Porter. "E—h, man! yer baggage es na sic a fule as yersel. Ye're i' the wrang train!"


Railway Porter. "Dogs not allowed inside the carriages, sir!"

Countryman. "What not a little tooy tarrier? Wall, thee'd better tak' un oot then, young man!"


THE PORTER'S SLAM

[A meeting at Manchester raised a protest against the nuisance caused by the needlessly loud "slamming" of railway carriage doors.]