St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-07-23
A DOG IN A PULLMAN.
The First That Ever Secured Per-
mission to Ride Unmolested.

The First That Ever Secured Per-
mission to Ride Unmolested.
Chicago News
William Parsons, for many years a
resident of Chicago. but now living at
Seattle, will be famed among posterity
as the 1irst man to secure a permit to
carry dog with him in Pullman car
1t scenes that an Oriental friend gave
Mr.. Parsons beautiful Japanese pug,
to which he very properly became de-
Y0tedly attached i'll a very few days.
When he came East several weeks ago
MIR. Parsons brought his canine pet
with him, and rather than intruSt that
treasure to the mercies of the baggage
master Mr.. Parsons chose to bribe the
conductor and porter of the Pullman
car into condition wherein they were
blind to the presence of the interdicted
dog. This involved SO heavy an eX-
penditure that MIR. Parsons made up
his mind to try other tactics on the re-
turn trip. Accordingly when he reached
Chicago he set about securing a permit
to take the pet pug home in the Pull
man car without money and without
price. Lyman j. Gage became inter-
eSted i'll the enterprise, for, he, too.
likes dog, although he can't tell the
difference between Siberian blood
hounds and Partisan poodles.
1--WE Will go straight to the head of the
concern" said Mr.. Gage. 81 will give
you letter to Mr.. Pullman himself"
Fortified with this letter, written in
MIR. Cages finest Italian hand and
couched in MI. Cages most persuasive
rhetoric, Mr.. Parsons invaded Mr.. Pull
mans private office. Having read the
miSsive, Mir. Pullman scratched his
head effectively and pulled at his
beard as much as to say, well. now, l
am in for it,
"Blitfen," said Mr.. Pullman, present
ly, touch Bell No. a."
Mr.. Blitfen is Mr.. Pullman's private
Secretary No. 5. He touched Bell No. 81,
and almost instantly Mr.. Ketcbam APP
peared. Mr.. Ketcham IS keeper of the
seals, records, rules and regulations.
"Ketcham," asked Mr.. Pullman,
what is our rule with reference to
carrying dogs in our cars?'
I'VE have never carried a dog, SIR"
answered Mr.. Ketcham, meekly. "Rule
1S7 specifies that under no circum-
stances whatever shall dogs be admitted
to our cars. Shall l fetch the book of
rules, sir?"
mo, that isn't necessary" and Mr..
Pullman. Your are sure that the rule
specifies dogs -?
That is the very word, sir" answered
Mr.. Ketcham.
THAT is all-you may CO." and Mr..
Ketcham vanished.
1.-The rule discriminates against
dogs said Mr.. Pullman, half aloud.
There is no rule against "a dog [
will get around it that way"
So, having compounded in this wise
with his conscience, Mr.. Pullman ordered
Blitfen to touch Bell No. Land 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 a
general order to all employees of the
Pullman company, and it commanded
them TO admit without question to the
cars of the company lone dog, described
as Japanese pug, answering to the
name OF Coco, and described by his
owner in this wiss-to w.t." etc. 1t
was an exhaustive document. MIR.
Parsons had to sign it, and, last of all,
Mr.. Pullman put mis- name anu seal TO it.
IL have been conducting this business
for more than quarter of century,"
said Mr.. Pullman, as he finally handed
the official paper to Mr.. Parsons, land
this is the first permit that has been
issued emitting a dog to admission to
and transportation in our cars"