St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-08-24
MIDST THE MADDING THR0NG.

SLOWS yer workin' it nowadays, pard?''
asked one tramp of another dilapidated look
ing individual whom he met on the street.
Don't call me 'parG, >" replied the party
accosted. 81 amt been good enough lately to
have yer treat me that way"
whats der matter?" continued the first
tramp. Eyer amt been sick?'
''Worser than that
Yer amt kilt anybody and been found
out?''
81 amt been found out, but you fellers will
guy me worser AN if / kilt man.
whats der matter wild yer, anyway"
''Well, worked de other day, couldn't get
out of it. l was hungry and had to work for
something to eat
Little Aleck was small-sized African who
was employed in a newspaper Office as the
GRAND boy. He was rugged up in q blue suit.
cap with the name of the paper thereon
completed his snowy costume. He became
very much interested in the work. In spor t
the editor of the paper called little Aleck in
and told him it would be among his duties,
whenever he saw an item of news on the
street, to bring it in the office.
Now said the editor, ''if you should hap
pen to run across dead man, or a lost child,
or runaway horse, bring it into the Office.
Do you understands
''Yes, cah,'' replied Aleck, 81 done ketch
on
Not long after the conversation Aleck,
while walking along the street on an errand,
saw runaway horse coming down the street.
The horse passed him, and Aleck took after
the frightened animal. Several blocks away
the horse got rid of the carriage that was at
tached to him by running against a lamp-post.
Before the horse was alb lie to get under head
way after the little accident, Aleck had him
by the bride, and was on his back riding him
down town. Straight to the newspaper Office
Aleck rode the horse. Once there he dis
mounted, and leading the horse to the door of
the business office, yelled out 10 the editor,
who happened to be standing there:
''Boss, here's horse done catch running
away. Whar shall put him, while go for
dat buggy what he smashed up?'
M
Some time ago I ventured to give publicity
to reputed rule of the Pullman Palace Car
company, which required both berths in
every occupied section of the sleeper to be
made up whether the occupants desired it or
not. announced that the lower berth could
not be made up without having the upper
let down.
1t seems that I was misinformed, although
my informant was porter on one of the
Pullman sleepers between st. Paul and Chi
cago. He gave me to understand that he
was obliged to let down the upper berth,
whether occupied or not, so long as the lower
berth of any section was occupied. The
berth Immediately over me, on the trip when
was given my information, was not occu-
pied, and yet he let it down, Notwithstanding
my suggestion that it was not essential to
comfort or ventilation. He also refused to
allow me to take the upper berth without
paying two railroad fares. This was on the
Limited train.
My information was at fault when it an
nounced that no person taking a whole sec
ton could enjoy the lower berth without
having the upper berth let down. F. E. Rice,
the assistant superintendent of the Pullman
company, writes to inform me that this asser-
ton is wrong. He says that when a party
purchases section the purchaser can have
the berths made up to suit himself. This
correction is made in justice to all parties.
THE ONLOoKER.