, 1874-09-06

RapoFter-Do5s the dai1l-t p1eso 1ao 6a'o VI
his books? -
Agcnt-Sot to cieasrcenb1o extent As soon
as the train l.as got we'll under way, ho !, makes @
the tour Of the passenger-cars and laps 1ron
forty to fifty books. 1(o then wits tor hiteeh
or twenty minutes to let the passengers get IN
tcrcetcd in their contents. ard then he oeglns
ta.k,rE. Some Of our trnin-boys arc m1udle-
-aGed men, and are posted, tell yotl, on oooAs;
and can talk about the beauties OF tins book anu
tina c1ccl.cnces OF that, as glib as q lawyer.
They arc most all good talkers, and II 1no 1'es-
scuser don't buy the book 1t isn't the tra1n-boys
faui: Why, one Of our train-boys is spleidla -
reader; pretty near az good as Bellew, and tell
you when he sits down Opposite lauy WIN =
volume of poems, and reads her one or two OF
them, sho generally decides to buy that booR,-
if it's cnly to get rid of him.
Rerorter-Uoy many books do they generally
sell out of tho fifty lapped? ..-
Accnt-Frona three to tcu will find purchasers
Reporter-Wnat do tho boys do ~ soon Il
they havo dono with bound Atcratafo'
Agent-Then they take around fruits. peanuts,
candies, and cigars, and tie daily papers. Which
NAV US we'll eny sold By us TN trains ut the
regular city street prices. II ever traln-ooF Is
found to be charging more than 5 ccnts for q pa
Dcr it nav be at once set down that he Ii swim
ding, aud q word to headquarters "oIld secoso
Reportcr-Do the railroads, as rule, favor the
tra;n-boy: ....,
train-boy makes himself obnoxious to the Com
Dany. hut this is the exception, aud occasionally
= local railway official makes himself obnoxious
to tho train-boy, which is also the exception L
may say TINT tho train-boys arc necessity II
ever YOU want to SEQ picture Of misery and
tlesolaxiou YOU will lind it on day express
where tho train-boy has missed the train. There
arc men without cigars aud playing-cards; men
with cigars but no matches; thirsty ladies', VINO
would give ANYTHING for an orange or pear;
Iva r}a 4l,nir hHfQ n Rnrtlrb
deck and go on all through the train passengers
yavnine with eunni, and conslgnlnG tue absent
train-boy to station at which not an express
aren't III tic city would undertake to dellfer
parcel.
THE rrAIS-noY EIPIAIss.
At this moment a train-boy entered tho room.
fresl, from ran- Ho was boy OF perhaps 80 8,
years Of age. aud though ho had been up al
night, and tho afternoon OF the previous day, 10
looked as fresh daisy and bright as new
knife-blade. Ills business with the agent bclng
over, ho proceeded to unfold to the reporter
what he knew about ceiling things On trains:
lie was boy Of exceedingly glib speech, and
frank. open 1nanuer, aud that his carly religious
education had not been neglected was proved BY
the nea. and appropriate exclamat1ons VIII
which lie began each Of his sentences
AS soon as the middie-agel t-al1i-bov had lit
fresh cigar, the conversation assumed tr1an-
Iular form. as follows:
Agent-sav, Tom, fore's reporter going to
wrate rs all N, np: Gn,nf to "i'Ss up tue ''"''
Tra;u-boy-si1 afothnselah Yor
loa't say SO! Com to give US blast, sup
pose. .
Eeporter-Eot 1t all. Your business is ono
that interests very la-ce Humocr OF people, anu
there is no doubt that they will hare pleasure III
reading abousit il The Tn1EUSE.
Trair-hor-TEE TRIBUNE! Euine1 Babylon !!
Won't take aoutlo lot OF Ta1nrN.-s on sunaafS
morning? Aud won't say: Here's yer tul!
description oi tho train -boys:' And won't sell
item all, thoassl: Oh. no.
