New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-05-27
VOCES POPULI
From Punch.

From PUNCH.
scene-Iuterlor of Third Glass Smoking Compartment.
First Passenger, apparently small suburban
Tradesman, OF full and comfortable naP P SS S
Stranger, in a state Of muzzy afaDllty, Win an
undersuggestlon of quaTelsomeness. -, va,
The Stranger cleaning forward mysterousyJ- iee
saw that gentlemen l a. torhn' to as got IN :
Did yer know 700 he was! ~, -, -,
First Passenger without hauteur, but with the ar
of a person who sets certain value on his converse
tionD-well, he didn't look like the Archbishop OF Cah
Tho Shes a better MAJ than i'm That was
Brasher the middling weight he Civ me the orhce
straig ht about Killvan and smfton' ne da ,o Az ~
Self Defonce).-Ahl did he, though! .r,-..
The Size did; went up to HIM and sez EScaSe
me- sez like that, SEE, but are you an Americah
First p with superiorlty,-He wouldn't like that
The s "Reminiscences were my very words And
he SEE No, Pm yank7 and then knoo 100 % " as
and we got torkn' II was to tell you I'd seen XII
ivan Iva should be telling yer a lie!
The Trs' s. Cdrmyi-Nor wouldn't. But you've on'y
look at smon to see 'es never ad , sas go On
e is good Look ow chat fellow knocsS issg h
If to pass my opinion II 70 uq f,S Se
in It tS 6GT STARE tbs from me- ne III 10
First P Cobjecting to be treated as an ingenul-
5 not the st d tae ye the truth the Bible truth
putting his hand on First P.'s knee) Now you
b'leeve what Pm agoin' to rel YER aod1 will - s
anything in reason. ,-,- -. ,,i,,,r., and cu,
The SIPS this. MY opinion OF hllllNdu duu
tons thls-sulton Brought Killlvan out Pm on'y
ein yer from earsay like but know tbs myself
one lived in N 3zon c and the busness
at this present moment, and e's mug II nc 'urhS IL
~ First p. CaxIomatically-Every mans mug who
turns a good business up. -. III
The s.-Yer right And tmorallzno it ant al,
dessay now when ans put 20 the test you're not
a moneyed man-no more than am myself -
First P. mot altogether Observation-Disclosures as
may be- - -, A.. ,-or,,
First , modestlyI-I used to be in it at one time
The s (confdentally-Im In It no% aons Sc'
/ am-to certain extent. I've been In An; America:
There's country now-they don't overtax Ike 'ney
First p (sympathetlcaly)- you ave touched
a point-we're taxed past all common sense "hy'
this very tobacco I'm smoking now Is charge,dI;
The s.-Talkin of terbaccer, don't MIND aVins
pipe along with yer myself. 40 ,- .,.r,
Of cordially and condescension) you are then
The s. aiIcted by sudden compgnction as ne ms MS
First P.-Giberty? rubbish Pm not one to make
distinctions where I'd as soon talk 70 one man
as I would arother-you're setting your coat ahgh,
The s-I set fire to myself once, and never i've IN
opes of doing ageni It's funny thing T,tn . me- Me-
I'm no lover Of cigar If you understand me; but
can go into company where they are, dye see?
The S. with fresh msgivings)-You'u excuse me
II I'VE taken bbaty with yer! 49,. IN A.. ,,..
First P with a stately ar-We settled all that Just
The s. latter a scrutinyl-I tell yer what my ldear
Of you is-that you're Toll!
First P dIscaImng this distinction little uneaslly
No, no-there's nothing of the ton about me .,,
The 5 defantlyl-Well, you're a gentleman, anyway,
First T. aphOristlc, but unc0mfOrtaDlel we can all
Of us be that, as long we behave ourselves.
agen give MS yer 'and-if It's not takn' lbbaty.
I'm one of them can't bear to take obay WIN no
matter 200 know it's real pleasure 10 me 10 De
settin' 'ere torkn' comfortably TO you, without no
thought Of ther Of us faIn out There's some people
as wouldn't feel appy, not without they was aV'ns
Noxyy
First p. Shifting about)-Qute so-qulte so, OF
course! go. - j.. .. 4. . - !,
I9rst p fw,shInc there was somebody else in the
comuartment III hope we'll keep of that.
Tho : (devouflyl-SO do 1 'opc We'll keep off o.
that Ruf yer never know what may bring Il on
and there 1t is, dye see You and me might fall
ont urthout Intending It, I've bin BIT Of a boxer
in nv day Do you doubt my word If so, say It to
ny FTrst p-I,ve no wish TO offend you Pm sure.
The s-I never take lie straight from any man.
and there Won ave me In word III you're bent on
a row. you1l find me glntton, that's all can tell you
First p giving himself up for lost.-But I'm not
bent ON A row-qu-quite otherwise
Tho E-You should ha' said afore, because.
when nv backs once put up, Pm-ellO we're stop
ping | ret ont ERE, don't IT
First p eagerly -fes-make haste, they don't stay
long anywhere on this line
The s completely mollifed).-Then I'll say good
by 10 yer. Tenderly) Praps we may meet sgen.
some day.
The 8 Csoemnlv-LOrd love yer, Pausing al
doorl 'ope you don't think me the man to fall out
with nobods never fall out
Falls out into the arms Of a Porter, whom he
pumuels the train moves on. and FIRST
Passenger settles into a corner with a Sigh Of
relief