Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1879-06-06
The Adventure Of an Amateur Horse
Car DriTer.

Henry A., clerk in Well,knOwn
business house, frequently rides home
in the horse-cars and chats with the
drivers. One, in particular, he quite
fancied, for s' Bill, as he was called,
was shove the level of his class. Once,
in alluding to a boyish experience,
Henry found that his friend also was
connected with it, and had been on his
side in q mimic though not bloodless
battle of the " Killers against Creeks"
{" Bill'' had family, and he was put to
sore straits to make both ends meet.
He was compelled to be on duty more
than fifteen hours day. he had init
mated to Henry that he wanted TO '.get
OFF, for an evening, so that he might
accompany his wife to q sleighing
party. Henry suggested that he should
take his place as driver. He said that
it would be good joke, for he should
80 disguise himself as to be unknown,
and nobody would be the wiser. Bill''
demurred. The rules of the company
were rigorous. Men stood ready to
take the places of the present employees
even at lower wages, and dismissals
were made on the slightest provoca-
ton. His more prosperous friend ar
gued in reply that the deception would
never be discovered; that even if it
were, he would not lose his place, for
be would have influence with several
Of the Directors. Henry's positive
afirmations reassured him, and at last
he assented to the suggestion.
The new and inexperienced driver
found the position he had accepted to
be extremely unpleasant. He had not
driven halfway up the hill before he
regretted the task he had undertaken,
ard chided himself for his foolish avid
ity in accepting it. He had noticed
his friend manage his horses and sup
posed it was an easy matter; but he
was somewhat mistaken.
Suddenly, as the car logged on, he
heard In the far distance shouts Of men
followed by the chatter of horses feet.
The sounds grew louder, and presently
he saw q horse attached to q cutter
galloping rapidly down the street. The
reins were dangling over the DASH
board, and the sole occupant of the
sleigh was lady. Quickly winding
his own reins around the brake handle,
Mr.. A. jumped from the car, and,
whip in hand, stood facing the horse,
which was not ten yards away. It was
a moment of awful peril. The furious
animal saw him and partly lessened
his speed. He struck with his whip
handle, grasped the bride, stopped the
horse, and-fainted.
The motley crowd which gathered
about the young lady who had been so
providentially rescued gave little heed
to the man in the blue coat, whose
hand still grasped the whip, and who
lay unconscious on the cold pavement.
The uncle of the young lady, with
whom she had been driving, and who
was thrown out Just above Dove street,
came up in breathles haste. He saw
that the brave driver was uncared for,
and he directed that he be taken to his
residence, not many blocks distant.
He was still insensible. He had been
wounded by the horses sharpened
corks.
While the wound was being dressed
the uncle noticed the driver critically,
and thought it was the first car-driver
he had ever known 10 wear diamond
studs and culf-buttons. Henry, seeing
his amazement, said, apologeticsIly:
"I came here under false pretenses." "
He then told his story. An introduce
ton to the rescued lady naturally fol-
lowed, and now Madame Rumor hath it
that a wedding viii soon take place vt
venerable mansion on the avenue
Albany (M ~ Jostr1lak