Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1883-02-23
" Yet loved her, l utter
Such words to her grave,
As | would not have spoken
Her last breath to save"
WHY HE COOLED HIS WRENCH.

A conductor on a Third avenue
horse car was seen last evening ex
posing to the cold Cir the little iron
wrench used on the rod connected
with the fare register. He was asked
what he was doing. Giving it q lit
tle freeze" he replied. "Yon see that
lad in the corner?" indicating a young
man in state OF advanced somnol-
ency. well. he told mo to wake him
up at Tenth street. Jest watch me
do it." He then entered the car and
applied the chilled metal to the
slumberer's neck. The young man
leaped to his feet, and rolled his eyes
in u bewildered way, and disjointedly
exclaimed:
What nowhere am I? Who
struck-,'
This is Tenth street, young feller,"
interrupted the conductor.
"Oh! ah. Thank you.' said the
young man, getting off the car in
some confusion, followed by the un
checked laughter of passengers.
THAT always fetches EN-" said tho
collector Of fares. Its q wrinkle
that all Of the boys hasn't ketched
onto yet. You never sees me tuggin'
and pastin' lush lads who falls asleep
in my barooch. Jest gives 'em an
applercation of cold steel. OF course
l can't do this in warm weather,
which is a reason I wishes with all
my heart that there was more winter
in year. Not regular, downright
winter, that freezes a man onto his
car, but Just enough winter to give
my wrench the chills. l hope the
Company will tumble enough to the
idea as to give each conductor an ice
box for to freeze his wrench in sum
mcr, SO he can wake up lush passen-
gers It's better than an alarm clock"
IN Y. Sun.
An item is going tho rounds of the
papers, giving an account of how a
party of roughc took possession of a
church in little town in this State,
during service, and by playing cards,
drinking whisky and carousing,
frightened tho congregation nearly
to death. The item. says there was
no police force in the place, and
nothing could be done to drive the
intruders out, SO the minister put on
sheet, and assuming a ghostly
style and voice, frightened the ma
rauders 80 badly they fled in dismay.
Overlooking tho fact that the story
seems improbable. and that men in
such place would hardly be fright
ened be ministerial ghost clad in a
white robe, we only wonder where in
thunder the minister got the sheet.
If it has got so ministers have sheets
and other articles of bedding secret
ed in suspicious places behind the
pulpit, an investigation would not
be out Of place. The church author
tiles will, no doubt, take the matter
in hand and endeavor to ascertain
where the sheet came FROM Peck's
Sun.
A st. Louis station agent picked
up something that madc him blush
and hurry to hide it in his pocket.
Shortly afterward arich looking gen
tleman. approaching him, asked him
if he had found anything Of value.
NO." said he. Excuse me-" said
the gentleman, "but ] saw you pick
it up just now." The agent was on
the point Of denying again, when
suddenly recollecting, he pulled it
out of his pocket, saying: "That's
it, but / don't think it's of much
value" The gentleman thereupon
showing him an elegant gold buckle
adorned with couple of diamonds
worth 5000. walked off and handed
the garter to his delighted wife.
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