Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-03-05

A MAN w.o H.O syi eESrl.Y tn,

A MAN wso HAO sytsE~riY TRAVELLED.
lP,o'n ne y. Joseph Hcrald.l
Just a. his time there ~ a lively compct,-
ton amOas railroad ticket agentS 20 Ssca-e
travel over their respective lines. Rates east
have been cut, trAvel has increased In colSe-
ane nc, an each westerr roat wants 10 nave
Yesterday q portiy. pleasant looking ola
gentleman camc IA on the train from the
north, and started up Francis street carpet
sack m hand. Hewss evidently n nArsner
and prot ably belonged 10 the Changers. A.
this pr else juncture l.. NJ. Damn. ticket
agent OF the 81 Louis, Kansas City and
Northern Line, happened 20 be CHANGING oaJ
OF MS window, and saw the traveller and his
S1srpe,,sacN, He met him halfway betweea
as follows
Going east. sir"
Yes, was the reply
An! step right up 10 the Union ticket Of
nee. Great through line, sir. I.shd Won An
New York sixteen hours IN a ivaacs OF anv
In the world. Chicken Ihree times aday. ana
beds free rom vermin. Butter ON two p,ates
and mossSses ali over the table. Come rigas
along. sir"
The innocent countryman walked along a
few steps, when NJ Vor j. Il. Laughitn. ticket
agent OF the Hannibal aud ~. Joseph railrost
greeted him affectionately with:
"Going east, SIR
Yes" again.
'Glad 20 meet you. Step right In thsorise.
sheTtest line by thirty-three miles a a 1 aaslf
TO New York; put you IN three nine hours
ahead OF any other line. Finest easing-hOases
In the world. Soup three times day, aas
meas eSpelled from the sleepers daily. Come
Before the astonishei eoantryman c,uldr,-
cover nom hiS bewilderm.n t az those sud len
and respected manifestations OF int sresi IN
his welfare, Dan. Mountain of the Kansas
CITY, 81; Joseph and Couacn B,uns. tacIlei
him with:
"Going east. sirc'
"D-n 10, yes" lrather curtlyl
I'm just the man you want - see. Come
along with me. Office not on the coraer' RsSt
and shortest route by long shot 20 any 20! nt
Put you through in a jiffy. Splendid sicepers.
and codnSh-balls FOR brcs SiaSt. Conductors
all OF pious and respectable parentage, aai
fires kept up constantly. Come along sir"
The unfortunate man was completely DUMP
founded, and before ne could recover, Laugh
lin had him by one arm, Mountain by the
other. while Dunn chung tightly % the coat
tai, and lac was hustled into the Hannibal
and 81 Joseph Office, where another pariey
took place.
What point are you going to- was asksi
ueously.
.'Goin % Maria"
Instantly three railroad maps were isrkel
out, and for full nfieen minutes three paifs OF
eyes inspected them closely. Then eaca OF said
| pairs Oi eyes looked at the other, ant naally
all conferred on the gentleman from tne rural
districts. Then one question was asked by
three persons
Where is MariaP''
Where's Maria? Why, I spose she's ia
hum. Marias my wife, and lives six miles
east OF town, and Ii / didn't want 10 GO 20 her
| where the n III would want TO gos''
| Three railroad maps were put up quicker
than lightning, and In less than wo minutes
time Dunn was seated In his office consulting
| an abominable old pipe. Dan Mountain was
| busily engaged in admiring Lou Thompson's
| magnificent new four-story plug hat, and
| Major Iaughlin was calmly contemplating
| The man bound for Maria" left IN one OF
| Fish HutchinSon's sleighs.