Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1888-03-09
TRAVELLING ON A PASS.

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"buslnessv in Deacon Ever's Office.
Judge Gould had just remarked
that he was opposed to railroad
passes on principle.
~ haven't got any scruples
against travelling on a pass" said
Mr.. Blossom, "Only if it's some
body else's pass I've got scruples
against getting caught at it,"
81 shouldn't like to get caught
at it, assented Mr.. Hawkins eau
tiously. 81 think such a thing
might hurt a body's standing in
the church."
"It would be liable to hurt his
standing with the conductor" said
Mr.. Gilkey, facetiously.
81 had a rather curious expe-
rience once riding on a pass" be-
gan Mr.. Blossom, as if there were
more to follow.
Everybody looked interested aud
Mr. Blossom saw that he had the
floor. SO he continued:
It was in 81, when Hayward was
president OF the Lake Shore road.
John Parks and l were going to
take a trip down South and Hay
ward said to us:
"NOw see here, gentlemen, if you
two are thinking of going South
this winter I'll tell you what I'll dc
for you. Here's my valise just full
of passes and papers showing that
I'm president of the Lake Shore,
and they've all got Wells name on
as secretary of the road. Now You
two gentlemen can take this valise
right along with yOn, and by just
showing these papers you can &c
all over the South and it shan't
cost you cent tor railroad fare"
Well, yoG can imagine that Parks
and clapped on to that valise pret
ty lively. Hayward said of course
he wouldn't like to have it get out
that he was doing any such thing
bnt we could just hold our tongues
and nobOdy'd be the wiser.
When we boarded the train here
who should happen to be conductor
but Hayward's son-in.law, George
Manville. We said it wasn't going
to do to let him into the snap, Sc
when he came along and said
Good morning, Mr.. Blossom; gOOt
morning, Mr.. Parks. suppose
YOU are bound for the South ~ We
said yes, we we're headed that way
but we'd only take tickets to Chi
cagO. We weren't quite sure wha
road we'd take when we got there
When we pulled out of Chicago
there was a conductor we never haC
seen before, and when he asked fO
our ticket Parks handed out a pas
and said, as big as life:
"Yon'g find my name on tha
pass as president Of a road mp il
Michigan, and my friend Mr.. Well
Is secretary. We are taking tri
through your part of the country
and if you ever come out our wa
we'd like to have you travel on on
roadp
The conductor was too graciou
and smiling for anything. He said
"That's all right, gentlemen" anC
after passing the time of day wit
us went on.
We worked that racket on som
three or four conductors and it TOO
like a charm. You know Parks
a sort of an imposing looking man
YOU could easily take him for pre-
ident of a road, and he wore b
silk hat and swelled around cOnsit
erable.
Well, we got down into Ker
tucky. The conductor said "Ticl
cts, gentlemen" and Parks hande
out the pass pretty sharply, the
he looked at Parks.
"Your names Hayward, is it
he said.
"Thats what Pm called, sa.
Parks.
swell, by Georgel Hayward
says he "you've changed since
saw you last"
| sI don't recall you," says Park
+ nbut I suppose I've changed som