The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-03-31

| partmenE In reply he murmured few I'M
inteIligiblo words between his teeth. In my
humblest sweetest accents, ! said;
Excuse me. dill not hear"
| He shouted at me at the top Of his voice:
BE hind -the-lo-co-mo-tiveI do you hear
this timer
Ny first impulse was to knock him down
But bcthought myself Of tho advice that
had been given me- and answered with smile;
"Ycs. heard beg a thousand pardons
You are really too polite"
A popular American actress was dining ono
evening In the dining car u train going
from Boston TO New York Being alone, she
ate slowly, aud deliberately dawdlei over the
meal to kill time The waiter. displeasrl at
the audacity Of such conduct. stood about
within bearing and began making the rudest
remarks on her proceedings
When she had quite finished her dinner
and he came to remove the dishes, the actress
wrote few wordsupon Que Of her cards. and
handing IL to MIN with sweet smile, she said
Here is my card if you hand it in at the
Opera house tomorrow evening you will be
provided with stall. | regret exceedingly
Hat it Is not in my power to offer you box
1T Is such treat to meet with polite rail
way servant"
The names Of the stations are hidden. DO
not hope that the conductor will clear up the
mystery.
Tho train had just stopped few leagues
from Richmond one day
What station is thisr asked traveller,
addressing the conductor.
This individual simply shrugged his shout.
dcrs and turned his back.
happened to be close TO him.
What inquisitive people there are, to be
sire" said 10 him.
To an irritable person, the rudeness Of the
-aiiway and hotel servants would be enough
70 spoil all the pleasure OF a visit to America
But the Americans themselves are good ten
pcrcd and pay no attention to these things
know s)me who even get certain amount
Of amusement thercfrom.
Tho negro who makes your bed IA more
polite but hts poiitcness il not disinterested-
i low ulyultHl, DtlJlc lIt ilfai VI iLN
train at your destination. he brushes yon
down and receives the invariable p cents
for his trouble These negroes. Independently
Of the salary paid them by the company they
work for. make sometimes from $40 to sl2
day in this way, say from 800 20 $1,000
year.
How many a white would turn sblack for
les;l
Returning to jacksonville from St Angus
tine, omitted to engage my place in parIor
car, and was obliged to find seat In the or
binary cars The evil was not great. seeing
that the journey takes but fifty minutes.
Besides the parlor cars, the train comprised
three cars two Of which were almost full
installed myself in the third, which was
Empty
Up comes the conductor
Come ont, you can't travel In that car
ne said.
why notf" asked
because it is the eolored peoples car"
Am | not as good as theyT
II tell you you can't travel in this car"
IL am sorry, for once, that am not col
orc,i." said to him. Ill is much the cieaneit
Il your carriages"
went to the end Of the last car, and found
myself just in front Of tho apple, banana,
iujube cap and book store.
From my seat ! was able TO contemplate
the Wondrous activity q the commercial
gentleman at the head Of this department
During the whole fifty minutes ride he kept
up an unceaSing going AMI coming
When his last tour Of the train mad been
made no put by all tho merchandise which
he had not sold, took OFF his uniform, put on
a black coat and hat, and fastened into bis
cravat a hugo diamond pin | looked on at
the rapid metamorphosis with great interest
When his toilet was completed. no turned
round, and, seeing that was looking at him,
he threw me patronizing glance, cycling me
from head to loot. thought he was about
20 say:
WHAT Il 1t you want|
"Well, busireSs is looking up, chr haz
arded
Mind your own d business" he re
Piled and, turning on his heels, he departed