The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-12-27
Detroit Free Press.

Half an hour before the morning train
over the Canada Southern road was to leave
for Toledo yesterday, pompOuS, fat man,
with several parcels in his arms, ENTERED
the depot with great rush and made bee
line for Grand-I runk train. When halted
at the gate and asked what train he wanted
to take, be replied:
"I'm going to Toledo. and if you make
ne miss the train I'lI sue you for dam
ages"
1" But this isn't the train for Toledo"
"Why isn't it, sir; why in the old Harry
isn't this train for Toledo?" loudly de-
manded the fat man.
.sBecause the train for Toledo stands
over on that track there"
"Then Why didn't you tell me so in the
first placer Pm good mind to report you
to your supcriors, SIR"
you'll find the superintendent up
stairs" humbly replied the gate-keeper.
"And PIl lodge complaint against YOU
yes, | will Travellers have rights, and
those rights must be maintained !"
The fat man rushed hallway upstairs.
and the whistle Of yard-englnc made him
halt, and turn, and rush down again.
Reaching the gates OF the Canada Southern
train, he called out:
- -
at least three minutes before the train
leaves J"
"And Pm going to do It," replied the
gate-keepcr; "it is over twenty minutes
yet before tra,n.timc. Please show your
| ticket"
"Show my ticket! Do you suppose a
man in my position means 10 steal a ride on
the hind trucks?"
"The rule is for all passengers to show
their tickets"
- don't believe it, and l want your
name. Pll 90 up to the superintendent and
see il travellers have any rights in this de-
pot. Your name sir?"
"My name is Bumps, sir, and Pm poor
widower with seven children to support"
| Il don't care cent il you've got seven
teen children to support. I'll bump Bumps
till he'll never sass another traveler!"
The fat man rushed up stairs again. and
was heard galloping the numerous halls
and passages calling for the uperintendcnt.
The ianitors passed him along until he came
down the outside stairs on the public street.
"Have hack, sir?" yelled about forty
| drivers in chorus.
mo, sir No, sir !" he screamed in re-
ply. This is a put-up job 10 make me
| miss the train. Where do go into the
dep6t?"
"Have wagon 2" howIed twenty ex-
pressmen in his ears. .-.. ...
"Never! Neverl want to get into the
depot. il miss that train I'll sue the
whole city"
He was shown the public entrance, and
he made rush for Flint and Pere Mar
quette train, just making up.
"That isn't the train for Toledo ~ called
several voices, and he hurried over 10 where
Bumps was standing and said:
"I'll ix you for this, sir! Let me through
this gate .-..
"Tfcket. please"
ayes, 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 super
intendent!"
He passed through and entered coach.
A woman was saying she feared her trunk
had not come down on the baggage
wagon, and he dumped his parcel into a
seat and said: ~ <..&
81 hope it hasn't! It 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
tbem, madam--blast their eyes till they
-canst,rest." -.-f..ai1 ''....'