New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-05-29
CITY ITEMS.

CORN Ut SroP.-We are often amused at The Wig
orous efforts made by people to stop an omni-
bus They seem to think it is quite easy for pair
Of horses going at six miles hour TO stop suddenly
as If would be for man ordinary walk, and
they never think Of giving little timely notice Of
their desire to get out at particular street, but
suddenly waking up 10 consciousness that they have
arrived at their stoppng-placc they give the strap
hard pull followed by still harder, though they
thought that was attached TO the horses bits instead
OF the drivers boot Occasionally of these over
anxious people will stop half block short OF his des-
tinstion for fear by any chance he might go stop
beyond Sometimes passenger on the rearmost seat
rcts up and commences pulling and at the same time
climbing forward by holding 10 the strap to get his
sixpence through the little hole by the drivers seat
6e is one of the independent sort and scorns the
idea OF asking felowpassenger who sits nearer to
hand I'D his fare. He had rather tread on all the
toe. in tie stage while doing his own work.
Sometimes one Of these nervous passengers sees q
friend going up Broadway the sidewalk, while he
is coming down at round trot in some stage that
don't belong to the snail line He springs at the strap,
pives il a jerk-tries to eeckon TO his frend-gves
another textbooks for a siIpence-jerks sgan-can't
find it-gives another jerk end hands up quarter.
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long time to look up his change so as not to give more
tan eighteen cents back-for that Is contrary to his
oath OF ofice-an oath daily renewed. One Of the three
cent peces Nervous coniriyes IN his hurry 10 drop
the straw and finally succeeds in getting out just IN
time TO see his friends coat-tal disappearing IN an
uptown stage and himself slightly on; OF temper The
finest case of this kind we have met with occurred
Yesterday. Nervous discovered lady OF his ac-
ouaintance going up in another line. BY sudden
stop and sharp run he could overhaul the
passing stage. Who could blame him for little
excitement lie jerked quick and he jerked hard.
The driver tried to stop but be could nt'
and Nervous jerked again, quicker and harder.
lie yns ON the anxious sea. and wanted 10 get OF, anu
he grew red in the face under the slight e1ciemen. Of
the exciting moment II was becoming pretty evil
dent that unless he stopped soon he would not SPEAK
10 the lady very suddenly. So be jerked again. Jehu
was getting impatient too, and a. he eoudn STOP ne
thought be would give Nervous the strap and let him
Jerk till he was satisfied So he lifted his foot Just as
he cave Jerk the seventh and down went the JeTker,
swearing mad All this time, in spite OF Jerking oil
passenger and driver, the stage went ahead Inc
csuse was one that jerking wouldn't cure. Jehu would
willingly stop, but he couldn't He had run INTO
svil-csrt right ahead and of his poe-chans nad
90, foul of stake and the propeling power was
greater than the backward movement. Jehu called
10 the fellow to "hod up" Helooked up and showed
good honest face that probably did not understand
a word of English and II he did proosoiy tnougn'
bold up meant hurry up, and be spp.'ea Inc
s<h anc head OF course the stage ios'o"ea'