The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1882-10-19
Advice to Young Travellers.

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| Travelling in our country is both com. com.
Portable and agreeable, If the traveller
will pay attention to few directions.
suppose, dear little friends, that, YOU
have seen fussy and fidgety people on
! the road, who made Themselves and
other people ,unhappyoby theiE ,behag,,
lor. The cars We're toe warm or too
cold, the locomotive was gaing, too fast
or too slow, they feared the baby irtke
nextseat had the ywhooping.coash. or
they were sure. there would be coils.
ion.* If on thewater, they We're Interior
lestithe engineergas racing, anatheuu-,
easlness they felt made them wretched.,
Now, my dears, listen to me. When
you go ona journey syou are pass
engeri yourl riekutisa paidafors }aSdss
you are neither captain, pilot, con-
dnctor, nor engineer, give yourself ho
trouble about the way carIor boat sisbes
ing managed; Never take responsible
ty that does not belong to you. 'atooase
i0IheG old Roma . used to call baggage
smpedimeaata. They tried to have as
little of it as they could when On "
march. Unless yeusare going to stay
long times takasnoc more luggage than
is necessary, A little hand-b bag or a
shawl-strap, with perhaps an unibrella,s
isEaiithat ayounE traveller should, hayel
to care for on a journey. -..-.-
When you purchase your ticket If no
olderfriend is with YOU to- attend to thu
checking of Your trunk, you must, sea
to it yourself. 7 This Is very simple
10 with your, ticket Ito the place, Eta
which the eXpressman has taken your
trunk, show Your ticket to the baggage
master, and he will attach 4 check TO
your goods, and give gou one pfes
clselY like it. You must put, this aYays
in place where you can get at II c61s4
veniently, as youg must return il 10 .ha
steamer or railway company when you;
claim your property 5R'ss3e}'i 1sas tssaia
=, Never tuck your ticket outgef sigist or
into some out of7the-way pocket. 'Haye
1T ready to Show the Conductor wter-
ever 1T is called for. .sza<gaaiag 1ssy
A little girl is sometimes uncertain
what to; do about her money, il she,is
travelling with "a gentleman For in
stance, Eeia is goingtto sisitYAngeined
and at the stat on in New York, she is
met by Angeline,s brother Dick she
does not wish him to.purehase her tiak-s
Ct, but she feels, awkward about, offering,
him the money to pay for it. 'f''e's -'l'4'a
The proper thing for Eda is, to hand
her pocket-book to Mr., Dick, and re-.
quest him to take from It the amount
OF bel fare. The zpleasantest; way Ii
me Journey be long one. would be for,
Eda's papa to give her escort a suifiaienp
sum to pay all her eS Eenses. s.s
People sen aoioufney Should not1be
selfish. & Nobody. should Take two sssaisi
when. only entitled to one. Two, or
three merry boys and girls travelling To-
gether should sbeeareful, not to- laugh,
and talk SO loudly that they annoy 9TH.
ers.s ladies' and gentlemen never DO
this. iou can hayea deal of fun ,withrt
out being CONSPICUOUS. i'
Never neglectia chance ito 'd0sa kind
ness to an aged or feeble person. Noth-
ing is more beautiful ON the road than
courtesy from the young to those who
are old or in trouble.-Aarper,s Young
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