The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1889-04-27
A CHAPTER ON KICKING.
''M. Quad" Proves Himself to Be q
Useful Crank.

'.In kicking against what you know
to be fraud and an imposition isn't
mankind apt to set you down for "a
crank" -
So queries a Congressman in refer
ring to former article on the subject
of kicking. Mankind is not only apt to
do thatyery thing, but dead certain. to
do so. Hence the hesitancy to raise a
row. Hence the reason that fraud and
imposition flourish and grow rich. For
instance, at railway junction station
In New Jersey one hot day last sum-
mer there was not drop of waite r in
the cooler in the waiting-room. There
were twenty-seven of US waiting for
the train, and there were seats for only
seventeen. Every thing was covered
with dust, not time-piece nor time
table in sight, and after a look around
found the station agent ON o truck
szdowu the pfaEfJ.m talking baseball.
OF the twenty seven passengers four
teen were men ! called their atten-
ton to the facts have given and sug-
gested kick. It might not benefit us,
but It would help those who came after.
The reply of each and every one was,
in substance:
Eyes, this Is an Internal shame, and
ought to be exposed, but / don't want
fuss. They'll call me crank if /
kick
Not one singleperson dared raise his
voice against the neglect and imposi.
tion, and was all alone when | walked
down to the agent and asked:
Do you know that the water-cooler
IL ms dry as q boner'
.Isain't hired to fill it." he replied.
do you know that the waiting-room
hasn't been swept and busted for q
weekp" 's''
"It's not my business.
"Is it any body's business to look
out for the convenience of passengers
herep" s.
II dunno.n
"Welly u will .malze It my business to
una out. IL - -
I took the nazaes sc hall q dozen Of
nv fellow-travelers wrote directly tc
the superintendent of the road that
night and twuweeks later, as Istopped
Of for anothers change, / hardly knew
the place. Tiers we're seats for fifty
there was d clock, . lot of fresh time.
tables. water cooler full to the brim,
with q new cup, and a station agent
was bustling around and cheerfully
answering all inquiries.
whats become Of the other manP'
asked.
.'Got the bounce last week"
sWhat was the troublePn
s'Oh, he let things run down"
'Hov long had things been as the.
were two weeks agop"
'.All OF two years.
..Did some one complaint"
Eyes. A crank came along ant
made an awful kick, and the superin
tendent stirred up the whole line.
While roaming around Philadelphia
came upon q menagerie on exhibition
in store. There were signs out read
ing that they had . boa-constricto
twenty-five feet long. an African gian
eight feet high. and various othe
things. ] concluded to see the snak
and the giant. Twenty-Five feet Q
serpent and eight feet of giant, maxim
thirty feet Of living curiosity, is chea
at ten cents. This Il three feet for
cent. When / got in I failed to fin
the two curiosities, and made in
quiries Of the man with the deep. bas
voice and the watch-chain.
SORRY to say that the giant is sic
and the snake got away last week, b
replied.
..But paid to see Them" / pre-
tested.
.Well, how are you going to do it9
slIf they are not here / want m
dime back"
do yuu take me for foolP'
mo. sirl / take you for sharpe