The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-02-25
HOODOOS Oy 4 RATIWir TRAIN.
A whistiinR Passenger and the One With
"Enr Heatersn brought on q severe storm.


The conductor Of a railway train ,ha, pulled
out from Jersey City was taking up tickets. one
Of his passengers was whis,ling as he hauled
out his. The conductor handed 1t back un-
punched. When the conductor returned from
the rear coach he hesitatel at the seat q the whis-
Ting man and then passed on. When he made
his second trip through the car. after the train
had left Trenton. he again took the ticket Of the
sib'lant passenger and returned it without the
usual perforaton. After this had been repeated
a bald headed passenger in q Sta-board seat apol
ogiled TO the conductor and asked him why he
didn't punch the whistler ticket.
4 am not superstitious,' was the reply, but
| am afraid IL that fellow doesn't stop whisiling
We shall run into a blizzard, or of the track, or
have a collision"
The bald head said that was cheerful informa-
ton coming from a conductor,
"Wall, YOU asked me and have told you. |
never knew 1, To fail ! know vhisiling is con.
sidcred by some as an evidence Of good nature,
but when II is done in a railway coach 1 is in line
with the crow Of a hen. What on earth a man
wants to whistle for when he is in a car ! don't
know. But that is neither here nor there. 1t
is bad luck especially IL the conductor punches
the ticket while the man is whis,ling"
Why don I you ask him a question and punch
his ticket while he is answering"
That would do no good. He must not have
his lips ~puckpred whom | take the ticket, Besides,
] don't know what 10 ask him without appearing
impairment ! can think OF any Thing 10 ask"
rs that a notion common TO conductors
i, many years, and | know others who think the
same. \ locomotive engineer doesn't like TO
hayS anybndy Whistle in lis pilot"
Bat You viii have 10 take M that mans ticket
b7lDra he leaves the car"
"Cer'aialy Nut he may stop whis,ling. II
he do'sn I | ,ha.! have 10 take it up justine same,
WIZ, The hoodco VIII ba running the train
by no, i,rh frow what ON ,5ik'nC about"
.thlnd,lp.' "a, al '"ti.ri mlt1clLtia" shouted
Tho VII sling rassenger scta~d lis s0,chef and
started Ter II" !uur. II" conductor overlook
him ard Ss'r
This is not vour station
am Fo'Nc =" stop OYER her, one rain
Give me- that tcSa', owck" ext N the con
duc'or, so that ! con hNIt ar II won I i've good for
a stnrovar
,Th' passenger c%or,pI"'. ~, he resumed whis-
LING The ticket was h;st, md Ne PASSENGER
Ell III" 'ar. The conductor usl'An iuTns his
ir"'n over I" another At ih'aoelphia, hut this
time III" same com'rctor continued 10 Baltimore.
,Wh%,n me iruin was under hea' way, again he
bald hearted passenger congratulated the con
dnc'or He smile rnd madn no rrt lv. Jus, n'ter
he 'rain left Win nr,rn. IL c'lre Ia a a'op
N lh- oten md stood here fr ~ hour The
locomotive haI rot N" links. When II stared
again II was al fiful speed. When IL nnsily
reached baltimore n snuwGtorr had uye-akrn
H. ~ : lcI ran MO one. The Condr c'ur left
the train thora.
1t r'jgh' hrye been al right" he e,~yiain@l
~ tn. mi. h'HGe' passenger. out n man got on
at Wilmington who vur, ear NUTS. and | lucw
then We we've ~ Tor !. II may nv wrong about
whiSiI.nr mon bat hen u man rats IN M train
weaving hratrre 81 his ears | then know there
is trouble conIrg. ON not superstiiiUGs, hut
th"r' IRE things v"rI con get round
The ira.n wns threc hours lote AZ is dsstins-
ton. Til" storm sas NJ IT. height. The street
cars had stopped. tabs = ere 50 apiece.