New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-08-19
4 WAR OF WORDS IN an ELEVATOR

II was midday on Friday when tall, porty
ps,,,morean rushed cxotedly into the hall Of hugo
eight story oee building in Nassau-st, below Pruning
House Square. The elevator had Just Degun a'oybse
and was leisurely ascending TO the second hoor Inc
eoutherner strobe 20 and fro with suppressed imps-
rce and M he mopped the Precipitation from his fore
head-indulged In mutterngs. After q lapse OF Tour
m,nutes the elevator which had made call OF every
on the the down Journey again reachea
the level OF the street and the pory gentleman thre"
himself on a seat with tho simple ejaculation Top
noorw
Tho man who ran the elevator forty-hve years OF
age or thereabons; o mahogany-faced weather-Deateh
old veteran whose gold and silver medals gtter1ng on
his breast denoted faithful service TO his country He
lelsurely manipulated the cable and after somewhat
allow Journey retarded bythree stoppages landed t2e
portly gentleman Mt his destination on the top MOOR
Thank God" murmured that individual Ms he hastily
stepped OF the and hurredy making for one OF the
Office doors opened IT, entered and slammed 1t behind
him with n vehemenee worthy Of moro momentous 90
cason II took him just long 90 transact hts business
"a IL took the elevator 70 descend to the ground MOOR
and with his Impotence increased II possible rather
than diminished by his visit to the Office, the vexed
souihernsr paced the corridor while tho elevator slowly
assembled. At length 1t reached the seventh door,
where Il stopped for ono-two-minutes The porty
gentleman bore up under this trial. and emile actually
utniped his oountenance when he observed the cables
again set in motion. But his satisfaction was short
lived and he utereda deeparaNn curse as no saw the
elevator begin descend again instead OF completing Its
iourney eighth floor He seized the handle oil Tue
hell and pulled II again and again while the car dc
soended 10 the ground floor and again assembled 10 the
TOP door its speed however being In no degree acce-
Grated by tho violence OF the porty gentleman Demon
'.-uO" roarcd the irate southsrner as he en-
tered the car; ~its we'll cor you don't own thus nud
ing II did I'd clear out OF II inside OF Two MN
uies You'd be locking for Job so sudden Joud won
der what had struck YOU" ,,,.
But since you don't own IT, answered tht old soldier
mildly bile he saokened the speed Of the elevator
. don't make sBoh q fdss." H., .
Don't offer any OF yo"r mperunence 10 me, sr' OF
I'll inform your employer" ,, a., -,
Do so my dear fellow, do so" responded The old
soldier ana ri lend you the price OF twocent stamp
that Won may enabled to write 10 hlu lie mas ah
office IN this building you wish to address bln PIT
yatrly mis- house Il at But II you lose ine my JOB
which don't think You WILL have still 81 day al
10 sed 10 inc by tho Government for LIE for helping 70
lick such fellows ss you. think remember seeing
your heels NJ Gettysburg"
This retort OF the elevator man was too mnoh TOT tine
partly gentleman. He raved wildly. While ne wac
thus beside himself with passion the malicious elevator
man dexterousy and rapidly ascended u the top OF tne
building carrying the unfortunate southerner Win MIN
This trick was unOescrved By the portly gentleman
NATL he had aiighted from the car when he became
frantic with wrath He sLook hts fist at The elevator
man, secure behind the iron fencing, and yowng u
ob Ain his dismissal " II cost him $1,000, began h
do stairs