An American railway employÉ asked for a pass down to visit his family. “You are in the employ of the railway?” asked the gentleman applied to. “Yes.” “You receive your pay regularly?” “Yes.” “Well, now, suppose you were working for a farmer, instead of a railway, would you expect your employer to hitch up his team every Saturday night and carry you home?” This seemed a poser, but it wasn’t. “No,” said the man promptly, “I wouldn’t expect that; but if the farmer had his team hitched up and was going my way, I should call him a contemptible fellow if he would not let me ride.” Mr. EmployÉ came out three minutes afterwards with a pass good for three months.