The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1874-06-25
Getting a Free Pass.

is the superintendent about Z?
he clerks at the Boston and Providence
Railroad Office in Boston looked I'D from
their books and accounts and saw speci-
men Of the genus New England Yankee,
since the day OF enterprise yearly getting
sCarcer An old man of g. or 20 years Of
age, whose face continued exposure to the
sun had Drowned to a mahogany color,
whose thin iron grey hair struggled out
from under felt hat little the worse for
wear whose "stOrc clothes were a dozen
Years old intashion, whose expanded bony
hands and vast extent Of wrist projected
tar beyond the coat cuff, and broad square
brogans tied with leather strings and
guiltless of backing stuck far through the
end Of his pantaloonss
One of the officials. in answer to the in
quiry, pointed towards q desk, where sat
tn alert looking, clean cut. all alive sort
Of man, and said That, sin, is Mr..
Folsom
Harmonic" e. said the oIdfellow, .yaas,
So, SO but praise ter the face is open dis
grace, as Aunt Jerusha used to say
what can | do for you to-day o. asked
The superintendent, cautiously cycling the
visitor that stood before HIM, in the midst
ia subducd smoker from the clerks.
Day. laas, very fine day Don't
pose You remember me, do We ?"
Your name must have forgotten
"MUstapha Cotton Thunder, no ! Cot
ION was the Teller what did the gradin', |
only furnished the sleepers"
What grading do you mean ?" said the
superintendent
"Gradin' done mean Gosh all hem
lock ! should think it was Bottom drop-
ped right aout ont"
What contract are you talking Of sir.
and what do you want OF me p said the
official, a little nettled
What do | want to see, why VIEW if
view ali the superintendent YeW air,
amt We 2"
Yes. said the railroad officer, with
nod, II am.
Wall le see, I'm a little deaf, and
used to furnish sleepers fur the road, |
did Sold nigh six hundred an only forty
thrown aout"
You must be mistaken, said the rail
road man, shouting into his visitors ear,
we avcn'tmade any contracts for sleep
ers fol- some years"
Seven years Wall darn it all, twas
longer ago n'that. | made the trip with
Raymund Lee-d'ye remember Raymund
Lce-little tellar, not ser tall as yer-smart
~ er steel trap
Yes, | remember him, he was super
utendent Of the road twenty years
Twenty years ago Yaas, yaas Wall,
I moved east more'n ten years ago. was
4l1nin on il then up back of Attleberrv,
owned piece of land up there on sheers
with 10 Fairbanks-him as broke his leg
lib O harrow III the wilder Burts field
damned toel-told him the steers would
tart ~ he might hev known"
We'll, well" said the railroad officer
nApatientlv, what is your business ?r
wall hey been runnin a thrashin'
machine last fall down ter Agusty, Maine,
teudin saw mill till last week; lumber
omit NOV SO quick ez it used to, and"
What is your business here, mean p
oaIgled the superintendent. What do
Iou want ?"
"Want-why / want to 90 to Attic
berry
We'll, why don't YOU go ?" there's the
-fqtIon, and the train leaves in ten min
ntcs"
Wall, han't gotsno ticket-en eff you
could give me a free pass
why should pass You free? can see
uo reason"
Why, YOU know sold them sleepers to
Raymund Lee cussed sight too low, an
he said
What shouted the exasperated officer
DO YOU mean to come to me for free
pass over this road because twenty years
ago you sold Mr.. Lee fifty dollars worth
OF sleepers? This is too much"
"Tew much! No, sir, yew couldn't
buy them air sleepers naow for double the
money, an Raymund Lee he want so close
Of his passes, fur when cum down here
an settled with him an got talking with
him, he told me if I'd only go up to Attic
berry he'd gin me pass"
Good gracious +" said Folsom, sinking
back in his chair, hoarse and exhausted
with shouting, with the great drops of
perspiration on his forehead, $50 will If
you'll only go. Mr.. s. buy him ticket
tor the next train. and charge it to my ac-
count won't write him a pass, he might
come back mere on it,
The trout breeding establishment of Mr..
Leonard. at the mouth of Wilson Stream.
- Cohoc I aka has on hand GO 600 youpor