The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-01-29
SEEN FROM A TICKET OFFICE.
One of the Poys Tells Some OF His
Experiences.

Experiences.
J. 7. Hoge of Macon, known throughout
the south as popular and accommodating
ticket agent of the Central railroad, spent
Yesterday in the city. He was not on bust
ness, but just came over to spend quiet
day and take a good look again at the
Forest City. His friends were glad to see
HIM and he was given a hearty welcome.
Mr.. Hoge has been with the Central rail-
road for quite a number of years. and his
position as ticket agent has afforded him an
unlimited field for getting on TO queer peo-
pie and eHcounterlng funny experiences.
He is old in the business, and whenever he
is cleft by the sharpers who do the agents
now and then, there is general uneasiness
among the other agents. 1t is treat to
hear him relate some Incidents which have
come under mis- eye. While he is a staunch
friend to the drummers, he tells sometimes
how they use one another.
"They eat each other up whenever they
can, he said. Two of them stood in front
of my office the other day fixing to purchase
tickets. One of them was bound for Mont
gomery via Atlanta and had already pur-
chased a ticket as far as Atlanta The
other was going no further than Atlanta
Where are you going" said the one
bound for Atlanta.
"Going to Montgomery" said the other.
Got your ticketF'
"No"
"Well, don't buy think | have ticket
that / can sell You from Atlanta to Mont
gomery for 81. The regular fare j. So
Good by golly I'll save 81. All right,
1 won't buy" said the other, aud they sepa-
rated.
''In few minutes the Atlanta man came
up to the office grinniug and purchl a
ticket straight for MONTGOMERY via
Atlanta. The ticket through to Montgom-
cry cost him something over S.. He used
the ticket to Atlanta and then disposed of it
to the Montgomery man for 81, thus reduc-
ing his fare from Macon to Atlanta to
ab ut 81, while the other fellow paid over
Sc for q ticket which he might have got for
about s..
"Some time ago a shining light bored me
for the rates to several of the small towns
within half days journey Of Macon. He
thanked tina ;sto,.,,I me very profoundly for
more about it until the hotel
proprietor with whom he stopped took me
into his confidence, and showed me a fac
SiH,iIe of the drummer's expense account
that he sent his house. 1t was some hing
like this: From Macon to - and return
s.; no hotel. From Macon t. --
and return s.; no hotel 1 think at
least sneep OF paper was scrubbed up IN
that fashion. He saved money by not go
ing to either places, but he swindled his
house like furv."
Mr.. Hoge said that he knew of one man
whose wife had broken him from telling
stories. "He is a prominent traveller. On
the particular occasion of which |
speak, he was suffering from a rather
tough attack of chills and fever
when his employers deemed it advisable to
send him north to make a tour OF adver-
Using and also to improve his health. This
gentleman went and spent some time uu
there, and when he returned he reported
a glorious time and told how he played off
as a single man and had huge Tins with
the girls at the watering places. He talked
differently to his wife, however Darling,
he said, you don't know how lonesome |
felt away up there. far from you and the
little ones, and you don't know what q
solace it was to me t. take your picture out
of my valise and look at. Oh! it was so
solacing'
"'You miserable story teller, you, I took
that picture out Of your valise two weeks
before you left home replied his irate wife
who had listened so patiently to her 'hubbys'
warn y