Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-06-15
ELEFAIED Rail WAY PHENOMENI
some Tricks of Penurious PaSsen-
SerS-A Locomotive Chasin. n CAT
lind any special bOtheratiOn?''

DO you u, find any special botheration:'
ohoae es ~ plenty OF eH: You know we run
and also from to 7 in the evening Hundreds
OF passengers think the evening hours the
S same as the morning hours, and It's almost inn
cheating them. We dropped on a smart dodge
to-day Some men-and you would be sur
Prsefit II you should see them-,purchase
to pass them off for ten cent fares. OF course
all we could do was to collect the extra five
cents &c but the game was rather small, wasn't
men who wait for the fve.cenJ hour Men to
whom 500 would be a flea bite hang around
IRAN aitef train, and then Jump on the five
smoking seems to be allOWed?n
well we shall stop that. Some people take
advantage OF the crowd to do mean things, but
we can soon manage them This omen or SIM
window business is a great ANNOYANCE. Thrre
IS always some one who prefers the window
closed, and OF course he sits next to man who
Is Douhd TO nave 1t open. How to arrange that
Is problem, and no mistake. See that; look
quick AVN
Sure enough, there was something to look at
"a man with his hand caught in his Wife'S back
the train passed on. "
We saw girls FASTING paper boxes, pulling
corset strings, frying fish, taking clothes from
the TOOL hulilng Strawberries, smoking cigar
ettes, nursing babies, and buttOning boots
Inc TACT Is, there IS nothing known to the life
OF man, woman, or child that cannot be seen
Il
PaWnbrOkers' balls, gided and tempting.
adOrn many a dingy front. Now and then
Difa cage swings in window, and an Occa-
SlOnal hover box tells of sentimental soul
put, as rule, the home is the home OF the ''eat
and drink, for tomorrow we die'' sort of peo.
PIE, TO whom lie means work, and work means
slavery. Although the road has been in opera
ZION week, it still exists as a curiosity. a
lew stOild tail0rS permit the cars to come and
20 annO.leed, put generally speaking, the en-
queer ana nremen are greeted with upturned
faces All along the line, women and children
SIT In the windows lean with elbows on the
silis. stand behind the blinds hang over the
the residents of that part of the city are In a
chronic condition of dlshabille, and don't seem
TO care who knows it. The most astonishing
disregard of appearances characterizes whole
blocks Of people, with now and then an illus
tration of more than that
Generally speaking, cats can take care of
Eighth street and Sixth avenue is one Of that
kind. She found herself on the track last even
ing, too far from the station for safety as the
upward-bound train sped forward. Some ca;s
would have given up. She did not. She let out
and ran, jumped and bounded along the Sleep
ers just ahead Of the engine, which seemed to
cat screamed, the engine whistled, the fireman
shOOed. Four blocks were passed, AMI for fun
steam was let on and the speed increased. Tie
cat took In the situation, and Was game to th
straight and as stiff as a ramrod. One block
more and the Fourteenth street station woulI
De reached. The cat was nearly dead: the en-.
glne was as good as ever. III If the block was
done. Did she know her fate? On she sped.
on followed the train A Screech fro IN the
whistle yell from the cat, a score of screams
ana SHOUTS from as many ast0nished people
waiting for the train as over their heads The
lively quadruped jumped, and striking lie
platform beyond the ticket taker sne roll d
pump, pump, caIhump upon the stones below
How soon viii regular night service be be-
gum" w
AS soon as the day service Is perfected. We
have but portion of our engines here al
though all were promised a month ago, The
city isready for the night service. Hundreds
ask about II every day. You NAV rely upon it
street." " 10y e'sA'i
oh, yes; see the goats,"-[N Y. Sun.