Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-10-30
yHE TRANSFER NUISANCE.
so~me Forcible Remarlxs by IS Miss
Brown,

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Nv Dear Sa,':-I read once Of a lady and gen.
teman, strangers to each other, reaching the
wharf just as the boat was edging away from it,
and that when the gentleman gave vent to his
disappointment In an audible "bfg, big d." the
lady turned to him with heartfelt "thank you"
for expressing emphatfcaIly what she felt. Wen.
that same feeling causes me to make rush Tor
the transfer growls every evening just as soon as
You make your welcome appearance, and when
some exceptionally good, plain English, leveled
at that particular nuisance, meets my eye feel
like saying thank you" every ume-itechoes my
own sentiments SO completely.
Some days ago had been on the Island; ar
irving at the junction left the car and went on
avoyage of discovery for a transfer. 1t was rain
ing. and the Avenue had that wonderful coating
of black, sticky mud peculiar 20 the locality In
vet weather. On the corner which wetld nat
urally patroniZe in waiting for a car goEg Treas
uryward no transfer agent was to be seen; on the
other side, under the big tree, was eros d Of men,
however, and there, upon inquiry, found the
agent. Istated nay errand. and while s'the gentle
rain from heaven" trtckfed down ny face, took
the curl out of my feather and the crimp out of
my hair, and the black mud cluf11, to my skirts
like Victor Hugo's devil-fish to the toiler of
the sea, that agent ceolly wanted to know where
came from and where was going and when,
with doubt Of my seracity in face and voice, he
had heard my statement, he further informed
me, that must wait until the car was there
before could receive my transfer. Wen, I'm
afraid nave something richer than water run
ming through my veins: at least, that imputa-
ton OF trying to steal a sx-for-a-quarter ride,
was paere than / COULD take quite gracefully
there, IN the rain, and Pm afraid looked what
felt, when advised him TO administer the
| irorhclad oath at once and give me my transfer
He gave it, under protest, and wished, oh! so
sincerely for an able-bOdied adept who, for a
consideration, would have done the subject
justice, in words. OF course, my experience Is
no worse than that of others, and the question
naturally arises whether there is no way out o:
the difficulty. have been constant patron OF
the w. &C. r. X. for over fifteen years, and
have contributed between seven and eight hum
dred dollars to its revenue, at the lowest calcu-
good word, and for its present president the
respect which one is apt to yield to thorough
ness in any pursuit; but when l see whole
community treated like a colony of convictS,
capable Of any meanneSS, and not to be believed
except when supported by ocular demonstra-
ton, then l sincerely wish that ways may be
found to teach the New York stockholders (yho
have no interest in us except that which our
pockets furnish) lesson which may last them
all their lives.
Could not Mr. Knox. for instance who under
stands the business thoroughly, and Is very pop
ular besides, open regular omnibus line, say
from Sth street east to Georgetown? The cars
from this point are over-croWded and people
would be only too willing to aid any enterprise
which would supply the want Of ''sitting room, -
and leave the car-straps empty. With his expe-
rence and friends, l am certain that he could
defy any running out" which might be threat
ened, and the general tll-will reused by the dis
graceful attitude OF the railroad company, would
induced to take the matter in hand and make
the now all-powerful monopoly less able to i'm
pose its unjust rules upon the public and ruin
everything In the shape Of healthy compet-
ton.
viii not some man or men of enterprise con-
slider this opening for wellpaying business and
earn the gratitude of thousands besides that of
Miss BROWN?