Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1900-03-23
Hooocos ON A TRAIN.


The Vhtssiia,S Passenger and the
One VIA Car HuRs.
The conductor O. a railway train that
pulled OCT from Jersey City was taking
up sickets- One of his passengers was
whistlinS as be hauled ont his. The
conductor handed il back unpunched.
When the conductor returned from the
rear coach, he hesitated ut the seat or
the whistling man aud then passed on.
When he made his second trip through
the car. after the train had left Trcn-
ton, he again took the ticket OF the sib-
liant passenger and returned IL without
the usual perforation. After this had
been repeated baldheaded passenger
in starboard seat apolosized to the
conductor and asked him why he did
not punch the whstlers ticket.
II am not superstitioUs," was the re-
ply, but I am afraid If that fellow
doesn't stop whistling we shall run in
to a blizzard or Off the track or have
collision"
The baldhead said that was cheerful
Information coming from<a conductor.
"Wen, you asked me, and have told
You. never knew il TO fail. know
whistling is considered by some as an
evidence OF good nature, but when il
Is done In a railway coach ii is in line
with the crow of hen. What on earth
man wants TO whistle for when he is
In a car don't know But that is nei-
Their here nor there. 1t is bad luck, es-
pecially il the conductor punches the
ticket while the man is whistling."
why don't you ask him a question
and punch his ticket while he is an
sweringg''
THAT would do no good. He must
not have his lips puckered when take
the ticket. Besides, | don't know what
to ask him without appearing imperti-
nent. can't think of anything TO
ask
rs that notion common TO conduct
!ors?''
81 can't say how general it is, but |
have had 1t many years, and / know
others who think the same. A locomo-
tive engineer doesn't like to have any
body whistle in his pilot"
But you will have to take up that
mans ticket before he leaves the carr"
Certainly But he may stop whis-
Ting. II he doesn't. | shall have TO
take it up just the same; but the dam
age will be done then"
What damage?"
why, the hoodoo will be running
the train by that time. know what
am talking about"
philadelphia All out for PhiladeL
phiap shouted the porter.
The whistling passenger seized his
satchel and started FOR the door. The
conductor overlook him aud said:
This is not your station"
II am going TO stop over here one
train"
Give me that ticket. quick cut I'm
the conductor. so that can fix IL. or
1t won't be good for a stop over"
The passenger complied as he re-
stunned whistling. The ticket was fixed.
and the passenger left the car. The
conductor usually turns his train over
to another at Philadelphia. but this
time the same conductor continued TO
Baltimore. When the train was under
Roadway again. the baldhe-ied mas.
senger congratulated the conductor.
He smiled and made no reply. Just
after the train left Wilmington II came
~ 'NSF 81 thc OllCu anu STOOD there
FOR an hour. The locomotive had got
the kinks. When II started again. II
was at ftful speed. When IL finally
reached Baltimore, snowstorm had
oyertaken II, or Il had run into one.
The conductor left the train there.
1T might have been all right" he OK.
planned TO the baldheaded PASSENGER
but man got on NJ Wilmington who
wore ear muffs, and I know then we
were In for H. may he wrong about
-whistling men. uUt when n man gets
on my train wearing heaters on his
ears then know there is trouble com.
lug. l am not superstitious. but there
are things you can't get round"
The train was three hours late M its
destination. The storm was M its
height The street cars had stopped.
CABS were 50 ap!ecc.-New York Sun.