Chapter 3

An old man sat in a railway shop.

"It's the Alton Road that takes me home"

Grosvenor is buried in reverie.

"I will have you discharged from the chicago and alton railroad company."

GROSVENOR—Then you will marry me, Patience? Ah, this is too much! (Goes to clasp her in his arms.)

PATIENCE—But stop. I never thought of this. Love to be pure must be unselfish. If I marry you I shall deprive others of your beautiful presence, and the travelling public will know you no more. That would be selfish, and therefore I must not love you.

GROSVENOR—Oh, fatal perfection, again you stand in the way of my happiness; but you are right, Patience, you are right. (Sings.)

HE.Marry me, fair maiden, from my heart 'twill take a loadHey, but I'm hopeful, willow, willow waly,I'm the handsomest conductor on the Chicago & Alton Road;Hey, willow waly, oh!My salary is modest,My intentions are quite honest;Hey, willow waly, oh!SHE.Gentle sir, 'tis true, 'twould be difficult to find:Hey, but he's hopeful, willow, willow waly,A personage more handsome and perfect in his mindHey, willow waly, oh!Still I would not marry,So, prithee do not tarry;Hey, willow waly, oh!

HE.

Marry me, fair maiden, from my heart 'twill take a loadHey, but I'm hopeful, willow, willow waly,I'm the handsomest conductor on the Chicago & Alton Road;Hey, willow waly, oh!My salary is modest,My intentions are quite honest;Hey, willow waly, oh!

SHE.

Gentle sir, 'tis true, 'twould be difficult to find:Hey, but he's hopeful, willow, willow waly,A personage more handsome and perfect in his mindHey, willow waly, oh!Still I would not marry,So, prithee do not tarry;Hey, willow waly, oh!

(ExitPatiencesobbing.Grosvenorremains in an attitude of grief.)

GROSVENOR—(after a pause). It must be written. The only woman I love is denied me while all others that I do not love are showered at my head. Perhaps some of you may envy my condition. If you do, follow this little bit of advice and you may soon find yourself as burdened with love as I am. (Sings.)

If you're anxious for to shine in the highest railroad line as a man of genius rare,You must get up all the germs of the grandest railroad terms and plant them everywhere;You must smile at all the ladies, and be good to all the babies in a manner that is most kind;It really doesn't matter how much they cry and chatter or if they talk you deaf and blind.And everyone will sayAs you walk your cheerful way,If this young man behaves himself in the manner that we see,Why, what a very singularly nice young man this Alton man must be!⁂Be attentive to the old, don't growl and never scold, but to all be just and fair,And convince 'em if you can that the conductors of your road are fraught with culture rare.Take your tickets with a smile, whatever may be there to guile, and teach them all to pineFor the exquisite politeness of the affable conductors of the Chicago and Alton Line.And everyone will sayAs you walk your mystic way,If everything connected with the Alton Road is as good as what I see,Oh, what a very cultivated sort of road this Alton Road must be!⁂Be kind in disposition, bear in mind that your position is one in which you shine,As a man of great perfection on account of your connection with the Chicago and Alton LineThough the emigrants may jostle, you will rank as an apostle in a high æsthetic bandYou always must remember that you are a valued member of the railroad of the land.And everyone will say,As you walk your stately wayIf he's a sample of the Alton Road, the Alton Road, oh, me!Why, what a very cultivated sort of road the Alton road must be!

⁂

Be attentive to the old, don't growl and never scold, but to all be just and fair,And convince 'em if you can that the conductors of your road are fraught with culture rare.Take your tickets with a smile, whatever may be there to guile, and teach them all to pineFor the exquisite politeness of the affable conductors of the Chicago and Alton Line.And everyone will sayAs you walk your mystic way,If everything connected with the Alton Road is as good as what I see,Oh, what a very cultivated sort of road this Alton Road must be!

⁂

Be kind in disposition, bear in mind that your position is one in which you shine,As a man of great perfection on account of your connection with the Chicago and Alton LineThough the emigrants may jostle, you will rank as an apostle in a high æsthetic bandYou always must remember that you are a valued member of the railroad of the land.And everyone will say,As you walk your stately wayIf he's a sample of the Alton Road, the Alton Road, oh, me!Why, what a very cultivated sort of road the Alton road must be!

"Conceive me if you canA commonplace young man."

A most unique young man, who runs the car young man, polite to the ladies etc.

"And kind to the babies."

Who is lavish in dress

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Griffin & Wells Foundry Co.

RAILROAD CAR, ENGINE AND STREET CAR WHEELS.

