Evening Republican, Volume 18, Number 74, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 March 1914 — Grown-Up Children. [ARTICLE]

Grown-Up Children.

A railroad guard related an amusing little incident the other day. “At an out-of-the-way little station in the north,” he said, “a party of workingmen wished to book a town in the Midlands. Unfortunately, the booking clerk had only a limited number of tickets for the journey at his' disposal. - “Eventually he got out of his difficulty by dividing the pieces of pasteboard and issuing children’s tickets to the party, at the same time explaining how matters stood. “ ‘They’ve paid full fare, of course,’ he remarked, ‘so you must let ’em through.’ “I had almost forgotten the matter, when a ticket-examiner at B came to me and remarked, with a sorrowful shake of the head: “ ‘This under-age dodge is getting too warm!’ “ ‘What’s the matter?’ I asked. •‘ ‘Matter?’ he echoed disgustedly. Why, here’s a whole carriage full o’ children wot plays cards, drinks -whisky, and wears whiskers!' I’’—London Tit-Bits.