The Arkansaw traveler., 1888-10-20
A LAST KICK.
BY N. QUAD.

down and show us the whirlpool, 8 mile below, and return us to the bridge for 6 half dollar each. When this offer was declined he said he would take the three of us for dol lar, and we got into his carriage. He drove down to the Whirlpool House, and as got out saw a sign reading |: "Fifty cents to go down to the whirl- pool"
 "You agreed to bring us down and show us the whirlpool" said to the hackman.
 "Well, it's down those stairs"
 "But don't propose to pay fifty cents to go down there."
 "Then you won't see it."
 "Apd you wont get your dollar!"
 "Won't I! Come, I am ready to take you back"
 "But we are not ready to go. You lied to us and refuse to pay you 8 cent"
 "You'n either pay or I'll make jelly of you!"
 "Come and try u"
 He did not accept the invitation, but drove of up town, and stranger said to me:
 "He has gone for crowd, and you will be lucky to get of alive. It's 8 shame faced swindle of course, and here are 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 bad lot. You'd better send the fellow his money"
 "Pll be hanged if dol"
 As we started up the river on foot a dozen men followed to see the fun. When we reached the end of the street. t-car track 8 mob of fourteen hackmen received us. The man who had lied to us demanded his dollar. refused to pay it. He called to his mob to come on, and backed up to the building, leveled revolver at the crowd and waited. They didn't come on worth cent. They didn't care for dollars just then. One by one they slunk away, while I took the car back to the Falls. The leader tried to get me arrested for carrying Sdeadly weapon, but no one would issue & warrant. One justice told him in my hearing:
 "Every man coming to the Falls ought to come with two revolvers, and the oftener he fires into your crowd the better it will be for the few honest people here.
 In going down the Jersey coast by New York, or, rather, by Jersey City, l reached that point to discover that was trunkless. I went over the river and consulted the Erie baggage agent and after telegraphing to var ious 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 me out as a victim. Every body else's trunk had come along, but mine had been held over for rest. couldn't kick on man 300 miles away, but laid for him. All the while I was fishing and sailing I nursed my wrath to keep it warm, and six weeks later Iwalked into the baggage office at Buffalo. I had the documents to back me up, as said:
 "On the 22nd day of July I passed through here. was ticketed to Jer- sey City straighter than string, and before I left Detroit l saw that my checks were all right"
 "Well?"
 HWcil, yon Jeff my trunks right here for twenty -four hours."
 "Quite likely"
 "And now you must pay for your carelessness-0
 "What!"
 "Here Is bill of expense made by your neglect of duty: There is e for three of us at hotel over night. paid an expressman seventy i've cents. I paid another the same. I had to hire . hack to carry me about in Jersey City and that's twelve shil- ings moro. The total expense is @ to say nothing of fmy time and worry and
 "And you expect me to pay I" "You1l either pay OF I'll bring suit and send for tho general baggage agent as . witness.D
 1WeIl, you are crank!s
 1No, I am not. simply kick when imposed upon. The rod guaranteed to deliver mo and my baggage In Jr- sey City at . certain hour unle0 acci- dent prevented There wa no acci-
 He stormsd around for while ard then paid me, and divided tho money between two cripplss at 1shs door. %