Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1875-01-19
MiS,CE Gus.
Unsuccessful Effort of German Cen
tleman to Beat Down Ticket Agent.

tleman to Beat Down a Ticket Agent.
Yesterday afternoon an old man appeared
before the Detroit and Lansing railroad ticket
window at the Central Depot, and asked:
"What you charge for ticket to Lam
singy"
"Two>sixty, SIR" replied the agent, wet
ting his thumb and reaching out for the
money.
..Two dollar und zixty cents!'' exclimed
the stranger, pulling his head out of the
window.
'Yes, sir, that is the regular fare"
'.Then L s.hays here by Detroit forty
years " said the man, getting red in the face.
Il hat never seen mo sush'n swindle as dat !"
''Two>sixty is the regular fare, and you
will have to pay it if you CO." replied the
agent.
RI shust gcf you two dollar und no more,
said the strar .er.
mo. cam do it."
"Vell, den l sthays NIT Detroit till 1 dies"
: growled the old man, and he went away and
walked around the depot. lie expected to
be called back as he left the window, as
man is often called back to sttake it along"
when ehas been chatting with clothing
: dealer. Such al event did not occur, and
nfter few minutes, the old man returned
"Vell, | gef you two dollar and ten cents"
''No, can't do it," replied the agent.
'Vell. den, L don't go, SO help me grashus
have lived in Detroit three var, und shall
bag bolice tax, sewer tax, und want to grow
up init dis town. und [ shall not be swindlet."
He walked off again, looking back to see
if the agent would not call him, and, after
u stroll around, he returned to the window,
threw down some money and said:
't'Vell, dake two dollar apd twenty cents und
gif men dickette."
''My dear sir, can't you understand that
we have schedule of prices here, and that I
must go by it?" replied the agent
"Fell. den, I sthays NIT Detroit Won dou-
soud yare!' exclaimed the stranger madden
than ever. Il bays bolice taxes, und sewer
taxes, und I shall see about this by the Shcaf
of Bolice"
lie walked off again, and as he saw the
locomotive backing up to couple on the train,
he went back to the window and said
''Gif men dickette for two dollar and thirty
cents, and rides on the platform"
'Can't do it," said the agent.
"Fel!, den, Ply golly, spikes to you what
doses Hero is dem two dollar and zixty
cents. and l goes to Lansing and never comes
lack ! No, zir, l shall never come back, or
shall como nit de blank road l bays taxes
By dem bolice, and by dem zewers, und I
shall show you dat shall hav holdings more
to do NIT dis town ~
lie went on the train.-Dctroit Free Press
A Su1LLING's WoRrn.-A fellow who
came on the railroad on Wednesday, being q
stranger, strolled about for some time on the
':Outsk!rts" Of the town in search of barber.
lie finally discovered one, aud requested tho
operator to take off a shilline's worth of hair.
The barber trimmed his locks very neatly,
.oaped up the remainder very handsomely
and then combed and brushed him till his
head looked as if it belonged to some other
person than himself.
"Are you done z" asked the stranger, as
the barber removed the napkin from his neck
eyes, sir" said the barber, with polite
bow.
care you certain that you took off a shil-
lns's worth ~
Yes, sir, there's glass, you can look
for yourself"
. "Well," said the stranger, eff you think
you have a shlliug's worth off, I don't know
as I've got any use for it, aud haven't got
no change, so you may just take the hair for
your trouble"
On hearing this, the barber made jump
tos the man, whereupon he made jump for
the door, which not being bolted, he bolted
himself