The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-05-16

wv young man who presented
himself for place. You had
good billet with the general mana ger
as his private secretary. and it does not
speak well for young man to throw
up a position like that
oh, the job was all very we'll" an
swered the youth. but it was TOO try
ing on my nerves. have nothing
against the boss, but he is so generally
hated that it is dangerous working for
him, and I have only one life, you
know"
What do you mean?' answered the
its Just this way The boss has
not a friend on the system and the
MeXicans have queer way of showing
their dislike for a boss. It's all very
nice. TO their way of thinking, but
where do 1 come in?
Twice somebody opened the switch
when his car was on the sidetrack, and
we were bumped good and hard. Some
day the switch will be left open when
an express train is on the track. The
only reason we escaped death was that
the trains were too slow, but as they
are brushing up in time now 1 thought
I'd clear out before l was made into
mfncemeat.'
And what does the boss say?"
''WeH. he can't get it through his
head why any one should have any
spite against him, and 1 wasn't hank
ering after the job of telling him why.
So 1 quit before we both found out in
another world"
az believe in outings" said the old
railroadman at the Transportation
club as he gulped down the drinks
which had been sent him by T.. NJ
Pomeroy and Joe McIlroy. They are
the best things in the world to sweep
the cobwebs out OF the brain. and l am
surprised that General Fraser relin-
quished his philanthropic job to Henry
Jarman. Not that ! have anything
against Henry. is all right, but
he does not make himself popular. He
never puts his head in the way of a
baseball. which has been struck by
Handsome Vic Smith, and keel over as
if dead. and have the ladies crying. oh,
the only, really, truly, beautiful man in
the club is killed. much to the disgust
of Henry Avila, who some think is the
handsomest man in baseball uniform
ANYBODY ever saw.
''They are all going to Shasta this
time over Decoration day. and Henry
Jarman is to lead the way. Harry era
ham is going. too, and they have had
an extra baggage car put on the train
for him. He does travel with consid-
cradle baggage, yes.
Trips like these are just the things
for hard working freight and passen-
ger getters. No one knows how hard
these agents of foreign lines work 1t
is something awful. Why, some rela-
tive comes out here and they have TO
drop everything and go OFF 70 the
Grand canyon or the Yosemite or any
other old place. just as il they wanted
to go.
Relative? OF course said relative
Relative of general manager. of
course. And then how they have to go
east. 1t is always on the wing with
them When the weather is cold and
rainy UP here the orange crop is NOV
ing down south. and they have to be
there all the time. 1 tell you it is no
pleasure leaving the cold. blowy city
for the fra grant groves of the south.
moment by the perfume of the bios
SONS. But duty is duty.
."rhen just look at the functions they
have to attend through fear of Offend
ing somebody. Lake Tahoe is to be
opened. Up go few OF the hard
working agents to be at the opening.
Nobody can tell what business a man
may catch up there. What's the odds?
The railroads carry you free, and Uncle
Lincoln is SO generous with ANIMALS on
the Pullmans that it would hurt his
feelings not to use the berths.
Henry Jarman was pretty hard put
where to go with his flock this time.
Everything else had been played out.
going to get an airship and take the
association TO the tropics to thaw out
some who arnt good mixers
mo. stree. YOU cant say that rail-