The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-10-06


The Onion Passenger Railway Co.
The Testimony and AFdauds Of the Udrious
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IN SOCIAL AND POLITICAL VIEW.
], L. Beans being duly sworn, says:-
/. That within the last two years l have been
in the orderly and Christian cities of New York,
Washington, and New Orleans on Sunday; and
That In all of these cities passenger cars run on
that day as on other days, to wit, crowded and
no niggers; that they are used by Republicans
johnson and other kind of Democrats as well
as citizens without policy.
ii. That / have heard in said cities no com.
plant of said cars running too cheap, or too far
or too empty on that day; and though niggers
nave been excluded, fancy dogs are not, as
nave seen two gentlemen, with two 16 ID. bull
pups, express their delight at being thus able to
have little recreation and exercise in the
country, both for themselves and their pups and
they did not consider the training of a couple of
small pups on that day any interference to their
worship, so long as the tight was for no stakes;
and they remarked at the time that they did not
make as much noise as clergyman would do
riding to church in a wagon.
III. That in my opinion it will be a great COM
fort to the horses thus to stretch their legs on
that day, instead Of being tied up in close and
badly ventilated stalls, and the sight of the
green grass in summer and the corn and oats
in the autumn in the country would be very
refreshing to their sight; neigh further it would
increase their desire to run still further into the
country on that day, and though they would
not be able to do it, it would serve to keep no a
cheerful hope, enabling them to better perform
their pulling through the week.
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COnveniences for getting out of town, will walk
about the Streets or will run with the machine,
or stand treats, talk politics, discuss and read
election posters, and other indecent habits and
will thus enlarge the field of inlquity among US
when all Of these things, which so shock our
fne senses, could be done as we'll in the coun-
try for the paltry additional charge of only
seven cents.
V. That in the heat of summer particularly
great number OF bugs accumulate in the damp
cellars and hot garrets of many houses of
people who cannot afford to keep carriage,
and though the bgbugs of the city can ride
out into the country by their own conveyances
the cars would allow bugs of all sizes and kinds
to breathe the fresh air at least one day in the
week.
vi. That admitting that the noise made by
the cars does irritate certain persons in their
churches and at worship, that one fact proves
they are not the persons they profess to be, for
one of their first teachings is not to allow them
selves to be irritated at anything; and though
the Rail is laid by their churches, they should
not rail against us, for that is returning railing
for railing.
Sworn and subscribed before me this day.
LIMA BEANS,
and twelve others.
In a Moral Point of View.
TESTIMONY AS TO THE FACT THAT MOST OF TIE
PASSENGERS ARE CHURCH PEOPLE WHO RIDE IN
THE CARS ON THAT DAY.
Peter Pumpkin, driver, being duly sworn, de.
poses and says:-
'Zur:-I hev druV hosses to various vehicles
includin' plows carts, and boss cars for more mol
three years, and duriu' the hull time never saw
sieh examples of deviation ez hev seen driyin
the Sundy hoss cars on this line. Me and Bill
Timmins, the Conductor, run Car IL last Sunday
and spose Bill yelled out to more people 'thi
way for Barnes Church = than he had done 70
the month tween the Thletics and 'Lantics
when we run full. l knoWd our passengers wa
cltnrch people because their conversation show
IL: tbey pitched into Johnson all the way down
and most of EN- had hymn-books and sic
other materials of wurship. / hev seen 81
young men, al well dressed, standin' roun
the church steps till meetin' called, when the
would gIt in our car and ride of, and on wee
days we never got any passengers from thel
steps, Other persons would Git in our car, an
ask what church that was, or what one thi
WAS, as we passed 'em, and most all OF 'em ha
never knowd there was a church there afor
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people would know more where the church
was than by any other way as Bill always cal
out the different churches by the minister
name as he comes to em. don't have to dri
the hoss cars on Sunday If don't want to, N
on week day either; there's always a plenty
fellers standin' round who win drive any tan
they can git chance PETER PVMPKlN,