The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1882-04-07
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amusing incident, hat one which hap.
pened last week rather goes ahead Of
anything we have heard in some
MacH,h laid and, s.i1fsS sh5ou,
the iicSnsente9ce to which, ne bakS(us 81
this Sty1cscf vehicle are subjected, vel
people continue to ride in them, and il
Wss through the mistaken pO,iteness OF
q geut3em3A id sActin6 as c6nAuctog
which, was lie cause Of Ill his misfosr..
tunes.
Starting to 60 down town. he had
reached Seventeenth Street when one Ioi
the little three-cent cars jogging By
suggested the idea of getting aboard
instead of walking all the way. Acting
upon this thought he hailed it. and found
ON seating himself and making . survey
of finances that he possessed the re-
-quisite fare, three cents, s. only that and
nothing more," which he proceeded to
drop into the box. So far SO good.
With a,sigh of relief he settled himself
in one corner of the car and prepared
for peaceful ride, there being besides
himself only one other occupant. . man
deeply engrossed in reading a news
paper. Scarcely had he ridden a block
when the vehicle came to halt, and .
fair young damsel entered. Our friend,
who is sgentlemanof the old school.
and susceptible at all times I'd beauty N
any form, more particularly so when
that beauty is embodied in the person OF
a young lady, here arose, and bowling
suOlitely, said: "Permit me, madam,
to pass your fare" At. the same time,
without booking At the coin given him.
dropped it into the box, and once more
seated himself. The young lady moved
.uneasily, blushed a little, and then,
leaning forward yentured; 'sThat was a
ten cent piece I gave you and the fare
is only three.'' Al 81 "A j,
is that really so? I beg thousand
ypardons. Here, driver" getting up and
hastily pushing open the door between
himself and that parsonage, i" have
made a mistake and dropped ten cents
into the box in place of three. 1t be-
N10nged to this lady there. How can l
get il out p .&si,tt ~ 'fsi0
"Get it out! You can't get it out at
Ill. It'll just have to stay there. You
can ride it out, if you like. There amt
no other way, unless" he added, with
an unfeeling chuckle, .'you expect me
TO crawl down through that hole and get
it for you" -,
Here the driver, overcome with his
~own wit, closes the door with bang,
and clapping his sturdy self, CALCULATES:
: GA putty fellow look, to crawl into a.
6cket-boxr' de-, seazg s ses4
Perplexed at the situation, annoyed at
his own stupidity. yet outwardly all
smiling politeness, our friend here turned
saying: ~ a
ss Madame, the mistake was mine-a
very stupid one, i acknowledge yet it
lis not ri light that you should suffer. You
will permit me to return to you the seven
.. cents" at the same time painfully con-.
scioas that he had not single penny
about him. - : =. go ), = = :
80, no; I wouldn't think. of such
thing. I am sorry, butt can't be helped
now ..R+ ...sg.fs. -.
MADAME, I insist. Allow me-"
making deep and exhaustive survey
of every pocket about him in the vain
hope OF catching. somewhere 3 stray,
coin. 1t is OF no use; the money is not
there. and his hands not possessing that
Midas power of turning all they touch
into gold, it is not forthcoming. Here q
feeble'little voice says: H.ei,s-i,G liza li g
s'Well, since you insist upon It, of
course rs.ii .sl.e.s 49,. -
81 do insist upon it; I insist upon it
most emphatically.' e.,
What is to be done. Already the
great beads of perspiration stand out
upon his forehead, and every time he
"Opens his month only seems to plunge
him deeper in the mire. An idea sud-
denly strikes him. and leaning over 10
him of the newspaper. whispers in his
ears '.Lend me seven cents, quick, to
pay the LADY, a.
The man who all this time had given
mo heed to what was passing rouses up
with start, and saying in voice dis
ntinctly audible even to the horse outside.
-sSeven cents! Bless my sonl. L don't
sbelieve. have it about me, looking up
with that dazed expression of a person
whose thoughts have gone a long jour
ney. 81 -
80! beg you will not disturb your
self over such tribe. Do not borrow
the money, indeed, it is not .ofthe slight
est consequence. sawsss a.
Bythis time our friend had reached 9
state of scarlet misery pitiableto behold
that stage in which it makes one warm
even to look at them. There is nothing
for him to say, nothing that viii not add
to his present embarrassment, so he
wisely takes refuge insilence, watching
with eager interest the gameof chase IA
which his fellow passenger Is, engaged
after the required sever cents: 10
All! at length it isished out snd
handed to the young lady, and he
lbreathes again. But now the problem
of how to pay the man suggests itself.
Here feminine wit comes to the rescnes
and the unfortunate ~causesof all the
trouble suggests he be paid BY taking
the fare Of the next two passengers who
got IN, and by that way he will be the
loser of q penny only This plan is dis
.eussed, and finally Submitted to the
driver. who giving if his approbatipa,
they once more settle down to- wait the
unconscious liquidation Of the debt:
Pretty soon they get in togSkher, ndy
and . gentleman. Dat Of his pocket
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