The Idaho world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1864-1918, 1873-05-22

,,,ou.rr-How HE ONCE CAME NEAR BE-
ING PUT OFF THE CARS.
Dean Richmond had a son whose hab-
its and character were not entirely IN
accord with his fathers wishes. he
twould not hold pen behind his ear nor
perch himself upon stool porlng over
the books in the Office, nor did ne ex-
| hibit any of the qualifications for a
successful bull or a bear on the stock
market. The father lost confidence IN
the son, and so strong became his dis.
satisfaction that he eventually ostraclsed
him. He was allowed to labor and shit
for his own means of support. he be-
came a conductor upon his fathers rail-
way. Mr.. Richmond told him that the
least infraction of the rules of the COM
pany would insure his immediate re,
moval. and especially was ne warned
against allowing any person, whether a
friend or not, to ride without showing a
ticket or pass, or paying the fair he
had been employed in this capacity Tor
some time and there had been no COM
plants, when, one day, Dean Richmond
himself became passenger upon his
sons train. The conductor, while col
llecting tickets and fares, came to the
old railway magnate, when the follow
ing dialogue occurred:
"Ticket, STRIP
"Ticket? Get out! l am the Presi-
dent of this road. | don't buy tickets"
"That makes no difference. It's
against orders for me to allow anybody
to ride without he pays his fare, pre-
sents a ticket or shows pass. Come,
hurry up"
"Well, sir, you know who | am, and
YOU know that | am entitled to ride on
this road free. | could make out a
pass, but haven't any blanks. lon
go on. 1t is all right"
"See here, old gentleman, it makes
no difference who you are; give me a
ticket, show pass, pay your fare or
get off this train
"Humph! young man, you are getting
mighty arbitrary If you don't go on
about your business I'll have you dis
charged
The young conductor made no reply.
but gave vigorous pull upon the bell
rope AS the train checked its speed,
and the father saw that he was about
to be treated like any other passenger,
and was really liable to be set down be-
side the track midway between stations,
he pulled his wallet and paid his fare.
The little episode gave him a new in
sight into his sons character, and he
forthwith commenced casting about for
some business occupation for him.
VINO Had HAND IN Ir-Thc follow
ing squib was "perpetrated" in one
Of the public schools in Philadelphia
county. 1t seems that few hours ex-
emption from mischief had greatly en-
larged the bump of "trickery' in the
upper stories of some of the young
"ideas," and they took and smeared the
balustrades from top to bottom with
tar, and when the master came in, he
very naturally laid his hand on it when
he surmounted the stairs. He was
soon aware of his mishap, but said moth
ing about it until the scholars had been
called in and taken their seats, when
he acquainted them with the fact, and
said he would give any one fire dollars
who would inform him who had hand
in it. At this moment, up jumped a
little red headed urchin, who said:
"Thir, you seth you'll give any one
five dollars who'll tell who had hand
it it."
Eyes"
"Now, thir, you'll not whip me, will
your"
"No"
"Well, thir-. Now you won't whip?"
"You young scamp, III lick you if
you don't tell pretty soon"
"Thir, y.o-u-oh, don't like to-
GO on, or III skin you alive!"
"Well, thir, you had a hand in atin
The test of "real gentleman" is a
curious one in these modern times. A
restaurant waiter was brought into one