The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1883-03-11

There is nothing that the railroad boys
like any better than 10 play u Joke on new train
hand. " q new hand takes hold ot his dulles with
willing spirit and does not seem 10 expect 10 bc pro-
noted 10 general superintendent the hrst week, tho
boys connno themselves to unocont Jokes like scud-
ing him to the cab0ose after coupling pin or INK,
which has been heated In the stove, aud laid u the
corner ot the ltc picks up and then drops ".
But u the new hand is unsalted, and shows that 1t is
only matter Of time when ho is going to own the
road, they lay for him, ana before they get through
teaching him he feels small, and is willing to admit
that there are others that worthy " passing mo-
ticc, Not long ago new hand was put on way
freight that runs west from Milwaukee, and the old
hands could see At that he going to ho meat
tot them. lie wore an Imitation aealskih cap with
couugklu ear-laps, and q Prince Abort coat With
the middle button buttoncd. GA The coolest day he
would not wear an ovetCuat because 1t would cover
his Prince Albert and he had an air ot crushed ira
gedlgu. lie seemed above his business. aud the
little education that he had was constantly obtruded
upon the boys In the cHhOoSc After two three
tfiTs the boys decided plan Of action. They
carried their meals In tin pIs and would get n tho
Caboose, when the train side tracked to eat, and
they began to giumble because they could not have
the trains run they could strike an eating House at
the hours Tor meals They argued the question,
aud the conductor said he believed that VI q good
smart railroad employt should be appointed TO 40
aud present the case before tho general manager
that he would order the freight trains to run so they
C0Cld get q warm meal, by connecting with ctting-
houses. iiu the conductor said there freight
train man that had the Intelligence the ptcpOs.
sessing appearance necessary FOR the task. lie said
what VI wanted was man who had gall and face to
back his remarks. u such man, one whose educa-
would command the respect of tho manager, should
go to him, as representative OF the hard-work-
ing freight train men, II would have
good effect, and such man would he
sure TO make his mark. lie said the old
man liked to have tho boys show spirit, aud
yet there were few that dare go mp to him aud mako
demand. What was wanted was a man that was
not afraid To make demand, and lnsist on It's being
granted. This was meat for the fresh brakeman.
lie said II the boys said so he would 20 to the man
ager aud take his scalp. lie said when he was at
tendlng school le was a terror In debating society,
it IA hp
and that ended It. SO the boys drew up paper de-
mandlng that all freight trains should be run on
schedule time to connect with eating houses at meal
time, and the next day he was to go to headquarters
with the petition and make his demand. The boys
posted some OF the fellows here In town and they fell
In. They secured the suite OF rooms OF one of the
superintendent Ia the city, and put sign the
door of one OF the rooms, with the name of the gem
eral manager of the road, and marked II 'pTvate 80
They got GfOOt brakeman from another division to
personate the general manager and the conductor OF
freight pioted the first brakeman into the front TOom
where dozen who were In the secret were sitting
around apparently busy clerks, etc. The cOnduC-
tor said he would only go to the front room, as he
| would not meet the general manager for thousand
dollars The nrst brakeman said he was not afraid Of
any man on earth, and he would go In. lie spoke to
the man In the front room, who seemed to he In charge
aud asked If the general manager was In The man
said he was and asked the business OF the visitor.
rue unsateu brakeman sal rs ne pulled out MS peti
tioD that he had been appointed committee to walt
! on the manager on matter uf Importance, and the
man In charge told hiM TO step right Into the back
ROOM lie went In there, his knees trembling little,
and the boys In the room outside could hear, between
their snlCkers the conversation. Tho brakeman
walked up to the supposed general manager, aud that
| parsonage, who was busy, said:
| what In - do you wanty''
''Well, ~ said the brakeman ''what we want IL
to have freight trains run so we can get meals
eating-houses. And, 10y the eternal, going tC
| to have them run that way, OH
| He never finished. The general manager got vi
and pulled oil his coat and took the fresh brakeman
by the neck and the pants and carried him to open
window that looked out alley, three stories he.
| low, and was going to throw him out, but he begged
| so that the manager relented. Then he took the
| brakeman across his knee, and picking up iii,
| shovel he spanked him, and the fellow yelled till ht
was hoarse Then he let 90 of him aud gave him on,
kick and the door opened and he came where tn,
other boys were, the scaredcst man that ever lived
| His conductor stopped him and said:
/ Well how dd II work Y''
'Mighty Caesar - said the brakeman, AS he started
Tor the outside door, " Let's get ont Of here. viii
eat out of tin pail, or skinner, trough, If
can get out of sight of that man. lie is bad.'
Then tho boys set up laugh, the big brakeman thai
had played general manager came out with his Goa
On his arm, and they all went down and took som,
| mineral water. The fresh brakeman Is still on tie
road, but he does not talk much with his mouth any
/ mOre.-psch'S Sun,