The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1898-02-19
A GOOD THING.
How an IL" Rond Night Guard Earned
More than His Days Wages.


The colonel was frying homo a lit
tie more alcohol than usual. l don't
know whether or not he was a colonel
but that is what Billy, the guard on one
OF the night u" trains called him, and
Billy knows most Of his regular passcn-
gers as we'll us he knows where they
ought to get off the train, says a writer
in the N. y. Herald.
The colonel lurchcd heavily aboard
the train at 2Sth street and dropped into
the scat nearest TO the door.
"Hey, Billy, don't let me go past
l04th street. l want to take a nap"
The colonel %thereupon fumblcd in his
pocket and gave Billy q bright new
silver dollar MS a tip. Then he settled
himself comfortably into his big ulster
and was soon asleep.
Something broke the colonel's nap as
the train swung around the curve into
sd street. He moved sleepily toward
the platform and inquired: "Ish zis
Hundred-and-Foursh street,"
"Sit down. colonel" said Billy, reas.
suringly. ITS only SD and Sth avenue.
I'll put you of at your station all
right"
"That'sh all right. Billy; don't forge,
me, and here'sh something for your.
self" The colonel this time went down
into a roll Of bills and gave Billy n 81
note. Billy pocketed it slnilingly aud
the colonel resumed his snooze.
At I'D street an outgoing passenger
stumbled against the coloncl's foot and
aroused him again. He jumped toward
the door n%ervously just as Billy pulled
the bell cord.
Not there yet, colonel" said the "L'
road guardian angel. Don't disturb
yourself, sir; III look after YOU"
SHANK you, old man; all right. Buy
yo%urshelf a d-d-drink when yoush oil
duty" and the sleepy colonel dived
again into his horde of small change
and tipped Billy a half dollar. Billy
pocketed the coin with the assurance OF
IL pantata rs the train moved Oh.
When the train finally reached 104th
street the colonel was in Il deep sleep.
Billy shook him vigorously and helped
him toward the door.
"Now we're off, mnmbled the colonel,
as he braccd himself forthe exit" Come
wish me, Billy. and wc'll have a drink
togesher. Nice saloon right down
shreet, open all night-got Il pull. Come
along" and the colonel grasped Billy
firmly to take him along onto the plat
form.
Billy protested that he couldn't leave
his post,
"Never mind zhe old train, my boy.
Train can wait for us. Won't refuse ia
drink with me, will you?"
Billy stood grasping the bell cord i'm.
patiently and gently but firmly urging
the colonel off the platform.
well, business is business" nut
tered the colonel. finally. "If you can't
drink wish me, Billy, take something's
buy a cigar"
Another silver dollar passed into the
hand of the guard us he jerked the bell
rope aud sung out:
"Hundert and Sixteen-next!" and
tho train rumbled off, leaving the
colonel pensively looking for the exit
gate ard trying the door of the ladies
room.
"Are there many of them like thatp"
asked Billy.
mo. wish there were. Tho colo.
nel's always liberal. That's more than
my days wages made in one trip; but
there amt many like the colonel. The
colonies u good thing" aud Billy
slammed the door and came inside oul
Of the cod.