Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1901-01-04
CAR. FARE COLLATERAL.
Some of the Things offered F.
Rides In New York.


Rides In New York.
Il wish to go TO |'nc Hundred and Six
teenth sturt, a"'i I haven't a ticket
Here is Il vi ui:lbrtlla., Couldn't you let
'2ve ride if leave it as security?'
II The uuGs1ioncr, 4 handsomely dressed
woman. Scene, the elevated road sta
ton at Twenty third street. The woman
was pecruts through the ticket sellers
window with an anxious expression on
ther face. 8
The dispenser Of tickets looked at the
woman scrutinizngly Il moment. Thea,
without a word, he passed a ticket
through the little window. In exchange
the woman thrust her closely rolled silk
covered umbrella through the aperture
There was ball of enameled copper on
the end Of the handle, and to outward
appearances the umbrella was worth ev
cry cent of the Woman's estimate.
"Oh, we get plenty of that Sort" said
the ticket seller aftcrward. II had a wo-
nan offer ;nac Il French poodle, but as it
1against the law to let dogs on the train
fcouldn't take the collateral. \ bystand
er bought her the ticket, however, and
she went off
"All sorts Of things are left. One da,
an old gentleman left Il pair of gold cuff
buttons as security. He never came back
Whether he forgot what station it was OF
whctl,'r }H left town never knew. That
was six .ll:'n, lis ago. | am wearil til,
buttons tt,W
sonnet mes they leave books, but
have refused 70 take these. as the read,
ers nt'tw can for them. \ well known
: cltbmAlr JET; a fine matchbox one night
1t had ti{S name and address on it. II
forgot it, and three weeks aftcrwaru I
n!allC!' il 80 him. lie SIM he 81 for NY
troub!r, J1i'I sad had cleared up /; lny<.
terry. ~ i,"'l suspected one Of his Srrv.
ants I / Stealing Tie article. 1t was late
one r:@!tf Wlirn he g;l on. and perhaps
he h'i hoe! :-.:: IT, CONS lit1lr extr,t
II h""' had roc';oT!:!iyt'<. brooches
uulhrr;; IL. walking Sticks, olkh;iskti
gloves IS, suits nl .'.,i!i1es left with me-
CsuH!l, la' rWlir:S redeem their ) cent
l'tr1-rS. the >;llne day. Sometimes
keep fI:cna vyaq!3s and in.nthsj |Elle great
>;","i:* for ;h,;S; things are Twenty.
Il: j. Twr'i; y-ciyll1?, Thirty third and
i"urtt'n1h streets GA :'lc west side and
Nnth 2':: IFN::ntty-eE5shti'' sYs4ts on !th:
east side. <sT -
''HcSieIcs !,uv,l= personal property fol-
rides, some travellers 10 curious things.
PERSONS III u r'rHhE rlil hold thelr tcfftf
in one hand anu throw whatever they
have in the. other into the ticket box.
Women are the off adcrs in this line
saw womnB drop her baby Jon: the top:
of a box ONE ,lXt' 1t wA4 5nnlyj the til: :
riied cry Of the infant that brought hel
to her senses. The act WAS a thought.
les: IMPULSE; OF course, and as the baby
was not hurt the Incident created no end
OF amusement.
Sometimes they drop small packages
into the boxes. y woman broke the
glass III the box OH the station with her
umbrella not long ago. She was making
rush to catch Harlem train and
thrust: the umbrella instead of the ticket
into the box. r.
'Ilarc is all old senrleman who gets
on at "Si*ty-sixth street who invariably
thrusts his morning paper into the ticket
box. 'ftc guard at that station has had
to cali him back several times '-Nev
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