The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1885-06-18
TRAIN TALK.

"1eS, the old custom Stlil hangs on
with us, said the passenger from In
diana; Il live out in the country, you
know, and whenever one o the boys
gets married he either goes on a tow
er or makes up his mind to stand a
belling- 'shivaree,' some folks call 'em.
The boys git pretty rough, sometimes,
goin' up on the roof an knockin' the
bricks of the chimbley down the flue.
Or smashin' the windows in, or firm
off anvils right under the bridal cham
Der. As l said, these demonstrations
are very rough, but arter mans been
married three or four times he don't
four times myself, an was belled every
time. Now I'd think the boys was
neglectin' me if they failed to come
around. These bellings are pretty
noisy, but they have their uses, arter
all''
s.How do you explain that?"
..Well. they kind O prepare newly
married mans mind for the coming
jars and discords o matrimony-let
him down easy, as it were, you know.
That was my 'sperience, anyhow
They can talk all they will about
their great scientists" said the brake
man as he stepped from between two
freight cars and made his arms 60 up
in the air, ''but l did something the
other day that Darwin, Haeckel, Hulk
ley and all them evolutionist fellers
never could do, with all their larnin'.
We were running along with about
thirty cars, when our train broke in
two sections. We stopped 'em an
were goin' to couple up again when
we found we couldn't do it. Some
thing was gone. Wait a minute
says / to the conductor, and then |
track. 1t was then that did what the
crack scientists have never been able
to do"
what was that?"
81 found the missing link"
"My, but these art works do run in
to money" remarked a passenger
whose breath smelled like the south
side of the Ohio river; sit beats all
what fools some folks make over pict-
ures. When was in Chicago | saw a
little painting about foot square that
was held at $500. 'Spect some simple
ton will come along and buy it. If I
had million of money you'd never
catch me paying $500 for little paint
ing like that
That's the way you talk" spoke up
a bashful drummer, "but I'll bet you've
paid four times as much money for a
painting not tenth part as big.''
What, me?'
Eyes, you"
"What kind of painting?'
''Ihe one on the end of your nose"
Eyes, we have right smart of chills
an fever up in our parts" observed
an elderly passenger from Michigan;
''every once in two or three years they
take hold of Teller an shake him up
lively. 'Tain't no fun either. An vet,
like most things in this here world, it
has its advantages. There's some
good in every evil, you know. It's a
heap of fun for the children"
81 can't see where they get any fun
out of it
you can't? Well, you come up to
our house next fall and see the kids
laugh an shout when gran'pap has
the ager, an you'll see where the fun
comes in. He has loose teeth in his
head, an when he gets the shakes they
think he's rattle-box. It's regular
picnic for them
At a station down in Indiana the
Lake Shore company employs a lady
ticket agent. She is a good agent,
and attends closely to her business,
but she is woman still. The other
day lady traveller stepped up to the
ticket window and inquired about a
train that was little late
''Will the train be long?" she asked,
meaning If it would be long in arriv-
ing.
''Oh, yes" was the reply of the fair
ticket agent, longer than last season.
but without so many rufiies around the
edge"