Annual Capacity, 50,000 Wheels.

Rates Secured and Shipments made to all parts of the West and South. Contracts made for Yearly or Other Supply. Mileage or Time Guarantee Given. All Orders and Correspondence will receive prompt attention. References furnished.

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THOS. F. GRIFFIN & SONS,

MANUFACTURERS OF

CAR WHEELSANDCASTINGS

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Annual Capacity, 100,000 Wheels. 10,000 Tons Castings.

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THEGRIFFIN WHEELMANUFACTURED BYGRIFFIN CAR WHEEL CO.DETROIT, MICH.GRIFFIN & WELLS FOUNDRY CO.CHICAGO, ILL.THOS. F. GRIFFIN & SON,BUFFALO, N. Y.COMBINED DAILY CAPACITY,800 Wheels per Day and 60 Tons Castings.EXTRA HEAVY WHEELS FOR ENGINE AND PASSENGER SERVICE.ALL MILEAGE GUARANTEED.

THE

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(Re-enter maidens fair and numerous.)

ANGELA—This love for yon young Grosvenor is joy. (All sigh.)

(Grosvenorstarts and endeavors to escape but is prevented.)

GROSVENOR—Really, ladies, you must excuse me, I have to meet a fellow.

ALL—We know, but deign us a few moments of your precious time. Let us gaze upon your beauteous exterior, if only for a brief while.

GROSVENOR—But, ladies, to what end? I never can be yours. Of course it is my duty to let you gaze on me as you would gaze on any other beautiful product of nature, else why am I in this world? But you cannot turn me from my love. Remember the story of the old man and the railroad runners.

ALL—But we don't know the story of the old man and the railroad runners.

GROSVENOR—Don't you? Then I'll sing it to you.

Sings.An old man sat in a railroad shop,And all around was a loving cropOf runners and agents with smile sublime,Working that man for their favorite line.But for agents the old man felt no whim;Tho' he charmed them they charmed not him;From agents and runners and smiles he strode,For he'd set his love on the Alton Road.The Alton Road,The Alton Road.Their most æsthetic, peripateticFancies this way ran:If others we wheedle, why, we indeed'llWheedle this queer old man.CHORUS:Their most æsthetic, peripateticFancies this way ran.If others we wheedle, why we indeed'llWheedle this queer old man.⁂The runners and agents expressed surprise;The conductors opened their well-drilled eyes.The runners, they felt shut up, no doubt,And the agents they found themselves cut out.But the queer old man was as solid as stone,"It's the Alton Road that takes me home"That's what he cried, that queer old boy."And it's the only road that gives me joy."That queer old man,That queer old man.These most æsthetic, peripateticRunners skipped and ran;For by no means ever can agent everCorrupt that queer old man.CHORUS:These most æsthetic, peripateticRunners skipped and ran;For by no means ever can agent everCorrupt that queer old man.

Sings.

An old man sat in a railroad shop,And all around was a loving cropOf runners and agents with smile sublime,Working that man for their favorite line.But for agents the old man felt no whim;Tho' he charmed them they charmed not him;From agents and runners and smiles he strode,For he'd set his love on the Alton Road.The Alton Road,The Alton Road.Their most æsthetic, peripateticFancies this way ran:If others we wheedle, why, we indeed'llWheedle this queer old man.

CHORUS:

Their most æsthetic, peripateticFancies this way ran.If others we wheedle, why we indeed'llWheedle this queer old man.

⁂

The runners and agents expressed surprise;The conductors opened their well-drilled eyes.The runners, they felt shut up, no doubt,And the agents they found themselves cut out.But the queer old man was as solid as stone,"It's the Alton Road that takes me home"That's what he cried, that queer old boy."And it's the only road that gives me joy."

That queer old man,That queer old man.These most æsthetic, peripateticRunners skipped and ran;For by no means ever can agent everCorrupt that queer old man.

CHORUS:

These most æsthetic, peripateticRunners skipped and ran;For by no means ever can agent everCorrupt that queer old man.

A highly colored young man.A Pullman Car young man.

A highly colored young man.

A Pullman Car young man.

A funny, rough old man, a tough and bluff old man, who swears like an injun and runs the engine, a chicago and alton man.

Another grim old man,A sooty & jolly old man,"I tends to the boiler;Sometimes I oil her,"A C. & A. stoker old man.

"A Dainty, Timid young manA handle-your-baggage young man."

(All off dancing exceptGrosvenor,who remains seated on a trunk checked through to San Francisco via the Chicago and Alton.He is buried in reverie. Enter back the Grand Commander of the Conductors' Association,Colonel Blue.)

