The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1873-06-21

We will suppose the miserable /
traveller already seated, hiaxaSIona
iHumuvcp disposed 81. bfFPF1
OF wjicl7 insmercy to him II VII
y |svs has accsssible aud NOT
iushe on rcoat under the shawfia |
CT oppo 70 seat-his acke: prop
erly punched, his perspiring brow
duly wiped BY : cunvsnient HIND
kerchief. and his favorite maga-
sine spread npon hls knee. Sud
denly sed WITHOUT warning the
Prize Package 10 thrown into his
mp. -oNnerssd~ veldAsv-se4I
'lieved' ~ - fssponsibility, passes
calmly on, pursuing bis unhsllowed
vocation. There ID no place to
put Il; there. Ii. netting for The
wfetcbed passeagsr to do but to
hold II expectantiy until the own
er calls Cor it again. Choleric and
improv;dsnt men-until taught by
bitter snnxperience-have been
knows to threw it from the window
aad assume the expense of it's loss.
Pr0ud1mAn have sudered it to fall
between their legs 70 the door. and
have been humilisied by being
Obliged to hunt for 1t, while iss
owner stood calmly By. It's 81
last rsstoreds apd1s moment Of
comparatiye freedom and lrrespon.i
sibility possesses the relieved trav-
elen Isis only for . moment.
The door opens 70 the book agent,
thick stab bys instructive vol
umn is PLACED in his lap and the
doner is gone. Il ID, followed In q
few moments by package Of Sta
tionry-also in 6endish irony CALI
ed Prize and an illustrated pa
Per Of tho weak before, generally
that particular one which the trav
eler is,Already wesried Of. The
Westera roads may claim, the proud
distinction Of in,renting an ex-
quieite variety TO this ingenious
torment A small dat package Of
needles arranged - . 'huswife,' is
put into the travellers lap. Why
The passenger to Chicago or Boffa-
10 should be supposed to require
An assottment Of needles, 10 q
beautiful abstraction known only
to the railway company who claim
/ a5royalty from their sale. But the
'huswite' is especially adaptad to
slip unnoticed under. cushions. or
to glide innocently into side peck.
cts, a0d TO bring the unhappy
tourists into instant suspicion,
from which be Is, only too glad to
free himself by prompt disburs-
ments Of currency. We have pass
ed, over the apple. orange, fried
oyster, sandwich. and maple su
gar wonders. flor these men-pos-
sibly iron want of confidence ID
human nature, possibly from itks
perishable nature Of their wares. =
do not add the burden Of rssponsi.
bility to the passenger bydlsavins
these articles unless ssqnasted.
How much they do add 70 the srl.
ready existing chaos, let the read
er satisfy himself by examining
any two seats recently vacated bJ
the average American fanilys7Hsr
! lies the Prize Package hox dis
poiled Of its hidden treasure; here
the cover of the 25 cent stasionasy
package torn off in rude haste, and
. q single pen, perhaps left behind
here rests the Pop Corr PaelEags
} and part Of itsi paid, spongy con
tents, here is the curling orangss
peel, and here the limp sarip6s OF
the tropical banana. There IL. .
fragment of maple sugar, Anesg.
slsell, q crumbo Of breed and Z
dab OF butterA-but lot rus Saths
draw the veil OF these dirty illus.
trated newspapers over the pain.
full and degrading scene. ilsgogsa7
We have given . plain unexag.
gerated picture of this aphass o
: human misery. Il is perhaps tos
much to hope for . practical RENE
, dy or even an abatement of thu
evil The enthusiasts may lool
forward toa future Of Railway ssav
) el when . polite porter shall TAXI
charge Of basket portmantsau, and
csrpet beg, and consig usthsm to- ,
separate comRartmeut-aa porter
who shall set his face ~ ALBANIAN
againss the lunch basket1a pefte,
who, acting under Instructions . %,
the Company, shall shut the door
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