Show the penalty of politeness tenee when jamea james J hill la Is la in the humor he wilt will tell you ot of a particularly po lite brakeman bra heman in tho the west ho tired ot of answering the innumerable questions put to him concerning the scenic features along his line usual ly te brakeman formed part of a crew that comprised a condne conductor tor who was something of a grouch on one occasion when tho polite brakeman brake raan had been for some time ex pat lating tatIng upon the beauties of nature as seen from tho the car window a pas whispered to the conductor can you tell rao me how the brakeman lost bis his forefinger ito seems to be a nice fellow sure he a a nice fellow assented the grouchy conductor that a the trouble auy that fellow la to so obliging that hes worn his finger off point ing out the scenery along the line judge |