The record-union., 1892-11-02
DEPOT RULES
An Omcer Who Failed to Have Them
Eespected.

An OInceF w no IAlltd TO lave Them
Eespected.
Don't you know better than to pile all
your baggage on that Y' demanded a
policeman at one OF the railway depots
yesterday morning, sharply addressing a
traveller, who appeared TO be waiting tor
a train.
Il don't see any sign here prohibiting
my piling all the baggage l want to on
that seat" returned the traveller, pushing
his hat back anu preparing for AN argu-
ment. Nv hen you want To keep per-
sons from smoking you stick up sign,
don't you? There's half a dozen 80
Smoking signs in this room, and not
one forbldding man from putting his
valises on the seat beside him."
Ne lake IL FOR granted" retOrted the
policeman, THAT every body knows these
seats are made to sit on. There's plenty
OF room on the floor ior bandDoXes and
gripsacks."
There seems to be plenty OF room on
the seats, too. More than half OF them
are empty. These traps Of mine don't
theyY'
That doesn't make any difference. It's
against the rules"
Whose rulesZ''
The rules of this. station. If you
don't take them down"
Take down what ?''
Those traps"
Il didn't know but you meant the
rules, rejoined the traveller. But we
won nave any fuss over il. Ii it's con-
tfary TO the regulations III put them
down on the floor. OF course"
lie lifted his valises up, hestated a
moment, and then replaced them on the
seat.
Look herep he said, pointing his
. y .lt -
came in?'
NO." growled the officer. You
slapped 'em down on tnat seat They've
been there half an hour.u
Ana you've let me violate the rules Of
thls depot 1or whole half-hour, have
you" said the traveller, ralsing his voice.
"W hat kind Off
"But-"
Don: attempt any explanation, siri
come IN here, break one OF the rules.
ana you see me DO it! You deiiberateiy Y
permit total stranger to you, sir. to dety
tue authorities OF this depot Tor thirty
minutes Is that the way you carry out
lhe Instructions of your superiors? DO
you CAL lhat sort OF thing doing your
outy Don't you know. sir, that If Won
permit one man to override the estab-
lShed rules and regulations of a passen-
ger station ike this, where thousands of
men come and 90 every day in the week,
that everybody else viii EEL al liberty to
90 the same thing, and all discipline viii
,be at an end? II you haven't proper re-
gard for your duty, who, in the name Of
ttuth anu justice, has or ought to hayeY
rernllt man To pile his baggage on ono
OF those seats, regardless OF tne rights of
the traVellng puOllc, right under your
eyes, and let him keep it there half an
houl before you even lift your voice in
protest! Ohcer, | consider it one of the
most hagrant, one of the most inexcus-
aoIe ana unwarranted IaDses from official
duty OF which | have ever known man
III your position to be guilty of. Take
my advice and don't let il happen again"
The Traveller sat down by the side OF his
baggage again, took a paper from his
pocket and began to read.
1he policeman, with his jaw hanging
down, and wild, hunted look in his eve,
wandered in an aimless sort of way to the
outside of the building. sat down on the
curbstone, took of his hat and tanned
himself with it.
Pm bet $1,000" he soliloquized, in a
hollow voice, hes the President of the
road '-Chicago Tribune.