The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1876-09-14
A Scene a. a Chicago Railroad
Depot
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H walked into the Central depot as
thoagh he Wa- the Great Unknown.
HIS personaI appearance was decidedly
unique. Frankly speaking. he looked
as If lie had been fastened IL the rear
mos, end Of the Bid well tug and hauled
up aud dogn Mud lake until be
ma,ched the shade If the clay which
FELTON, proteges use in their daily Ia
Tor. and then bad iy.cn stood up against
some friendly bill board aud had the
contents Of Clark street pawn shop
shot over him from one Of LIppencott's :
pop-guns. An Inventory Of hi. cloth
ing AIKEN on the spot, i a. { Ilow Il.
~hoe-. 2--;Le II. boots. o1c--size t2i5;
stockings one-third; pants. two-thir,is
Of plir; susp~niers o, SHIRT. one, rcd
flannel; shirt. two-thIrls, white or near
iy 80. vests. two, coat. one. Overcoa'
one; papcr-col.aT. one fclesnE Centen-
nisl n"cktIe, oae. HI. hat carried sig
nal of distress. consisting Of "a bunch
of flaming red hair sticking through
the crown. The hack-drivers ali want
eel him Ia take carriage the omni-
bus-collector said he had bus last
leaving Tor the Palmer, and the Mas
sas0it House man voclfcrated. Meals
fifty cents. in hi. most gentlemany
manner. Turning a deaf ear To their
Establishments, the stranger, with touch.
ing congdencc. walked up To Dan and
asked him TO direct him To the ticket
Office Dan winked both eyes at the
boys, and showed him the way with
the most engaging poll,eness. Peace
fully lodging the various pitfalls for
strangers, Ia the shape of apple women.
etc, he at last arrived at Window g."
Say. stranger, do Yer reckon / kin
git ter 20 To Californy right soon -
Yes" responded the Great Mogul
lin fifteen minutes.
What mcut the far be, Capns" was
the next question.
IL might be thousand dollars, but
it amt. The way you want To 90 is
eighty eight dollars"
That's right cheap, now, amt it -
turning to the crowd which had gath
cred around him. Il say, stranger,
hain't you got some tickets thatll give
feller a right good ride into the keer
boxes--somcthin rale nice, yer know
Yer sec jus come up from lndeanny
last mite, and want ter travel real
good, don't yer see. don't reckon
I'll mosey round much more. and want
sumthin-"
Say. mister. just pull down your
vest suddenly shouted Logan in his
ear.
Don't reckon need ter. jest give
me ticket on one oy them shiny kcer-
boxes what has beds into EN- Tell yer
what stranger. calkilate to moscy
long in style this yer time ii never do
agin. Yer see. jest come from indi
amy. Yer know. and reckon I'm ago
ing to pike right smar, OF ways
for kin git to Cslitorny How long
fore | kin get to go
Here's your ticket To san Francisco
with sleeping car. clear through, 1856.
said the ,ickct-agent
The Indeanny man reached to the
bottom ot the pocket IN his shirt,
hauled up n big cloth tied up with n
section of a steamboat hawscr. united
1t. anil from - big roll of grecnbacks
stitSistl II HtH luniItAl tihiiaE tlli WulGu
ha handed to the agent, rcmarking at
the same time. Il don't wear very good
clothes. boys, but kalkerlate 10 ullers
have enuf money 10 pay my own
way"
immediately every one wos as polite
a. a peelerjwho is afraid he is about to
be discharged
Logan wanted /, CORY his valisc tn
the car. and Ell, the uewsboy. tried 10
sal him prize package; but he re-
sisted all their Establishments. and in
quired for the baggage room. remark
ing that he bad two carpets sacks and a
basket Of pervishion thar that he
wanted checked He was shown the
way, and vanished from the sight Of the
ticket-agent on the straight road 10 the
baggage room, and now the gentle
manly ticket agent has on hand ooun-
terfeit $500 bill. which he will dispose
of at the very lowest market rates
He has also notified conductors Ia look
out for San Francisco first class ticket
i0.3.5.
The Indianny ma has gone to St
Louis 10 recuperates