The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-07-17
FROM CHICAGO TO CONVEY.
The troubles That Beset n Man who Came
East with His Family.

East with His Family.
When the man with his wife and two children
reached the pier ten minutes before the adver-
tised leaving time OF the boat for Coney Island.
and found that the boat had left twenty min
utes before. he lined up the family against one
OF the pillars while he made o dash against the
cage in which a man stood with q bundle OF tick
cts In one hand and q roll Of bills IN the other.
Say" he shouted through the wire. II
thought that boat left at 3:15. That's what the
advertisement reads. and here she has pulled
out ten minutes ahead Of time. You must
think it's mighty funny to get q woman and
two kids ready and bring 'em all the way down
here from 125th street in the sun. and then run
a block to find that the boat left ahead of her
time. l came East to enjoy myself this sum-
mer. and I've got it in the neck ever since I
left home. And now I getit again. When does
your next old boat leave"
The man in the cage was not perturbed. He
looked UP at o clock that has been doing the
lying for the company for years. and answered
mechanically:
Next boat at 3 80"
Thu man outside. who had committed the
time table to memory. retorted:
Now don't gimme that. Your time table
says next boat leaves at AZ
"Three-thirty is a special boat" said the
m maj, in the cage, prepared for eysr9 tsHSrn.
wei. that amt likely. All right: Il
No; one way + I get down there BY this
for The. crowd. which hehad held In check. and
walked over to his family lineup and reported
t his Engagement G t65s tI With t, the ys solssd is6 esd, eoEEpo ora
there was no boat at the pier. The family man
broke into line again and shouted to the man
Where's that 800 boat you told aboutp"
The sa agent g It. turned his head MECHANICALLY
man, and said in the Indifferent manner Of a
boarder who says soup" She's coming In
-"She" came in fifteen minutes later. It was
4 when &" she" turned into the river.
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G GRhaFe aRR eeeonS they her t dian 9sp see GS her or t tRhey
y99pld've., Corporations got, no souls. They
next MI hight 9 about midnishit. g I I bow SoSs i4ra a
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us DululO. EaIu % LOT IIidL. InaG I. GOD. 10
We get to Buffalo about 2 O'Clock In the. after
noon and the conductor. said We had to stop
over until 3 o'clock that night. But never did
learn why. Railroad men won't tell you any
thing. So all We could do was to stop over.
Say. did you ever stop over In Buffalo when 1t
was hot weather..
THAT 8 O'clock train was like that $3.50
boat, only more so. 1t didn't get in to Buffalo
until 10. and 1t never made up any lost time
from that on. / should. say not. It was the
other way. Next morning l asked, a Pullman
niger where we was and hO looked out of the
window knowingly and said we was about in
What time do we get breakfast in New
m "r%s 4P RI .S Ftt no R REst boBa iR N Ely 5 XSFf IS dig 3
O'clock dinner ef we have no bad luck
Il went up agln the little c%ubbyhole eatin'
house on the train-boofay. somebody called 1t
and ordered a layout for my family. Say, /
couldn't feed a goat from one OF them things II
l wanted 1t TO live. Then ! got hold OF q rail
road map and looked back, We had been up in
GfSn as could e%d dnFS eE. we We WAS Was b in dRisP319 sE tSs Sout 70
| Just shut my eyes and told the good Lord to
land me where He pleased. 1t was dark when
We got to that PLACE acrost the river In New
Jersey. and. as l had never been here before. I
that cost me. 81, Next morning / figured
up and found l had spent nigh $50 on the trip
since l bought the tickets In Chicago. I've got
be surprised II this boat hits one Of them mines
before she gifts to Coney. Tween you and me.
stranger, that's one reason why / didn't buy
round trip tickets. Say, hear what I'm sayin'?"
The patient man had remained quiet until he
was nudged. Then he put up his ear trumpet.