The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1891-12-09
SELFlsHMESs REWARDED.


How n Greedy Traveller Was Forced te
,;a1G Yield the Seats He Had Retained. ius
The subject of theethics of politeness
as manifested by travellers in yielding
or retaining their car seats forms a
never-ending topic of conversation
among those who have occasion to study
the various phases of the problem.
In connection with the subject COM
mercial traveller gives an illustration of
an event that recently came to his at.
tention. 1t occurred one day on an &C.
commodation train running on the
Pennsylvania railroad between Column
bus CO., and indianapolis. and was. as
follows: ,..., al.
g "The train was entirely inadequate
to accommodate the travellers" said the
speaker. ut had come through from
Pittsburgh, and the passenger car was
already well filed when entered it at
Columbus. There were but few vacant
Places. .s.. q, EsSt.. ......-. sa
( THE first seat 1 espicd was by the
side of one of those human, hogs that
one encounters more. frequently upon
a railroad train than anywhere else.
He had carefully spread his overcoat,
'gripsack and sundry other articles OH
the seat by his side SO rs to make it in.
accessible to another passenger.
81 did not like the mans looks, but
as the car was. crowded approached
him to ask if the seat was taken. Be-
fore ], could put the question he looked
up and said gruffly: This seat is taken,
sir ! was rather surprised at his
adding the word SIR and l knew that
he had lied when he made the other
statement. However it did not trouble
me much, as l readily found an unoc.
eupied place. III.
"While journeyed along heard
the hog tell fifteen separate and dis
tinct lies in order, to retain the entire
seat. He varied the formula some
swhat. At one time it was "a wave of
the hand and a glance at the rear of
the car to- indicate that the occupant
of the seat was in the smoking car.
Another time, to the inquiry of a mild
hammered and timid questioner, he re-
piled with stolid stare. Jf
80 was tempted to crawl up behind
him, to call him a liar and then thrash
HING did nothing Of the sort. how
ever, and eventually had my revenge.
''1t came. in the shape of, a big red
faced countryman, who boarded the
train at way-station The new conner
weighed fully two hundred and fifty
pounds, and from his soilcd clothing I
judged he worked in a slaughter-house
or something equally savory. ef /
Gas luck would have it, the only va
cant seat was the one beside the sell.
fish hog. AS the other human porcine
halted the guardian of the latter said:
This seat is .-,.--,... ~
"'That's all right said the sweet
smelling heavy weight as lie pumped
himself with a thud beside the occu.
pant. I guess I'll keep it till the other
fellow comes along f.
''Our selfish traveller started to blus.
ter, but the red-faced ruffian soon took
that out of him by sundry threats OF
violence.
.'After awhile the second barbarian
grew good-humored. He told funny (?)
anecdotes and polSed. the first hog in
the ribs, as he himself went off with
long continued rounds of, coarse laugh
Ger. 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 expectorated
upon the floor near the first travellers
| effects. .t. sad
at was easy to see that the Original
! hog was about the most miserable mar
| in the world. '..'',t'-s......
AT last the latter, could stand it nt
longer. He crawled out of his seat
gathered up his traps and entered tn,
smolsing-car, where for forty miles h
alternated between standing and oc
cupyirg a most uncomfortable seat OF
a wood box. IN. Y. Herald.
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