Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1865-08-12
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ticket aud jerks in The money almost 10 al
instant, without o word, and the traveller
gives plare 10 the next conner, who perhaps
has the same destination, but who Occupies
much more time in making bis wants known
something after this style !, a., t..., ',.
Whats the fare to New Yoik I ......
, Four dollars. .
How long afore you start 7 s.,
Ten minutes. ....i
bill -. -" ,'
Yes, sir. '.'.'t.-..'' -. ....,....,
Give me change in Boston money (lay.
i's OUT the df'y) and in Eve dollar bills il
Change Is made end the ticket thrown
out IL almost a secoud Of time. ''
a Do yon gel into New York as early uow
as usual
Yes. sir.
." What time does the Philadelfy train
leave TO morrow morning ,..' -.
by this time the qnereist had gathered
up his bank notes, folded Them up, put
tn IN smoothly into pocket book, poked
his umb ella into the slomschofs heated in
divldoul from the rural district, who was
waiting nervously behind him, aud by the
delay used tie collec lou Of half dozen
applicants for tickets. ,.......
Next Comes the coun,ryman's turn.
tB ea blessiy)-Tlckel for b son.
You are in Boston now, sir. .... ......,
o; O-erl Yes-ab ali oh |! j
want TO go 10 Plimionville-(uo show Of
money.)
Forty Eve cents (waitipg for show Of
{ nd>.) ,,..., ,..-..-'..'.l'Il.. .,....'.. ,.'..
Yes wal, III take one ticket. -, o..
Yes. sir, forty FIVE cents IA. ~ ,-
BY this time gen, from The rural district
conprehepds the pay.in advance principle
adopted a, all the well regulated railway
s.alon>--and, fishing into the profound
depths Of bis pontaloons' pocket. silhdruws
10 capacous hand, msceII ,neo1, col
lection, which. from ha,ly gIunce, appears
to be composed OF piece of cavendsh
tobacco, a lead pencil, piece of red chalk.
large jack knilc, political medal, leather
shoe slriug, a couple Of buttons, suspen.
der buckle, aud some change, from lbe Iut
ter o twenty five ceut piece. two huff dimes,
two three cen, pieces aud four cents are
laborion,ly extracted, and deposited on the
counter, from which they arerapidly swept
by three or four dcxterous passes Of the
cleIk, who .urIs 10 serve y hoy.
/ want q lady's ticket to Providence
ieposilug i've dollar note. Cle'k throws
out Iadys ticket. which bears "a stricking
similarity 10, and IN fact would be called
tw u brother tfs gentIemans ticket. aud
also some change at The same tune. L,dy
cautiously examines bank note she has
received in change. -...4 ..s.
Is this u good hill .....
Certainly. madam. We give no o'her.
Lady relires perfectly sstis6ed. The
next comtr is al llustrions exile, whom We
ha, ,very reason 10 suppose has recently
fured snmptiously on repast 10 which
onions figured conspcuously as a vegetable
aud moderate priced whisky as principal
beverage.
Sue, what is the price Of ticket to
Nee Yark =?
De,k passage, two dollars and half.
Wouldn't ye take dollar atd seventy.
Eve? Sure lis all the money I've got at
all, al oil.
No two dollars and City cents.
(PersuasiveIy) Sure, wou'du't ye take
two dollars?
Not ceut less than two 6fiy. Pass
over your money or pass on.
Pat, finding blarney aud persuasion oI
no US. in this instance, counts oui his cash
which the quick eye Of The clerk dis
covers TO he little short of the required
arn ,unt.
Thie cents more.
The stray three cent piece is reluctantly
droped from Ps'rick's warm palm, and the
individual who succeeds anxiously inquiries
what time the five O'Clock train leaves. and
is seriously Informed, at sixty minutes
past -four. -ca sir IlA ru
The next inquiries. has Mr.. Smith bough,
ticket for this train. i,. 7o s.Ia,- st
Cau. say, sir don't known him. ..fs
O, he's dark complexioD man, had
on dark oyereoaij and M umbe ella under
his artfi.
yIu consideration of tie fact that about
City dark eomplexioned individuals, with
dark overcosts on, had purchased tickets
Of the clerk, some having umbrellas unde'
their arms aud some not, il j. not very TX
traordinary that he does not remember Mr.
Smith. ... ......, ....... ,,-,, ,..
Al the time these negotiations at.
gong on, eager in'errogaiors on the putt,
cr Gle Of The crowd about ihe Office are pro
pounding questions, and running FIRE
them aud replies fill up every possib!,
pause. .''-
When does the next train s,artt
Ten minutes Of Eve. -ai-.sa -.; .'
Say, you-whai do you tax'to Mans
field 90 Hylj .bipall ll1aq I-dw % i
| Seventy Eve cents. 1..
| .Sailos-4 fGtser. give us q card for New
Bedford-slaps down a, gold piece. swesP'
ticket and change into the crown OF hls ha'
takes bite Of the weed, and rolls on 10
car, well forward -. ..i,,o a..
boes the train stop at Dr.. .' 10 '-
No this is lbe cypress trait. '' ''''
| Witch one doesf q n DHH boa s
The accomoda ioa---lsaves at two and .
halt o'clock. naiiI.f . cgib1oasn st.T-'
/, -Tickel.,o,'arfio Provideucs s.,sm,aa H l.,
How old is, he half lickel p So s.d saf
How old is the child you want the bal
ticket for iAai =, .s,.I..eal. s.l! .,z,l
l Between seven, end eight. !, .1,s -
r., ,.,;.,,;no a lad ahn.