New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-07-29
NOT FAMILIAR WITH THE ELEV4TED

He had on n pair of brown, h0mespun trou-
sers black broadcoth coat several sizes too largo lor
him. and apparently half century ago. ahd an e1-
tremely tail sOvepipe nat approaching the cohloH III
build In one hand h. carried huge carpetDag 10 al
appearance fun " nothing while in the other he grssped
a baggy cotton umbrella OF color resembling tue sere
and withered leaf His face. turned to the hue OF I'M
dressed leather and framed with fringe OF lrregnary
cut tony hair united to its prominent expression Vi
simple occasional flicker OF a-uouS cunning
lie stood at the entrance to the Brooklyn buae a"u
eazed upward at the elevated railroad. Aier a pro-
,n0.d stare he approached helnetod officer Of the law
and with grIn commenced the conversations Sa-a-y
meow! Wdar does thot Track up thar 20 tew
"Phwats that ye soyF
"whar does thot up in tn air track 90 tewi"
"To Har'm"
"Ycw don't say"
"Ycs do sJy, and the cluO-Deafer sauhIcreu uisu'i
fully or
His quesouer stared again at the airy station cogi-
tated for brief space, aud then VITA Numbering AT
aud swinging his carpetbag with reckless disregard OF
other peoples limbs, numbered up the steep stairs ana
hailed Ia front of the little window through when tlck
ets blue or red are showed TO impatient paoic As
luck would have It, rs he rcacned the window
enc OF some dozen or o formed INN, lately after
him. lie deposed his bag the ground, Land MS UNI
brca ON top and braci0g himself against the pushing
crowd behind roared out "Haow mucnF "Fn ents'
the ticket seller with painful disre gard TO the
vowels.
"Haow r.
Pm c'nts." anzrily.
tilow I"
"Te.n ten e.nts cents" spet out the man In uni
form sarcasticaly The Of the
OF me crsory remarks behind nim, slowly unOutOned
lis broadccth coat extracted from tue breast pocket
pethoric wallet and proceeded eiIurely to unsrap IT,
Undismayed by the hoWl- of che furious crowd lie lei
surely produced from his wallet ROLL OF dirty bills,
he'd them his great pan,counted them Win
much mostening OF the f0renger ana hhaly taxing OUT
teuioar bill laid II the ledge before tne uckotseer
The bowls mad grown and he had hard WORK,
TO prevent himself from being swept forward by the pres
sur behind AT length his - 90 all In small change
were pu,ned over he counted them carefully, put them
into The wallet strapped that up and returned 10 his
uocet then al last be took up his ticket seized his car
pebac and umbrella and shot forward ike stone
from catapu- without dropping his ticket into the
box he rusned on 10 the platform aud gazed up ana
dawn No train wa, In waiting but visible Just
rounding the curve He scarcely paused but sitting down
ou the edge NJ the platform lowered himself 10 the
rrnck and started trot I'm the direction OF the al
| vaurinc train There yell or Come baca' rom
Of train hands passc myers but needed not
/ ana In another instant would nave been beap ui
man gled bssn ami bones had not saWari brakcu IN
seized him BY collar and by main force landed unl
an, me n atform His carpct-bag was thrown from ms
Vasp ana boiore reached the ground the rushing tram
Caught n n spInnngand ia II fell on one or INC
rails tho wheels OF locomotive ana TWO cars passed
over A. and Il pieces The rescued mAu giarcd
speechlrss nj his and then breaking into storm
| OF anathemas directed against the wicked ways OF
"YO.ksrs." tramped Indignantly turOugl the IA eWay
and down the steps complaining that te durned Ky arS
| he'd split his brand new Valisc' Dgo'hF