The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1878-01-18

Equally ready to relinquish his loot when
there was no help for it was CHICAGO
negro, caught by poultry fancier in the
act of carrying off some of his live stock.
ana challenged with ''What are you do
ing with my chicken ?'' az wu7 gwine for
ter fetch 'em back" explained he. "Dere's
Niger r"un here what's bin disputin'
along er me bout dem chickens. | said
dey wuz CoaChin Chyniz an he said dey
wnz Alabarmar pullets, an | wuz ies takin
'em roun' fer ter stablish my nollidge.
Dey don't lay no aigs, does dey, boss ? Ef
dey does, I'm mighty shamed of hustIin
'em rOun'. Aigs is scase.''
''My lud, | shall not ask this obtuse wit
ness any more questions said the angry
counsel
Brother" said Baron Martin, al think
you had better not.''
Here is a hint for our old friend the
clown i'll the pausomime. At the burning
of provision store, the crowd helped them
selves freely. One man grasped huge
cheese as his share of the luggage rising
up with it he found himself face to face
with tive policemen, and with admirable
pr's nee of mind put the pluuder iuto the
o.hcer's arms, stying "You had better
take care OF that, policeman, or some one
Will bs walking off with it,"
lmpudentiy cool as the darkey was he
must yield the palm for effrontery to the
Erie Railway guard whose interview with
Manager Fisk is thus related in all Ameri-
can paper.
You are conductor on the Erie. ] he
lieve 90
Yes, SIR
,'Ho" long have you been on the road 9''
Fifteen years.
Nv orth some property, | learn f''
"Some''
'flave very fine house in Osvero i?
Cost you some thirty, forty, OF fifty thous-
aud dollars ?''
''Some little money invested in bonds, l
am :old ?'
''YeS, sr.''
Gown farm near where you reside ?''
''I eS, SIR
'Had nothing when you commenced as
conductor on the road ?''
Nothing to speak OFF,
Made the properly since ?''
eyes, sir
Been at work for no other parties ?''
mo. but have been saving money, and
invested it from time TO sime to good ad-
vantage -
well, sir, what will you give to settle ?
VI course you cannot pretend to say ycu
nave acquired ahIs property fr0m what you
nave saved from your salary? You will
not deny that You have pocketed a great
oeaI oi money belonging to the railway
at least fifty or sixty Thousand dollars =?
Now, sir, whaS will you give TO SETTLE and
not be disgraced as you certainly will be if
trial is brought, and you are compelled
to give up the property You rrofess to own,
but which in reality belongs to the com
pany?'
"Well, Mr.. Manager / have not thought
OF the matter. For several years | have
been running my train to the best of my
abIiIty. Never looked at the matter in
this light before. Never thought was do
ing anything wrong. | have done notEiag
more than other conductors tried to earn
my salary aud get it, and think I've sue
ceened. | don't know that [ owe the com
pany anything. If you think | do, why
there's little difference of opinion, and |
don'S want any trouble over it. | have a
nee family, nice father and mother, rela-
tiVos all OF good standing they would feel
bad 10 have ne arrested aud charged with
dishonesty. 1t would kill my wife She
mas every conf, eHce III me, and the idea
that would take a penny that did not be
long to me would break her heart | DOM
care anything for the matter myself but
on account of my family and relatives If
y"u won't say anything more about it. I'll
give you say-a dollar ~ Chambers Jour
nal.