St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1888-12-22
A KICKER.
The Success Which Attended II
Quad's Efforts.

The Success Which Attended II.
Quad's Efforts.
was down near the lower railroad
bridges at Niagara Falls. having a couple
of boys with me, when a hackman
drove up and offered to take US down
and show us the whirlpool. mile be.
low, and return us to the bridge fol
half dollar each. When this offer
was declined he said he would take the
three of us for a dollar, and we got
into his carriage. He drove down to
the Whirlpool House, and as We got
out saw a sign reading: Fifty cents
to 60 down to the whirlpool.
"You agreed to bring us down and
show us the whirlpool. said to the
hackman.
''Well. it's down those stairs"
But I don't propose to pay fifty
cents to go down there.
''Then you won't see it."
''And you won't get your dollar!"
won't L. Come, I am ready to take
you back"
But we are not ready to 60. You
lied to us, and I refuse to pay you q
cent"
You either pay or I'll make q jelly
of yonr'
Come and try it!''
He did not accept the invitation, but
drove off up town, and a stranger said
to me:
HE has gone for a crowd. and you
will be lucky to get off alive. It's a
shame-faced swindle, of course, and
here are a dozen of us who have been
played the same way, but what can we
do about it?''
You can kick against the gang"
''Yes. but we'd get the worst of it.
They are a bad lot You'd better send
the fellow his money"
'rll be hanged il do!"
As we started up the river on foot q
dozen men followed to see the fun.
When we reached the end OF the street.
car track mob Of fourteen hackmen
received us The one who had lied to
us demanded his dollar. refused to
pay it. He called to his mob to come
on. and l backed up to the building.
leveled revolver at the crowd and
waited. They didn't come on worth a
cent They didn't care for dollars just
then. One by one they skunk away,
while took the car back to the falls.
The leader tried to get me arrested for
carrying deadly weapon, but no one
would issue a warrant One justice
told him in my hearing:
Every man coming to visit the falls
ought to come with two revolvers, and
the oftener he fires into your crowd the
better ii will be for the few honest peo-
pie here. wish more kickers would
come here"
In going down the Jersey coast by
way Of New York. or. rather, by Jer-
sey City. | reached that point to dis
cover that / was trunkless. Invent
over the river and consulted the Erie
baggage agent, and after telegraphing
to various points, it was found that
they had been left in the station at
Buffalo The baggageman there had
three hours in which to get them
aboard, but he had singled out me as
victim. Every body else's trunk had
come along, but mine had been held
over for rest. / couldn't kick on a
man three hundred miles away, but I
q <h> 7
ing and sailing nursed my wrath to
keep it warm, and six weeks later
walked into the baggage Office at
Buffalo. had the documents to back
me up. as / said:
''On the 22d day Of July l passed
through here. was tickoted to Jersey
City straighter than a string, and
before l left Detroit l saw that my
checks were all right"
..Well?"
''Well, you left my trunks right here
for twenty-four hours"
Quite likely
''And now you must pay for your
carelessness."
..Whatr'
Here is bill Of expense made by |
your neglect OF duty: There is $6 for
three OF US at a hotel over night Ipaid |
an expressman seventy-five cents. I
paid another the same. l had to hire
q hack to carry me about in Jersey
Clty, and that's twelve shillings more.
The total expense is 80. to say moth
ing OF my time and worry and q day
lost"
And you expect me to payr'
You'll either pay or I'll bring suit
and send for the general baggage agent
as a witness"
'Well, you are a crankr'
mo. l am not simply kick |
when imposed upon. The road guar
anteed to deliver ps and my baggage in