Morgan County Star | 1912-10-05 | Page 6 | The Penalty of Politeness

the penalty of politeness when wh ell ja james mes J hill Is in the humor he will tell you of a particularly polite brakeman in the west who never tired of answering tho the innumerable questions put to jilin him concerning the scenic features along hla his line usually tho the brakeman formed part of a crow crew that comprised a conductor who was wag something of a grouch on oil one occasion when the polite brakeman had been tor some time ex satiating patia patin ting fing upon the beauties ot of nature as seen from the car window a pas whispered to the conductor can you tell TOO me how the brakeman lost 03 t his forefinger lie seems to be a nice n tee fellow sure hes a nice fellow assented tho the grouchy conductor the trouble why that fellow la Is so obliging that lies hes worn ills his finger off pointing out the scenery along tho the line judge