The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1875-04-23

what we called platform springs, and
one side Of them OF one Of them-if ]
we're a wagon maker could be precise
had broken. The driver said he never
did have no opinion of them kind Of
springs and now he was certain they
want of no account II the reader
should audibly smile at the language,
he should be deferred from the gross
impropriety by remembering that q
good teamster is not necessarily an ex.
cellent grammarian. In little while we
were all right as to running gear and
again trotting on our way. The rain
had increased in volume if not improved
in quality, and it required export dodg-
ing to enable unprotected soiourners to
keep from getting wet Two certain
ones whom we met must have so thought,
They were a deputy Sheriff and depu-
ty somebody else-I did not learn his
official rank if he had any and probably
he is like the most of us, high private
they were in buggy and had neither
overcoat, umbrella nor lap-robe. One of
them was dressed in faultless black, and
need not particularly describe his ap-
pearance, if you will imagine his silk
plug and broad cloth suit soaked and
dripping from the pitiless rain. We
had no other eventful experience on the
road, and as we plod easily along, 1 will
while the tedium by relating a railroad
incident. 1t was not run off -the-track,
nor a collision-at least not in the sense
my readers would think, though it was
a collision to serious extent. 1t was
proposed to locate railroad near the
Southern shore of Lake Ontario. Sub
mitted to the people by vote, they CON
sented to bond the towns along the pro-
posed route, taking stock in the compa-
ny to the amount of the bonds. Perhaps
the management in the towns of Wilson
and Newfane, Niagara county, was not
unlike that in others. While everybody
expected to have the immediate benefit
of the road, all was harmonious. The
company was organized, surveys were
made, and finally the road was located
and its construction let to contractors
to whom the town bonds were turned. Il
out in payment Now the fun began:
the disappointed, objected, and finally
had payment of the bonds, principal and
interest enioined. Foreseeing the troub-
e that was to come, the directors quiet
y sold out to another company whose
directors were gradually elected direct
ors of this company and the stock
bought up by this new company. The
injunction prevented payment of ma
tured interest which accumulated from
year to year; the first installment of
is now due, and as the bonds ,
ire in the hands of innocent purchasers. r
hey must be paid to the last cent. Thus /
he people will groan under high tax
md have lost their stock in the road be- I
ides. The road will soon be in opera I
ion and must prove paying institution. =,
Had the people of the two towns have
promptly paid the interest 6
IN the bonds as it matured, their taxes
would have been little more than nom ;
nal, and they would have owned valu g,
-ble railroad stock in addition. This is 4.
'ut another exemplifcation of the bad !
,olicy of biting off cur nose to spite our .
ace.
Arrived at Lockport we dined and b
ook the train for Buffalo, changing cars =
t Tonawanda, thus going to the Lake C
'hore depot. Before reaching this a
JUNCTION, the pleasant incident occurred t
n connection with our return ticketsSon Il
hat part of our route, as L have already 4
United. AS soon as saw the conductor 1 =
new he was one that means business and s
ncourages no foolishness. Swarthy. a
With coal black eyes, hooked nose and t
irm lines about the mouth, I anticipated t
on account of the tickets t
houghtlessly punched but kindly mark a
ID by the conductor of the down trip. C
Dur official came along taking up the il
ickets and collecting the fare. He stops
t my seat-wife sits behind me in the s
ext seat. I hand him the two impor-
ant bits of card, at the same time glanc-
ng up into his face. He looks at them Ii
nd darts a sharp glance in return. He P
as noticed the hole punched by mis- n
AXE and is about to come down on me s
like thousand of bricks" 1 quickly 8
nhcipate him and explain that the s
ickets were inadvertently punched by n
he other conductor, and that he will f
ind some pencil marks made by him 70 \
'orrect the error. He grufly replies. f
i don't see any," and after a little o
asks, "But why do you present il
wo ticketsp suppose he ought to y
ave put me off the train for nv inso- v
enee, but the mischief was in me and {
nnocently remarked, "Then you don't b
'harge ladiesi" pointing to my wife Il
'Ohl" he replies rathertallen down. with r
sardonic grin, shot savage look at me
md went on. l regretted my Impotence v
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