The Evening critic., 1884-07-15
A BNER's SUMMER GARDEN.
Concert Every Evening by Prof. G. ARTH'S
Orchestra,
MILE. LUCIA sELADA,
(Soprano)
SIuNoR LUIGI DELL 'oRo
ON the Harmonipede.
= FUNNY FOLKS, FANCIEs.
Experiences of n Railroad Official
what QuestIOus People Ask.


"Funny sights" said an Eastern railroad
omploye yesterday; "welI, rather. There are
moro funny Incidents Of oil kinds, believe, In
connection with railroading than with any
other class OF business. And tho questions
people ask uel"
"a stout, red.faced woman, carrying large
basket and several bundles, came along tho
other day and asked what time the next train
went TO Gloucester. l told her 1880 AN
what the devils time is ton minutes past flftyr
che aeked. was Obliged to explain my mean.
ing, and came near laughing In her face.
"Another woman OF about the same stamp
wanted to 60 10 Manchester. Tf yer SEQ Mike
mccarthy, she said, tell i'm I'm goin' down
with him'-as II everybody In the world knew
Mike McCartyl tits very common thing for
people 10 SGT their watches by one OF the indi-
and a clock, and sometimes they Will look at
all three and ask which is right.
pcope tS s sonn &c. on good tnings On
man came up TO one OF our conductors the
other day in Portland, and said: poes this
train stop at postonl II 1t do not he said,
you'll see one OF The damndest smash.ups
you ever see.' Tho countryman looked kinder
startled, but got aboard.
mThey often question me about like this:
what time does the next train go TO Lynn y
-Four o'clock We'll, isn't there one before
that 2 mo, not before the next one say. I
answered q lady that way only the other day.
Iguess the absurdity OF her last question
struck her when did, for she laughed, colored
up little, and walked away.
sand the Observation-Disclosures OF peoplei A
man came In the other day and asked what
time the next train went to Littleton. told
him he wanted TO go to the Lowell depot, and
he won't away. He came back in about ten
minutes, looking kinder sheepish, and said !:
BY, wanted to go to Lynn; Just came
from Littletonl
"Not long ago, woman that I'm acquainted
with came from the cars In the morning, carry
ing baby. Late In tho afternoon 1 saw her
getting ON to her train oil alone, and asked
where her baby was. There she said, u
knew I'd forgotten something'-and she had
Just time TO get her baby from the waiting
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 ques.
lions, about the train, tickets, etc, and wound
up with: I'm In from Chester, VT. You don't
know what buffers with, now, do yer
"Another old lady came up to tho ticket
window recently and raped several times to
attract my attention, evidently In great haste.
She wanted q ticket, and when gave It to her
would not start for half an hour. NO matter,
she said; trains sometimes start ahead Of
time; and or she went, as II she didn't have
moment to lose. Sometimes ladies Will come
up 10 the window opening into the ladies'
room and aek II they must 60 outside to take
the train. I tell them that We do not generally
bring the trains inside, and some laugh and
some look cross. - Boston Post.