The Arkansaw traveler., 1889-02-09

The owner of the show said he would mop the
earth with me If 1t cost him 81 900, and that hi
would lay for me until one the other of us died
and | never come home OF evening without
keeping both eyes Open
| stood one evening at the corner of Broadway
and Wall street, New York, talking with a citizen
of Grand Rapids, whom happened to meet The
hour was ten O'clock and there was but little
travel. We had been there three minutes when
patrolman No. AS came along and roared out:
"Now, then, move on It's the last time III tell
youp'
care you speaking to us?" | asked
you bet am! This is the third time I've told
you to move on, and now you'd better git"
Excuse me, but this is the first time we have
seen or heard you. We haven't been here five
minutes"
Don't talk back to me I've had an eye on you
You are two suspicious fellows"
Then it is your business to arrest US"
$50 willp'
80 he did, and ten minutes later we brought up
at the station. From the odor and talk believed
the officer tight. AS soon as we got in where
| could see him plainly said to the captain:
captain, take q good look at this officer Is he
drunk or sober"
"Why, Bill, you blamed fool you can't sec
straight" rosred the captain.
"They wouldn't move on" shouted the patrol
man.
But why should we, captain? There were only
two OF us, and but few were passing lie said we
We got an apology and the officer relieved
from duty. Next day.we went to headquarters to
file charges, but No. 74s had resigned,
On certain railroad running out of Detroit the
company retained an old palace until ii was
little better than cattle car. Had the fare been
to match there could have been growing, but
they were charging extra fare for seat in that car
rode in that four times and then kicked to
the conductor.
Il don't run this railroad" was his reply
hO1v 6n1
went TO the line superintendent and he sent me TO
the division superintendent OF psrlor car COM
panv.
"IIave you been inside the 'Asterisk' lately" /
asked
No"
"Do you know that it is old, dirty and entirely
out of repair"
NO, sir"
Hasn't any one kcked?"
Not that know of"
"But have heard fifty complaints"
1.-THE conductor has made no report to that
effect"
lie promised to investigate and he did investi-
gate. He found the car with twelve people in il
and every one was kicking. He found the train
conductor ready to affirm that the old ought 10
be dumped into the river. He found bedbugs in
the Seats dust allow and aloft and almost every
needing repairs. The conductor, who reasoned
as many public officials do, 'They will growl, any
how, and let them take it out in growing got the
bounce, new was put on for the very next
trip, and the superintendent pleased to say
to me:
"Pm glad you kicked-thrce glad. Do it AGAR
whenever you imposition"
And within a week he was personally told by
over twenty travellers that they had determined to
take another route If the old car remained. A
thousand people had been imposed on and swim.
died. and yet none dared claim his rights MOI
one even dared ask for justice hearing One
gentle kick brought new and comfort to hun.
dreds. The kicker may be a crank, but the mar
who lets the public walk over him without protest
is to be more pitied.-DetrOH Free Press
Scene in New York Library.-Old Lady at the
window-"I want suthin' good"
Afable Librarian-"Will you have a novel
Or