Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1861-02-02

From the Boston Commercial Bulletin,
HALF AN HOUR IN A RAILROAD TICKET
OFFICE.

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next conner, who perhaps has the same destina,
ton, but who occupies much more time ia making
his wants known, something after this style;
What's the fare to New York;"
-Four dollars"
lilo = long afore you star:t"
"Ten minutes"
"Ah- er-can you change a fifty dollar bill f'
Eyes, SIR"
"Give me change in Boston money laying out
the fifty and in five dollar bills if you can"
(Change is made and the ticket thrown out 10
almost a second Of time.)
do you get into New York as early now as
usual ?"
Eyes, sir"
"What times does the Fclidelly train leave to.
morrow mornin 2"
"Seven thirty"
By this time the querist has gathered up HE
bank notes, folded them up, put them smoothly
into q pocket book, poked his umbrella into the
stomach Of a heated individual from the rural dis
tricts, who was waiting nervously behind him,
and by the delay caused the collection of half o
dozen other applicants for tickets.
Next comes the countryuian's turn
acknowledgements for Borston !"
you're in Boston now, sir"
ooh oh-er Yes ah ha ha | want to 20
to Plymouth iUe"-(no show of money!
"Forty-fve cents f"-(waiting for q show Of
funds.)
Yes wal, I'll take one ticket"
Eyes; sir, f~orty-6ve cents"
By this time the gent from the rural district com.
prehends the pay in advance system adoped at all
well regulated railway stations-and fishing into
the profound depths ofhis pautaloons pocket with
draws, in a capacious hand, a miscellaneous col
lection, which, from a hasty glance, appears to be
composed of a piece of cavendish tobacco, q lead
pencil, a piece of red chalk, large jack.knife, a
political medal, leather .shoestring, a couple of
buttons, a suspender buckle and some change.
From the latter q twenty-five cent piece, two half
dimes, two three cent pieces and four cents are
labOriously extracted and deposited on the coun-
ter, from which they are rapidly swept by three or
four d~exterous passes of the clerk, who turns to
serve a lady.
81 want q lady's ticket to Providence,"-de-
posting q FIVE dollar note. Clerk throws out a
"lady's ticket" which bears o striking similarity
to, and in fact would be called q twin brother to q
"~gentieman's ticket" and also the change at the
same time. Lady cautiously examines a bank
note she has received in exchange, 'fs this a good
bill 7"
Certainly, madam, we give none other"
Lady r%etires perfectly satisfied. The next Gus.
toner lie an illustIious exile whom we have reason
to suppose has recently Jared sumptuously upon
a repast in which onions must have figured con.
spicuously as q vegetable, and moderate priced
wLiskey as the principal beverage,
"Shure what is the price of o tickhet now to Nee
Yarrk ?"
Deck passage, two dollars and a half"
"Wouidl': you take a dollar and sivinty-fve
Shure its all she mony I've got at all, at ALL"
mo two dollars and ffty-cents."
Persuasirely]-" Shure, wouldn't you TAXI
two dollars"
"NOt a cent less than two-6fty. Emphatic
ally out your money or pass on p
Pat finding blarney and persuasion Of no use il
this instance, counts out his cash, which the quicl
eye Of the clerk discovers to be a little short of tn
required amount.
"Three cents more"
The stray three cent piece is reluctantly dropped
from Patrick's warm palm, and the individual
who succeeds anxiously inquiries" wha. tint tn
FIVE o'clock train leaves" and is seriously inform
ed, Sat 60 minutes past A."
The next inquiries, "uas Mr.. Smith bought
ticket for this train 2"
"Can't say, sir, don't know him."
'Oh, he's q dark complexioned man, lad on
dark o~vercoat, and an umbrella under his arm"
In consideration of the fact that about fit
dark comploxioned individuals, with clark oyel
~coats"on. had purchased tickets Of the clerk, som
having umbrellas under their arms, and som
not, it is not very extraordinary that he does nc
r~ecollect which one is Mr.. Smith.
All the time the negotiations are going on, ca
ger interrogatOrs on the outer circle of the crow
in the Office arc prcpOunding questions, and a rur
ming FIRE of them and replies fill up every possibl
pause.
"When does the next train starti"
"Ten minutes Of fve."
"Say you what do you tax to Mansfield ?"
"Seventy-fve cents"
Sailor" Purser, give us a card for New Bee
ford" Slapa down a gold piece, sweeps tieke
aud change back all into the crown of his ha
takes a bite of the weed, and rolls of 10 a ca
"well fOrrard."
"Does this train stop at L 2"
"No this is an express train"
(Which one does?
Observation-Disclosures at25 O'Clock"
"Ticket-'n arr to Providence"
"How old is the half ticket 2"
"Hey ?"
GLOW old is the child you want the half tickle
for ?"
''Tween seven and eight"
as that the boy ?" pointing to a lad Of abou
eleven, who was endeavoring to make himself lool
short as possible, by crOoking his legs and resting
his chin on the counter.
Eyes that's him 'spOss you only charge hal
fare for boys"
Full price for him, SIR"
"Full price why he's only hoy yer hadn'
oughter charge full price,"
big enough to occupy a seat, sir full price, il
you please"
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