The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1886-12-30
ON THE ROAD.
One Way of Earning n Pass.

brakes Travellers Magazine.l
Hello, old man, how are you to-
day. eh?"
The superintendent of the road, who
was busy in his private Office with
pile Of important papers. looked mp
in unconcealed surprise, while we'll
developed frown on his brow was hung
out as a danger signal.
"Who are you, sir?"
"Allow me-" with the grace of
grand duke, handing his card as he
spoke.
al don't know you. sir"
"That's your misfortune" laughing,
(which it shall be my pleasure to rec
tify."
"How did you get in here without
being announced?"
Simply enough-told your man 1
was your brother, just back from Cali
fornia after an absence of twenty years
wanted to give you a pleasant sur
prise, see?"
"I'll see that he doesn't pass any
more bogus brothers of mine" grimly.
"Now you are here, what do you
wish ?"
Nothing like a little ingenuity, my
boy, Ell? You see, if I'd sent in my
card, ten to one you would have refused
to see me, or required L should send
in word what my business was; now,
wouldn't you?"
Unquestionably.
"Then, if I'd sent word / wanted
that pass, you'd have said no."
"What pass?"
"The one j came to accept from you
there's nothing like little personal in
terview in such cases. L would like q
trip pass to Chicago and return, if you
please, for myself and one, good for
ninety days"
Are you an editor?"
mo"
Railroad man?'
mo"
Theatrical advance agent?"
Not any,"
"And I'll give my word you're not a
clergyman
Hardly
"Then on what, may L ask, do you
base your claim for favors from this
company?"
Il didn't come and lie to you about
the circulation of some paper that
wouldn't be worth shucks to you if you
had a page puff in it every week in the
year, did II"
mo"
al didn't say that I had company
to take out over the road that would
be worth thousands in fares and extra
baggage, get your lowest figures-and
a season pass for myself-and then &C
and ship my company over some other
line, did ?"
"No-but-"
Il didn't try to make you think ]
owned all-out-ofdoors and part Of
Canada, did ?"
"Stop"
zone minute, please. didn't come
in and tell you, either, that you are the
boss railroad man in the country, did
1? or else show You how to run your
railroad as it should be run?"
Mono! But tell me on what basis
you ask the pass, and you shall have it.
Life is short-I'll make an exception in
your favor this time. 1 won't insult
you by asking if you are not able to
pay your fare?"
Perfectly able"
"But you wouldn't go if you didnt
get the passes?"
"Should go just the same, and pay
my fare-if L couldn't stand off the
conductor"
"Then, in the name of heaven, why
do you expect me to give you pass ?"
Because, old man, as you'll ac
knowledge by this time, I've earned
! it,"
Earned it 2"
"Yes-by my royal good-nature and
my unapproachably elegant cheekl"
The superintendent had just strength
enough left to fill out the pass.
"Oh, say" cheerily remarked the
man with the pass, putting his head
back in the door the moment after il
had closed behind him, there's one
thing 1 forgot can make things
mighty interesting for the passengers
on your road who go along the same
time 1 dol"
The True Model Wife.
! To be the loved and honored oueer