A CONDUCTOR WHO BACKED DOWN.

Temuka Leader, Issue 285, 2 September 1880, Page 2

A CONDUCTOR WHO BACKED DOWN.

■ ■■■♦ Before the train left Bay City yesterday morning for Detroit, a woman, nearly six feet tall, and having a complexion like a fresh- burned brick entered he depot, followed by a dog almost asbig as a yearling calf. Having purchased a ticket, the woman stood beside the train until the conductor came along when she led off with ; “You have been pintod out to me as the boss of this train,” « Tes’ra,” was his modest reply. “ Well, I’m going to Detroit tur the old man.” “ Yes.” “And this dog is going along with me. He goes where I go every time in the year.” Yes ; he can go down in the baggage car.” “ Not any he can’t 1 That’s what I stopped you for. This ’ere dog is going ’long in this ’ere car, and nowhere else !” “ The rules of the road—” «Rules be-hanged ? My old man can be banged around by everybody, and he never demands his rights ; but Lucinda hain’t Thomas—not by a jogfull?”

“ Madam, let me — 5 “I don’t want i»j clawing off?” she interrupted, as she peeled a pair of black mittens off her big red hands. “ I’m going, and the dog’s going, and what I want to know is whether you want to raise a row on the cars, or have it right now and here ?”

The conductor looked the dog over, and was about to shake his head, when began untying her bonnett and quietly remarked :

“ I s’pose, being as I am a woman, it would be no more than fair for the dog to sail in with me. Come here Leonid us ?” “ Madam,” replied the conductor, as he felt a shiver go up his legs, i taka your dog, and get aboard.” “ Honest injun ?” “Yes.” I “ No row aft-r the cars start ? “No.” “ Then, that settles that, and 1 m much obliged, though you & kinder hang off at first. Leonidas, toiler me, and behave yourself |”