Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-05-02
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Not long ago asw hand vs pat On a
way fssight train that suna wcet from
Milwaukee. and the old hands could -
q ooce that he wa going 30 be meat for
them he wore an imitation sealAkin
cap, With coonskin eaSia1, end Prince
Albert cnat, With IL mlddio buitou but
toned. On the eoldsst day b would not
wear an oserooAt, becauss Il would cover
his Prince Albars, and be had Sha cir Of
= crushed tra9sdian. He sssmsd above
his business, and tbs iittie eduoaficu that
BE had vas eonstantly iutsudsd apon the
boys IN he cab0oss. After too OF three
trips the boys decided on a plan Of ac
ton. They csrried their meals in tin
pals, and would get in the cabSoss, when
the train was sideesAcked, 20 eat. and
they beg an to grumbls because they could
not have the trains run % they could
strike an eating house at the hours for
meals They argued shs question, and
the couductOr ssid hs believed thas IL q
good. smart raiiEosd employees should
BE- appointed to 60 and present the case
hslOre the RsDerxl manager. be would
order the freight trains 70 run 90 they
could Get WarU meal by connso16nQ
with eating henses. But shs condnetW
aaid thsle uAs no freight tsain man No.
had tho hto1ilDsnoe = tho p1oposeeaDing
appoaraoo0 nee0nAngy f0e tlJo task. He
said what he wasted was man Who had
gall and face 10 back his remarks. II
such q msn-one whose educaaion and
fiow Of language and decent APPEARANCE
would command the respect Of the msn-
ager-Ghoald 20 10 him. as . repssseuta-
tive Of the hHrd working freight train
mon, il would have a good effect, and
such man would be sure to make his
mark. He said the old man liked 10
have the boys show spirit, aud yet there
we're few that darsd go up to him and
make a demand. What Was wanted was
y man that vas mot afraid TO make a de-
mand and insist on its being granted.
This was nest for tho fresh brakeman.
He said il the boys said 50 he would go
to the manager aud take his scalp. He
said when he attended school he was a
terror In q debating society, and IL he
could argue with man he whipped him,
and that ended it. So the boys drew up
q paper demanding that all freight trains
should be run ON schedule time To con
uoot With eating houses at meal times,
and the next day he was going to 90 to
headquarters With the petition and make
his demand. The boys posted some Of
the fellows here in town, aud they fell
in. The secured the suite Of rooms of
one Of the superintendents in the city,
and put sign on the door of ono OF the
rooms, with the name Of the general
manager of the road, and marked il
private" They got . six.f00t brake
man from another division to pers 0uate
the general manager, aud the conductor
Of freight piloted the first brakeman
into the front room, where dozen who
were IN the seofst were sitting around,
apparently busy, a. clerks, etc. The
conductor said he would only 60 TO The
front room, ~ hs would not meet the
general manager for q thousand dollars.
The frat brakeman said he WAS not
afraid of any man on earth, and he would
90 in. He SPOKE to the man in the front
room, Who seemed 10 be in charge, and
asked IL the general manager was in.
The man aaid be vas, and asked the
business Of the visitor. Tho unsaited
brakeman said, n he pulled out his ps-
titiou, that he had been appointed
committee 10 wait on the manager ON a
matter Of importance, and the man in
charge told him 10 step right into the
back room. He went in there, his knees
trembling little, and the boys in the
room outside could hear. between their
smokers. the conversation. The brake.
man walked mp ~ the supposed general
manager. and that psrsonage, Who was
busy, said:
what in hell do you want?"
Well" !" said the braksman. what we
want h 10 have freight trains run 70 vs
can Rse Cur meals At eating houses; and.
BY the stsrnai, vsars going 70 have them
| run that way, Or"
| He never flushed. The general man
ageR got up, pulled on his coat and took
The frsah brakeman by the nsok and
pants and carried him 70 an open win
dow that looked out on an alley three
him out, bat he begged 20 hard that the
brakeman across his knee and, picking
up Are shovel. spanked him. Then he
| lot 90 of him and gave him one kick, and
| the door opened and he came ont where
the other boys ware, the scaredest man
that ever lived. The conductor stopped
him and aid: - s.se - -. !
rWsll. hou did u voekl"
| mighty Cesasw said the brakeman.
- hs G6ax0ed fog tia outaide door, "lst's
ast oet q herA I viii cat Ous o. .
Gin pail or 3 ekimner, of D trough. II l
can kssp o1s q siRhs Of thas nan. He
ThSaahs boys sst % 8 lAnah, IL big
brakeman that bad played general man.
aRes eAms eat With his GOAT On hia arm,
and tkey AL wont dsvn end teok sone
minef6l WAtGf.
The frsah brakeman Il still on the road,
but he does net talk much with his mouth
any moro.
The haDsl novelties ia hata such a
The ~LAnGtEy,w "Dash,r and alspsth
'sHaanetio~ hat, which olaims % cure
headAohe and neuralgia, cAn bc found
q Chaa. 0oldstein's, the Leading hAtteS.
Front strpsA WITH littls Ma ths ~
elcf.
Crockesy. glassware and majolicA
choopor than any aboeo on the Sound a
The Golden Rule Baxaar, Front strees.
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