Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-05-07
IN INF is ON THE ROAD
.,,s ABorr THE TRIALS
|i'Ds y TRAVELLING MEN

.,.u,.s of Some Pnssen-
'' r'' o., PASSENGER aud Four
s,.--rhe Fellow Who Re-
moves his Shoes
y ns ~ n, May s.-"AIan born
Arl"y' az few days and full of
s'n ~ tireth of the monotony
~, ~, ,ountlne room and the sale
"a deslreth to journey forth
sa'a q mad, and behold when the
" With him drummer he spend
= y. ~ AVA jawing with customers,
w. the night 10 come he lieth
w pair Of trucks and waiteth
" r.I station for u train which
i not until 1t is many hours past
4, sojourneth at the country inn,
~ weak tea and coffee and con-
"a Win strong butter and bed
- So sayeth the wise writing
Of which you may correctly
nm, the drummer's life is not
.r,anlal frollc in green pastures.
,ysrage drummer is, however,
and long surfing. If he has
I long on the road he is courteous
accommodating, willing to neon
-s,es himself to make 1t pleasant
N fellow travellers. If he is from
mt. however, and IL making his
trp to the west, he is generally
u 10 displaying himself as n sam
ala much-traveled man to whose
..anres those Of CULVER were mere
IN Incidents. He piles up his
,,ws In two or three chairs Of the
eass coach and spreads himself
h he smoking room of the same
4 ,bsorbs enough room for four
..,artrs, while men and women
H. IN the alsles and look in vain for
| M that Is not occupied. But this
Nj Eastern pilgrim is not a sample
.uisance as compared to the rural
4 Who has never Travelled before
/ \ Who pays 40 cents for a ticket
4 \ rfalghtway imagines that he has
raased controlling interest in the
+ a with the right to use the train
kx and passengers as his personal
Bnsals He bristles with threats of
|anige suits OF Dimensions sufficient to
|nnp steamship line. 1t is as much
1 The company's charter is worth for
u train porter to look cross at him.
1 seat in the chair car was on the
kliy side and Just in the rear OF a
sAl little school marin who coca
|asily leaned back In her reclining
|alf and talked to me IN silvery nc
|rii about how lovely her life had
~ and how pleased she always was
have good company on the road,
|ihow much she was enjoying herself
|Ay Just after passing small sta
IA left my seat to get u drink OF
|lis and genus homo OF the brand
|oYs alluded TO entered the car. He
sssl several vacant chairs, walked
|isty to my Seat, showed my "grlp"
p 'healsle, picked UP my fresh morn
Z paper pulled OF his shoes, seated
! very maculate and by no means
ssicrized socks on the back of the
iAf IN front OF him, one sock at each
Y q The fair schoolmarm and leaned
lsS 70 enjoy himself, and. horror of
'1ofs' all the time the disguised lady
= lsnoront of the fact that had left
y seat and another had pre-empted 1t.
'1eTed the conductor SECS II he would
" The train wrecked while It was at
Y speed. But the willy ICON" shook
mead sadly and said that he would
4slg DO so If there were certainty as
"sul's' but that nine chances out OF
OUT Intended victim would be the
y one to escape uninjured and that
ssula next day file suit against the
a9any for a million dollars.
's' OF all the nuisances on the road
"Ors' Is located at the Fort Worth
~ depot Every person who ever
n a train there at night knows
! ! aliude to the army of brIgands
y stand at the end of the street car
: scouting themselves hoarse trying
ue'ude passengers to cheap down
y noiels' They crowd around you,
y melr mouths until with a lantern
! s'uia see what they had eaten for
.'s'' and they breathe on you with
~sah That would wilt the foliage
nSe oak, until you are forced to
- -' oaek into the car go on to the
I stallion and walk back by some
y s'eet into the city. Station
~ fulford and l. however, have a
:, play which we mean to put on
(. yards and which we fondly hope
Asip 10 correct the habit of these
The program is something
n s' get OF the train Invested
~ ~ lewelry and valuables and at
~ " pass through this bowling
Y he members OF which of course
~ my passage. tell one the sec
sn's that 1t is my fixed desire to
/. az a wagon yard, He holds
Y, As ana tries to wilt me into sub
!, with his breath; I swing my
',,n plledriver hits him in the
~ whence the young simeon
u, e9wn goes his meat house.
IN, me Enter Fulford. who seats
~ On the PROSTATE form Of the
N posters him with his club
,h.' : accepts the situation resigned