The Red Cloud chief., 1881-04-14
90 Riding on the Rail-"

"RIdIng Oh the Rail-"
WHY'S It that men gefso usseriyssN-
ish The moment they get into q railroad
CARP See bow the lordly creature
spreads himself. He turns over n seat,
places i5Eself sOmfortably in o
corner. SINE newspapers beside him.
puts his feet on the opposite corner.
and the valise beside his feet-four
seats iason up. while only q fare has
been pad.
do ike "a stir this selfish animal up.
1 saw him. thus cnsconcei in n
crowded Great Western Railroad car on
the evening train that was TO leave in q
few momentsf for the all night ride to
the bridge" He was comfortable
and his hat was down over his eyes 80
that he could see no hints to the effect
that a seat was wanted. and so he could
pretend he AWas Assesp.<zz-~--
A woman with n fretfuI child in her
arms looked wistfully at the seats. but
passed on. as the occupant family
snored. She went into the next car.
which was even more crowded
1 was looking for q friend who was
going out on that train. had found him,
shook hands, and was passing back
through the cars when | came across
this sleeping beauty. 1t was too good
n chance 10 be missed.
"Can l have this seat, sir?"
No answer. He was asleep.
Would you allow me TO sit here.
please?'
The gentle snoring continued.
/ put the valise under the seat ard sAs
down in its place.
What are you doing With that
.sOh,p san 4. srsgfstfa,ly. II sp
sorry toawsken you nefely wehed
q occuty stb ssst.s -
II guess you will find plenty of other
seats in the carr = answered he, gruffiy.
taking up the valise, placing it beside
him andfestias Pafsty On il. vhhthiy
ket still poths opposite eees betak King
himselft0 rGpose. nov sccnpyink ohly
three seats.
T6s woman with the fretfui baby
comes by ffsstrf ss
Madam, VIII yod take This sea:?"
"Oh, 1 am very much Obliged hut
I'm afraid you will have to Stand tfp,
sir"
mot at ALL" and SO she gratefully
sits down.
You see | have all the gratitude,
while the other fellow might just As well
have had it.
l again TURF my attention to him.
Would you kindly put down your
feet sir. / wish to sit here"
why in the - why couldn't you
stay where you were. Seems to me
you're mighty oticious."
mo doubt, but would you please re-
move those feet. All, thank you, sir,
you see the ear is very crowded"
(" u IN go 10.
We will assume that he said s'Thc
Bridge"
Another woman with a basket Is gaz-
Ing helplessly around and she looks rs
if She might help ms neighber with the
fretful baby. if the poor little thing gets
cross during the long night journey, so
1 say: Would you like this seat
ma'am?' = -
| get ever so much more thanks, and
am looked on by those around as a sort
of philanthropist, while. the woman
wiih'the basket squeezes in past the
sleeping man and sits down where his
feet were.
lis the little baby sick, ma'am." says
the basket woman. @Fs
mo. She's frightened at the noise
and is not used with being out at night"
There, l knew those women would
strike up q friendship on the basis OF
that baby in an instant.
IL am afraid 1 shall have to trouble
you 90 move that valise, sirg'
"The valise is all right where it is"
Il would very much like to sit there"
'Well you can't; these seats are paid
for"
Both of them?"
.s.Yes, both"
know that this is not true, but l
can't make him show his tickets.
Twill wait here till the conductor
comes, and il you have the right to the
two seats, al right"
BY this time he was sitting bolt up
| right, and was very mad. seized the
opportunity to seize the valise and
place it on the floor, sitting down beside
him.
O. Now he is mad.
t.Put that valise where it was" he
demands. thoroughly awake.
al will, the moment you show me
! your other ticket"
/, s.Put that valise back, or I'll chuck
You out of this car if it costs me $780,"
And the trouble was he was quite able
to. do it. The two frightened women
opposite both offered to give up their
seats. as the angry man cried:
..Now for the last time, l tell you, to
put that vaiise where you found It.
AT this moment q big burly lumber
man from the Saginaw region going
hsme TO Csnada came down fae1 pas
sage. "Wm you take my tseat%' /
asked.
ooh, bless you, no; I'll sit here on
the wood-hox. l don't -
That's all right, I'm not going with
this train and you are welcome to the
seat" p 81
And with hearty thanks the broad
shouldered lumberman crushed down in
.my place. jamniingsms yalise friend IN
to mther limited space .
The train began TO move. .fSsy
"Good-by, Chawley," said 1, hurried
ly. ''This is my depot. l get off here.
and / beg of you. IS a special favor,
not to chuck put my friend, the lumber
man."
He didn't. Luke Sharp, in Detroit
Ffee Press.
Washington City.
1t has1ot grown as other American
Itlcses grow; i1prngress haskoeutaWs
This yeanling Of towns, so carefully los
tered on the banks of the Potomac, has