The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-06-09

Of alkali on the tl-oat and the hair and tho
habits Of the coyotSs. She had seventy
FIVE questions and / hSve answered them
all. No, we don't get any extra ayforthese
little things; that's all included In the days
work"
just at this moment the inquirer APP
proaches. She looks gleefully at the anu
script.
I'm sure it's good Of you to take the
trouble, she says. taking them up, 'and
I'm sure they're all right, but l was just
thinking II you could explain to me there
about the difference of time as you go
west / should be so much obliged. never
could understand it in school, but you look
so intelligent"
Certainly" says CHEEKY One, handing
some more folders without looking, one to
a clergyman who wants to go to Troy n
another TO a schoolgirl for Boston-"R
you'll wait just a moment while answer
the telephone"
yes, this is the Grand Central. You
know it. but you just wanted to ask II there
was any ice in the river still. You know
you don't go across the river from the
Grand Central. Oh, you knew that. too.
you just wanted 10 know on account Of the
scenery.
Yes, ma'am, will / see hat you don't
lose your train tonight? l certainly will,
ma'am. II, you'll come here half an hour
before the train starts and stand in that
place over there I'll look out for you-S
And to the listener:
"The funniest thing l ever saw, speaking
Of catching. no, Of losing trains. was q
man down at the Christopher street station.
who ran to get a boat. threw his suit case
and then jumped. He landed all right.
and when he picked himself up he found
that the boat was coming in, not going out.
We've had lots Of people try hat with
trains-lots of EN-"
The telephone rings again and CHEEKY
One answers it. He tells Inquirer at the
other end that he has just lost his train.
That's one difference between a man
and a woman. l never yet knew a woman
to call up here and ask hat question, while
of the rs, 900 busy calls that We are credited
with every quarter a great many OF them
are for that one inquiry. The woman may
look at a clock and her timetable, discover
by those means that her train has been
called and she still twenty blocks away.
She will come on just the same and then
hold up everybody along the line for being
in the wrong. Women are queer.
where did 1 get my philosophy? Oh;
just gathered it in. Once l was at a little
station along the road and l listened to
the stationmaster there, Nothing rufied
him and l got more enjoyment listening
and realizing that if he hadn't been as good
tempered as he was he wouldn't have had
nearly as good a time. He really loved
TO answer questions. ] believe you Gan
train yourself to be quick and accurate
and II you once allow yourself to become
irritated your usefulness is over.
Il remember hearing an old lady say
to him once:
You're sure there amt no train comes
from N for another half hour?
"'Yes'm; half hour, exactly
. But there's one comes from Nh
Nom; that's taken off. Amt any
that way for an hour an a half,
But the train from u
Then he asked very gently: III you
would tell me where you want to go | could
save you a lot o time, ma'am.'
oh, | don't want to go anywhere in
particular. only my daugher that's Just
married lives cross the way and 1 Santed
to know if twas safe to cross the trac9S."