Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1900-05-26
HOOOOOS ON A TRAIN.
The whistIing Passenger and the
One With Ear Muffs.


One with Ear Muffs.
The conductor of railway train that
pulled out from Jersey City was taking
up tickets. One Of his passengers was
whistllng as he hauled out his. The
conductor handed II back unpunched.
When the conductor returned from the
rear coach, he hesitated at the seat OF
the whistling man and then passed on.
When he made his second trip through
the car. after the train had left Tren-
ton. he again took the ticket or the SID
liant passenger and returned 1t without
the usual perforatlon. After this had
been repeated baldheaded passenger
Iu a starboard seat apologized to the
conductor and asked him why he did
not punch the whistler's ticket.
81 am not supersttlous." was the re-
nlv. "but | am afraid II that fellow
doesn't stop whlstling we shall run In
TO a blizzard or off the track or have
collision"
The baldhead said that was cheerful
information coming from conductor.
well, you asked me, and | have told
Won. never knew II TO fall. know
whistlIng Is considered by some as an
evidence of good nature, but when II
IL done In a railway coach 1t IN la line
with the crow Of a hen. What on earth
n man wants to whistle for when he Is
IN a car don't know. But that Is mel
Their here nor there. 1t Is bad luck, es-
pecially II the conductor punches the
ticket while the man Is whlstllng."
"Why don't you ask him a question
and punch his ticket while he Is an
sweringT
"That would do no good. He must
not have his lips puckcred when ! take
the ticket. Besides. don't know what
to ask him without appearing impertl-
nent. can't think Of anything to
ask"
us that a notion common to conduct
ors?"
81 can't say how general II Is, but |
have had II many years, and ! know
others who think the same. a locono-
tive engineer doesn't like to have any
body whistle In his pilot"
"But you will have TO take up that
mans ticket before lie leaves the carr
Certainly But he may stop whis-
Ting. IL he doesn't ! shall have TO
take 1t 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-
phiaY shouted the porter.
The whistling passenger seized his
satchel and started for the door The
conductor overlook him and said:
This is not your station"
IL am going to stop over here one
train"
"Give me that ticket, quick" cut In
the conductor, 80 that | can fix 1t, or
II won't be good for a stop over"
The passenger complied as he re-
sumed whlstling. 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 baldheaded pas
senger congratulated the conductor.
He smiled and made no reply. Just
after the train left Wilmington 1t came
to stop in the open and stood there
for an hour The locomotive had got
the kinks. When II started again, II
was at fitful speed. When 1t finally
reached Baltimore. a snowstorm had
overtaken 1t, or 1t had run into one.
The conductor LETT the train there.
at might have been all right" he ex-
planned to the baldheaded passenger,
'but n man got on at Wilmington who
wore ear muffs, and ! knew then we
were In for 1t. | may be wrong about
whistllng men. but when a man gets
OH my train wearing heaters on his
ears then know there Is trouble COM
ing. am not superstitious. but there
are things you can't get round"
The train was three hours late at its
destination. The storm was at its
height. The street cars had stopped.
Cabs were So apiece.-New York Sun.