Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1884-08-06
At the Depot.
(From the Boston Globe. I

(From the Boston Globe.l
Funny sights2" said an Eastern
railroad employe yesterday; "well, rath-
or. There are more funny incidents of
all kinds, I believe, in connection with
railroading than with any other class of
business. And the questions people
ask usl
"A stout, red-faced woman, carrying
3 large basket and several bundles,
came along the other day and asked
what time the next train left for Glouces-
ter. I told her '1O:50.' An what
thedivil's time is ton minutes past fif-
ty?' she asked. I was obliged to explain
my meaning, and came near laughing
in her face.
"Another woman of about the same
stamp wanted to go to Manchester. If
yer see Mike McCarty,' she said, tell
i'm I'm goin' down wild 'im'-as if every
body in the world knew Mike McOarty
It is a very common thing for people to
set their watches by one of the indica-
tors. We have, as you see, two indica-
tors and q clock, and sometimes they
will look at all three and ask which is
right"
~The boys sometimes get off good
things on people that ask foolish ques-
tions. A countryman came up to one
of our conductors the other day in Port
land and said: Does this train stop at
Boston?' If it do not he said, you'll
see one of the damndest smash ups you
ever see.' The countryman looked
kinder startled, but got aboard.
"They often question me about like
this: What time does the next train 30
to LYNN -Four O'clock We'll, isn't
there one before that?' No, not before
the next one,' say. I answered a Lady
in that way the other day. I guess the
absurdity of her last question struck
her when I did, for she laughed, colored
up little, and walked away.
"And the Observation-Disclosures of peo-
plel A man came in the other day and
asked what time the next train went to
Littleton. I told him he wanted to 20
to the Lowell depot, and he went away;
He came back in about ten minutes
looking kinder sheepish, and said: "By
~ wanted to go to Lynn; I just
came from Littletonp
~Not long ago a woman that I'm &C.
quainted with came from the cars in
the morning carrying baby. Late in
the afternoon I saw her getting on to
her train all alone, and asked where he1
baby was. There, she said, Il knew
I'd forgotten something and she had
just time to get her baby from the wait
mg-room and catch her train"
A ticket-taker of another railroad
had noted some amusing incidents.
@There was funny old lady here
the other day" he said. ~She asked
all sorts of questions about the train
tickets, etc., and wound up with: I'm
in from Chester; Vt. You don't know
what buffers with, now, do yep
another old lady came up to The
ticket-window recently, and raped
several times to attract my attention
evidently in great haste. She wanted
ticket; and when I gave it to her
told her there was no hurry, as he1
train would not start for half an hour
No matter she said trains sometimes
start ahead of time; and of she went
as If she didn't have moment to lose
Some times ladies will como up to tn.
window opening into the ladies' room
and ask If they must go outside K
take the train. I tell them that we d.
not generally bring the trains inside
and some laugh and some look cross"
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