The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-11-28
GETTING SATISFACTION

i'Sifblt rec JcSS.
Half an hour before the morning train
over the Canada Southern road was TO
leave for Toledo yesterday pompus, fat
man, with several parcels under his
arms, entered the depot with great
rush and i1Hde Decline for a Grand
Trunk train. When halted at the gate
and asked what train he wanted to take,
he replied.
"I'm going to Toledo, and ifyou make
me miss tl:e train I'll sue you for dam
ages"
But this isn't the train for Toledo"
''Why isn't it, sir; why in the old
Harry isn't this train for Toledom loud
ly demanded the fat man,
"BeCausc Tie train for Toledo stands
over on than track there
''Then why didn't you tell me so IN
the first place? Pm good mind TO re-
port you to your supporters, sir:"
You'll find the superintendent up
stairs" humbly replied the gate-keeper.
And Eli lodge complaint against you
yes, / will Travellers have rights, and
those rights must be mainteIed.n
The fat man rushed half way up stairs
and the whistle of yard engine made
| him halt aud turn and rush down again.
Reaching the gates of tho Canada South
| ern train he called out;
1T is your business to give warning at
least three minutes before the train
| leavesm
"And I'm going to do it, replied the
gate-keeper; at is over twenty minutes
yet before train time, Please show your
| ticket"
"Show my ticket! Do you suppose a
man in my position means to steal ride
on the hind trucks ~
THE rule is for all passengers to show
their tickets"
II don't believe il, and want your
namei III so up to the superintendent
and see if travellers have any rights in this
depot. Your name, sir!"
MY name is Bumps, sir, and Pm a
| poor widower with seven children to
support"
Il don't care a cent if you've got sew.
cDteen children 10 support, I'll bump
! Bumps nil he'll never dare sass another
| traveller"
The fat man rushed up stairs again
and was heard gallQping 'the numerous
halls and passages and calling for tho
superintendent. The janitors passed him
along until he came down the outside
stairs en- tie public street.
Have hack, sir!'' yelled about forty
| drivers in chorus.
No, sir-no, sir" he screamed in re
ply. This is putup job 10 make ms
miss the train, Where do go into gh:
depntr
Have wagon 81 howled twenty ex
pressmen in his ears.
"Neverl Never! l want to get into the
depot! If miss that train III sue thC
whole city"
He was shown the public entrance, aut
he made a rush for Flint * Pere Mar
quette train Just max ing up.
That isn't the train for Toledo!n call
ed several voices, and he hurried over e
where Bumps was standing, and said:
I'M fix you for this, sir! Let me
through this gate!''
Ticket, please. -
Yes; I'll show you my ticket, and a.
soon as | reach Toledo I'll make AN All
davit of this affair and send 1t back I,
the superintendent"
Hepassed through and entered coach
4 woman was saying she feared he
| trunk had not come down on the bag
gage wagon, and he dumped his pafcel
into a seat and said;
II hope is Hasn't. Il win serve yol
liust right Ia miss 1t! 4 person whit
HASN'T got spunk enough 10 stand RICH
up to these railroad folks and let zen
know what's what, ought to lose he
trunk They tried to bluff ne arauni
just now, and Rhea tLey found the,
couldn't do 1t they couldn't be too hum
BILE and obiiging Go Out and tlaS
'enl, matiam-hisst theig eyes tiil the
can't PEST PC