Sharp County record., 1888-11-01
"Colored manm I said, as I looked

of it. In five minutes they were call
ing for the conductor He came down
and parted the curtains and said:
"Hey-you-wake up! You are dis
turbing the carl"
Conductor, haven't paid for this
berth?n l asked.
Yes"
as there any rule which prohibits
snoring?"
Then you keep away from me! l
have a revolver, and l might take you
for a robber!m
Then | returned to the main ques-
ton. l snored in every key of the
scale. snored for blood. / had every
person in the car swearing mad and
ready to fight, and they sent for the
passenger conductor. He refused to in
terfere. Several chaps volunteered to
pull me out O. that" but when they
came close enough to see the muzzle
of revolver they fell back, At two
o'clock in the morning they held a
consultation, and as the result one of
them asked:
Stranger, can we buy you off ?"
"No sir"
"Is there any way on earth to stop
that bazoo of yours?"
There is. The four of you who
came in last were grossly selfish. You
had no care for the rights of others.
The four who were here before | came
were disturbed, but hadn't the grit to
kick. Now, then, promise me on your
solemn words that if you ever enter a
sleeping car again you will respect the
situation and l will let you off,
Every soul in that car made the
promise, and half an hour later we were
all asleep.
When l reached Philadelphia !
passed the baggage-car just as my
trunk came out. The baggage-man
gave it whirl and push, and it land
ed on one end on the truck and there
was a smash.
lat once secured his name, street and
number, and when his car was clear
and he came down, said:
LET us see what this damage
amounts to-"
"What in blazes have l got to do
with your trunk" he exclaimed.
"You flung it out in reckless man
ner. No railroad has any more right
to damage my trunk than to damage
me-"
go to Halifax" he sneered, as he
walked away.
got the broken trunk to the hotel,
had the damage estimated by trunk
maker, and then went down to head
quarters, and said to the manager Of
the road by which l had come:
This morning my trunkS0 ana
aged four dollars worth by careless
handling Here is the address of the
baggageman. Who shall | sue?"
"You saw the trunk damagedP" he
queried.
II did, and l have witnesses.
"Wait few minutes"
He sent a messenger after the bag
gageman. When the latter came he
was asked:
"Did you damage this mans trunk
this morning?'
ut accidentally fell"
"Did you tell him to go to blazes?"
HE was too fresh"
1T is you who are too fresh, sir!
Pay this man his damage, and if there
is another complaint you will lose
your place."
You know what buffet car is, of
course? 1t is a cross between a fifth
class restaurant and highway rob-
berry.
There may be some entitled to pa
tronage and respect, but they are al
ways attached to the train just ahead
of or behind mine. On this same trip
l was obliged to order lunch in a
buffet car. The waiter brought what
he called coffee. l asked him to name
it, and he gave it that name. / told
him to throw away that stuff and make
new cup twice as strong. This
second cup had faint taste of coffee.
When he had quadrupled the amount
of coffee l had bill of fifty cents to
pay for the single cup, and it was
about what you would get at dollar a
day hotel Then gave him ten cents
for a couple of spoonfuls of his raw
coffee and few hours later l walked
in on the manager of that division,
spread the stuff before him and asked:
Did you buy this stuff to feed trav-
elers on at two hundred per cent
proftP"
This is half chicory," he said, as
he examined it.
"And the rest is the cheapest Rio.
1t is the stuff served out on buffet car
No. -"
"What?n
81 got this from the waiter"
"The scoundrel There is trickery
here! l buy the best of o. G. Java,