The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1883-03-20
Three Phases OF Life.


A reporter slipped the other day be-
tween the lines Of trucks which ohstruct
tho current Of traffic at the Junction of
broadway and State street, Albany, New
York. Ahead Of him was two gentlemen,
Ono said to the other:
81 don't see how these fellows (meanlng
the carmen) exist. Their wagons stand
here day In and day OUT and they never
seem to be doing anything but fooling with
each other" ..
The reporter approached one of the oar
men. This particular common carrier had
round rosy face. lie looked valuable
GLOW is business ?" asked tho reporl err
'Prettv good. Will you have a cart :"
mo. not to day. But how do you folks
ever get enough to feed your horsos nd
yourself2" ) ''
We have way" and after consider.
able questioning, the carman gave tho con-
| dit'ou OF the trade about ~ follows:
| ''You see there Is not more'n dozen
carts here now. Well. all told, there is
| 40 of lis and we are kept busy, 30 that
there Is not mUre then halt Of us here at
the same time. Some days is better than
others; hut 1t ls q poor un winch don't
bring IN IL shlllin'. Some weeks we have
enough to do for customers to keep us
| busy all the time and on those times we
don't have TO stand here a'talI. You've
| noticed. amt you, that no matter how fcw
| there Is here, that most of 'em are near
the cross walk Well, that's considered
the best stand. You see, a stranger com.
in along strikes the first one he comes to. -
slow much do you realize In a day on
an average7"
son. from 81 to ,$6.or 81. Have a
cart, lady?" said the cart,nan TO a pros.
pectlve customer, who answering in the
affirmative left the rep )rter without story.
"What are the prospects for the coming
season 2" asked reporter of canal boat
captain whom he met IN the street.
1T is little too early Yet TO speculate.
| have no reason but to believe that we
will have good season next summer"
''Do you think that the removing of
tolls on freight Will make much, If any
difference ?"
'No; when the tolls were high wo made
moro money than when the authorities
lowered them. Just 80 sure as our cxpen-
ses are lighter, the freight rates arc cut.
The railroads shave their ratea down, and
the shippers have to have their comln,s-
| slons. SO that deducting tue price for &c.
| curing the boat load, and taking the ex-
ceediDRly low rate of freight, leaves but
| little maryln. No: with tolls off. the
shippers and forwarders will think we
ought to carry everything cheaper"
why don't you try some other busi'
ness ~
because love my boat. During the
| winter | feel as uneasy as fish out If wa.
Ter. and from the opening, Of the canals
untl the close. lam rs happy as a clam.
Last fall sold my horses. and now an,
in search Of good team"
''ls there much fascination about the
life OF a canaler -
swell, yes. AT first, when the propo
sition to be a canaler was made to me, |
spurned 1t. got hard up and thought l
! would make little money. Before I got
| over the route from Buffalo to New York
| once, the CID dread Of the life had lett me.
| and l was so fascinated with it that I
! thought could never tire. Slnco that
| time have never once regretted going on
a canal boat. / worked hard, and after
awhile bought boat of my own, and to
day the old craft is ne dear to me as one of
my family"
"Conductor. can't you Get me seat T.
said an lra7cible passenger Of tho female
persuasion on a car. There was not va
cancy.
''Some people are hogs"
This was the comment Of the passenger r
Oh her feet.
soto Uoce, ''and no one more than your.
self "
The reporter was led to inquire by catch.
ing the strange remark.
YES" said the conductor, 81 sec q
good deal of the seflshness OF this world
Some people will get IN, and because the 2
pay thtir fare think that can find a seat
for them. Women arc the worst, and
many blowing up get because l cannot
DO CT !:arocs:5;!::y. &c I;;: except uien
either, because some Of thom are even
worse than the women. If ono OF the
latter enters with basket she Will set the
basket on her lap so that it will tako up
twice as much room as she is entitled to,
and 1t Is at the cost OF conslde rablc abuse
that can prevail upon her to put her has
ket on tho floor. Then again if woman
comes IN with child, she will place the
youngster along side of her, and no matter
If the car Is full, that child must have O
seat 10 the exclusion of older patrons.
Sometimes the child Is removed to the pa =
ents lap II an old man is seen standing, but
never If 1t happens to be woman. When
one women ls asked to make room for
another, she madly moves along, or throws
the child on her lap, and takes up as much
room as possible. Some of the male riders
occupy seats, and never SEQ woman wnen
sie enters. They look right past her, and
sometimes when within about block OF
where they want TO get off, see the lady,
get up and offer her their seats. I have
noticed that some women when they board
O car think that some one ought to get UP
ard.give them seat. limo one s:irs the!ncw
arrival glances around with an impudent
Jock. Then again have seen workman
with his dinner pail board a car and got
seat. lie gave 1t up soon after to d
fashionable dressed woman, who claims it
as matter Of right, never even thanking
aim. But most always lady upon ac.
cepting seat will other say thank you
or lDclino her head fo rward.
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