A Conductor Confounded

i" ;i lown ni ute Mohawk valley li man whomay becallod. íor iliu "lime he ng, .lolm Smitli. Bmilli stands about su feet lwo n liis lUiaocsl gtockiugs. Ín Un goodold days.wben a Hekel trom Cli lo Nc- STork- or anywhero i good oniv for eontiuuoua irlp ou duj aud date, ' Suiiia uwl hla wifu U-n Un wjckcd VVsteru cily une day for tbc metropolis. Al Lockporl ihrv stopped over nigiti "'"I tlio nexl day siHited 011 again wiili lwo youujj Imlk-s, ncquaintances whi purcLased tickets for PalatiDc bridge Wlifii tlic couductot tame lons to p m, , tlie inkct lie pronouuced lUc Cüicaga Hctotó wonhluss- stumped mul parUy ued Lheday beforo. Bmitb i payhu laro. be saiu. Johu expostulated luit in valB; lie iini: kiv w, r.u-cs ,,, ,.:l, ,. .hl, rum. The iiiduüUn greoii Ui takc p un rrsi of llie irain loiul iind como oack wuilc iSuitiL tboucül t on r. Wlien he rcliirñcd BmlUi still looked (lublom. He liold ii tlic four tickets- lwo to New York, two to lVliiüue - iu his Imud .'11111 s.iid ilowly: "Now, you say ÜJOSe tu o lo l'ulaliiu' are gOOfl?" 'Vr "And I lieso lwo, froiu lii(ago to New York, ure Dol pood?" ¦.Not vvortL iIjl' paper tboy're priuted Olí; DO, gir." 'i'iic n tin: conductor befan togrow tmpatienl and continuad, uuirply: 'jWell, sir you miwl Uurry up. Payyour fmesor l'll pul yon o!T." Siniílí held up tbe tickets agaln and sld, wilh éxauperatiiig doliberatlon: "Well, bere ure foor licketi mul four pcople. lioarc you goius to put otT?" 'l'he conductor luokra al Smilh a inoment, bil hia lip, punclted four tickets, aml lefl iin' cur.