Show CI 3 Decidedly Provincial Washington aS on Post Until the other day when I was trav tsar traveling cling eling through the state of Maryland I thought that the tales tal told on the raw countryman were manufactured by the funny funn writers but I now understand more about possibilities said KB R H B Reid I of Portland Ore at the Raleigh last les I night Bald Balti Baltimore Ballimore It seems that an excursion to more was going out of one of ot the small I towns It was a pretty ordinary looking I assemblage that boarded the tho th train and among the number was an old gentleman probably 70 years of age who planked ed himself down doO on rn n the seat opposite to me and almost ruined my say hat which I had laid carelessly there After a while the conductor came around and asked asted for lor tickets He had seen mine but stopped opposite the old gentleman waiting pa patiently fleetly for some time but my m gave no evidence of understanding Fin Finally Finally ally all the conductor said quietly U Tickets Yes I got one said the ancient Vir Virginian Virginian v Ir ginian Let me have It please said the con conductor conductor conductor ductor U What fur was the response I am aint t ta a going to give gie up no ticket till I 1 get back because this ones for Baltimore and come back again acain and like as not some other fellow will wiil be holding your you job by b that time It took the tile conductor about ten min ruin minutes minutes utes to prevail upon the th old gentleman to produce the ticket and even then after It was explained to him and the going por portion portion portion tion torn tom off ot he took ft It out of his pocket every fifteen minutes and read it over OYer again Finally he put It back with a sigh and looked at me meI I reckon Its all right he said but bute you cant always tell teIl about these fel id feller el ler e |