Evening Republican, Volume 23, Number 220, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 11 September 1920 — HAD TO HAVE AH ARGUMENT [ARTICLE]

HAD TO HAVE AH ARGUMENT

Old Yankee Wae Slek to Death of At mosphere of Peacefulneee Whloh Surrounded Him. An old Yankee was station master, telegraph operator, ticket agent and baggageman at a small town In Maine. A passenger bought a ticket to New York. Thee he walked round to the baggage room to have his trunk checked. The whiskered little ticket agent met him In his new character as baggageman. “Wun’t cheek It I” be qald. * “Why not? That’s a perfectly good ticket. You Just sold It to me. Hie ticket permits me to cheek baggage on It" “Said I wouldn’t cheek it an’ I won't check it" “But you hare to check it I ” “Don't talk big to me, young man. Tm boss here. Said I wouldn’t check It, an’ I wun’t" Then followed 10 minutes of heated dispute. Then the distant whistle of the approaching train was heard. The old man peered down the track and then returned to the passenger. “Changed my mind," said he. “Til check it" “But why all this row? Why wouldn't you check it In the first place and save all this argument 1" “Young feller," responded the railroad functionary, without even a twinkle in his eye, ‘Til tell you how ’tla. For a spell, nobuddy’s been a-comin’ down here like they used to. Hang ’raound th’ pustufflee drivel In’ ’baout peace an’ politics ’n sich. Been lonesum. ’Hain't had enny argymint with nobuddy In three months, an’ b’gum I I wui go’n’o hev one or bu’st!" —New York correspondent'ln Cincinnati Commercial Tribune.