The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1883-03-17
Che Gbibo0aux 5c.ltinel.
SATURDAY. MARCH II, 1888.
GETTING SATISFACTION.

Halt an hour before the morning train
over the Canada Southern Road was
to leave for Toledo yesterday II pom
pous, fat man, with several parcels in
his arms entered the depot with Il great
rush and made a Decline for a Grand
Trunk train. When halted at the gate
and asked what train he wanted to
take he replied:
"1'm going to Toledo, and if you
make me miss. the train In sue you
for damages
"But this isn't the train for Toledo.'
"Why isn't it. SIT /; why in the old
Harry isn't this train for. Toledo !"
loudly demanded the fat man.
because the train for Toledo stands
over IN that track there"
"Then why didn't you tell me so in
the first place I I'n a good mind to re
port you to your saperiors, sir!"
"YouM find the Superintendent up
STAIRS humbly replied the gate keep
or.
"And III lodge complaint against
you-yes. I will! Travellers have
rights. and those rights must be main
tanned
The fat man rushed half way up
stairs and the whistle of a yard engine
made him halt and turn and rush down
again. Reaching the gates of the Can
ada Southern train, he called out
'.It is your business to give warning
at least three minutes before the train
leaves !"
"And I'm going TO do it," replied the
gate-keeper : sit is over twenty min
utes yet before train time. Please show
your ticket
"Show my ticket! Do you suppose a
man in my position e to steal a
ride on the hind trucks p
"TLe rule is for all passengers to
show their tickets"
Il don't believe it, and l want your
name! III go up to the Superintendent
and see if travellers have ANY right in
this depot. Your name, sir!'
''My name is Bumps. sir. and TN a
poor widower with seven children to
support"
f}Onsf on q Anpt e vNr,Sr cont
seventeen children to support. I'll
bump Bumps till he'll never dare sass
another traveller ="
The fat man rushed up stairs again.
and was heard galloping the numerous
halls and passages and calling for the
Superintendent. The janitors passed
him along until he came down the out
side stairs on the public street.
'Have q hack, sir !" yelled about
forty drivers in chorus.
mo, sir~no, sir - he ed in
reply.
This is a put-up job to. make me miss
the train! Where do I go into the do
pot
'sHave a wagon I howled twenty ex
pressmen in his ears.
"Never! Never II want to get into
the depot! If I miss that train I'll sue
the whole city
He was shown the public entrance.
and he made a rush for a Flint g. Pere
Marquette trail" just M akiIg up.
"That isn't the train for Toledo -
called several voices, and he hurried
over to where Bumps was standing and
said:
''I'l fix you for this, sir I! Let me
through this gate!!"
"Ticket, please"
Eyes ; I'll show You my ticket and
as 0 o as l reach Toledo I'll make an
affidavit of this affair and send 1t back
to the superintendent
He passed through and entered a
coach. A woman was saying she fear
ed her trunk had not come down ON ;the
baggage wagon, and he dumped his par
cells into a seat and said
81 hope it hasn't! A person who
hasn't got spunk enough to stand right
up to these railroad folks and let'em
know what's what ought to lose her
trunk! They tried to bluff me around
just row.. and when they found they