New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-10-17
TIE SURLY WAYS or PETIT OFFICIALS.
JOHN PAUL TELLS His PARTICULAR EXPERIENCE
AND FREES HIS MIND GENERAL Y


JOHN PAUL TELLS His PARTICULAR EXPERIENCE
AND FREES HIS MIND GENERALL Y.
To the Eduor or me TrtbunG
SIR I marvel much !wnen | contrast the
readiness win waen business 10 is not viii
you Information 10 route with the charness
by those who put into positions for the our
pose-ateraiy. at -of ilfor ming travellers Tue
waste OF time veil which these Latter gentlemen
iulge IN by Of sarcasm h. eviilns onss qu sron
wnen plain yes no would do quite well II
bett r. also causes surprise Instance IN point:
Yesterday nad Occa,l m uptown TO take rnlri ave
Elevated train asked tle guard with tllt sun iuei
aud humble which | always pur before
preaching clad in uniform AID with authority
Does stop at DasOr1sses- st !" No. sir" he
said ms train does not STOP al Oesbrosses-s Now.
inciu1d MORN Atom il his pow er he
might have simply said, 40. old !" OrH really
4 sposed he wOrdy AMI reply TO the spirit OF my
question: with waste OF time tuan the be
really made involved. could have sad: No NV
trend but does stop al Grand-sL" For sarcasm oi
All voice there was really 40 neei fOi a great
many perfectly respectable sOpe who live uptown 10
nor know wbetpsr Or mo- tus Third ava Elevated mas
station at Drshrosse-st There would be nothing TN
Proper ABOUT Lie rhr Lave Elevated Stoppins tnere
nor there any Improperly IA my qus,tiOu Nv
Ignorance this partic liar matter nave surprised
this guard; hu. regards several other sciences aud
things tn ouznU 10 III ter into the popular educ Ion
could nave gwen him POINTS For ms aace. no SOU
~ ns denrdp0ri hls UNI Orm lictitn ~
the company Is blue Dd they Wish hlm ~ he lis
cour1-uus IN lie ueanor they have apI arsa1
might at a glance tnAt he Was blhck
guard
An Ither thing thai notice m gentry
higu IL pubic Those who formerly addressed y"l
as private Iudivi tuas ask n they might nave the
privilege OF polishing your boots. or carrying your
baggage from The Fail River 1OAt 10 the Cuamhers ST.
,tinr far ,eut. make ia tones an win an ind -ctlna
lie who mig II read or AZ least unIe stan
Bat in ONCE 10 sail out the stations for Snch Train
starting rsiie OF station or the station at which 10
Will stoO outside the p forn OF an Elevate raj way
car, their mOtners could understand what Ia
said. 90 over TO Jersey City, 10 start for anywhere
rl- train iUr--. Ant A long roll OF unn elii-lpie
sounds Ia 40 KuOTn language II may De Sodo-a an
newly discovered river In the Aisk IN
purchase FOL all that tine lneicaed Gar can tell 10 the
Yesterday, for instance, myself and friend
stu iDg with nac b-en -.eculating As tn whether
any ths particular car OF the Thrdave Elevated
ran could Guard No 5S2 said. as he called
stauous. all old lady RUSHED u tne platform
Conductor, what station is tails Gorran-
SUE to me, desparnsly What does lie ,ayi"
Blamed n | kuO 2. madam, trv nim AZ an
-Conductor what street did yOn y this vast I
Zoo late now, III AL said Thirty foorth "
this much palmer tian erer sag anything And 10 me
open - Tie poor old lady mad 10 90 on 70 the next
station oeow, aud Walk ,ck. malter OF nalf-pie
around tor sympathy In the aieon that she put upon
bn.
Is there any why vino speak plainly
enough on the platform 81 ear or ohIside OF waiting
should put 10 trlls and auavers TIL you can 40
understand one or them taau gOu can An oD1ra
singer the mOuent ne Il nut where mis- duty demands
thai he should proclaim names and things 10 dncer-
tain tones Is there any reason way the officials OF
hotels railways peanut stands when approached IN
humble AMI rite spirit should not give all the in
fO nation possible TO be gwen In limited time
wors az possible and win as litte safnism as IL 90
with circIInst ,nces psus- for reply
And IN the meantime (Shils ps5ng Tor repTl Invite
suhscriUrOus u a lont-sOcK company that | con
Permanent Fund ne PdrpO4e OF RI nching the
Hea RailwaY Officials Hotel Clerks. Carmen. rOce
men. ana All Otns-- Return Uncvil Answers 10
Proper Questions ,tvilly Propounded. JOHN PAUL
Aeso York, Oct Z. 1896