pocket book. buttoned it up in the
breast pocket Of his coat, pulled his hat
down tightly over his eyes, and resigned
himself to sleep. The first dream was
just beginning when another conductor
came in, and cried in his startled ear,
Show your tickets" He reused up
and exclaimed (:
Il reckon you don't want to be seein'
on it all the time, dew ye? !"
"Once will do for me-" said the con-
ductor, ,~.a..
!" should kinder think you had seen
it often, SO you kin pass along"
| But the conductor insisted, and the old
fellow had to unbuckle. grumbling the
while like a bear with two sore heads
Presently, the conductor came back again,
thinking he had overlooked some, and as
he approached the Yankee roared out
"What agin Well you are the big
gest bother I ever did sec-there, take a
good look this time, and don't come agin." "
Once more at rest, the old man stuck
his ticket into his hat-band where it could
be easily seen, and settled down into a
regular snore. The motion Of the cars
loosened his hat, and it soon fell. off roll
ing awav under the seats. A sleepless
wag. seeing the accident, approached the
old man and shouted in his ear, "Show
your ticket"
Patience massy on us |" scream
ed the Yankee, "ef here amt one Of
them ticket fellers agin.'
+ He pulled out his pocket book, and
fumbled it over, and felt in all his pock
cts for his ticket in vain. and at last broke
out: = '''
Il You've got it, know you have
| gin it to you myself"
), Here he recollected sticking it in his
hat band, and now he commenced a
search for the hat, which had travelled on
far out Of his sight and reach. After a
busy search be spied something black un
der fat old lady's seat. and pitching af
ter it, walked her ladyship out of sound
sleep. She cried out
}, "What on airth are you after, I d.
want to know 70 -
Pm ony jist reachin' for my hat,
ma'am; it's got under your seat''
!, "Itell you faint no such thing that
= nice excuse to be givin' for comm feel
in round people in the dark. in this kind
e or way. I'll tell the agent-see if
t don't" r. ~ -@-.' -.'''''
"Why. goodness gracious. old lady
e don't be skeered I never dreamed Q
e techin on ye.'' @ 't'''''
9 "Well. didn't say you dreamed abou
2 it; but you amt bit too good for it
: comm around here in the middle OF th
! night, talking about hat. Why dom
c you get your old hat and go away ~
: Thus permitted, the old man reache
i carefully under the seat to take the ha,
G when it proved to be the old woman's s pc
g dog. which snapped at him with ase-e on
1t and caught his fingers. sr
/ : "Blame the little sarpint," yelled th
d frightened man why, it's live cata
IS mount, do declare ft .Y
Now. ] guess you're satisfied" say
" the old vixen, "that you're hat ain
10 there"
J. just then a Jolt of the cars threw tn
e poor man into the woman's lap, frol