The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1884-08-09
At the Depot.
(From the Boston Globe.l

(From the Boston Globe.l
Funny sights?" said an Eastern
railroad employee yesterday; well, rath-
er. There are more funny incidents of
all kinds. [ believe, in connection with
railroading than with any other class of
business. And the questions people
ask us!
"A stout, redfaced woman, carrying
large basket and several bundles,
came along the other day and asked
what time the next train left for Glouces-
ter. told her 1880 AN what
thedlvii's time IS ten minutes past fiji
ty? she asked. [ 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. III
yer see Mike McCarty,' she said, tell
i'm I'm goin' down wild 'im'-as if every.
body in the world knew Mike McCarty
1t is a very common thing for people tc
set their watches by one of the indica
tors. We have, as you see, two indica
tors and a 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
tons. 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 &c
to Lynn -Four o'clock We'll, isn't
there one before that?' No, not before
the next one,' say. [ answered lady
in that way the other day. I guess the
absurdity of her last question struck
her when l did, for she laughed, colored
up little, and walked away.
And the Observation-Disclosures of PEG.
pie! A man came in the other day and
asked what time the next train went tc
Littleton. / told him he wanted to &c
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; / just
came from Littletonp
Not long ago woman that I'm &C
quainted with came from the cars in
the morning carrying baby. Late in
the afternoon [ saw her getting on to
her train all alone, and asked where hel
baby was. There she said, 4 knew
I'd forgotten something and she had
just time to get her baby from the wait
mg-room and catch her train
A tlcket-taker of another railroad
had noted some amusing incidents.
There was a 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 tbs
ticket-window recently, and raped
several times to attract my attention
evidently in great haste. She wanted
a 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 off she went
as If she didn't have moment to lose
Some times ladies will come up to the
window opening into the ladies' room
and ask if they must go outside tc
take the train. tell them that we dc
not generally bring the trains inside
and some laugh and some look cross"