The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1861-02-20
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From the Boston Commercial Bulletin.
HALF IN HOUR IN 4 RAILROAD
TICKET OFFICE.

I
most in an inslance without n word and
! the traveller leaves his place for the next
conner, who, perhaps, has the same des-
tination, but WHO occupies much moro
time in making his wants known, some
thing after this style:
"M hats tho fare to New York;"
"Fou- dollars"
allow long afore you star9"
"Ten minutes"
"Ah-er hem can You change fifty
dollar biil!"
! Eyes sir"
"Givo ao change in Boston money
| Caying out he fifty) q nd in five dollar
| bills if you can"
| (Charge is made and the ticket thrown
out in almost . second of time.
DO you get into New York as early
now as nsua T.
Eyes sir
~ lat time does the Filalelfy train
leave tomorrow mornings"
"Seven thirty
BY this time the querst has gather
ed up bis bank notes, folled them up,
put them smoothly III to a pocket book,
poked his umbrella into the stomach of q
heated Individual from the rural districts,
who was waiting necsou~ly behind him,
and hy tho delay cnused the collection
Of half u dozen other applicants for tick
| cts
Next GENES the coun.ryman's turn.
(Bre9thIessly )---I'ick";s for Borstonn
You're in Boston now, SIT"
ooh. oh-er! Yes, All! al. ah!
want to 60 to P!ymton -viUe"-(no
show Of money!
Forty f,c conts?- waiting for
show Of funds)
Yes; wa, III take one ticket
eyes, Sir, forty-ivo cents
BY this time the gent from the rural
district conprehoods the pay in advance
system adopted at all we'll regulated rail
way statoas-and fishes into the pro
found depths of his pantaloons pocket
wlthdraws, in capacous hand, a mis-
ccllaneous collection, which, from hasty
glance appears to be composed ola piece
of cavendsl tobacco, lead pencil,
piece of red chalk, q large jack knife, a
political medal, leather shoes:ring, q coup
10 of buttons, suspeDder buckle, and
some change FROM the latter a TWEEN
ty five cent piece, two half dimes, two
three cent pieces and four cents are lab
oriousIy extracted and deposited on the
counter, from which they are rapidly
swept by three or four dexterols passes
of the clerk who turns to serve lady.
81 want lady's ticket to Providence"
deposting a five dollar note. Clerk
throws out a Gladys ticket" which bears
a striking similarity to, and IN fact would
be called q twin brother to 'sentlcman's
ticket, and also the change at the same
time. Lady cautiously examines bank
note she has received in exchange.
is this good bil:'
"Certainly, madam, VIC give none
other"
Lady rctires perfectly satisfied.
The next customer is an illustrious
exile. whom we have reason to suppose
h~o .-onntlv Jared sumptuously upon re-
past in which onions must have figured
conspicuously as vegetable, and mod
Grated priced whisky as the principal
beverage.
"Shuro what is the prizes of tickhet
now to Nee Yark! %
"Dock passage two dollars and q half"
"Wouldn't ye take adolIar and swim
tv.fve! Shure it al the money I've go:
Mt all, at all"
mo two dollars and fifty cents"
(Persuasiys'y. } "Shure, wouldn't
YOU take two dollars"
sNot cent less than two-ffty. (E'na-
phatical2y)-pass out your money or
pass ONT
Pat finding blarney and persuasion o.
no use in this instance, counts out his
cash which the quick eye of he clerk
discovers tn be little short of the re-
qnirei amount.
Three cents more"
The stray three cent piece it reluctantly
dropped from, Patrick's warm palm. and
the individual who s. cceels anxiously
inquiries wbp. time the 5 o'clock train