A RAILWAY PORTER

A railway porter is quite a known figure in the railway station. He wears on his arm a brass plate given to him by the railway authority. The brass plate bears his number. He is swift in his movement. He is strong and stout. He is able to carry heavy loads. He carries luggage and bedding of the train and get down from it. He loads and unloads the goods train. A railway porter is very clever. He can easily exploit the passangers. When a passenger falls into trouble and becomes helpless for his heavy luggage, a porter demands a much higher charge. He is ill-tempered and quarrelsome. He likes to bargain with the passangers for his charge. If any passanger brings charges against him of his misbehaviour, the passanger is sure to be harrassed by the porter and his associates. The income of a railway porter is very low. Yet he renders a great service to people.