The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1861-02-15
HALF AN HOUR In ARAILROAD TICK
EFT OFFICE.

AnAE aN NUN I'm Il RdlLnUiD HIN
EFT OFFICE.
TraVeLer-'New York - planking the price
OF aticket. The ticket clerk Jerks out tick
1 ct, aad jerks in the money almost in an instant,
| without word, and the travelerI gives place
( Tor the next conner, who perhaps has the same
destination, but who occupies much more time
IN making his wants known, something after
this style:
"What's the fare to New York 90
"Four dollars"
"How long atore you start 2"
''Ten minues''
I ''Ah-er-can you change a fifty dollar
J bill %
'sYes sir.'
Give me change in Boston money (aying
out the iIyl and in five dollar bills if you
! can"
| Change is made and ticket thrown out in al
most second of time.)
"Do you get to New York as.early now as
usual %
/ "Yes sir.''
/ "What time does ithe Filidelfy tram leave
tomorrow mornlnP'
! 'FSeven thirty"
! BY this tine the gent has gathered up bis
/ bank notes, folded them up, put them smoothly
into pocket-5ook, poked bis umbrella into
/ the stomach OF heated individual from the ru-
raj districts VITO was waiting nervously behind
him, and by the delay caused the collection of
half dozen of other applicants for tickets
Next comes the countryman's turn.
lFfeasallesslyl Ticket for Boston ~
i s4Jf! oh-er Ies,; ar. SIR, ?,
| want 10 go 70 Plymton-yiIle'- -[no show OF
| money.
''Forly-fve cents !"-fwai,ing for show OF
! funds.
( 'sYes wal, I'll take one tIcket.''
eyes, sir, forty-fve cents.''
By this time gent from the rural district
comprehends the pay in advance principle a.
dopted at ali well-regulated railway stations =
and fishing into the profound depths of his pam
falcons pocket, withdraws, in a capacious hand
a miscellaneous collection, which, from hasty
glance, appears to be composed of piece OF
cavendsh tobacco, lead pencil, piece OF red
chalk, hrge jack knife, political medal, leah-
er shoestring, couple of buttons, suspender
bdckle,and some change. From the latter a
twenty-five cent piece, two half dimes, two
three cent pieces, and four cents are la5oriously
extracted and deposited on the COULTER, from
which hey are rapidly swept by three or four
dex.erolS passes Of the clerk, who turns TO serve
lady.
81 4 hnt a ladv's ticket to Providence -
deposiiAg a five dollar note. Clerk throws out
"ladB ticket" which bears a striking simI-
arity Il and in fact would be called twin
brotherbf a ''gentlemans ticket and also the
change i the same time. Lady cautiously ex-
amlnes bank note she has received in exchange
''Is this good biz! %
"Certlniy, madam, we give none other"
Lady-etires perfectly satisfied. The next
custome is an illustrIouS exile, whom we have
every eason TO suppose has recently Jared
, sumptudsly upon repast in which onions
must hae figured conspcuousIy as vegetable,
and priced whiskey as the principle
beverag
s'Shu., what is the phrice OF a ticket now
10 Nee ark 7'
"Dec passage, two dollars and half'
"Wodn't you take dollar and siventy five
cins sure IT'S all the money Pve got at ALL
"No Two dollars and fifty centS.''
IPerasiveIyl-''Shure, wouldn't ye take
two doLrs 2"
"Not cent less than two fifty. Emphati-
caly.l Pass out your money or pass on ~
Pat fding blarney and persuasion of no use
. in this stance, counts out his cash, which the
= quick ee ofthe clerk discovers TO be little
i short ohe required amount.
''Thr cents more"
- The tray three cent piece is reluctantly
: droppedrom Patrick's warm palm, and the
individd who succeeds anxiously inquiries
. "what tine the FIVE o'clock train leaves" and
! is serioty informed s'at sixty minutes past
y four"
. The xt inqulres-"Ras MIR. Smith bought
ticketr this train ~
"Cansay, sir don't know him.
= "Oh,e is dark complexioned man, had
le on daovrrcoat, and an umbrella under bis
arm"
a. In cnideration of the fact that about fifty
'sdark nplexioned' individuals, with "dark
I'd overcoa' on, shad purchased tickets of the
clerk, sc having umbrellas under thelr arms
r and sonnot, it is not very extraord inary that
he doest recollect which one is Mr. Smith.