Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-04-11
PRETTY GIRL AND WASHER.
An Old Gentleman, Policeman and
Conductor Very Angry.

Nelo York Times.
A very pretty girl, attired in long
seal dOlnan any carrying an alligator
| skin bag with initials in silver on the out
side, stood at Vesey street and Broadway
Wednesday afternoon waiting for Sixth
avenue car. A youth of about 81 or y
| years was also awaiting the car, and he
| occasionally glanced at the pretty girl,
who turned Indignantly away from him.
| When the car stopped the youth stood at
| the back step to assist the maiden to en-
| ter, but she wheeled about when she no.
| ticed his gallant intention and went in by
| the front door. The youth smiled lam
| guidly. entered the car and sat down op-
posite the pretty girl, at the front Win
! dow, whereupOn she angrily turned and
| looked out at the horses.
The conductor observed this pantOmime,
and regarded the youth with a scowl.
| When he began to collect fares at the
| front end the young lady got out her
| purse, while the youth was feeling in his
| pocket, and paid her transportation fee.
! The youth handed the conductor a dime,
without noticing that the pretty girl had
| paid. and said: 'ETwO.7 The conductor
| handed him back five cents, with an ugly
! glance, and the girl looked harder at the
| horses than ever, whereat the youth
smiled with a great deal of amusement.
An old gentleman got into the car and sat
| down near the girl, and the conductor
! kept his eyes upon the youth. Other pas
| sengers entered and policeman stood on
| the platform with the conductor.
| Presently the old gentleman noticed that
| the youth kept his eyes upon the pretty
! girl, and smiled whenever she dared to
| turn her glance away from the window,
and that her eyes fairly blazed with anger
as she turned from him. The conductor
! spoke to the policeman, and policeman,
! e0Ed2 ct0r- old gentleman, and all the rest
of the passengers began to glare at the
| youth. The old gentleman was the first
| to interfere.
''What do you mean, SIR" he said, 'by
annoying this young lady in that outrage
| Gus mannerY
The youth stopped smiling and said
softly: ''If it isn't too much trouble, I'd
be very much obliged if you'd mind your
own business"
"YOu young puppy" roared the old
| gentleman. "Pll see to you! I'll see to
| you! I'll see if young ladies are to be
| publicly Insulted by such rufians as you
| are! IH make an example of you.'
''Oh, don't; please don't do anythingw
! said the pretty girl. implOringly. "Please
| don't make a scene"'
"My dear young lady," said the old
| gentleman, calamity, ''yOu shall not be
embarrassed, l assure you, but l have
daughters myself, and it is a duty l owe
| to the public to make an example of this
| scamp. Conductors"
The conductor advanced very willingly
into the car, followed by the policeman,
and all the passengers gaZed at the youth,
who only smiled more broadly than ever.
''Put this little puppy off the car said
| the old gentleman to the conductor.
The conductor rang the bell and said to
the youth: "Come, now! git off the
kyarw
"What for?" asked the youth.
"Fer mashin'," replied the conductor.
''COme, now! start, or Iill trow yer off"
''If you touch me" said the youth very
| quietly, cpl break your thick head"
| The policeman had been anxiously
| awaiting his opportunity, and now saw
| his chance.
"Well, you won't break my head" he
remarked, taking out his club, and ell
| bowling the conductor, the old gentleman,
and the excited passengers aside. while
! crowd collected in the street and looked
in the car windows.
"Stop, STOP" screamed the pretty girl,
! throwing herself between the youth and
the officer. ''Ah, please don't hurt him.
| He's my brOtherw
"WhatW shouted the policeman in
! tone OF intense disgust.
''Whatw echoed the conductor, the old
gentleman, the driver, and the rest of the
| passengers.
eyes, she's my sister," asserted the
! youth, seating himself beside her. Sand
you're all pack Of Internal idiots" he
added.
Il don't believe it." the old gentleman
said after a breathless pause. 'What
were you treating each other in that man.
ner for if you are brother and sister?'
''She's little mad because / wouldn't
take her to the circus this afternoon,
that's ALL replied the youth,
"And Fm-Im awtully ashamed of it,
too" said the pretty girl, beginning to
cry. ''And L think you're an awfully
stupid old thing to make such fuss"
she added, passiOnately, to the old gentle
man.
perhaps" suggested the youth to the
conductor, who, with the policeman, still
gazed speechlessly upon them; perhaps,
| as you've stopped about dozen cars be-
hind you, if you should ring that bell and
start the procession, the funeral may get
up to Eleventh street in the course Of the
afternoon
The conductor, utterly crushed, rang
the bell. The policeman looked foolish.
| The old gentleman seemed hopelessly cast
down, and the other passengers have not
! ceased yet to congratulate themselves
that they did not get an opportunity to
/ take part in the controversy.
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