Show BY MISTAKE I Pittsburg Press There was wag a queer character in here hereon hereon hereon on Saturday said J J Killeen Kieen assist assistant assistant assistant ant ticket agent of the C S railroad at Denver I dont know where he got his Ideas about railroads but he certainly had some funny ones He Ho was a farmer I was busy bus looking over oer some papers when he came in accompanied by his wife and approached the counter Say he said to me can you OU send me and my wife to New Orleans Could I Well Wel I should say sa I could Yes indeed I replied When do you ou want to leave Tomorrow he answered I was being extremely polite pole thinking I saw some good money ahead for us S Git us there safe and sound he asked You bet we can I said saidI I Wont us to by mistake No sir 4 No danger of the engine blowin up Not a bit Wal Yal he said I want to git two passes I guess gues well wel go You mean you yi ou want to buy two tickets I said still smiling Then I told him what the total cost would be When I J got through he said Young feller feler yer er wrong I dont want to pay pa out no money mone to git gi there I want two passes pa es esHe He smile smie when he said It It I saw he was In earnest earnest My l smile faded faed and I told him we give him passes to New Orleans Oh all al right be he replied Guess we go then And nd out they went Where he got ot the notion noton they the could travel on passes merely for the asking I dont know but he certainly certainly certainly had that idea |