Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-04-11

AT THE STATION.
 tie more justice would be done and the road management would be grateful for it. Every man owes it to his fellow man to report wrongs, in order that they may be set right. We are generally too lazy to assist justice. We are in hurry and forget to warn the authorities that a great wrong is being perpetrated, and the first We know disaster is the result.
 Let us not fight with the employee him. self, for he may be the kind who will en- joy it. Go to the head of that depart ment with names and dates, and thereby you are conferring lasting blessing on the rest of the public. as one does who plants an oak or walls a spring at the roadside and hangs a gourd thereby.
 We had tried for half an hour to get some information regarding a delayed train, but the agent would not even re- ply. He picked his teeth and looked far, far away, or pretended to be busy and turned his back on us. He was excep- tionally mean and cold. He would have scolded us if he could have done it safely.
 There were four of us, and if we could not make that train in time we wanted to take another going the other way and by means of another junction get to our appointed town. The agent of the road seemed to resent the fact that our agent wore good clothing and looked prosper ous. You know that offends some peo- pie. Others become inhamed at a man because he is fine looking. Most all the enemies I have ever had really had no Nfl, loin in% fn ,ol-
 Our agent asked gently and in a cooing voice if he could get information regard ing trains, as he had other plans that must be made if our own train should be over two hours late.
 The agent said he didn't run trains. He just sold tickets.
 Our agent, MT. Raymond, said, You run the telegraph station, do you not:"
 The agent stepped over to the other side of the room and pretended to read his letter book, as if regarding the liter ary style of letters he had written re- garding way car No. 0S97632, which was billed to appear at Cincinnati the week before, but was reported in bad condi- tion at Cleveland and referred to the agent at Blcarbonate, O., who begged
 
 Mir. Raymond asked the agent if he thought the train would be along in time to connect at Dayton for Xenia.
 i've been asked that question now about 1, 100 times,' said the agent, flying at the bars of his cage and biting great mouthfuls out of the ticket rack
 Il know" said Mir. Raymond, but I haven't asked you before. I just ask you now just once more if 1 can make that connecticut
 You can if this train gets there be- fore the other goes out"
 Well, you are so crisp and fresh that see no way but to telegraph the man. ager. I have blank, thank you. I met the manager the other day and told him of an agent who had treated me this way, and he told me to report it next time. I have the witnesses here, fortu- nate1y, to the way you have behaved, so I will wire him."
 He then wrote out this telegram:
 MUGG's LANDING, O., March Il. George P. Dickinson. General Manager R. S. V. P. R. R.:
 Agent here will give no information regard ing arrival of No. r, though it is important that I should have it at once. In addition to this he attempts to be funny and insulting. How can l get the information, as a loss of $600 or $l,0OO will result from our failure to reach Clematis, O., by o'clock?
 SEE. RAYMOND.
 He handed this in at the window and asked to have it sent at once. The agent stopped whistling. He counted the words, reading them as he went. When he got through, his mouth was dry, and l>s occN &l,aG failure.
 Il suppose you know that if send this it will cost me my nlace?" he saiG putting the wrong end of the pen over his ear and soaking his sulphur colored hair with ink.
 'Tm not talking about your private affairs," said Raymond. II am hired myself for the purpose of getting my at- fractions to their destinations and keep ing faith with the public"
 But shall be thrown out of employ ment, and I have large family of chil- dren."
 "I'm not asking about your children" said Raymond. "The census is another matter. As I said before, my own posi- tion depends upon being able to fulfill my contract with the manager of the opera house at Clematis, O."
 "But I can't send this telegram with out losing my place."
 And if you don't send it you'll lose your place. I can give you writ guarantee regarding that"
 By this time everybody in the station had gathered round the window where the two men faced each other through the bars.
 There was pause.
 The ticket man said, with blue lips. "The train will be here in time for you to connect at Dayton"
 ''Yes, but that won't answer now. I have given you telegram to send to MT. Dickinson. and you are losing time."