, 1880-07-30
Beating a Conductor.

A passenger going West from Detroit
by rail the other day had pass to Chi
cago. When the conductor took it nm
he asked, several questions to. satisfy
himself that the pass hadinot been trans
ferred, and the holder of'the pasteboard
didn't take it as good naturedly as some
men would. He didn't have much to
say, but he was determined on revenge.
AS soon as the conductor left the car.
the man changed seats, removed his hat,
and looked like different person alto
gether. After the train left the next
station the conductor came along with T
an eye out for new passengers, and pres
emily reached out for the holder of the
pass ,1%S .NEIir0 y%t'gfI
81 haven't got any ticket" was the
surly answer ,'' ''''' 's.'"'l.'
p Then you must pay your fare. q '1o1
90 81 won't do it." ., ',..,,A
/, ''See here" said the, conductor as he
began to wake up, "you must either pay
your fare or produce a ticket .aI If notI C
will drop you on the road. S".r3,,t, rn
: "Drop and be hanged"
The train was not stopped, but after
run OF ten minutes it reached a station u
and arrangements were made for bounc-
ing the man. When all was complete
he showed his pass. "o'a ,d s9m u''H"'ui
"Why didnt,you tell me.you had a
passP roared the conductor. .-~,-,..-.s-,
"Why didn't you ask mle,}gs shouted
the traveller. 'S'@1" 'iHs""
"Well, don't, like such foolingp ,n
"Nor I, either" 80 ,'''' ''''
The train went on, and the man put
on his 'duster, traded hats with a pas -
,senger and again looked like some one
else, He changed his seat to the, front 4
end of the car, and was seemingly
sound asleep when the conductor again
had occasion to"pass through He
took two fares and then held out his
hand to the traveller There was no re- b
sponse. He shook the sleeper gently,
but the latter slept on. The he shook
him good and stout and called Y" ticket
in his ear. '9m""N ',aS3''r h"' "r,'t'it
"How dare you shake me around in
this mannerqI shouted the man as he,
awoke and stood up, ,.,, ,r.s ......r,r
"Ticket, please"
"But l don't please How dare you
come to me every time the train leaves
a station ?" 'raH iagDB5- Ira :, sagu
The conductor looked down the aisle,,,
thought he saw the man with the pass
in his old seat, and said to the other:
"Come sir, don't bother me, want
81, H"t s..t' ...ar. .f.f
"Yol can't have it p liq 90 eugo
} "Then I'll put you Off" .,ar
He reached for the bell rope, but see
ing general grin all around the car he D.
stopped and looked more closely at the Y
man and recognized him as the one with /.
the pass, He went out without q word, IA
and when he returned half an hour later.
he expected another trap. He looked
carefully over the car, and was going
slowly along in search Of new faces when d
man with his coat off and under the q
influence Of liquor, called out. reijem sdl.
"shay captain Il 1 haiirp't. g0t any -
ticket.
"Ahr! y5u can't beat me AGAIN.
knew you as soon as / entered the car !'la
.chuckled the conductor and he walked
off with broad grin on his face. $50 eof
It was not until he saw the shirt
sleeved man get off at the next station
that he knew that he had been mistaken 2
again and had let him travel for moth.
ing, while the man with the pass was inn
the smoking car. r ,.,,...., ,,, ,.,..f,