New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-08-25
THE DoWy-E4STER IND IHE CONDUCTOR

Mister" said streei-car passenger with the
nasal twang of "a DOwn-Ea-tcr. there's somebody
a crIioia' around I'D your POCKET ihrr me con
ductoi thus admon,ncd, wnlrled round lu,t ID tune
not To catch ragged urchin VINO daried from the
platform and vanished ~ the darkness The con-
du.for was standing Dy the rear door o. the ear
porinu over G beil-puncA aud the crafty young ter
had awaited hIu,cH of the man, abs factol 10 Try
10 PICK he spare change from hla pocket. he COZ
duc,oI thanked us nlorm"r whose gaiht Fsdsc
an lore-hOltcIed iioa>ri. "ci"@tted ac-"ty nc
abundance Win metropolitan n1uutrr. go
jus came ~ th' o her cay b, ihe sound ne
sad; &c DON'T know nOthm about your cltj dom =
but when See fror rIklu another ie lcrs pocket,
reckon T., aJput time 10 head INN OF.
Well" replied tAe connuctor, These Dol5doWh-
town. they lc bad crowd tell yod. Ihey LnO"
We conductors carry our spare cAah5e III our coa +,
ana they alters keep az eyr open Tor "A chance 1t
wa only % wrcb ago lost - ihdI way.
Five dollars Is an almighty PIE 0i money 20
lose replied the other; LOW I've lived down
last for twenty wears an 4 never lad hothIh
N,ver had nothin' 10 steal l guess" chuckled
the conductor; " been down Last myself yOu sce
That's wnrle wa, born aud rddlcaicd'
DO tell" cried the stranger. nam neeh N. IN
Newly ORR 40 mOrc'n two day ana li a--2iA DacA
East again. Iuc amt uO,hln 10 90 down mere OUT
gad ahOut at Coucy Island and spend all our money
Tor weller glasses ana THROWN balls at doll babies
Tor clpar.. never smoke uOthlI but pipe my SELL
iut M blJtAtr-Iu-aw down Last Inc SMOKES cigar,
and says 20 myself, Now II taEe some Oh tAll
I llci', clrag5 home Tor Zche. - ! lald down 10
CENTS and took up the balls the teller gave me, ana
III he blamed II | could knock one 1i the Dias'ed
/ a
of these chaps That carries IL through, ~ P@4g
a.alu and tnls time | made two OF the dulhcu
IhIugs keel over. Thinks !, ms - prety sOoI
fun so played away AGAIN, but IL wan no 4Vou.
lien % KIM over ne ala 40 once tAdI "a pdlu 81
cents and hadn't nary tnIug out Two cigars ana
L Ike lie never pays mJreu cents LOT Il cls H. anu
sometimes two Tor >. Then met man lnt' us.u
o. know down Last, ana ne wanted me To x u"
the CITY and set up business with hlhl lou AIIO"
b.ouLht Il lat. lie money With mo ana L" sdiu lA1'
woA44 just set hun up and We would n.aAe Mgh'5
.t i}.t Id got 10 us nv money Tor -Omelhing
els: 80 gave lam one OF The cigars, aAq Wheh ne
ca are ,0 20, >dys nu, "Ouiul -IFe JV4 ~ ov44s d
dozen Tor tIo-e Od stO-los.' Ina ltlIer WIN me
yoodru bADies IS a Oiaued Ahpos'oI-'H@' . "H'' 1
thIAD. H.. ..,,. .,i,-
The man you gave the chg To was SHARPER III
a..--rle'a Wn4l 4 exclaimed the man impet-
Kin YOU; get all your money and leave you
MI. swan ~ man. Tm going TO make tracks
for the o!d farm. ana you can Dei our ii1C Oh ID
{" Now ju.t be- easy. Ne"-lorA d nj such pAd
Mao, 10 i've IA aftcr all wneu on SNOW the p -
tru YOU what here the conductor gre" impress
-iyrly cluudrn -ia-" NcW-lor Tie place " H'e
ana inclc lIl't 10 place ne a. -, 1
81 f.ro nIl., ior me. Why. tn re amt ground
euouyn IA a. NeN-loIk TO keep polato-Ous from
%t,,a7,Jdi ta..e. the parks and besides, what do
Won want oi ground 10 grow potatoes Ia wien You
nave potatoes made 10 oruti anu "-''4 I.oio''
mo a.. baIzau. Now, ia Nc"-lo'h YOU tal sec
M. tlerrf-., Dsrr-snop almost every DINER uo"l
Now Ina p what / cal lie ana no'e d I'7'HI-
nm ID, matter Nu4cn Way u look, "At!o Jou can
rI u .ooI plate oi oj ster- Whenever you re nun
mat hlc too. AID yuu can 20 10 inc ..'"','
- - ,o.,' nave a night OH. and that's lie. ii
,ou want 10 soe s0nlc n really hne, Ou want ,o 20
foAo - B0NcIy tO-inolroM ll-n.' anu lHoi ', l'i'
Won don.t IKE NcW-lorh. mere s youI al''o' oa'S
aowu Las. ncl MhJ, you JON A"o" ""A' -''
mrall- uoNn there" D..
AT tn!s moment the car was Yodrded oS lNV DOW
cry coAcom- reiuInIDg from the IN atIe win .HoI
sWectncarts, "uo were po'h resp o"'I'l' a. ,,,yr
u.ckiaces and waving piumcs. Inc conuUt, oi
looked trIumpuauly III the passenger ana " Ills
DO you see them girsi Whatll you find down
East like thoulT
me Stranger examined them with a critical eye
HE conductor shouted Ienth-5t. Inc man
seized ms carpet-,acK and made dash for the door,
bur observing that tho oar had not Yet stopped, Ac