The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1883-04-03
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A street.car conductor said to a, New
York man; 81 was just thinking when I
was at the theatre the other night that
these fellows that write plays loose the
best chance In their lives by not passing
whole day In q street car some time.
Maybe some Of them do, for men travel
up and down with me for hours some
times, now and then making notes in a
book, but not appearing to take notice
OF anybody, and then sometimes they
Jump out and get into another car with
out seeming to know where they are
going. This is one kind Of crank, as we
call therc. These are not troublesome
cranks, however, for they never ask any
questions, and don't keep q fellow en-
gagged talking the way some others do
until the car. is several blocks past tho
place where some old lady crank wanted
to get out, and probably insists on being
taken back to the right place."
"What is the most troublesome kind
OF CRANK you meet witbp"
'Well, the newspaper crank is
pretty bad one in this way, that is he is
liable to get you into trouble. know
how it is myself. I'll tell you how it
was. I didn't know he was reporter,
aud talked q kind Of confidentialIy to
him, rs I am doing to you now, way
up to Harlem nearly. We laughed and
ohatted, and I didn't think anything
about 1t till the next morning, when
the starter came to me with the paper
in his hand and says: Look at herel
WHAT'S this you have been doing2'
And there was every word down I had
said, with the number of my car and
the time Of the trip and everything.
The worst Of it was I had made some
remarks about the starter and gave
something away that L should not.
There was no harm in it, but it looked
bad in print and different from what 1.
had said, though he had got my words,
for these reporters can mind every
thing"
"Well, what was the result?"
"The starter had me bounced, OF
course"
A few mornings ago the reporter
jumped on a Fourth avenue car at
Fifty.fourth street. There sat opposite
him lady about 40, we'll preserved
and good looking, though not attractive.
She was dressed expensively, though
not gaudily, and shone with glittering
| display of diamonds. When the car
reached Twenty-third street, and ce r.
tain parties essayed to board it, the
conductor told them that the CIR went
no further than Astor place. At this
announcement, the we'll dressed lady,
who had hitherto appeared as calm as
a mummy, except that she was full
blooded, burst into perfect storm Of
rage at the conductor.
"You should have told me when I
got on" she said, her eyes flashing like
her diamonds, though emitting differ
ent kind of light.
81 did tell you, madam, said the con :
ductor. half terrified, "that this car
stopped ut Astor place."
''I didn't understand you that way" "
she responded, as If the conductor was
under an obligation to read her dreams
and tho Interpretation thereof. She
broke out into TRADE of abuse, which
was continued almost without cessation
until the car reached Astor Place, and
her plump form was half concealed in
Coleman's slush when she got out to
wait on the next car. She launched a
parting threat to report the conductor
to Mr.. Vanderbilt. The reporter then
inquired of the conductor why the lady
| WAS so choIeric.