San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1892-02-01
PULLMAN PASS FOR A PUG.
A Great Strain on the Conscience
of the Car-Owner.


Seattle Post Intelligencer.
William Parsons, for many years q
resident in Chicago, but now living
at Seattle, will be famed among pos
terlty as the first man to secure per.
init to carry dog with him in a
Pullman car. 1t seems that an Orien-
tai friend gave Mr.. Parsons a beauti-
full Japanese pug, to which he very
properly became devotedly attached
in very few days.
When he came East several weeks
ago Mr. Parsons brought his canine
pet with him, and rather then intrust
that treasure to the mercies of the
baggage master, Mr. Parsons chose to
bride the conductor and port or of the
Pullman car into condition wherein
they were blind to the presence of the
interdicted dog.
This involved so heavy an expen-
diture that Mr. Parsons made up his
mind to try other tactics on the re-
turn trip. Accordingly when he
reached Chicago he set about secur-
ing 8 permit to take the pet doghome
in the Pullman car without money
and without price.
Lyman ]. Gage became interested
in the enterprise, for he, too, likes
q dog, although he can't tell the
difference between Siberian blood
hounds and Partisan pointers.
1--WE will go straight TO the head of
the concern, said Mr.. Gage. ~ will
give you letter to Mr.. Pullman him.
self.n
Fortified with this letter, written
in Mr.. Cages finest Italian hand and
couched in Mr.. Cages most persus
sive rhetoric, Mr.. Parsons invaded
Mr.. pullman,s private office. Hav-
ing read the missive, Mr.. Pullman
scrs tched his head refiectively and
pulled at his beard as much as to say
"Well, now am In for 1t. "Bliffen,
said Mr.. Pullman, presently, touch
bell No. "a
Mr.. Bliffen is Mr.. Pullman 'sprivate
secretary No. 5. He touched bell
No. "a, and almost Instantly Mr..
Ketcham appeared. Mr.. Ketcham is
keeper of the seals, records, rules and
regulations.
"Ketcham,r asked Mr. Pullman,
what is our rule in referance to carry
ing dogs in our csrs?"
1--WE have never carried dog, sir, ,
answered Mr.. Ketchman. meekly
"Rule 1877 specifies that under no cir
cumstances whatever shall dogs be
admitted to our cars. Shall I fetch
the book of rules sir?'
''No that isn't necessary" said Mr..
Pullman. "You are sure that the
rules specifies 'dogs?"
"That is the very word, sir,
answ sred Mr.. Ketcham.
"That is all-you may CO." and Mr..
Ketcham vanished.
"The rule discriminates against
Dogs said Mr.. Pullman, half aloud.
There is no rule against q dog ]
will get around that way.
So having compounded in this wise
with his conscience, Mr.. Pullman
ordered Bliffen to touch bell No. 81
and presently another underling came
in'with an enormous blank, which
Mr.. Pullman proceeded to fill out In
different colored inks.
This document proved to be gene
raj order to all employees of the Pull
man Company, and iJ commended
them to admit without question to tn,
cars of the company zone dog describ
ed as q Japanese pug, answering Il
the name of Coco, and described bJ
his owner ia this wise, to-wit, etc..
1t was an exhaustive document; Mr.
Parsons had signed it, and at last o
all, Mr.. Pullman put his name ant
seal to it.
ST have been conducting this bust
ness for more than a quarter of cen
tury,u said Mr.. Pullman, as he ina
ly handed the official paper to MI
Parsons, and this is the first permi
that has been iesued emitting do
to transportation in our cars"