Fort Wrangel news., 1898-06-29
THINGS SEEN ON TRAINS.
Conductors Know Certain Occasions as
 Freak Nights and Look for Them.
"Frenk night on . rnilroad train."


 The conductor of the express for New York, which leaves the Reading termin- al every morning five minutes after midnight, spoke slowly. There's not many people know what freak night Is; hardly anyone but we conductors, and then mighty few of Us. But it's q fact that certain trains on certain days of the week have freak nights. It's so regular that you know when 10 eX- l pect It. It's sure to come
 Its this way" continued the conduc- tor. "On this midnight to New York cmigrant tickets good on the smoking car are issued at reduced rate. Six nights of the week We have just the poorer people that wait all day, sit in the car all night and are walked in New York at o'clock in the morning, all for the opportunity of going over for a half dollar cheaper. They're the kind of people you see everywhere and any where on the streets. But on ono night of the week, just as regular aS death or taxes, all the queer fish that are 1 travelling around seem to gather to- l -NAAA'l '4i 'llt Al'lltl. ilNA tlAt lttolii 1 you would stop and look at when they passed you. They are very fat, very l thin or very drunk; funny looking peo- 1 pie, ugly people; in fact. freaks They never travel without each other. You don't see one freak in a car load of or dinary people. All are plain, everyday people, or else all are freaks. It's got l ln k going to be. If l see one or two OF dinary people getting on. why l know it's an ordinary night; but if 1 see one of these freaks. then l know I'll have only freaks. They generally come Sat urday or Monday nights but there is no rule. Sometimes we won't have any for month. and then we'll have three or four freak nights together, Tn 1SJ6 l counted We had between forty and iifN-about one night week, you see. If you'll come into the smoker I'll show you, for it's freak night tonight" There were five people only in the ear. Freaks don't carry heavy baggage as Il rule. Away up in front stout man was embracing friend. and both were singing the German welcome song. "IIailee. IIailow" for all it was worth. You don't see anything pecu- liar in that maybe but I'll show you. Stop that singing" he said, loudly. There's a woman in the car and she wants to sleep" Both men turned around. They were enthusiastically Irish. And singing q German song, too chuckled the conductor. Two | others in the car had freak written all over them. One Was Il man who must have been six inches oyer six feet tall. He was thin and dressed in rusty black. He had turned over the seat ahead of him and, by putting his feet up, had elevated his knees. thin and gaunt, two feet above his head. The other Was q strange looking foreigner, remarkable for his uEliness. Belonging to some Eastern race, he was dressed in ordinary clothes, which did not it him. His face was pitted and q harelip drew his mouth into an evil position. At first glance he seemed to have no nose. so small, so sunken was it. "Wouldn't like to meet him on coun- try road at night" said the conductor.
 There was one other person in the ear. Il woman. one of those small, sWarthy Italians who patronize the owl trains SD often. No, there's nothing freak ish about that woman on first sight. But come up here with me" He led the way to the woman. Look there," he said On one arm the woman held baby. on the other arm lnother baby; on the seat third baby. They Were triplets. So you see it's freak night" said the conductor, genially. Its good thing for you you didn't get in that smoking car
 An inquiry among the conductors of trolley ears had revealed the curious 1 fact that the same conditions prevail there. They. too. nave freak nights although but once month on the aver age. Just as on the railroad, rhe freaks travel only al night in the "owf' cars. | They are never seen with ordinary peo- 1 ple. but flock together. Although they l have this affinity for each other, their nrighbors pcculiarities never have any | interest for them. They have occupied the center of interest too long; they ale l too accustomed to being wondered at | So they never wonder themselves Philadelphia Times.
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