Show the penalty of politeness when james jamea J hill la Is in the humor he will tell you ot of pt a particularly polite brakeman in the west who never tired of answering the innumerable questions put to him concerning the scenic features along his line usually the brakeman formed part of a crew that comprised a conductor who was something of a grouch on one occasion when the polite brakeman bra kaman bad been for somo some time ex satiating patia pat lating ting upon the beauties ot of nature as seen from the car window a passenger whispered to the conductor can call you roif tell mo me how the brakeman lost hta his forefinger ue he seems to be a nice fellow sure hes a nice fellow assent assented dd the grouchy conductor the trouble why that fellow Is so obliging that lies hes worn ills his finger off pointing out the scenery along the line judge |