Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1889-01-19
A KICKER.


up and offered 10 take ne down aud show
US the whirlpool, mile below, and re-
turn US TO the bridge for half dollar
ca,h. When this offer was declined be
said he would take the three of us for a
dollar, and we rot into his carriage. He
drove down 10 the Whirlpool House,
and 40 VIC got out saw iign reading:
Fifty cents TO 60 down to the whirl-
pool"
''You agreed to bring us down and
show US the Whirlpool" / said 70 the
hackmAn.
"Well, It's down those stairs"
but don't propose to pay fifty cents
to go down there"
Then you won't see It,"
And you wont get your dollar"
Won't II Come, am ready to take
"Rut we are not ready 10 90. You
He'd TO US and / refuse TO pay you q
cent"
'You either pay or IN make jelly OF
you"
Come and try itp' ..
He did not accept the invitation, but
drove OF up town, aud u stranger taid TO
me:
HE has gone for a crowd and you will
w ANNhy w kth VA IL N tuAulO-
full swlndle, of course, and here are
dozen of us who have been played the
same way, but what can we do about
it?"
"You can kick sgsinst the gang"
eyes, but we'd get the worst of II.
They are bad lot. You'd better send
the fellow his money"
'Pl be hanged It dol"
As we started up the river on foot a
dozen men followed TO see the iun.
When we reached the end of the street
car track mob OF fourteen backmen re-
ceived us. The one who had lied to us
demanded his dollar. / refused to pay
1t.
He called TO his mob TO come on, and
backed up to the building, leveled re-
volver at the crowd and waited. They
didn't come on worth q cent. They
didn't care for dollars just then, One by
one they skunk away, while took the
car back to the FAILS. The leader tried
to get me arrested for carrying q deadly
weapon, but no one would ssue a war
rant. One justice told him In my hear
ing:
Every man coming TO visit the Falls
ought 10 come with two rsvolvers, aud
the oileuer he fires into your crowd the
| bcA'Si " VIII w tlls lew EUiittL pet-
pie here. wish more klckers would
| come here"
In going down the jersey coast by way
OF New York, or RAJ her by jersey Cny, l
reached that point TO discover that was
trupklees. l went over the river and
consulted the Erie baggage agent, and
| aftes telegraphing to various points, Il
was found that they had been LEFT In the
sta ion Mt Buffalo.
TIE baggage man there had three hours
10 which to get them aboard, but he had
| singled me out as q victim. Everybod y
else's trunk had come along, but mine
had been held over for rest. couldn',
Kick on man 800 miles away, but laid
for him. Al the while was fishing anil
sailing / nursed my wrath TO keep II
warm, and six weeks later walked into
the taggage Office ut Buffalo. had the
documents TO back me up rs said:
"On the 22d day Il July | passed
through here. | was tcketed to Jersey
City straighter than a string and before
left Detroit saw that my checks were
all right"
"Welll
"Well, you left my trunks right here
| for twenty four hours"
Quite likely"
AID now you must pay for your care.
lessness
"Whati"
"llsre IS a bill of expense made by
your neglect of duty: There is &c for
three us at n hotel over night. paid
an explessmap rs cents. .aid al oihel
the same. had TO hire O hack to O riy
me about Jcreey City, and that's n
snillings more. he total expense is 50,
to say uything Of my tune aud worry, anu
a day lost"
And you expect me to payw
You'll either pay or IN bril- suit aud
send for the general baggage agent rs a
witness"
well, you are a crank"
mo, | am not. l simply kick when
impo ed upon. The road guaranteed
to deliser me and my baggage in Jersey
City ut certain hour all right unless
accident prevented. There MAS 10 .cci.
dent"
He stormed around for while an d ther
| pail ne, and divided the money between
two crlppits at the door. lie 6aid was
! the meAnest man be ever saw, but IL was
lesson he wi never forget.
AT Elmira, once upon time, ! had u
walt Tor the western conn, ct;on. No Que
knew how long It would be- "a the other
train was late, anu to satisfy atural
curios ty | stepped h. the ticket widow
and asked of the young man Inside;
| VIII you please tell me how late the
Erie express is2
He did not look up from his paper, and
repeated The query. He IN we'd a
little this time, and was encouraged to
say:
81 hate to disturb you, but I'm very
anxious to know "
He cot up, came TO the window, and
| pulled 1t down as he said:
81 know Bothing about It,"
| There were four men behind me wait
ing to ask the came question. iGyited
them to kick. They refused. then /
| invited them to see me kick. They &C
ceptcd. There was door to the Office,
and l opened 1t. The young man vas
waxing his musiache In front of a
glass.
Isn't It part of your duty to answer
civil questionsF pleasantly asked.
"Nuu gil, or III put head on your
he roared.
How late is the Eric e1pretsb"
He rnshed at me, aud l lave him the
neatcst black eye yuu ever cav. l was
wondering il shouldn't treat the other
alter the came fashion, when an officer OF
the road stepped up and asked Tor an ex.
| PLANTATION. When had given him one
ne turned to the young man aud asked;
"Did you refuse to answer his ques'
| tions2'
The victim was silent.
Every well; IN see Mr.. Abbott to-
morrow and suggest the need OF an i'm
mediate change here