The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1882-09-19
/ was puzzled and annoyed and
stammered something about this being

stammered something ABOUT tnls Oeing
q parlor car and
Yes. yes" he said impaiiently, 81
know all about that; this is a parlor
car and you've got my seat. Get up
and get out of it now without any
more words. Get a seat of your own
somewhere and don't 60 around apprO-
priating other peoples chairs when
they've gone. for lunch. t'et out,
young fellow
am naturally very meek man.
but did make one more desperate
effort to retain my seat. said that !
had occupied that seat
Ever since got out of it at Spring
field" snarled the old man. Il rode
in that seat all the way from Boston.
and the minute left it You jumped
into it. And now you jump out of it
and no more words about it. or III
make the car full of trouble for you."
1t began to dawn upon me then just
how matters stood. In fact l knew,
but was nettled. Everybody in the
car was laughing at me. and | do hate
to be laughed at. / determined to wait
for nv sure revenge. / said; "fou'll
he sorry If yon take this chair" He
snorted fercely, aud abdicated with
out another word in favor of the testy
old jumper of claims who thus sum-
marily elected ME. / arose. gathered
up nv hat, overcoat, lap-tablet. news
papers. book. big valiSe. little valise
and articles, and thus burdened walk
ed meekly to the rear of the car and
sa, down Oh the meanest, poorest,
most uncomfortable seat in the train,
The upholstered bench under the big
mirrnr. The wood box i'm the smoking
car is an easy chair i'm comparison
with the bench. By-and-by the chair
grabber called out:
Young man, where is that little
red handbag | left here ?"
/ meekly said 81 hadn't never
teched it" and he roared out that it
was the. e when | took his chair. But
just then the conductor came along
and glanced at his ticket, while the old
party explained how [ had made way
with his little red handling. That
young man there" he explained,
Twas in my chair when | returned.
and my overshoes and a little red
leather hand bag is"
The conductor, a brisk. taciturn
man. full of his own business. here
handed back the old party's ticket.
Wrong train" he said brusguely.
Get off at next station. This train
for Hartford and New York"
TIE old gentleman's face was a
study.
For Ha-Ha-wha--whatw he
shouted. 81 know better Told ME
al Boston this car went through to
Albany"
elem see parlor-car ticket" said
the conductor briefly. "Yes, that's all
right. You're on wrong car; this !
ticket for other car Your baggage
half way + Albany by this time. Get
off at Hartford"
"Well, when can get a train hack |
to Springfield" walled the jumper of
chairs.
"Tc night" said the conductor, and
passed ON To the next car
Then / arose. | gathered up i'm my
weak and long suffering arms nv hat, |
overcoat. lar-tahlet, book. big valise, |
little raliSe and articles, and walked
back TO the chair and stood before the
most crest-falIen man the immortal
gods evsr pitied. | didn't say any
thing: didn't make a gesture: | just
stood up before him. holding nv
personal effects ana ilway chattels
I'm nv arms. and looked at him: He
arose and vamOosed the claim. And
as settled down i'm nv recovered
possession / made only one remark. |
said tn the poor old gentleman:
81 told YOU you'd be sorry if YOU
took this chair"
And he marched back and took a
seat on the upholstered bench, to the
merry laughter Of the happy passen-
gers. And the last time / looked
around, oh, browning woe. The con-
ductor was making him paw a quarter !