The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1879-12-05
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H.lf an hour no e before the morning
train over the Canada Southern Road
was ia, leave for Toledo, pompous,
fat man, with several parcels on his
arms. entered the depot with a great
rush and made q bee-line for a Grand
Trunk train. When halted at the gate
and asked what train he wanted to
take, he replied: ~. i1i-n
ssI'm going to Toledo, and If you
make me miss the train I'll sue you
for damages" f:@-ag, Tq f'f9 2'1h- cein
,.But this isn't the train for Toledo. -
a"Why isn't it, sir !; why in the old
Harry isn't this train for Toledo ?''
loudly demanded the fat man. '.i1. . ~ q
"Because the train for Toledo stands
over on that track there" i.iafese4 si4
ssThen why didn't you tell me 80 In
the first place? I I'm good mind to
report you to your superiors, sir !" wa
ssYou'n find the superintendent up
STAIRS" humbly replied the gate keeper.
"And I'll lodge complaint againt
you-yes, I will Travellers have rights,
aud those rights must be maintained :"
The fat man rushed half way up
stairs and the whistle Of a yard engine
made him halt and turn and rush down
again. Reaching the gates of the Can
ada Southern train, he called out:
tIt is your business to give warning
at least three minutes before the train
leaves 20 ies -ra a5ois- q
ssAnd Pm going to do it, replied
the gate keeper; sit is over twenty
minutes yet before train time. Please
show your ticket"
tsShow my ticket! Do you suppose
a man in my position means to steal
ride on the hind trucks ?'
'sThe rule is for all passengers to show
their tickets" a". - lf,t
ssI don't believe it, and want your
name! I'll go up to the superintendent
and see if travellers have any right in
this depot. Your name, sir !"
s'My name is Bumps, sir, and I'm a
poor widower with seven child to
support
ssI don't care cent if you've got
seventeen children to support. I'll
bump Bumps till he'll never dare sass
another traveller ~ 81. ~ t''.-
The fat man rushed up stairs again,
and was heard gallopiDg the numerous
halls and passages and calling for the
superintendent. The janitors passed
him along until he came down the
outside stairs on the public street.
"Have hack, STRIP yelled about
forty drivers in chorus. .at. 10.
"No, sir-no, sir !" he screamed in
reply.
ssThis is put-up job to make me
miss the train! Where do go into
the depotw
"Havc wagon ?" howled twenty
expressnen in his ears.
s'Never! never! want to get into
the depot! II miss that train I'll sue
the whole city!" rff
He was shown the public entrance,
and he made rush for Flint & Pere
Marquette train just making up.
"That isn't the train for Tolctlo!'
called several voices, and he hurried
over to where Bumps was standing
and said:
"I'iI fix you for this, sir! Let me
through this gate!"
"Ticket, please"
eyes; I'll: show you my ticket, and
as soon as I reach Toledo I'll make an
affidavit OF this affair and send it back
to the superintendent"
He passed through and entered a
coach. A woman was saying she feared
her trunk had come down on the bagg-
age wagon, and he dumped his parceles
into n sent and said: .....t
"I hope it hasn't! 1t will serve you
just right to miss it! A person who
hasn't got spunk enough to stand right
up to these railroad folks and let 'em
know what's what ought to lose her
trunk They tried to bluff me around
just now, and when they found they
couldn't do it they couldn't be too
humble and obliging! Go out and blast
them, madam-blast their eyes till
they ca MT rest -
Bob TOombs Don't Care to Tell Lie
About that Dispatch.