The Dickinson press., 1888-11-17
TIE NERVE TO KICK.
N. QUAD TELLS OF THE BENE-
FITS OF MAKING COMPLAINT.
Driving Out the Railroad Hog-Gratitudc
of a Hotel kcepcr-Taking Down AN
ENtortionatc Hack Driver The Man
Who Forgot-Clcaning an Alley.

EAtortiOn;Nc HRck Driver The Man
Who Forgot-Clcaning an Alley.
have met the railroad hog IL great many
times. never meet hlm without making
kick. He is growing scarcer every day, and
sometimes hatter myself that have con-
tributed to drive him out When left To.
ledo for Cincinnati, the other day, the train
was crowded and people We're standing up in
every coach. In my car was man occupy
ing two seats. He had Il bad looking head
on him, and he cared so little for our rights
that he did not look up from his book There
were five of lis standing up, and said to the
group:
"Gentlemcn, there are three seats for which
We have paid. Let us take possession"
"lieil kick and raise n row."
but we'll kick and raise u bigger one"
NcS, but what's the use OF Quarrclng with
hog.'
II; is just such men as you who have made
him hog. You have allowed him to impose
Oh You until lie has come to think he owns
the railroad"
Not one of the four would move. l went to
the other end of the car, whcrc three women
were crushed into one scat, picked upa L.
ycal-old boy near by, and walked up to the
hog and asked:
Have you paid for four seats heref'
That's my busincss!' he promptly re
Piled,
And mine and the public's."
cleared the scat OF his baggage, seated the
woman and boy, and then crowded in beside
tbs hos,. He made ;Ga awful row, but it was
useless. He was left with what he had lnil
Tor, and we got what our tickets called for
Let every passenger kick Oh the railroad hog
and he must so.
a GRATEFUL LANDLORD.
One day last spring there were ten of lis ut
hotel table in Nashville The soup was
>corched and no one could eat it. Not n
potato brought To lis was done. The milk for
the coffee had turned. | invited the others
To so TO the Office with me and kick They
were drummerS, every one, but not ono
would so. When people speak of drumncrs
as k!ckcrs they are way Off They will put
up with more and do less complaining than
any class of men on earth. In the present
case one of them spoke for all when he said:
"Scs, things are bud and ought to he
ri.shtod but we are here only for a meal and
/ 1t won't pay lis to kick
Went out alone The landlord was il. the
Office and asked:
How long Since You We're in tho dining
rooms'
"A week, guess"
You don't oversee tho meals."
NO"
4 well, please so to the head table and taste
The milk, examine the potatoes and smell of
the soup"
He departed ut once When he returned
he was hopping mad. The head waiter was
called out and dressed down, the head cook
hand and said
That kick of yours will benefit this house
;o,oOo. | had no idea things We're running
! thus"
The natural inference with him was that ns
! icing all right and everybody satisfied A
thousand men had no doubt gone away mad
and injured his house.
The fare from the foot of Market street,
piiadelphia, tothe Bingham house by coupe
4 is 81. That is the figure established by ordi-
nance, and is very liberal. When coupe
sat me down at the hotel u month ago the
driver demanded s.. | kicked. lie talked
III = loud voice i'll order to gather {; crowd
! and make me feel ashamed, but | refused to
come down. He dropped To twelve shillings,
but 1t was no so. lie threatened personal
4 violence, and had him arrested. In timing
lIn 81 his honor gave him n lecture he will
1 n"ycr forget, and then turned to mo and
said:
"Yon deserve medal for kicking In this
fellows case, at least, You will have pre-
vented him from swinding others. Had
ypn allowed him To swndle you he would
\ lave been on the ulcr, to make other vic
I 'inis."
TIE MAN WHO FORGOT.
Coming cut of Philadelphia by night, n
passenger came " inc and SAID he would take
| Il u Il great favor if would exchange my
| lover ber,D for his upper, he having ms wife
;,hng
~ hen did you secure your berthe asked
| ~ his noon.
And to ic sure of lnimc | had to secure il
two day ago.
"Ics, III: You see forgot
! 81 orgo.! ~ !iian WHO knc" that he was
t. T. al certain ,iate, aud that he must take
sleeper, forget. canno. exchange with
you
I know he thought Inc Loorish, but had
exchanged hc would have trusted to luck
nex, time, thinning to meet some good
:.earted fellow and perhaps have got no berth
a, all. My refusal angcrcd him, but it made
Linl realize future responsibility.
| ih' my 'A'Ai'o1it' nv ouulI Dc
| lcit linlitchcd on the street. ! am careful to
| C;.,erve that ordinance, no matter what the
! tGe bother Another is not. His unhitchcd
rIs "ali.s INTO mine and takes wheel off.
demand pay, ana he is astonishcd that lie
4 should bc held liable for what he calls an
! Incident" lie calls me all sorts Of hard
names, but from this on he will hitch his
!! rse securely.
Tho ordinance specifies that alleys shall he
A"I'f clean. / SO to trouble and expense to
!.:l.uD T. that ordinance. My ncighbor
c!;slaI's his carriage into the alley and notify
the sanitary police, and he is fined. 1t isl.
| :,rcat snocs: to him that he can't break the
ordinance at will a::d offend the nostrils of
II ;sno!c ncigi.norho d. He calls me crank
and a mean man, never dreaming that all
TIC trouble came from bis own scltishMcss
a:ld disregard Of la" and rigLt.-M. Quad
III Detroit Free Pres.