Read "Desk and Debit" by Oliver Optic online for free on Textopian. Full text with search, annotations, highlights, and AI-powered reading aids.
I thought that the conductor was rather hard on the old lady, though I was willing to allow that his duty admitted of no compromise.
"Did you ever hear the like on't? " exclaimed the old lady. "Put me out of the car! He's a mean man, and I hate mean folks wus'n pizen."