The Train Misser
At Union Station 'Ll where in the world my eyes has bin - Ef I hain't missed that train ag'in! Chuff! And whistle! And toot! And ring! But blast and blister the dasted train! How it does it I can't explain! Git here thirty-five minutes before The durn things due! And, drat the thing It'll manage to git past-shore! The more I travel around, the more I got no sense! To stand right here And let it beat me! 'Ll ding my melts! I got no gumption, ner nothin' else! Ticket Agent's a dad-burned bore! Sell you a tickets all they keer! Ticket Agents ort to all be Prosecuted - and that's jes what! How'd I know which train's fer me? And how'd I know which train was not? Goern and comin' and gone astray, And backin' and switchin' ever'-which-way! Ef I could jes sneak round behind Myse'f, where I could git full swing, I'd lift my coat, and kick, by jing! Till I jes got jerked up and fined! Fer here I stood, as a durn fool's apt To, and let that train jes chuff and choo Right apast me - and mouth jes gapped Like a blamed old sandwitch warped in two!
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"At Union Station..."
This evocative piece by James Whitcomb Riley, titled "The Train Misser", represents a masterful exploration of classic. The lines capture a profound emotional resonance... ### Why We Love This Line At Linespedia, we believe that poetry is the ultimate sanctuary for the soul...