The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-04-21
AHoRsR.uAR DRIVER
On the Pecuiiarliies OF the Patrons o
the Road.

On the Peculiarlties of the Patrons OF
the Road.
A driver OF horse, car, II he has any talent
for observation, will in short career gain a
keen insight into human nature. One Of the
drivers on the Citizens Railway, veteran
who came down with the two.horse arks
which used to do duty as passenger convey
ances, and are now trotted out on circus
days to discourage the rush Of travel 10 the
Garden Spot, has this kid OF talent, and has
exercised itactiyely. A reporter struck his
car the other day, aud travel being light that
trip, engaged him in conversation. He has
driven on all the roads In the city, and in
several Other cities as well, and he was pre-.
pared to express the opinion that no where
else could driver fud the soft snap" the
Island line furnished.
"You see,n said he, Equity nearly every
body on the Island Is high-toned people
lawyers, and big merchants, and they are
mighty easy to get along with. Even the
working people that live over there are gen.
teel folks, as II there was something In the
atmosphere that changed peoples DISPOSE
tons. guess its because the ones that live
over there are the class that like quiet aud
OEutTt huu tuht Lud EeASuu tuey move Ilere.
Did you ever notice that the police and
squires don't get much 10 do of the Island
any moreYC
SDon't the people from the trains over the
river give you trouble sometimes?'
= mot bit They are either too tired or too
glad to get home 10 be cross, and too eager for
u lark or something when they 60 away. l
quit once, aud drove In Baltimore awhile.
When come back l knew what good thing
was. I'll hold this situation till they bounce
me for old age" ~
"What was the matter In Baltinore?'
"Well, you sec, here most everybody rides
on the cars. But there the better classes
don't patronlzs 'em. It's the toughs and
poor people that make most Of the travel.
don't believe ever heard OF anybody's
pocket being picked on n Wheeling car, and
there 1t happens once week at least, Then
drunken men get on ut night and kick up a
row, and Il man might as well be slugger as
a driver. ! tell you it's no fun. When get
the night mare now dream I'm back on the
Baltimore line"
Just then man, frantically waving his
hand, came running down cross street. but
the driver apparently did not see him.
"Hold on! There's passenger" said the
reporter.
drunk now, and has been all day. he tried
TO palm bad nickel off on me this morning,
and had to put him off,"
"Do they often try thatT'
mot on this line, because We generally
collect the fal-, or did till lately, and they
ANT got onto the boxes on this line YET.
Besides, We don't have many OF the kind OF
people that do that kind Of business. But
they often drop them In the main line boxes,
and it's hard 10 tell them from good ones.
Those nickels are made right In this town,
and come out OF a saloon you pass every day.H
"You seem TO have pretty nice time OF II.
Don't you meet any troublesome ehAracten9'
"Oh, we once In while get hold Of d Stran.
ger that insists on smoking on the platform,
but the worst nuisance Is the particular PEG.
pie that kick II everything amt Just 90. II
You 70 an inch past their crossing they want
Won 10 haul them to Bridgeport aud back for
nothing. We don't do II, you bet"
an the dudes come your way often?'
"Whats them?i
The reporter had at last found something the
driver didn't know, and promising 10 point