And here the niIalc-aScl newsboy chuckled
with such fcr7or that thc smoke Of his cigar Eot
into his nose, and ho had violent tit oi conS!1-
ing, which las:c! fer fully five mlnutes. Then
tie conversation was resumed.
Rcporter-1 suppose It IL pretty Sood l11c,
this running along the road book-geliing.
Traiu-boy-yon bet. We make moro than the
conductors, and naro much better time, can
tell you
TIE TRIALS OF IT.
Reporter-Sti]!. there is Il certain AMOUNT OF
hardship iii the lite. s''ppeSe: & % Wv .u.. Int
there is. Some Of the boys, especially tAe littlo
ones, have terrible hard times ct it. Some
of the train-,uen hato tbs boys, aud
they kick them round, ten YOU
especially tile little ones, as l. a a:.a. no..
| @ cent. Tbcao brakeElcn arc u mean set OF r:i2n
ANYWAY They haven't got moro respect TO: a
bows stock than they hn:o for tho boy, antt g!
tho time they're picking pear, or an orau;e, G:
something, out Of his box
WONDERFUL EXPERIENCES.
| Reporter-I suppose you meet with Eo!Es
strange customers in youc travels.
Traln-Boy-alislty strange. tell You. IN
other da7 sold couple Of bananas to 81; greer u
| looking fellow-Suess he was . Granger: We'll
| sir. thst Teller took tho bananas, peeled them
| picked them to pieces, and c!lucicd them OH o
| the window, sayin' at the sa'no time :" Just N
| luck, d-u it; Two bought lots on ,eu1 au'
never got prize yeti" He'd took taen
for prze PACKAGES the earned 1, 1921 . t1on'lns
thing that ain. fair thongh and that ls that som
| OF tho trait-boys arc obliged to carry round wa
ter to passengers on trains which don't carry "a
| ter-coolers. Now, water-coo1e1s la good. but cV
| crvbody knows that tho natural drink OF train
passengers is lemonade. Tho SMOKE and dne
rats in their thfoats, and plain water won't was
ftdown. It wants Lemonade, and if the boy doe
make his trino Of profit who's WORSE and he
better
| THE coSDUCroEs.
Rcporter-IIow do tue boys and the concut
tors set along generally? -.
T,ain-Bov-Ei.st-.atc. Sometimes they dis
agree, but generally they get along vel! te
cetlcr Grazing Ncbuchadnczzar but ther
was 4 mighty sharp answer one o. o. o., on
pois Central! Wasn't it sharp though? 70
sec tic boy lad got tho sack all along OF TIL
conductor mud ,s.lt,i Ae wcat to 20 home Who's
train should lie strike bu. this ver7 conductor
| We'll. lo asks for 3 FREQ ride, an tho conducto
| told him TO 90 Bonewheres-that he'd havo
nav. swell" says the train-boy, iii pay yo
to the next station, aud then III get out and bu
, a ticket, 30 that the Company will get some {
the money, anyway"
IT PATS,
Roporte7-1Ior does your business pay?
t | Train -Doy-abo1:t as we'll as 3 conductor!
Some of tic boys hare made money. There
ono On the Alton line now vino
f worth $4,000, OWLS house an
p, lot On the South Side no$t dot
> to Il big banker. pays his bills regularly, I'll
likes the business 80 we'll that he don't want
7 leave it. There arc others almost as we'll 1xcs
l but they Ill run on their own hook.
: Keporter-In what ssa;?
!, Train-B -Boy-Well, they don't hare to buy fro1
t tho agencies They baro tho right to sell then
, aelyes on their line, You SEQ We arc obliged t
] buy from tho agencies, and help them to tt
} $500 or $500 profit they mako every mouth.
THE MARRIAGE GUIDE.
. Rcporter-Now, what il the best-aellinS boo
$ YOU ever took along the line, IN your opinion
. Train -Boy-A1ustI tell it: Say, Agent, go IN
fctc,, the best-selllng book VIC ever had. He nj
a | lo,a ~ +1,em nm hand 'cauuo VIC aiut allowed