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cities. Several of these gentlemen, who had become 

 interested in the discussion, requested to see the coupon, 

 and they took the same view of the matter that I did. 

 " As we were approaching Stamford, the conductor 

 again came to me, and said in a very abrupt manner, 

 1 Well, sir ! how shall we settle this matter ? ' I said, 

 * Just as before ; there is the ticket, and I wish to go to 

 New Haven ; the circumstances have not altered in the 

 least.' I had determined to take the matter quietly; 

 the conductor saw that it was useless to attempt to 

 frighten me by his imperious manner, and then began to 

 remonstrate, saying, i You have no business to make me 

 disobey my directors, and lose my place upon the road ; 

 I have to get my living in this way, and it is mean for 

 you to do so.' This was a new aspect of the case, and I 

 replied, ' That is the only embarrassing question which 

 has arisen in this discussion. I have no quarrel with 

 you, and I would not do you a personal injury upon 

 any consideration ; but you and I both have travelled 

 long enough to know that this matter is wholly within 

 your discretion. You can take this coupon and turn it 

 in at New York where you turn in your other tickets, 

 and no one will know whether it is taken going east or 

 going west, and no one will care.' My meaning was, 

 that, as no injury was done, no injury could be known. 

 He took the remark the other way; and said, in a 

 sneering tone, evidently for the benefit of the other 

 passengers, * You might just as well ask me to steal ten 

 dollars from the company, because they would not know 

 it.' I replied, ' Theoretically, that may be true ; but, 

 practically, it is nonsense ; you very well know that I 

 have no intention to defraud this road ; but in order to 

 relieve you of all embarrassment about your position, I 



