The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1885-03-26
HE GOT A SEAT.
How . Philosophical Irishnan Secured -
Sent in 3 Hallway Car.

There were number of parior-cars
and two ordinary passenger coaches ON
y train which left New York for Phiis-
delphia at : clock few nights ago.
Every seat in the passenger-c0aches
was occupied in one way and an"
other when the last boat arrived from
New York. Among the people VIII"
came at the last moment was fiery
and unnamed Irishman, whose face was
fringed with wealth OF ecru hair. He
walked through the smoSing-car, found
every seat occupied by two men. and
then burst into the next car impetuous-
Is. The air at once became redolent
of rum He cast his eye up and down
on either side of the car and saw that
avery seat was occupied by parcels.
luggage. feet or the sprawling forms Of
passengers. Oae or two seats had been
turned, and ops grsy,haired mau who
had specially lank complement al
legs, succeed d in occupying two bench
{. BY diut OF, stretching himself out like
au octopus, aud ingeniously filling In the
spaces not occupied by himself on The
benches with bits of luggage. The Irish
man direc' al w ird h IN glare of un-
usual ferer:tY. lie walked the long
length of the gar iSiua, buf the passeRs
gers carefully avoided his gaze. Appar-
emily they were all sleeping serenely.
Then he leaned against The door and
rarelessly placed his hand on the stove.
He removed the band, walked to the
other end of the eaF. and washRd hia
hands carelesslv with water from the
ice-tank. The train was now speeding
across the JERSEY meadows. Still no one
offered to share his seat with the latest
arrival, and the Irishlnan went back and
leaned against the door once more. Fin
ally he raised his voice so that il gould
be heard a considerable DISTANCE into
the next car and remarked, with an air
of philosophical observation:
'People don't seem to realize that this
here is second-clsss. 1t is just the same,
and the tirst-class ears srs in the rear.
he second-clsss chumps which Is now
oocupyings the safes puts on twice as
many hugs IS the first-class ladies and
gintiemen behind us. That is because
they are not tirst-ciass ladies ami gintle
men themselves, but simply second lass
chumps."
A silence Of several minutes followed
this speech, which was finally broken
by two or three men moving towards
the corners of their seats and placing
their bags and satchels on the floor.
Then the voice of the man in the rear
| rose Again above the hum of the wheels.
There is no hog like an old hog" ;"
he remarked, seutentiously. "A man
would think that gray beard and bald
| head would go along with wisdom and
experience, hut it amt always the case.
There is bald-headed men in this worlg
who wouldn't give man lift to sa, {
their sowls. though their own business
may be saving sowls. ANY bald-headed
man With gray beard Who will wear =
preachers clothes and occupy four seal.
! ia second-clsss car, while workingmen
are standin' up, is a large, fat, beyel-
| edged hog"
The gray=haired man who occupied
! the two benches and who wore the
j hahiliments Of . clergyman rose here,
looking very red In the fare, aud EuFs
/ ried forward into the smoking ear. 4
moment later he came back, followed
/ by the brakeman, who wore the usual
easyrgaipg ponchalent. ami blase eS-
i preston Of man ST bio csliiHg.
This man." sputfered lbs clergy
man. angrily. pointing TO the red-heau,
i ed lrIShnaQ, mas Deen luuulSluS III the
grossest sort of personal abuse toward
the passengers in this car. directing the
bulk of il toward me.
The brakeman dived down into the
inner recesses of his clothes. produced j
paper of TOBACCO. parta1k ,hereot gen
erously, and said pleasantly 10 The mar
! in the red wiskers:
''What's up, IriSh9''
Il was making a few general re-
! marks about the hogs that travel Oh
| this road and occupy four seats wher
they oply haIe right 10 occupy one. >
who does its
.'iour frind, the praist there
The brakeman glanced down. turned
the forward seat back into its proper
form, tossed the clergyman's bundles
on the rear seat, and then said TO that
gentleman:
::fsn'rs travelling on free pass,
anyhow, aren't you9 SeSs Now
YOU behave yourself just exactly as ii
You We're paving your fare. will You?
t That's all the road asks of you. ".
| J. sam.