The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1861-02-28
HALF AN HOtrR IN A RAILROAD
OFFICE.

out a ticket. anh JERKS IN the money al
most in an Instant. without Il word, and
the traveller leaves place for the next
conner, who perhaps has the sam dcsti
nation, hut who occupies mach more
| time iu making his vents knowr. some
thin. after TINS style:
"What's the fare to New Yr-k" p
-Four dollars
"ll " long af"re you start -
"Trn minutes
Ah-,r-can yon change Fifty dol.
lar bili?'
"Y.s. sir
"Givp me the ch n.e in Boston mon.
"y, Oyi"" OUT t 6f,y,) aud in fv" dol
lar bills. if yon can "
Chnnge is made, and the ticket
thrown gu almost in n second of time.
"Do you get into New York as early
now as n>ual?'
"NrS. SIR ="
What time does the Felid"'fy tram
! leave to m"rr"w mornin
Seven thirty
Bv this i,"e the qncr'st has gathered
up his bank notes, folded shrm up put
rhrm ,n""thly in:" pocket, book, p"krd
his umbr"ll, into the stomach "t IA heat
I'd 'ntivdua from the rural districts.
who was waiting nerv"u>ly behind him,
and Iy the delay cauS, the cnlcct"n If
h"lf Il d"z II Other applicants for tickets
y Xt comes the cuuntrynnn turn.
+ (Brrathlr-.lv) -"Thickct for Boston. "
You are in Boston now, sir
80. ,h--er. Yes, ha, a. ha, wan,
10 ~ 10 pjympton rH'c'-(no show of
in"uty J
/ "Furty i've cents |" - (waiting for
show If fund
eyes; wal, III take one ticket
/ "Y'S, sir. forty FIVE cents
/ Eyes. sir. forty five cents
Nv this time the gentleman from the
( rural distric, comprehendS the pay in ad
v"nc" principle ad' pied at all well gu
lated railway stations, and fishing int"
/ the pr,'"u"h Il pths Of his pan'al"on>
! pocket. withdraws. in Il spacious hand, n
| miscellaneous c"llec,ion. which. from a
ha~ry glance. "pp",rs to be composed at
IL pi, g. of cavendI>h tub,cco \ lead rem.
! eli pi"cr Of ed chalk, large jack
knife. leather shoe string. couple of
hntt"ns, su-pcndrr buckle. and some
chan.r FROM the latter. n twenty FIVE
4 c'pt pi CO. ~" bali dimes. two Il rec
! en-, pi c"s. aud four ccnts are E,h","us
/ " ,'xrrc'rh. aud d. p">irrd On the c"un
ter. from which they are rapidly swept by
'hr," "r tnnr ".x'rrous passes Of the
clerk who 'n'r> 7" ~crv"a lady.
want II ladv's tirknt to Provl-
hnoce" app- tin" FIVE dollar note -
Cork 'hr vs. "r 'ladv's ticket. which
b-ar~ = s,rkin' similarity ~. and in feet
would b. c,'icl twin br"tl or of - en-
! trmnn'S ticket" and the change IT tn"
same timr. Lndy cautinu~lv examines
/ tie b,nk note she has r"reivcd i, ex
/ changr-..T~ this n good hill p
"C"r'ninly, madam. VIZ give none
Other"
Lady retives. perfectly satisfied The
next customer is m il'u-trious exile.
whom We have every reason TO suppose
has recently far"d sump'uou-ly upon n
rap st in which onions must have f-nr"d
conspicuonsly ~ a vegetable, and mod
crate priced whisky as the principal bsv.
rrage
"Shnrc an what's th" price o a
chicket now to Nee Ymrk ~
"Dock passage, two dollars and =
half"
"Wonldn't yrz take dollar and siv
inty fi'"; shnr". it's all the money "
got NJ Ill. at AL
NJ! tw" dollars and ff,y c"nts "
(P'rsua-iv"lv)-' Shure. wouldn't yc
take .w" doll rs?"
"Nm cent less than two fry (Em
phaticsllv) Pass your money or pass
on"
Pat. finding blarncv and persuasion nf
no use in This instance. counts nut his
ca. h. which the an;ck eve Of the clerk
discovcrs 20 be little short Of the re
qnir"d amount.
Three cents more
The stray thr.e cent piece il re'uct
ant'v drnrp"d from Patrick's warm palm
and the individual who succccds anx'"ns
" in1nires what time the fvn O'Clock
train leaves. and i. .eriouslv informed
az sixtv minute. pat fonr"
| The next inqnircs--" Ha. Mr. Smith
! bought ticket for this trsin!"
"Can't say. si- don't know him"
"Oh! he's dark complexioned man
had on dark overoost, aud 80 umbrs!l,
nndsr bis arm"