As The Ticket Inspector On The Train Approached, Edward Nye Told His Friend, The Poet James Whitcomb Riley, To Get Under The Seat As He Only Had One Ticket.

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As the ticket inspector on the train approached, Edward Nye
told his friend, the poet James Whitcomb Riley, to get under
the seat as he only had one ticket. Riley was reluctant to
follow his friend's request but eventually did so to avoid
any trouble. When the inspector reached him, Nye handed
over both tickets. "Who's the other ticket for?" asked the
inspector. Nye pointed to Riley, half hidden beneath the seat.
"It's for my friend. He always travels like that!"

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