New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-03-13

"Oh. no." the passenger answered .--,,.
| all right. This ticket is good for a ride h,,-
Chicago and Des PLANES I'm going ~ ~.
ct Evanston and walk the ten miles acre. -
country. It's just notion have. 80 q
crank on exercise, and walking has been =,
vised for the benefit Of my liver Oh M ,,.se
this is the right train. | am all right
The conductor looked n, him coly ana ~
! the light OF admiration came into his eyes 4
Well" he said. your liver may 10 de,se,
but. by George, you don't need anything %, u,
strengthening Of your nerve And he 10, No.
ride. M
one time WIN Davis of the Columbi. -.
playing a band Of Georgia Ministries ,h,s.a
the Wost and things we're coming 50 -loyl, ~.
they really seemed TO be going the o,her a.
He had TO reach the coast and with nlno,,.
negro musicians he found himself IN H.,.
City possessed 81 just enough money n brs
fifteen tickets. lie thought and though, A.,
then he believed he had IT, fc took MS erss
~ melody makers into the coach. and Under -,
pretence that they had TO rchearsp he s,a,.i
them 10 playing. They knew how 10 prodr-
music. too, and in addition ID tho general r.,
work he put them through tho whole regui,,
programme OF singing. banjo solos and oyer
thing that did not require action. ~ the I'm.
The train had got forty miles on, the non,
that tn" day coach was a travelling ths,,,,
reached the Puimans and passengers crex All
all but the engineer and fireman were dndIr,
business in the ear with Davis's outfit r.
conductor at length inquired for the manay,,
and Davis gave in his fifteen tickets The ma,
with the punch looked around and began
count the black faces hut inst th.n tho us,
band struck up 'Fhe odd Folks al Home" al
played as though inspired. and by the time ~
conductor had reached "S'ycn" be- changed 4,
mind and sat back and listened, and al the oo,.
clusion joined heartily IN the applause A.
punched DaYis'S anspOriatlCn ard went agay
Although the band fell into The hands of nsa-',
"A Ia ford .ttfgI 60,
cisco, the charm Il music 10 so0thc the saya.,
breast Of the conductor and amend that usgz7g
hcartless individuals theories on arithmetic IA
not once fail
Mr.. Massen, who is playing in The spor,lr.
Duchess" at MCN cker's relates an Instance q
clever beating Of trains which has not gaina
currency. II f. Il tale p hs Younger dlgs
when ne took aa occasional flyer IN irag.t
and ate Shakespeare with great gust1 sCena-
and all. He wore his hair long. which vas q
habit ~ the trag"dian and although ders7
comments were often excited hy this peculiarly
1t was his hair which saved him The jim-cuE
company to which he was attached had gos'|
broke on the aka. plains somewhere in tel
neighborhocd ~ Reno. San Francisco seemed
almost as pitilessly far away as New York AL!
the travel was equally bad Thc others Il tie
company had enough money and courage q,
pay their fares To Sacramento. but Massen Wg'|
sick If the West and wanted 10 70 home o.
the day after his friends departed toward IL
Golden GATE ne. having tried 10 prove that iar
IS a game Of science and not Of chance and hsr
ing failed found himself possessed 81 50 Thai
would take him nowhere. and II looked
though he was 10 die IN the desert He v4r,
down to the station. and while l0urglng Wis,
fully about the through train Rh.,h had iss
pulled in he saw several queer looking ii,.,:
bundles getting or the baggagc-cars and .rcs
platforms Of the day coaches
whats that mean" he asked If "A man via
was sitting on a bagaage-truck
'Injuns. Taking a ride. You know the Gov.
eminent treaty gives '"m the right 10 ride %
southern Pacific and Union Pacific trains free
They do lots of il. too. It's their great fun
And aren't they fired OFF,
mo They mustn't go inside or IN seeper
but If they stick 10 The platforms they're a.
right
Mr. Massen went uptown on calop
The c0lorng liquid which be got at lr,
store fixed his conn !exlun. and his stage ar;
making up was exercised 10 make his face IL
face Of a Washoc. His long hair was bacsea.
an additional sable ana haf-d0llar bought bin
a sufficiently disreputahle blanket and pair
moCcaslns. his own clothes being added as
bonus for the trade
The next oastbound train carried a new lndil
out into tho wastes and on and on 10 Ogle'
Cheyenne. North Platte and Omaha Mr MaSsi
said il was the greatest artistic success of b.
life. and he never took part 10 hiCh he
heartily gave his whole soul II was very graf.
Tying. even II the wearing 0f the blanket an
other real Indian garl-or garbage. as yi
might call ibid introduce feas and kindn'
ON ext,