New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-10-30
INCIDENTS OF STREET TRAVEL.

"Did you ever woman who knew how to get
on or off a car in motion ~ was asked of a Sixth
Avenue conductor, who had just interfered t. pre-
vent two needless maidens from walking STRAIGHT
off the steps of quickly moving car mot very
often" the reply, " but once long while.
Sometimes when car does not stop Just where a
woman wishes she insists on getting Oft. They have
way of falling Oft like, but they seem to land on
their feet and seldom tumble 10 the ground. A few
nights ago found woman who knew how to get
on a car. She standing with her husband on
the lower crossing as we we're coming up the avenue
The driver motioned them to go on to
the upper crossing but she swung herself on as
the passed, and then turned and laughed at the
man, who came trottlng along till the stopped.
But how he did ScOld her after that about being so
'unladyl.ke,' as he said. He nearly got her
a-crying"
nearly empty car was jolting and bouncing up
Tn rd-ave. q few nights ago: About the middle of
the ruddy-faced lnebriate rolled and nodded
i'll drunken slumber Now for some fun" said the
conductor. as he wlnked at the two other pas
sengers. The conductor went forward and
stood by the driver facing the interior of the car
Whenever the sleepy passenger showed more than
usually decided inclination to roll on one side
the conductor gave sign to the driver and the lat
ter would quickly apply the brakes and bring the
to a sudden stop that would send the cornwall
sleeper on the seat After recovering from sew
eral of these falls dim consciousness that he was
being disturbed seemed to come to the mind of the
prosecuted man. He rose to his feet and stood
Tor a, moment in, the middle of the car
The driver saw his opportunity, and with
quick of the brakes he sent the passenger to
the floor, his head striking the front door. The
conductor laughed and the driver roared while the
former took the still sleepy individual by the
coat collar and set him up in corner, where he
" Five cents for you and five for the company"
said an outside passenger as he handed dime to
the stage driver beside whom he had Just seated
himself. Ten cents for me and none for the CONF
Pany," answered the driver he put the coin
In his pocket, and continued the converse
ton. It's little enough make nowadays.
Occasionally we get quarter from a man inside
and give him back the change. But there are too
many watching u.s. There's of EN-, that old
man in q big overcoat standing on the corner IN a
doorway added the driver, who had apparently
been looking in any other direction than the one
indicated. And there are lots others. But we
fool them once IN while THIS makes 10 cents for
me this trip"
You see that man in the corner" said a Sixth
ave. conductor, pointing to stout old man who was
steadily gazing out of the window with persistent
disregard of what gong on about him that
wa itself suspicious. - He Is q 'tme-spotter' on
the lookout to lind whether our trips on time
lie don't know any more about time than an old
shoe, but wish he hadn't been on this trip made
mistake aOout asking q man twice for a fare, and
apologized for it. But the passenger got ugly
about II and made some Insulting remark
If that spotter hadn't been there | would have
'yanked the man Off the car. As it was | leaned
over and whispered to him, asking how tar he was
going. He said he going to Cana-st. offered
him ~ If he would ride down to Vescy-st. with me
and give me a chance to get aG him outside the car
but he wouldn't do it. l gave man a dollar the
other day TO to the end of the trip. and then VIC
went at 1t ana polished him of we'll"