The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-04-21

and she didn't think tho road had q
moral right TO refuse II. | agreed with
her as to that and she accepted the
ticket with heartfelt thanks and tears
in her eyes. She looked hungry, and
asked her If she was going through
without anything to eat She said
shed have TO. and felt so sorry for
her that asked her to 90 out to
restaurant and filed her up with oys-
tiers. beefsteak aud a lot OF other
things. l remember the bill was $3.50.
Her train went at 1905 O'clock, so |
took her to the theater If YOU want
to love any one, just do something for
'em The more did for this poor girl
the more | thought what lovely home
she could make for me. BY the time
left her at the station ] would have
bought her good ticket. but I'D spent
all my money. | told her to keep up
her courage and she'd 80 through all
right. She said that was one OF ma
lures nobiemen and would be re-
warded for my kindness to her. AS
the train moved away she waved her
hand to me out OF the coach window,
looking at me with fearful eyes.
1t wasn't a week before | received
note from the attorney of the road
over which I'd given the girl ticket
stating that they had a case against
me for swindling and must either shut
up my shop or they would send me TO
state prison. went at once to the
attorneys Office and asked 10 know
what it meant. He showed me the
ticket had given The girl with a sick
mother and asked me il I'd sold it to
a deaf and dumb girl, denied the
charge and admitted I'd given 1t to
girl who could talk as well as ! could
Then he told me how the ticket had
been used
The girl had poked It at the conductor
when he came around, and he told her
II was no good she began to talk to
him with her fingers, and. seeing her
condition. he had given her a pencil
and paper on which she wrote that
ticket scalper had sold the ticket to her
for the regular fare, The road was
trying to get a case TO scare us scalp
ers, and the conductor, backed by the
passengers. who were indignant at
such treatment Of poor deaf and
dumb girl, passed her through, but he
stipulated that she should give the
name OF the scaIper, which she did
willingly, expressing the hope that they
would punish him sounily.
Well, told my side OF the story,
and when they sent to the address the
girl had given them for confederation
OF her side they found there was no
such street and number In existence.
The officers Of the road believed that
the poor girl shrank from appearing
against me and had, therefore. thus
concealed her abode But. not having
any evidence against me. they didn't
prosecute me, though ! remained I'M
der a cloud with them
Not long ago IN looking over d news
paper my eyes were attracted to an
item headed. Working the Deaf and
Dumb Racket" The item stated that
Mary Meyers had been arrested for
travelling on railroad trains on worth
less tickets and pretending to be deaf
and dumb she represented that the
tickets were sold her by ticket scalp
ers. thus exciting the sympathy neces-
cary to get herself passed and often to
draw forth contribution from the
passengers. sent the clipping to the
officers Of the railroad she had swim
died, and they wrote me note OF
apology
But | don't want any more women In
mine. MERRICK ANGUS.