Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1899-05-11
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air beer wagon. says the New York
San, the Pennsylvania Railway Sta
ton in Jersey City gloried in the
services Of 9 train porter named
Michael Hogan, who was we'll known
to oil Jersey City before the seven
ties, from Taylor's City to the
Schutzen Park. Hogan was rugged
out with brass buttons galore and .
drum majors baton az q mark Of
authority. He was tall aud portly,
and his melodious voice quite filed
the dinky station Of those days.
One day-he had just called .
train-there appeared unto him Q
little woman, leading diminutive
boy, who plsintively asked
Say, meester, vat time does de
Eegst train 60 to Noosrk, Moo
Chairsey?'
And Mike, in all the dignity Of
his Office, made response 'Th'
nex' train for Noo-ark, Moo JarseY,
laves at wan-thorty P. NJ.
Five minutes later he called an
other train, q local for the South /:
'Aal aborrd f'r 'Lizabeth, Rahwsy,
P't'r Ambhoy, Red Bank. AL
aborrd aal .aborrd 7
The little woman, still leading
the little boy, again approached
him, saying, very apologeticslly:
Say, meester, Won't you please
and tell me ven the negst train goes
too Nooark. Moo Chairsey ?
Mike scowled at her, but. feel
ing her entire submission to bis au-
thority. replied 9Th mex train i'r
Noo-ark, Moo Jersey, laves at wan
thorty P. NJ.
Then he walked away, chatted
with the newsman, went out and
appropriated o few peanuts from
the itinerant vender and, return
ing, opened another gate, and with
all his beautiful voice, announced :
'Aal aborrd ! aal aborrd fl
Trinton, Phillidelphy, Baltimore,
Wahshingt'n, and pints South, aal
aborrd aal aborrd =
Then again he felt the gentle
touch of the little woman on his
arm, and his ears were greeted BY
the now familiar question
Say, meester, vat time did you
say der negst train will leaf to Moo.
ark. Moo Chairsev p
Mike was indignant. He brushed
the hand away, and strengthening
himself to bis fullest height replied,
more in sorrow than in anger:
Madam, what's the matther wild
youse? Ye're q stoopid old wo.
man. I've tould ye three times
now-th' nix thrain FIR Noo-ark
Moo Jarsay, leaves at wan-thCrtJ
p. M
And the little woman, with new.
er break in her quavering, fearful
voice, said
'Meester, | don't care ven dc
negst train goes to Nooark, Noe
Ohsirsey; little key likes to hear
you shpeak =
'They had been chums for SO
long, says the Chicago Inter.
Ocean, shat when the one gave q
chatting dish party to some Of his
most intimate feminine acquaint.
ances, the other made q point OF
returning early from the theatre 10
order to be present. Chum No. z
had hardly made his appearance be.
fore Chum No. /, in his anxiety ia
chatter nonsense with the pretties,
girl in the room, managed to upset
q basin of beaten egg Yolks down
the front of his new Tuxedo. Chum
No. ! was much distressed, appar.
emit, and Chum No. 2 FASTENED to
his assistance.
$50 into my room and take
mine,' he adjured his friend, gen.
erously. 'I've a brand-new one;
just come today
"Chum No. l smiled queerly.
Il know it, old boy was what be
said, grinning in q rather forced
fashion. Fact is--well-my own
looked little shabby this evening,
and I've got yours on. /"