Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1889-01-31
MORE ABOUT KICKING.
By M. QUAD.


very thing, but dead certain TO do so.
Hence the hesiraney TO raise row.
Hence the reason that fraud and inposi-
ton flourish and grow rich. For instance,
at a railway junction station In New Jer-
sey one hot day last summer there was
not drop OF water In the cooler In the
There were twenty-seven
OF us waiting for the train, and there were
eeats for only seventeen. Everything |
was covered with dust, not time-piece |
nor timetable In sight, and after look |
around found the station agent on a |
truck down the platform talking base |
ball. OF the twenty seven passengers |
fourteen were men. called their atten- |
,lon to the facts / have given, and sug-
gested kick. it might not benefit us, but
II would help those who came after. The
reply of each and every one was, in sub
stance;
Eyes, this is an Internal shame and
ought to be exposed, but l don't
wait fuss. They'll call me crank II 1
kick"
Not one single person dared raise his
voice again.t the neglect and imposition,
and | was oil alone when l walked down
to the agent and asked:
do you know that the water-cooler Is
as dry as boueF s.=4
II amt hired TO Gil st." he replied.
ADO you know that the waiiing- room
hasn't been swept and busted for q
week2"
"It's not my business"
Ills 1t anyboiy's business TO look out
for the convenience of passengers here"
81 dunno"
"Well, will make 1t my business to
10 find out"
took the names OF half a dozen Of my
iellow-travelers, wrote directly TO the
superintendent of the road that night,
and two weeks later, as stopped oil for
another change, hardly knew the place,
There were seats for fifty; there was a
clo:k, a lot of fresh timetables, water
cooler full to tho brim, with new
cup, and station agent was busting
around and cheerfully answering all In
qulriep.
whats become Of the other MANI"
asked.
SCOT the bounce last week."
"Wiat was the troublt?"
ooh, he let things run down."
"How long had things been as they
were two weeks agol"
San of two years."
"Did some one complaiuW
eyes. A crank came along and made
an awful kick, and the superintendent
stirred up the whole line"
| White roaming around Philadelphia,
came upon menagerie on exhibition in
store. There were signs out reading
that they had boa constructor twenty
two feet long, an African giant eight feet
high, and various other things. l con-
cluded to see the snake and the giant.
Twenty-Five feet OF serpent aud eight feet
Of giant, making thirty feet of living
curiosity, Is cheap at ten cents. This Is
three feet for cent. When l got in
failed TO find the two curlositieR, and
made inquiries Of the man with the deep,
bass voice and the big watch chain.
"sorry to say that the giant Ia sick and
the snake got away last week." he re-
piled.
"But paid to see them" protested.
'.Well, how are you going TO do III"
ali they are not here want my dime
back"
"Do you take me for fooli"
"No, siti I take you for a sharper
Now, then, return my money and take
down the two signs or I'll go to the
Mayorp'
He told me to 90 and be - be-
you know what, and went. II cost IN,
about 81 for hack hire and messenger
boys, but be had to refund my money
and remove the signs under penalty o.
having his license revoked.
The owner of the show said he would
mop the earth with me If 1t cost him
1910, and that he would lay for INT
until one or the other of us died, and
never come home OF an evening without
keeping both eyes open.
stood one evening at the corner oil
Broadway and Wall street, New York,
talking with citizen of Grand Rapidp,
whom / happened 10 meet. The hour
was 10 O'Clock and there was but little
travel. We had been there three minutes
when patrolman No. 7iS came along and
roared ont:
NOV then, move on. It's the last
time III tell your
"Are you speaking to usl" asked.
"You bet l ami This Is the third time
I've told you to move on, and now you'd
better git p
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 mel I've had an
eye on you'll You are two suspicious
fellows |"
Then 1t Is your business to arrest u.s.
$50 will -
80 he did, and ten minutes later we
brought up at the station. From the
odor and talk l believe the officer was
tight. AS soon as we got In where
could sec him plainly l said to the cap
tain:
"Captain, take a good look al thi.
officer Is he drunk or sobcrP
"Why, Bill, you blamed fool, you can
see straight" roared the captain.
"They wouldn't move onl" shouted the
patr1lman.
But why should we, captaini There
were only two of us, aud but few were
passing. BE said we were suspicious
characters. Here are our cards.
We got an apology and the officer was
J relieved from duty. Next day we went
I to headquarters TO file charges, but No
7IS had resigned.
, On certain railroad running out Of
Detroit the company retained an old pal
ace car until 1t was a little better than a
cattle car. Had the fare been to match
there could have be- no growing but
they were charging extra fare for a seat
in that car. rode In that car four times
} and then kicked to the conductor.
. ~ don't run this railroad" was bis
reply.
. him out"
went to the line superintendent and
he sent me to the division superintendent
of psrlor car company.
"Have you been inside the 'Asterlsk'
, lately" asked.
"NoD
uDo Won know that H. IA old. dirty AND