New-York tribune., 1884-11-02
psyDov SHOTS IN A STREET CIR.

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INCIDENTS BY NIGHT AND DAY. boi"
AND OTHERWISE.
There are seats near the front emu ioi nan
aozeu The car stops. woman enters oy ,no ''|,
nIotform looks down. cuts her eyes iIpn' an" ''''
and props herself in the doorway Inc P"'''"s
looI from thc woman to the vacant seats; from INC
vacant seats to the woman, each wondering why
shc doesn't 20 forward and sit down she wohuc's
,yhv somc one doesn't oaer her seat Inc con
1,,or Gryers his nickols aud dimes with 'alih III
1,ocrnce and will not the tableau. o's
c,s,,d messenger gets up. bows the woman 10 HIS
s,at she takes il with sigh and look 'i fe'gh"-
tion. not angelic; he goes forward an" s'l' "o""
.I,,' so,,o,l,nq not exactly sigh, but almost as
expressive. 1900, -
oncry-I. this woman blind. ncar'sishted or
lame
There is scarcely standing room inside the car aud
hoth platforms are crowded. mother gets ABOARD
with five children. pushes them IN one by one, 'h''
the Youngest IN her arms and clngs irahlcaiN. ,S
hclnic.slv TO the strap. man poltciy oueIs ho'
liz soar "a bich she hastily crowds INTO, taxing Two
children on her lap and gnthcrng the rest oi @ mcI
flock about her ~ II hen does hei cntho"Li , hi fve
rnnductor calls Fares, please Shc gives hln NV.
om,a and tells hm ali the children are under
wears old Having recourse but IN snblhssh' no io
treats to his post on or near vac thetc
his Indignation into the ear OF so,'c synip"tncuo
passenger. ,, :, h.oo J,,, :,
I'D swear that boys SIX years o,u u no ne !. ;,i. S
he s,ys bitterly. a spotter VIII get on dlrcctIY
ana comm him among the passengers when neanS
i've cents ont OF my pocket. wonldnt mnh pay
see snch-now ust watch her, VIII YOU -. A.
nassenper on the mothers lett rises to leave thc
car and a lady is preparing To take ms s'al ~. ,t
su.lden Jerk pair of fond hands Hops one Oh the
L. tha II -four-yearclds into II. Ihe ncshnor Oh
her RIGHT gets up and No. Is Hopper lnto ms seat
No and No. are likewise pfoVlaea i"r h1i 'ta rna
oniy the baby in the mothers zap. Inc enl",en rem
gct on their knees face rlgat aoOui, p'er gu. 'nc
windows aud wipe their feet against inc sAirts VI
the womenwho are standlng me ,'td' , '". I'D n.o"ls
are tired of standing and hanging 10 tne suapa'
nor does she hear the general sign Oh follei wa.
follows her when she leaves the car WIN hei
numerous offspring. e. , l
Uuerv-Why don't the passengers BIZ u""h ANU
take the little chaps on their laps
nervous old gentleman climbs aboard Madi-
son-aye car at SeventecDth-st, ana pipes out
angrily to the conductors: 49, "a,
"Do You know the number Of that car ahead 7!
"No sir"
aWcli can't you find it ont p
Not very we'll it's too far ot "
"WelI | want you to get me the number oil that
am gong to make u colnpa,n' anaiSt rn'
don't propose TO put up with 1t, not pt Oh 10; no
indeed don't" ..: 4.
his wrink led forelIea and continued to fuIne ana
fret The conductor mildly and cautiously ven
tnred to inquire the grievance which caused SO
much agitation on The part oil ms aged passenger.
Nhv he passed .ne at Seyentcentilst., actually
nasscd me IN broad daylight. | waved my hand
and shouted ard the rascal of a driver only
laughed at me. lie didn't pretend to stop. flasue
take him, Can you get Inc bis number1"
The night is dark and there are only four psssen-
gers The car IS making good time. a pnrly
African swings himself INTO the rear pIatlorn d.
Sixtsenth-st and holding his hands together before
INN Ieans coniidentiay over to the conductor
The whites of his eyes Look to the inside passengers
like Jack o. lanterns in a Georgia swamp. and MS
glttermg teeth like row OF tomDstohes Ill
Boss. dom tell nobody" be whispers audby to
the conductor.
"Tell whatW .. -.
"Clar yer won tell I'se got sumpen 'tieular"
a. Now' yer ain' cwine 'cr say nuthin' Ter no one,
shore ~
"No."
aJcs look er yere den, boss Pick 'em up'n de
The conductor took and examined bright
gold Gnger-rng with "lsc" on the inside IL
" You found this What arc you going to do with
Boss rse powfu hard up AIM eben had no
supper 'speck II hab ter sell it,
"Whatll you take for uf
Po,s seen IT'S you. yer kin hsb il fer haf cr
dollar ef yer don say nuthlm about H."
You're sure it's gold -
f. snre's am dat ! ain had 30 supper
his is said in n tone that carries conylcuon and
the conductor goes forward TO discuss with the
d. iver the merits OF the ring The negro casts after
him frightened gia &c, and opens his mouth as II
about to say something, then With bound he
chats the way to get rid OF them fellows"
laughed the conductor. be passed the ring about
to the passenQers He buys these things for a
dollar aud % half dozen. But they cart come
their dodge over me, mary time. Ill take TINS nome
and put il with the others"
Conductor: No smoking allowed here, sir
You'll have TO go on the front platform"
The person addressed hes tatcs for moment shall
he 90 forward I Shall he throw away the cigar and
remain where lac isl Or shall he pnt It ont and go
inside ana save il Tor another smoker He decides
upon this la-t scheme and scrapug the ash end
against the dashboard enters the crowded ear with
the half -smothcrcd roll between his fingers. Soon
a Sic kening Odor pcrvades the cai-an 0dor half way
between bilgc water and hartshorn, or mixture of
the two. Aud the passengers have To breathe it.
QucIy-Is there a more disgusting smell than that
OF put-out cgarf
l. She enters the car and finds every seat taken.
After she has stood long enough TO become con-
spicuous. u young man glances up, suddcHiy, "a IL
were from deep cogItation, sees her, rscs hastily
upon the discovery. and with several bows too
many, offers her his seat. She declines with a
pretty smile he insists, and she finally sits down.
lie, dlcadfully smttcn, wedges himself opposite,
and ogles her TIL she leaves tho car dsgusted II.
She enters the car and finds every seat taken. She
has TO stand only u moment. A young man springs
lightly up from hls scat. and without so much as IA
and looks unconcerDedly out of the front door, She
doesn't know whether he has given ber his seat or
not IT may be h,s intention to leave the car so she
sits down. By-and-by he slips INTO seat and dives
again into his paper, ready to get up for the next
woman that comes in.
4 SLEEPY YOUNG PASSENGER.
ragged little nrchin peopod in at the door Of "a