Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-03-19
Hooooos ON A TRAIN.
sbe wbistIfnR Passenger ana the
One with Err Nuns.

One with Enr Nuns.
The conductor of railway train that
pulled out from Jersey City was taking
I'D tickets. One of his passengers was
whistling as he hauled out his. The
conductor handed IL back unDunched.
When the conductor returned from the
rear coach, he hesitated 8t 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 of the sib-
liant passenger and returned IT without
the usual perforation. After this had
been repeated baldbeaded passenger
in a starboard seat apologized TO the
conductor and asked him why he did
not punch the whistler's ticket.
~ am not superstitious," was the re-
ply, "but / am afraid IL that fellow
doesn't stop whlstling we shall run In
to blizzard or off the track or have a
collision"
The baldhead said that was cheerful
Information coming from conductor.
"Well, you asked me, and have told
you. | never knew II to fail. j know
whistling is considered by some as an
evidence Of good nature, but when II
is done in a railway coach it is In line
with the crow Of hen. What on earth
a man wants to whistle for when he is
in car don't know. But that is nei'
ther here nor there. 1t is bad luck, es
pecially If 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
swering"
"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. l can't think of anything tt
| ask"
as that notion common to conduct
ors?"
81 can't say how general II is, but
have had it 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 tha
mans ticket before he leaves the car?
Certainly. But he may stop whis
Ting. If he doesn't, l shall have I,
take it up just the same; but the Gam
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 hi
satchel and started for the door. TIL
conductor overlook him and said:
"This is not your station"
"I am going to stop over here on
train"
"Give me- that ticket, quick cut 1
the conductor, $50 that can fix it, 0
1t won't be good for stop over"
The passenger complied as he n
sumed whistling. The ticket was fiXe(
and the passenger left the car. Th
conductor usually turns his train owe
to another at Philadelphia, but th
time the same conductor continued
balulmOre. Wueu tne tram was uuut
headway again, the baldheaded pa
senger congratulated the conducto
He smiled and made no reply. Jus
after the train left Wilmington 1t can
to p stop in the open and stood thel
for an hour. The locomotive had g
the kinks. When it started again,
was at fitful speed. When it final
reached Baltimore, snowstorm ha
overtaken it, or it had run into on
The conductor left the train there.
at might have been all right" he e,
planned to the baldheaded passenge
"but man got on at Wilmington wi
wore ear muffs, and knew then W
were in for it. ! may be wrong abol
whistling men, but when man ge
on my train wearing heaters on h
ears I then know there is trouble cor
ing. l am not superstitious, but thel
are things you can't get round"
The train was three hours late at /
destination. The storm was at /
height. The street cars had stoppe
Cabs We're SO apiece.-New York Sun.
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