The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1866-09-27
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WISCONSIN,, Sep. IL, 1856,
To the keeper of the Brockton Depot, Cha
tauque Co., N, Y, in July, 1866.
| deem myself fortunate that recently,
business and recreation, caused me to stop at
at the Brockton Station a short time, on my
return to my home in the far vest, from
central New York, by which | became cas-
ually acquainted with so GmjabJe and learned
person as yourself. Talents so bright and
acquisitions 30 profound as yours ought not
to rust at an obscure railway station. You
cannot yet have reached the half OF ''three
score years and tep," allotted to the race =
You still have long way before you for i'm
provement. Your locks are not yet AeckeG
with gray Your step is elastic and physique
erect-when you stand straight up. But
alas for me! The frosts of over sixty win
tiers have whitened my head and the storms
and labors of many years have bowed my
once elastic frame. Still, have ever made
it point to learn something useful or orna-
mental, on all betting occasions, from each
and and all of my fellow creatures, with
whom my somewhat extended intercourse
brings me in contact, and | am ever will
ling to reciprocate by comforting something
good upon them. This good intention i'm
pels me me in this my first leisure moment,
to address you this communication
Permit me IN passing, to congratulate the
Railroad Corporation, your employers. and
yourself, its obligiug, gentlemanly, efficient
and learned servant, in providing you so
comfortable berth as you seemed to possess
at the time Of our short and agreeable &C
quaintance. Perhaps you may have forgot
ten me, but far be 1t from me to forget YOU
and the few happy moments we had togeth
er in July last at your Depot, called Brock
ton Station" 1t is pleasure to me to re-
fresh your memory, and have no doubt on
perusing this statement of facts, shall be
brought wildly to your recollection. You
laid me under peculiar obligations then, be-
cause l learned something of interest for me
and you TO know, on that delightful occa
sion which occasion, like angels visits,
have been few and far between" to me
A ''stop off ticket" left me, stranger, at
the Brockton station, and | asked of you the
kindness to care for my satcbel while
walked up town to spend the night with an
old friend. You obligingIy acceded to my
request, took my satchel and set it just in
side the door on the floor of the ''sanctun''
lof the telegraph department of the depot, and
iyou kindly gave me clear directions to my
friends house, some two miles off with whom
you remarked you were personally acquaint
ed, for which | thanked you and inmedi
ately left for his residence
The next day. on my way to Des Moines
Iowa, called at your station No one was
) III or about the depot but yourself Yor
recognized me at once. I stepred 70 tn,
door OF the telegraph sanctum. which wa.
open. You were within, and when was !,
the act OF STOPPING down to take nv satcheI
T you rndely and forcibly thrust me hack ang
slammed the door to, and took up NV SAITH
ell and poked it to me out of and tbronol
the small opening 10y the side of the door
, where you dispense railroad tickets to mas