Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1872-12-05


mumors OF street Car Passengers.
There are numberless kinds of passen-
gers found on street cars There IS the
chap who always stands in the doorway
because the car is full and the plat
form is full; but he will make no effort
to either get in or out because he has
paid his fare. There is the woman who,
on being offered seat by gentleman,
flops into it without having the polite
ness to say, thank you" There are
the young ladies, Eve Of whom can fill
one side of car; if two get out the
same space is occupied by the remaining
three, the theory Of expansion and in
fation being, we presume, the key to the
mystery. There is the fussy citizen, who
will hail street car two squares of, will
run one square, walk the other, and then
heap maledictions on the head OF the
driver for starting before he is fairly
seated. There is another, who insists
that the car shall stop exactly at the
crossing. II the car is foot behind it,
he yells at the driver to move up
little. He also has paid his fare.
There is the inquisitive fellow, who is
always boring the driver and passengers
with his conversation; and there is the
selfimportant character, who will not
put his ticket in the box until be is
ready to get out. There is the man who
smokes in the ear il possible should a
lady get in and not appear as belonging
to the elite, he smokes out of the win
dow, bat should she be Of the blue
blood" he gets on either the front or
rear platforms and smokes away. There
is the idiot who oges every lady in the
car and there is the sentimental Miss
who believes every passenger is admiring
her face or dress. There is the bore who
occupies more room than necessary and
then comes the chatty customer, who
talks loudly to his friend without ex'
pressing a respectable idea. All these
people have paid their fares; hence, they
are authorized to be disagreeable. There
is the obstinate man, who will stand up and
hold the strap when seat is offered to
him, preferring, no doubt, to be statu'
esque and tramp on the toes OF those
seated when the car stops sudden
| ly. There are the women who believe
the hard working man, who has labored
all day, should give up his seat to them
Even the strong-minded woman has the
weakness to think that the man should
stand and let her sit. There are people
who never pay fare If they can help it
and people who keep up continuous
growing about the slowness of the poor
mule, and anathematize the driver be
cause he does not whip the ani-mule tC
death. And then comes the lady o
fashion, who meets unexpectedly in thu
car an acquaintance Of her own sex
They talk on variety of topics, anC
can scarcely break off even after on'
has signalled the driver to stop. Thu
car has nearly come to stand-still
when one suddenly recollects something
and exclaims. "0h, called on Olivii
yesterday" The other replies, I'm
deedl" YES" said the first speaker
cts girl, and Johns so disappointed.
you don't say SC" is the reply. NOV
do come and see me" says number one
By this time the car has come to a stand
still, and the driver anxiously holds OF
to the bell-strap, until one of the speak
ers alights in the most leisurely manner
keeping up rafting fire of small tall
to the very last These are only sam
pie of what a driver has TO witness, hea
and bear, while on duty from five o clocl
! in the morning until one o'clock a
night, for the small pittance of two dol
lars a daV