The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1883-01-02
HIS FIRST TRIP.
Tom Kingsley's Experience With
"Spotter, Ten Years Ago.

Boarding passenger train going Texas
ward, few days since, a BAZOo man en-
couniered q new Pullman conductor.
This Is NV first tri said the Pullman
conductor on the train TO reporter.
"The first on this line p queried the re-
porter Of the man behind brass buttons.
"NO, sir" he emphatically said, ",his is
the first trip ever made for them or any
body else on Pullman car"
"How do you like it" asked the paper
man.
''Very well, only am at loss to make
excuses to those who desire to be passed
or want credit for berihs," said the yeung
man, pulling ont OF his pocket volume oi
instructions from his master.
people want to be passed or credited p
asked the reporter in establishment.
Just so, but they can't Come ii over me.
This is my first trip and shall not get
bounced for passing any one this time,
said the conductor carelessly leafing over
the book OF instructions.
"WhO wanted TO be passed this trip ?"
asked the RAzoO man.
"a gentleman, his wife and daughter,
from Sherman, Texas, desired to be credit
ed for berths because they were out OF
money" said the conductor.
"Of course you will take them" said the
reporter.
mo, sill" empha,ically said the conduc
tor, Pm not going to be bounced on this,
NV first trip"
Al Clinton the new conductor genteely
invited the Sherman man and his family
out OF the Pullman car, and he went.
Seated once more In the Pullman coach
the newspaper man said:
DO they have spoilers on the ca,s now ?'
Cnnductor.-l don't know what that is.
Reporter.-lt is enc who is on the car
10 watch the cOnductor-put there by the
company To see il the conductors kiss any
OF the pretty girls, and don't sleep any
C.-Well, they need not be afraid OF
ME.
R.-Again, they don't want to carry any,
body free, and the "spotier" is to watch
YOU.
GIN no free man-first trip anyho W /.
don't care ii "spotter" is on the train
R--Did YOU ever hear how Tom Kings
a "spoi,er" once?
C-No, did not
R.-It was neer ten years ago on this
very run from st. Louis 10 Sherman Tom
came out Of st. Louis in the evening, and
the spotter was pointed out to Kingsley by
IN Office boy. The next morning the trail
was late, and lid not pass Otteryille until
near breakfast time. Ton good naturally
invited the "spstter" to 60 into the baggage
car to take drink
Gle didn't go, lid he?
R.-Yes he did, and he was all black
"spsts" when Ton get through with him.
He whipped that sPotter for fourteen miles
at the rate of thirty miles an hour
Gid he get we'll?
R.-Ies, but he vas in room 81 At the
old Ives house NOW Garrison house), for
thirty Gays. The doctor and superintend-
ent Wicks were both at his bedside.
C-What became Of Kinssley?
R.-Oh he telegraphed his resignation
at once after the fight and did not make
another trip But understand he is now
running Pullman car in Texas, faithful
enploye.
CT wonder at the company employing
him again.
R.-The company had more respect for
Tom than they did for the "spotter."
C.-What become OF the "spotter ?"
RI think he walked out Of town, as
he was SO utterly despisea by every rail-
road man, that he feared the result if ne
went on train.
C.-Well, have seen no "spotter" as
vet. but shall pass no one On credit; No
family on my first trip.
The whistle sounded for Fort Sect, when
the paper man disembarked. after bidding
the new conductor good night