The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1877-05-10
A TALE OF BLUE GLASS.
IT'S STRANGE EFFECTS UPON A CI7T-
ZEN or SAINT LOUIS.
Catchin g tho Street CARA Botter Half
and Worso--Intluence Of Gravita-
ton on Hoavy Bodies.

ton on Hoavy Bodies.
81. Louis Cor. Nc,c York Mercury.
1t was an undoubtod case Of blue
glass treatment.
When one of tho Chouteau avonue,
st. Louis, street cars, drawn by q
single mule, was crossing Market
stroot, going south, he ran after it
shouting frantically and waving q
sadly, depressed hat at tho driver.
When the car finally stopped for
him no also stopped, and, laying
down q package vory carefully,
turned and waved his hat at the
courthouse.
'By by, ole fol 500 you agin
sometime" Then ho carefully picked
up his package and started for the
car. That particular cor was block
and half by this time. He started
to run, but thought better Of it,
stopped, and glanced around in On
luulSninG, injured way.
go to thundor-hic-wit yer
ono mulo; t'aint no railroad, nohow
not-hic-fur my money, you bet
Then ho walked along fol little,
but his attention Was too much
divided to do it well. Between his
package, his feet and the expected
street car, it was too much, and he
said so with IN adjective which the
printer spells in this way: g."
There was no attractive doorstep
at hand, and he sat down on the
curbstone witt his feet in tho gutter
to wait for tho next car.
When the next car oau1e he about
ed at it frantically as before, and it
stopped. He didn't mako any prompt
movement toward getting
up and riding in, that car, vhic6
caused the driver to use the same
adjective just mentioned.
II jis wonder what in-hic-'s
matter with all those-.hic-bob--
tailed mulo cars to-dny7 Don't
stop fur nuthen, nohow. Guess
they've boon putin EN- undor blue
glass er suthen to make EN- 60"
Then he struggled upon his feet,
and having brought himself and his
package to careful lovel, he stepped
out into the track to wait for an
other car.
When the car camo up he stood
his ground.
'Git off the track !" shouted the
driver.
He never moved.
"You aint no railroad, you aint,
mister, with only one mulo. No,
No, sir an I'm olo Blue Glass, I
am."
eff you want to ride, got into the
car," shouted tho driver, taking in
the situation.
"Why didn't yc-hic-say so g
say fore You amt paying no
'tention to the ridin' public that's
what's CT matter with you"
BY this time he was at the rear
platform and trying his best to step
up into tho car. He couldn't do it
the first time but he succeeded the
second trial. The driver, seeing his
passenger fairly inside, started up
his mule at his best gait. The pas
senger suddenly sat down in tho
lap of one man and his package went
into the lap of another man oppo-
site.
He was showed Indignantly off tho
mans lap on tho seat. The man
opposite Indignantly thrust his par
eel at him.
"Oh, Yos-,of course-hic-any-
thing to 'commodato. Nothin' that'll
break, I s'spose? Got q bundle O
blue glass myself for olo woman.
Where in hic-'s my bundlo gone
to 2"
At that moment ho saw the wife
of his bosom at the other end of the
car.
"Hollo, Mrs. Bee; d'you see my
bundle 2"
Then she came and took q seat
beside him.
ooh, John ! where have you
been 2"
"Been? Where you boon, Mrs.
Bee b? Had u bundle for you some.
where-blue glass. ID you 500
whe'd-hic-I put that bundle?"
ooh, Johnl don't talk, please
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