The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1889-04-27

down the two signs orf ll go,to the
mayor!' ~, .e..s..4. L. -
He told me to go and be-beaA-
you know what, and I went. 1t cost
me about four dollars for hack hire
and messenger boys, but he had to re-
fund my money and remove the signs
under penalty of having his license re-
voked. =" y "-
The owner of the show said he would
mop the earth with me if it cost him
thousand dollars, and that he would
lay for me until one Or the other OF US
died, and never come home of an even.
ing without keeping both eyes open.
/ stood one evening at the corner OF
Broadway and Wall street, New York,
talking with 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 min.
utes, when patrolman No. 74S came
along and roared out: Z
Now them move ont It's the last
time I'll tell your
"Are you speaking to us?" I asked.
"Ypu bet 1 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! lou are two suspicious
fellovsr' I
"Th hen it is your business to arrest
u.s." 81 ed
$50 willr,
r So he did, and ten minutes later we
brought UP at the station. From the
odor and talk I believed the officer was
tight AS soon as we got in whore
could see him plainly said to the cap
tain:i
Captain, take algood look at this
officer. Is he drunk OF. soher?"
"Why, Bill, you blamed fool, you
can't see straight" reared the captain.
They wouldh't move on.s shouted
the patroiman- 49, - sNkAEy 49,
''But why should we, captainp There
were only two.of US, and but few were
passing. He said we were suspicious
characters. Here are our cards"
We got an apology and the officer
was relieved from duty. Next day we
went 90 hesaqasf ters to file charges,
but No. f48yhad resigned. 80
On a certain railroad running out OF
Detroit the company retained an old
palace car until it was little better
than cattle car. Had the fare been
to match there could have been NO
growing, but they were charging extra
fare for seat in that car. i rode in
that car four times and then kicked to
the conductor.
II don't run this railroad" was his
reply.
well, somebody does, and I'll find
him out" went to the line .superin-
tendent and he sent me to the divisiou
superintendent OF parlor-car com.
pany.
Have you been inside the 'Asterisk'
latelyp" asked.
No"
do you know that tits old, dirty
and entirely outsof repairan asff
mo, SIR"
Hasn't any one kickedp"
mot that know Of"
"But / have heard fifty complaints.
'The conductor has made no report
to that effect" l
He promised to investigate, and he
ibid Investigate. He found the. car
with twelve people In it and every one
was kicking. He found the train con
ductor ready to affirm that the old CA
ought to be dumped into the river. He
found bed-bugs in the seat dust allow
and aloft, and almost every seat need
| ing repairs. The car conductor, wht
reasoned as many public officials do
.sThey will growl anyhow, and le
them take it out in growing" got tb,
bounce, new car was put on for thu
very next trip. and the superintendent
was pleased to say to me:
'T'm glad you kicked-thrice glad
Do 1t again whenever you see imposi
ton" 1917
And within week he was person
ally told by over twenty travellers tina
they had determined to take ,anothe
route If the old ear remained.
Thousand people had been imposed o
and swindled and yet none dare
claim his rights. Not one even dare
ask for justice or a hearing! One ger
| tie kick brought new car and CON
fort to hundreds. The kicker may b
crank, but the man who lets tn
public walk over him without protes
is to be more pited.
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