St. Paul daily globe., 1893-04-30
HOTEL GOSSIP.

number of railroad men and travelling
men were sitting in the lobby of the Mer-
chants yesterday afternoon telling stories.
There was quite knot of listeners, and the
points of the stories were not lost.
I'll sold ticket to Chicago over the Kansas
City road the other day under peculiar cir
cumstances. said Clarence Robb. the loca
representative of that line. IL was sitting in
the Office when nice looking young lady
came in and said she would like to know the
rate TO Chicago over our line.
~ have inst been down to the offices OF
the - line menu oning n rival line, and
they tell me that they did not think you
could send me to Chicago today she saidY
"What was the reason they gaveb' /
asked, very much interested.
"'They said you did not have enough cars
to carry passengers oftener than once every
few days, ana that the cars were liable to fall
to pieces at any time. They said your road
was nothing but cheap road
"'Now l will tell you the truth l said.
"'Our line is really the cheapest. as there is
no danger from our cars and track, We have
the finest line in the Northwest. Now, there
was a passenger who came up from Chicago
over the - line. and the rats In the cars ate
off one of the sleeves of his coat and one OF
his overshOes.'
said:
"'Here's the money I'll take ticket over
your line. and admit that you are better
story-teller than the other man..
$50 l won her for a passenger over my
road"
~ was on Northwestern train the other
morning and saw a thing which made me
wonder at the matter of fact way in which
fol-a irOc
said Allan Burg of Center City. THE train
was Just pulling into the depot and the man
was awakened by the sounds around the
trains and the men examining the wheels of
the coaches. He took out his watch, looked
at it, and then shook it. 1t had evidently
stopped and he gave vent to an ejaculation
of disgust. The darned thing has stopped,
he said. Are we i'll St. Paul Some one
told him that we had arrived at our destin-
alton and he took a time table out of his
pocket, looked at it and after finding out the
time we were scheduled to arrive at, he set
his watch. What are you doing?' l asked
him. Setting your watch by the railroad
time table?'
'"Thats what I'm doing he replied. And
I'll bet it is pretty near right.
He was right TOO just about minute out
of the way caused by the time it took him to
find out that his watch had stopped. It's a
great thing when road runs on such close
time as that
George B. Hanley, who travels for a New
Orleans house. then lighted cigar, pulled
his moustache in q reflective manner, and
said.
Il was in Mexico a few weeks ago and they
bad dance, or fandango, in hacienda near
the town Of Monterey. 1 did not go to the
affair, as 1 did not know about it until after
it was over, but the next day, while in the
store OF wealthy Mexican, had the pleasure
of being introduced to his wife. We chatted
| about various matters for some time, and
| finally the subject turned to the dance of the
evening before.
"'How did you enjoy the OCCASION l
asked her. after finding out that she had been
present.
"I had very good time, she replied. But
| it was such tame affair
"Bow do you mean,' asked. Were there
not many thereg
"'Oh, yes she said. But there were only
| two shooting scrapes during the entire even
| ing
'She shook her head sadly as she pondered
| over the decadence of the good old times
| when a murder occurred between each
| Dance
I ave were showed in up at Brainerd the
! other night" said Charles Brooks, traveller
! for d Chicago soap house. land during the
! other evening while we were at the hotel
some one found out that there was phre-
nologist in the party. He readily acceded to
| our opportunities to give an illustration of
| his powers and the science, and number OF
the heads of the members of the party were
| examined. He demanded that he be blind
| folded, for the reason that he could better
read the bumps if his eyes were not occupied
| with other things"
| Everything passed off very nicely. but
/ there was one fellow, young clothing sales
man from New York, who kept scofing at
| the powers of the professor, and said he did
not believe in the science. Finally he was
persuaded to take seat in the chair to have
| his head examined and there was a smile on
| the face of the professor as the young man
| took the chair The entertainer was aware
| of the remarks which the young man had
| been making, and after he. had made few
! preliminary remarks he placed his hands on
| the head Of the drummer. Then he stepped
back with a movement of disdain, and said:
Gentlemen, you cannot fool me in this
manner by placing squash in the chair for
me to examine. This is q pumpkin or
| squash
1T took all of the expense money which
the young man from New York had to make
| it right with the crowd, and the professor
| had his revenge on the scoffer"