Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1861-01-03
From the Boston Commercial Bulletin.
HALF AN HOUR IN A RAILROAD TICK
EFT OFFICE.

,rr .,7 rrorr, ,,- ,.,rDo.D rrc,,1
nm OuEIcI
HdrelteI-'New York :: planking the price
of ticket. The ticket clerk Jerks out ticket, |
and jerks in the money almost in an instant,
without a word, and the traveller leaves place
for the next comer' who perhaps has the same
destination, but who occupies much more Tune
in making his wants known, something after
this Style
What's the fare to New York;
-Four dollars.
How long atore you startT
'Ien minutes. ~
'Ah-er-can you change fifty dollar billy
Yes, SIR
Give me change in Boston money Caylng out
The titty) and in five dollar bills II you can.
(ChanSe is made and ticket thrown out IN
almost second OF tme)
DO you get IN to New York as early now as
usual|
yes, sir
What time docs the Felidelfy train leave to-
morrow mornln r.
'SeVen-thlrty.'
By this time the querest has gathered up his
bank notes, folded them up, put them smoothly
into pocket-book, poked his umbrella into the
stomach of heated individual from the rural
districts who was waiting nervously behind
him, and by the delay caused the collection OF
halt-a-dozen other applicants for tickets.
Next comes the countryman turn:
BreathtcSSty Ticket for Borston!
you are in Boston now, sir
'Oh oh-cr! Yes; ah! ha ha! want to
80 to Plympton-rWe'-(no show OF money!
'Forty-iive ccnts|-(waitlnS for show OF
funds.)
YES; wal, III take one ticket
yes, sir, torty-hve cents
BY this time gent from the rural district com
prehends the pay in advance principle adopted
at all well regulated railway stations-and fish
ing into the profound depths OF his pantaloons
pocket wthdraws, in capacious hand, a mis-
ce!laneous collection, which, from hasty glance,
appears to be composed OF piece OF cavendlsh
tobacco, lead pencil, piece of red chalk,
large jack-knife, political MEDAL leather shoe
string, couple OF buttons, suspender buckle
and some change. From the latter twenty
hive cent piece, two halt dimes, two three cent
| pieces and four cents are laboriously extracted
and deposited ON the counter, from which they
are rapidly swept by three or four deXterous
passes of the clerk, who turns to serve lady.
4 want lady's ticket to Providence, de
posting five dollar note. Clerk throws out a
lady's ticket which bears striking similarity
to, and in fact would be called twin brother
of, a 'gentlemans ticket and also the change
at the same time. Lady cautiously examines a
bank note she has received in cxchange,-ls
this good hill|
Certainly, madam, we give none other.
Lady retireS perfectly satisfied. The next
customer is an llustrious exile, whom we have
every reason to suppose has recently Jared
sumptuously upon a repast in which onion,
must have figured consPicuously as vegetable
and moderate priced whisky as the princira
beverage
'Shure what is the phrice of tickhet now tC
Nee Iarrk"
Deck passage, two dollars and half
Wouldn't ye take q dollar and sivinty five
shure it's all the money I've got at all, at ALL
NO! two dollars and fifty cents
PerSuasiceiy1 1-'Shure wouldn't we take two
dollars"
Not cent less than two-ffty. [Emphdti
cdiiy]-Pass out your money or pass onp
} Pat finding blarney and persuasion of no us'
in this instance, counts out his cash, which tn,
quick eye of the clerk discovers to be a littl
: short of the required amount.
Three cents more
The stray three cent piece is reluctant
} dropped from Patrick's warm palm, and the in
-dividual who succeeds anXiously inquiries 'wha
time the five o'clock train leaves, and is seri
ously nfornsed 'at 60 minutes past A.
The next ilauires-'Ilas MIR Smith bought
, ticket for this tramp
Cant say, sin; don't know him"
, 'Oh, he's dark tomplexioned man, had o.
a dark overcoat, and an umbrella under hi
: arm.
! In consideration of the fact that about lift
dark complexioneP individuals, with 'dar
5 .overcoats' on, had purchased tickets of tn
clerk, some having umbrellas under their arm
l and some not, it is not very extraordinary tina
he does not recollect which one is Mr. Smith.
All the time these negotiations are going on
! eager interrogators on the outer circle of tn
crowd about the office are propounding ques
tions, and running fire of them and replies fl