Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1874-10-09

OTHER INpEcESCIEs.
From the New York Times
There are hundreds Of persons who eoa,i-
der ths, in rayeliug-either for business Or
pleasure-they are privileged to throw of
what they term " all restraint and be a.
disobliging as they please To everybody else
On the railroad the represeutiyes Of tina
class feel justified in retaining possession Of
two seats while other passengers stand in
opening the doors Of private sections IN
drawing ears and going through 10 the other
end, rather than turn 10 the right or left and
and take the passage common IL all ; IN TEL
ling vulgar stories in the smoking-ro0n loud
enough to be heard in any part Of the car
in conyersing with each other en- 50 popular
scandals from opposite sides Of the sleeping
car in whispering audibly about the ac-
cupants Of the different berths and sections
in short, committing any number Of acts ti'aE
they would never dream Of committing at
home 1t is no wonder the conductors.
brakemen, and porters, are 50 often rude and
| impertinent. considering that there daily lie
is passed amcag such company.
The colored porters in the Pullman cars
are expected to be civil-msnncred and oblig-
ing, and they often are but it is s;rGnge
merous examples of irciVility. impertinenee
and yulgarity which they lind among their
white passengers Recently. upon a train
| bound from Boston to Montreal, there Wis
n very striking illustration Of the coloret
mans occasional superiority. At one Of the
| New Yamrshire stations gentleman,
carving a dog, got on the Pullman car
! After the rain had heen proceeding On it.
! 6, T.,-- qftIp- .
preached the " gentleman and respectfully
whispered 20 him that it was asainst ,he
rules cf the company TO permit dogs to re
main n the saloon chat they ws- a scpar-
-ste place for them, and that they wero w,il
cared lor. The " gentleman Immediately
lost ;em3,r, and declared that he'd be 81
-nd-so e he Toaldn't keep his dog by hii
| side. Tie colored man them withdrew, and
when asked BY another pa senger what he
| p-orosed doing, re Piled that he had inlogInei
| The gentleman'' Of his breach of the rule~,
ard he did -ot intend to move any further in
tae natter lest be might be considered ~
- ru:ting cn unnecessary alTs-
| On tho popular river AMI sJanl steam
! boats. shat restraint 10 which VIC have b.
f,.re made reference. il - thrown off, with
Gill more disa grceablc con-eqaencs-. Tie
/ half s--Iad gentleman no SOONER touches the
| del, than he fees himself ises 90 allow ~,
:nclirstiors 20 have fall scope. FlF@t oi "A J..
he stands Al the gengwsy AL >.are7 the
l-Sv rasSengcrs Cat Of cJGu.eaarce u tles
MS OF bosTc. At he suppeF-iahle be takes
= se,= view Of his rights, ri'sfs hr' at
te1tion upon some particular lidy, srd sases
ut her in the r1cst urwaver.ng manner i'e-
t,-een every roathful, unt,I sha hs- 'Ei-h
hcr uncomfortable neal. In the saicon dur
ir,, the evening he gets into tie society a
others Who have thrown ol restraint, and
centriyes before 10 o'clock. % make hiniseii
.S much of n nuisance rs he possibly can.
Not ccntenl with having played the part OF
8 ruffian during the evening, he continue, tie
role after going to bed, should he discover
tha. chance has given him in the next room
To lcdie5 who are travelling without male
escort.
Now questions may be asked, why are the
;rsnlts Of such persons not ftly resented
The answer IS that ladies have natural re-
ru,nsnce to scenes, " aud prefer to PIT AZ
with ernovaacc end insult, rather than 9e-
casion them. Some gentlemen allows 10
sul,s 10 20 arpunished for sindlar I9lsnn-
II y,ould be vastly better, OF cOarse, it lsti's
and gentlemen in travelling, would DO more
disposed - stand up for their rights, and 10
t-y and Eeep in mind that the most stringent
-ules of reilrcrd end steamboat companies
are poyer,ess whcn those who sufer from
the forms of blackguardism referred to are
net willing to take the trouble to have them
enforced.