The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1891-12-19

How = 0resdy Traveller WA Forced %
TO Yield the srstr
The subject OF the ethics OF polite
ness as manifested by travellers in
yielding or retaining their car seats
forms u never ending topic OF CONVEX
station among those who have occasion
to study the various phases OF tho
problem.
In connection with the subject a
commercial traveller gives an iIlustfa-
tion of an event that recently came to
his attention. 1t occurred, one day
last autumn on an accommodation
train running ON the Pennsylvania rail-
road between Columbus Ohio. and In
dianapolis, and was as follows:
The train was entirely inadequate
to accommodate the travelerI, said
the speaker. 1T had come through
from Pittsburg, and the passenger car.
was already well filed when entered
it at Columbus. There were but few
vacant places.
The first seat espied was by the
side OF one of those human hogs that
one encounters more frequently upon
railroad train than anywhere else.
He had carefully spread his overcoat
gripsack and sundry other articles on
the seat by his side so as to make it
inaccessible to another passenger
Il did not like the mans looks. but
as the car was crowded approached
him to ask II the seat was taken. Be-
fore could put the question he look
ed up and said gruffiy. 'rhisseat is ta-
ken. sir ! was rather surprised at
his adding the word sir. and knew
that he lied when he made the other
statement However. 1t did not trou-
BILE me much, as l readily found an
unoccupied place. s,5if
while was journeying along I
heard the hog tell fifteen separate and
distinct lies in order to retain the seat
He varied the formula somewhat. At
one time it was wave of the hand
and glance at the rear OF the car to
indicate that the occupant OF the seat
was in the smoking CAR. D Another
time, to the inquiry OF mild-man
nered and timid questioner he replied
with stolid stare.
Il was tempted to crawl up behind
him, to call him a liar and then thrash
him. | did nothing of the sort how
ever and eventually l had my re-
venge.
1T came in the shape OF a big
red-faced countryman, who boarded
the train at a way station. The new
conner weighed fully 250 pounds. and
from his soiled clothing judged he
worked in a slaughter house or some-
thing equally savory. ts,
LAS luck would have it the only
vacant seat was the one beside the sell
fish hog. As the other humap porcine
halted the guardian OF the latter said:
This seat is ag
That's all right said the sweet
smelling heavyweight as he pumped
himself with heavy thud beside the
occupant. i guess III kept it till the
other fellow comes along
Our selfish traveller started to blus-
ter. but the red-faced cufiian soon took
that outof him by sundry threats Of
violence.
After while the second barbarian
grew good humored. He told funny
(p) anecdotes and poked the first hog
in the ribs. as he himself went. oil with
long-continued rounds Of coarse laugh
ter. He wanted to know where his
companion came from and where he
was going. He spat tobacco juice
across him out OF the window. or ex-
perforated upon the floor near the first
travellers effects.
ut was easy to see that thesoriginal
hoo was the most miserable man in
the world.
SAT last the latter could stand it no
longer. He crnwled out OF his seat
gathered up his traps and entered the
smoking car. whore for forty miles he
alternated between standing and occu-
plying most uncomfortable seat on o
woodbox. New York Herald.