The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1894-11-22
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had hoped to find a seat NIL to himself,
and had calculated to elevate his feet,
remove his hat and have a sort OF pic
mic by himself on the way down town.
lie stood On the running board and
hesitated until the conductor rang two
bells. and then he made choice OF a
seat with only one man in it. That
man was fat man, however, and he
had a twenty Thousand dollar mort
gage on the end Of the seat The. new
arrival was mad, and to prove he was
mad he stepped on the fat mans feet
and rubbed his knees and sat down
with bang and growled:
II was in hopes that the railroad hog
was dead, but find that he has simply
changed his basel"
when other folks hitch along and
give up the end of the seat III do the
same, replied the fat man, without
any particular rancor.
'sYes, some folks have to wait for
other folks to show 'em what manners
are.n growletl the new arrival as he
polled the fat man in the ribs with his
elbow.
IF twas the custom to hitch, then
I'd hitch. II you had said to me that
you were suffering to plant yourself
on this end of the seat l should have
hitched along"
.Yon look like n man who would,
you tlo. The idea that one has to climb
over somebody to get n seat in street
car makes me tired.''
..You have all the week to rest in,
haven't you?" placidly queried the fat
man.
None O your bizncss whether have
or not.
no suppose not When You stopped
the car suspected you might want this
shady seat and made up my mind that
if You asked for it you should have it.
Instead of informing me Of your desire
YOU"
Hang a fat man, anyhow inter-
ruptel the other with much feeling.
'.The day will come in this country
when hogshead on legs wont be per-
mitted to make public nuisance Of
himself. There ought to be law on
that subject"
II expect there had but if you
wanted this cool and shady end OF the
seat why didn't You permit me to offer
it to youo While l am fat, | am not
without sentiment have feelings for
my fellowmen. 1t was only the other
day that was riding on Fort street
'.You saw me take this car, didn't
your shouted the disappointed man.
yes saw you"
.sWhen started to enter this aisle
YOU never moved so much as a hair"
That's true, but that's the custom,
you know The idea is to positively
ignore the existence of the later ar
rivals. That is, unless the later ar
rivals should pleasantly and kindly re-
quest the first arrivals to hitch along.
Had you requested me-had you given
me the slightest glimmer Of your feel
inrs in the matter-I should assuredly
have taken great-'
ooh! you go to-" growled the disap-
pointed man. Next time go to get
on car and find the aisle blockaded by
fat man I'll start custom which I'll
hope to see followed
I'm sorry you feel as.you do" sooth-
ingly observed the fat man. "As said
before if you had kindly requested me
to hitch along-if you had hesitated
for moment and thus given me to I'M
derstand that you preferred this cool
and shady end of the car seat To-"
s.A hog is a hog." shouted the disap-
pointed man as he rose up and wa we'd
his arm to the conductor.
Yes. know, but i hope you won't
leave the car feeling that have done
Won an injury As said before, while
It is not ithsscust tom to hitch along, and
while cannot now recall one single
instance where passenger has hltched
for me, if YOU"
And hogs ought to be compelled TO
ride in the hog cars." finished the dis
appointed man as the car stopped and
he got down and started OFF with the
sun roasting the top of his hat.
Yes, they certainly had, replied the
fat man as he smiled and beamed and
nodded. 81 trust we shall meet again.
and if we do, and if am on the cool
and shady and comfortable end OF a
seat in street car, and you are roasting
hot and rivulets of perspiration are
streaming down your back, why, all
you've got to do is to"
But the conductor signaled for the
car to go ahead, the notorman gave
things twist in obedience. and few
seconds later business along the avenue
had returned to its usual channels
Detroit Free Press.
Peculiarly OF the Golden Rod.
Probably a great many people who
travel have failed to notice that the
period OF blooming of the golden rod
does not begin first in the south and
move northward, but apparently in the
other direction-from north to south.
In some places in northern Vermont
and New Hampshire golden rod OF the
common field and railroad track vari-