Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-08-25
A PRETTY NURSES REVENGE.
How She Tortured an Old Gentleman
Who Made Remarks About a BabY.

How She Tortured an Old Gentleman
Who Made Remarks About a Baby.
A Third avenue car, which had been
jolting along YEARLY for half on hour, and
grOaning under its weight of heated hui
manity, says the New York Times, stop
ped yesterday afternoon at One Hundred
and Eighteenth street. There was no
reason why it should have stopped, for il
had been deliberately passing people who
were frantically waving umbrellas and
sticks after the manner of those who are
anxious to ride. On this occasion. how
ever, a remarkably pretty, pert looking
girl, whose cap denoted that she was a
nurse, stood on the sidewalk, waving not
her hand but a baby. The conductor
kindly condescended 20 stop the car, not
being entirely adamantine, and the girl
entered. She clutched the strap with one
hand and her baby with the other, and
then stood glazing at a chubby old gen.
tleman, who actually dared to keep his
seat.
Presently the baby began to howl.
Whether IL was really uncomfortable or
hungry or simply guilty of infantide per-
Yersity did not appear, but it hOwled till
1t could howl no bowler. The chubby old
gentleman looked up Indignantly and
SAID loudly to no one in particular:
"What an intOlerable nuisance a woman
and screeching baby are on a car. 1t is
really most trying"
The young woman said nothing. but
glanced at the receding figure of a man
VINO mad just vacated his seat and left the
car. Quick as lightning she let 20 of the
strap, stopped down to the level of the
chubby old gentleman's knees, deposited
the crying child thereon, and betOOk her
self TO the vacant seat before any one
could utter sound. There, as she could
command perfect view of the chubby
old gentleman, she sat quietly, with a
provoking smile on her pretty face.
The old gentleman was dumbfounded.
Being somewhat equity he could not rise
IN the moving car. but sat there, the per-
sOnitcatiOn Of helpless Indignation. If
the child had hOwled previously, it rOared
/ now. The passengers were cOnYulsed
with laughter. Several ladies stuffed
their handkerchiefs into their mouths,
and the conductor looked over every
bOdy's head into vacancy and saw moth
ing. The chubby gentleman turned scar
let and appeared to be going off by spon-
taneOus combustion. He, however, bent
over the child, apparently with the inten-
ton OF taking the matter as a joke, in
reality to hide his furious cOuntenance.
''SIng 'IOOtsy-w OOtsy, darlin', guV'nOr,'
| shouted cheeky Urchin at the end of the
car.
Pat its back shouted another. ''Kids
/ like that" The afflicted gentleman said
| nothing, but seemed to be revolving
matters in his mind. Meanwhile the
| young woman never took her eyes from
her baby, except to glance proyokingly at
the old man.
conductor" shouted that individual
| in an awful tone, "I'll report you. How
| is 1t that you allow this ridiculous scene
| to take place in your carp
"Ain't seen -nOthin'," was the imper-
| turbable reioinder. ''What is it?'
Look at this baby on my lap"
my! what pretty child. Is it yours,
| sir!' very respectfully.
Il have had enough of this,' said the
chubby old gentleman. ''StOp the car"
The car was stopped. "Hang me! if
don't keep theFbaby and take it home to
my Wife," and he prepared to descend
with the child.
Then the young woman arose and
snatched the baby from the old mans
arms. "Insolent old buffer" she said
angrily. Il thought I'd teach yOd a
lesson. Maybe you think it's pleasant
for woman to board a car with CRYING
child. Now, I'll venture to say. you
| know more about il. Don't think | was
| afraid you'd keep the baby. Such inno-
cents weren't for the like of crusty old
/ toads such as you. Go home to your
wife, and joy go with you"
The chubby old gentleman thought it
better to leave the car and departed. The
pert young woman took his place in the
car, and the conductor who had seen
nothing was actually guilty of the indis-
erection of winking at her and then chuck
linz with aUuarnOt dplioht