The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1867-08-08
Mr.. Hog in the Cars.

The New York E0eniag Post says;
We desire to suggest to persons of an in
veutive turn of mind that some radical i'm
provement in passenger cars is highly desir-
able. II there was way of arranging the
seats so that two could not be accommodated
or disaccomm odated- on each bench, a
great convenience would be gained, and
many weak mortals would be saved from
the temptation to hoggishness.
90 into car now a days ten minutes be-
fore the train moves, and you will find all
the seats next the side Of the car occupied,
and the long range of inside seats vacant.
Jones comes in with his BRIDE little too
late and has to put her next to stranger
who seowls at her if she looks a little faded
aud odiously ogles her if she is pretty, while
Jones, full of disgust, must sit apart, and
is lucky if he gets place within sight of
the beloved object
In train on new Jersey railroad, a few
days ago, a gentleman got in with his wife
sckly looking lady, and little babe The
car was nearly full only two seats were
half vacant. Ia each sat person, one of the
Hog family, who looked up as the lady
paused, then turned quickly again to his
paper, raised that higher up, and feigned
Inconsistencies. The lady stood up as we'll
as she could the gentlemen walked from
end TO end of the Car, looking for seat in
vain; at last in desperation he nudged Mr.
Hog, who looked up, saw, what he could
pot help but See then, the poor wearied wo-
man with her babe, and with scowl picked
up his shawl and moved into the next va
cant seat, removing therefrom the appurte-
tenances of his brother or cousin Hog, to
whom he grunted his distress at being in
convenienced.
The hog family are somewhat frequent
travellers In the cars in these days, but
not seldom it would seem, they are also
represented in the management Of the road.
Thus tie Springfield Republican complains:
"a train starts from Boston or New York
comfortably full; at Worcester or Bridge
port there is a great accession of passengers
but no additional space provided and the
rest OF tue trip Is made with every seat full,
and besides numbers standing in the pas
sage ways. Or the unfortunate resident in
the provinces, starting on a journey with
his wife, four children and nurse, six bags
two umbrellas and four shaws, must 90
bewilderingly, anxiously, hurriedIy- the
train is just going to move off with a Jerk
and twltcE-over unprotected platforms.
through six or ten long cars for places for
his responsibilities, and finally ends in put
ting one child here another there a third
in a second car, and so scatters on through
half the train, leaving himself and the nurse.
possibly the most anxious and heated of all, |
the mamma, standing up, and holding on
by main strength to a seat back, as the |
swift train rollicks and ricochets over the |
uneven rails and around the sharp curves /;
the whole pain and penalty 20 eliminate in |
the toll and trouble Of finding and gathering
into a unit the scattered elements of his
flock, on coming to the depot of discharge
the doubt and anxiety over which have
filled every member of the party with direst
distress, aud brought the sweat in beaded
drops on every brow through this whole sar-
3asm of pleasure ride"
in some of the old cars of the Camden and
Amboy railroad there is evidence that in the
earlier days of travel by rail, tickets were
sold with the numbers of seats attached /:
bus passenger purchased with his ticket
/ right to certain specified and numbered
eat. OF course, such an arrangement is
impossible now but conductors might at l
It least be instructed to see that passengers
ire properly seated, that they do not push e
nto cars already full and that the en-
family of Hog take up no more a
pace than their passage money entities
hem to.
In this country everybody rides 6rst-class;