The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1874-08-08
Deaf Nan in q Sleeping Car.

We fiud the Sleeper" as the Pullman is tech
nically called, a rare place for the study Of &C.
ceatric human nature. 1t is seldom that we pass
a night in one that something does not turn up
worth recording On this occasion we had a
deaf man who called forth all the exerens of the
conductor, assisted by the passengers, to keep
him 10 his place He was tall, muscular man,
with prominent broad chin and hard face, who
had parted with his hearing, but retained his to-
domitable will. Deaf people are not generally
amabe. A blind man can be counted ON as jo-
ly but to lose ones hearing is to lose one tenn
per and so it was not only difficult TO set this
pest of man straight but it was coufoundedly
unpleasant. Added to this, be persisted in talk
ing. Now, conversation is not like Hudibras'
horse, that required but one spur, upon the re-
cognzed fact that if one side went the other had
TO go also.
81 can't make out from this ticket" he bawl.
ed, as all deaf people hawl, 'where belosg."
"Why, boss, dis ticket calls for No 5, upper
BERTH"
'Speak louder L m little hard of hearing !"
The amiable steward put bis large mouth TO
the mans and shouted, mo. 5, upper berth ~
81 don't hear id word you are saying u
was the mild reply "here, write it,"
The steward took the card and made SO, p"
and pointed to the place.
CAN right, make it up I'm tired p
The section was accordingly made up, when
old Deaf-as-a post, dvesing himself Of his boots,
rolled int the lower BERTH
"Halo boss r' said the steward, "dat won't
do you's de upper berth p
"Tickets?' queried the deaf man, fumblng in
his pockets
"What de debbe is to do wild dis ole man ?"
asked the poor fellow in despair.
"Let me try him." said a slender individual,
who looked at the world through pair of glass
es 81 understand the deaf and -dumb alphabet, "
and so saying, he tapped the perverse man on the
shoulder and motioned him to sit up. This being
complied WITH he began gesticulating with his
hands and arms in the liveiest manner, as he sat
opposite the amazed gentleman.
"Damn it ~ he roared, "what are you poking
your fingers in my countenance for, eh p and
looking up he saw the gathered passengers griB-
ming, as if greatly amused. He fell into vio-
the alphabet man on the nose, hattening the use
full article and not only MASKING his glasses, but
sending him "to grass" to use the puglistic
phrase. The instructor of mutes picked himself
up and rereated, feeling for his head, as it under
the impression that it had been knocked off. We
are ashamed to write it, but we, in common with
the other passengers, laughed long and loud at
this.
Afterward came long intercourse in writing
between the conductor and the deaf man. It was
interrupted by the owner of the lower berth fore.
going his right saying he would rather sleep
above that fighting character than under him.
The next morning, after we had been reused
out to get off at this place, the steward shook the
deaf man.
''Time to get up, boss, eff you want to git of
at Oakland" he said mechanically.
The man soemnly came TO a sitting position
and looked at his watch.
1.-TWO o'clock" he said, 'then have an hour
to Sleep" and so he laid down again. Again
the boy shook him.
"Lock here, you scoundrel p he roared, 'i
you disturb me again III kick you up and down
this car ~
"Oh berry WELL sleep eff you wants to p
And so we left at Oakland, with the deaf man
sleeping the sleep of Innocence and peace
Washington Capital.