G· C·—There he is—he, a simple conductor, and yet he cut us all out. Even I, the Grand Commander of all conductors, even I am cut out. But it must end, and end now. (Comes down toGrosvenor.) Ah! so we meet at last.

GROSVENOR—Happy man.

G· C·—None of that nonsense with me, and now to business. Ever since you joined our band, things have gone wrong. Before you came the women lovedme—yes, sir,me, and they followedmeabout everywhere, and now you have come and everything is changed. It is you they run after, but I tell you it must cease.

GROSVENOR—Is it my fault if they all fall in love with me? You, of course, who are not endowed with all the disadvantages of beauty, cannot know what I have to put up with.

G· C·—Then change it all—destroy your beauty!

GROSVENOR—That would be impossible.

G· C·—Cut your hair, let your beard grow, get another uniform, and, in fact, make yourself a commonplace young man.

GROSVENOR—Again I say that would be impossible.

G· C·—Do you know that I am a bad man when I am crossed? If you do not do what I desire, perhaps I might curse you. (Grosvenorstarts.) Ah me.

GROSVENOR—It cannot be.

G· C·—Then beware—may the curse of your aunt be upon you. Ah, ha!

GROSVENOR—I have no aunt.

G· C·—Then may the curse of your grandmother be upon you. Ah, ha!

GROSVENOR—I never had a grandmother.

G· C·—I will have you expelled from our order, I will have you blackballed from every benevolent association in the land, I will lay traps to humiliate you, I will bring misery and disgrace upon your family, I will cause your financial ruin, and I will kill the girl you love.

GROSVENOR—(indifferently) I care not.

G· C·—I will have you discharged from the Chicago & Alton Railroad Company.

GROSVENOR—(Goes on his knees and shrieks) Oh, say not so!

G· C·—Ah ha! but I do say so.

GROSVENOR—Oh, be merciful as you are strong. Beat me, ruin me, kill me, but do not let me leave the Alton.

G· C·—Then do as I command you; become a commonplace young man.

Who sells you a ticketThrough a nice little wicketA thoroughly Alton man.

"Some of us pretty, all of us witty."

"Ah patience! I am glad you are here. I again renew my suit."

"Conceive me if you can, an every-day young man."

GROSVENOR—I will, but remember that I do it on compulsion. (Sings.)

A most unique young man,Who runs the car young man,Polite to the ladiesAnd kind to the babies,A remarkably nice young man.Conceive me if you can,A C. and A. young man,Who is lavish in dress,And runs the express,A most unique young man.⁂A highly colored young man,A Pullman car young man,Whose name is Dalton;Who runs on the Alton,A thoro' bred black-and-tan.Conceive me if you can,A button and lace young man,Who tends to yer' daughters,Looks arter yer' quarters,A most polite young man.⁂A grimy, rough old man,A tough and bluff old man,Who swears like an Injun,And runs the engine,A Chicago and Alton man.Conceive me if you dare,A whizzing thro' the air,A puffing and blowing,Raining or snowing,And every time I'm there.⁂Another grim old man,A sooty and jolly old man,"I tends to the boiler;Sometimes I oil her,"A C. & A. stoker old man.Conceive me if you can,A spruce and clean old man;It's only a fable,I know you're not able,I'm such a sooty old man.⁂A dainty, timid young man,A handle-your-baggage young man,Who never does smash it,And never says dash it,A typical C. & A. man.Conceive me if you can,A most polite young man,Who's always urbane,And never profane,A Y. M. C. A. young man.⁂A suave and bland young man,A scented and puffed young manWho sells you a ticket,Thro' a nice little wicket,A thoroughly Alton man.Conceive me if you can,A most urbane young man.Correct in my money,Sweet as new honey,A perfectly good young man.⁂GENERAL CHORUS.We're all of us railroad men,Genial, jolly-souled men;Some of us pretty,All of us witty,Chicago & Alton men.Conceive us if you will,Jolly old bucks, but stillWe're always on time,And belong to the lineThat's right on the top of the hill.

A most unique young man,Who runs the car young man,Polite to the ladiesAnd kind to the babies,A remarkably nice young man.

Conceive me if you can,A C. and A. young man,Who is lavish in dress,And runs the express,A most unique young man.

⁂

A highly colored young man,A Pullman car young man,Whose name is Dalton;Who runs on the Alton,A thoro' bred black-and-tan.

Conceive me if you can,A button and lace young man,Who tends to yer' daughters,Looks arter yer' quarters,A most polite young man.

