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Show NOT EQUAL TO THE EMERGENCY. He looked a bit hard up, but he had a pleasant face and smooth address as he walked into the office of a railroad running west and asked for the superintendent. When conducted to that official's desk he began: "I want the favor of a pass to Buffalo." "Can't have it," was the prompt reply. <br> "I expected that answer, and am prepared for it. I did not come here with a tale of woe. I have not bean robbed." "No?" "Not a rob. I did not lose my money on the street. I am not obliged to rush home to see my wife die. I am not a consumptive who is anxious to get home and die among his friends. All these pleas are old." "Yes, very old and thin." "And yet I want a pass to Buffalo. I feel that I have a right to ask it." "On what grounds?" "This morning I saved the life of a passenger on one of your transfer boats. He was a big, red-wiskered man named Clark. Had he gone overboard it would have cost you perhaps $50,000 to settle that claim." "Clark? Big man with red whiskers? Wretched man, you know not what you did! That's the man who has already got a claim for $20,000 against us for breaking his leg. If you had only let him gone overboard we could have settled with his heirs for less than a quarter of the amount: Go out - go away. You have taken thousands of dollars out of our pockets by your meddlesome act. The beat walked out without a word, but as he reached the door he was heard to grumble: "I thought I was the best liar on the Atlantic coast, but I might as well hang up for this deal. -[Wall Street Daily Newsnot equal to tho the emergency iio t oi a uit bit hard up but lie he lad hall a pleasant pleasa face and smooth address as ile ho walked into tho the office of a railroad rui luing west find and asked lor for the super faten Jent when conducted t to 0 thai thai dealt deak ho he begun 1 I want the favor of a pass to but itlo cant have it was waa the prompt reilly 11 I 1 expected that answer and bin am plo pio pared for it I 1 did not dot come coma hero with a lalo of I 1 havo have not been bean robbed 1 no not arob a rob edid idid I 1 did not aaa louamy my money on the I 1 noi not obliged to horna home to see eee ray my wito wife die I 1 am not flat A who is 13 noxious to get home and die among his hie friends all these aco pleas are old I 1 yer ef very old and athla 11 11 and yet I 1 want a piss pass to caffiro Caf Bal filo ralo I 1 feol feel that I 1 havo have a right to nik it on what grounds 2 this morning I 1 saved the I 1 lifo ife of if a lis on ono one of your transfer or boats M was wag a big biff red bcd whiskered miu mau named clark mad had bo gone overboard it would donld have oost cost you yon perhaps to settle that claim clark eig big man withnol with rol whiskers wretched mn man you know not what you dial the man who has already got ft a claim chum tor for el against us ua for breaking hiu bits log loi if 1 yon yell had only lot him gone folio overboard wo tro could lava hot tied with his heirs for loss ices tilak 1 biair tor ter of tho ilia Qui bunt go ont ro po away YOU yon have taken thousands of dollars out of our by your T tho beat bea t walked out without a word but as lie he reached the door lie ho WAS heard to grum grumble blo I 1 thought I 1 WM was tho the beet beat liar lar on tho the atlantic Atlan lio cout but I 1 might us as well hang bang up tor for this thin deal awall wall street daily news |