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Show rncivll Kullnajr Tortera. All English railway companies nre I very particular about civility being shown to the public, with perhaps one exception, known to most railway men; i but even that company has now improved im-proved iu this respect, as well ns in many others. A bnldheaded director of this company was traveling with somo stringers, strin-gers, and at one of the stations one of them asked the name of the place. A porter pointed to the name board, remarking, re-marking, "Can't you read?' The director direc-tor was somewhat vexed, but said nothing. noth-ing. At the next station another of tho passengers asked if they changed there for A . "Sit still, and don't bother; this ain't a junction," the porter replied. The director, who was much surprised at the incivility of the porters, told the strangers who he was, ami expressed regret, re-gret, that they bad been so spoken to. "I will see, however," ho said, "if they will j speak in the same way tome." At tho next station he put bis head out of tho , window, but could get no one's attention j till the train was mov-ino- nff wh,.n : porter came up and shouted to him, "Keep your bald head in, old buffer, or you'll catch odd." He fumed with rae;e, but the strangers seemed to enjoy his defeat. There was trouble at those three stations sta-tions the next day, and three faces were seen no more on those platforms. Chambers' Cham-bers' Journal. |