⁂

A grimy, rough old man,A tough and bluff old man,Who swears like an Injun,And runs the engine,A Chicago and Alton man.

Conceive me if you dare,A whizzing thro' the air,A puffing and blowing,Raining or snowing,And every time I'm there.

⁂

Another grim old man,A sooty and jolly old man,"I tends to the boiler;Sometimes I oil her,"A C. & A. stoker old man.

Conceive me if you can,A spruce and clean old man;It's only a fable,I know you're not able,I'm such a sooty old man.

⁂

A dainty, timid young man,A handle-your-baggage young man,Who never does smash it,And never says dash it,A typical C. & A. man.

Conceive me if you can,A most polite young man,Who's always urbane,And never profane,A Y. M. C. A. young man.

⁂

A suave and bland young man,A scented and puffed young manWho sells you a ticket,Thro' a nice little wicket,A thoroughly Alton man.

Conceive me if you can,A most urbane young man.Correct in my money,Sweet as new honey,A perfectly good young man.

⁂

GENERAL CHORUS.

We're all of us railroad men,Genial, jolly-souled men;Some of us pretty,All of us witty,Chicago & Alton men.

Conceive us if you will,Jolly old bucks, but stillWe're always on time,And belong to the lineThat's right on the top of the hill.

I love you and am yours forever.

Do not let that worry you, Grand Commander.

"Yes! choose from among us."

"Remember that the soul of your ambition has been reached when you became a conductor on the chicago and alton r.r."

(ExitGrosvenor,dancing.EnterPatience.)

G· C·—Ah, Patience, I am glad you are here. I will again renew my suit.

PATIENCE—I sew no more, Grand Commander; I am a dairy maid now.

G· C·—I do not mean that, fair Patience; I mean that I will again renew my request for your hand. Will you marry me?

PATIENCE—Do you drink?

G· C·—I do.

PATIENCE—Are you a gambler?

G· C·—I am.

PATIENCE—Do you smoke and chew tobacco, pick your teeth with a pin, wear dirty collars, sit on saloon railings, shake dice for the drinks in basement ginshops, and borrow money from your friends?

G· C·—I do.

PATIENCE—Do you write scurrilous anonymous letters about your female relatives in the newspapers? Do you malign your friends, act the part of a professional witness in divorce cases, and systematically breed trouble in happy domestic circles?

G· C·—I do.

PATIENCE—Then I will marry you. I cannot love you, but I will marry you.

G· C·—That makes no difference as long as you will marry me.

(EnterGrosvenoras a commonplace conductor on the Chicago & Alton Railroad, accompanied byAngela,Saphir,and others.)

GROSVENOR—(Sings.)

Conceive me if you can,An every-day young man,A commonplace type,With a stick and a pipe,An every-day young man.

PATIENCE—What is this I see, Grosvenor—Archibald with his hair cut! Oh, Archibald, is it you? Can it be that you are indeed a common person once more?

GROSVENOR—It is. I am still connected with the Chicago & Alton Railroad, it is true, but I am once more a commonplace young man.

PATIENCE—Then to love you would not be selfish, Archibald, I have promised to marry the Grand Commander if I live or die; but that makes no difference, I love you and am yours forever.

G· C·—This is too much. Then I am jilted?

PATIENCE—Do not let that worry you, Grand Commander. You will find another who will be ready to appreciate the many advantages to be derived from a marriage with a man of your attainments.

(Angela,Saphir,and other fair maidens together.)

Yes, choose from among us.

(Enter conductors—each one takes a fair one under his wing.)

GROSVENOR—May you all be happy, and may you all live to learn that to be perfectly utter in your walk of life, the goal has been reached when you become a conductor on the Chicago & Alton Railroad.

ALL—We know it.

(QUICK CURTAIN.)

FINIS

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FITTED UP WITH

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A very effective machine,—simple, automatic and durable,—with recent improvements.

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THE CHICAGO VARNISH CO.

Manufacturers of the Celebrated

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Michigan Central Railroad,

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Thecuisineis quite on a par with the finish of the cars, and all that may minister to the nourishment of the body, or tickle the palate of the most discriminating epicures, will be found therein.

Other great features of the Michigan Central Railroad are that its through trains for New York and Boston run out of Chicago along the Michigan Lake front within a stone's throw of the city's costliest mansions, through South Park and the magic city of Pullman, affording an extensive survey of this marvel of a marvelous age, and later passing in full view of Niagara Falls. It is for this latter reason known to all travelers as "The Niagara Falls Route."

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