Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-01-07
WASHER & AUGV|
Corner. Houston and Fourth j
OFyE PRICE CLOTHsE7S AND EyRNp
LOVE IN \ STREET CAR.
A Sad-Eycd Drivers Romantic Ta'o-The
Frsnt Platform asa Vantage Ground
For Flirting.


For Flirting.
Trenton Times.
"Do we drivers ever fliri?n saidthe
sad-ey ed individual no presided over
The dest ini,s of the final lonely up-car
on the city railroad the other night,
repeating the inquiry OF reporter,
and looking out at him over faded,
rusty uvercoat that was tuttoned up
around tile chm, and more securely
held in place by an immense red scarf;
"hain't that a purity kind ola question
for young gent TO ask hard-work-
ing citizen like ME on this cold night?
Don't sou think we have something
else TO sttend 10 btside> fitting on This
here rOau ny and the indignant .Iehu,
turning from his Questioncr, lash.d UP
the tagging team 20 n gallop and gave
them free brake as they started up
the Grecne.slreet hill. The sidewalks
were deserted. The wind blew keen
~ from the north, and the hard snow
from the horses hOuf> peat against the
face of the front platform passenger
like shower Of well directed shots
from the juvenile putty-blower.
No hing but desp erate resolve TO ID
iegvlew the car.driyer that night kept
him in his position behind the DASH
board
Isn't it true" the reporter ventur-
I'd after the hili had been mounted and
the there was clear driving up toward
Perry street, chat ole OF your fellow
drivers, who recently married, started
the acquaintance With his wife on the
car that he drove?N
The driver was turning about with
an air that ioicooded a resumption of
hostilities when the scribe dtftly drew
from an overcoat-pocket small flask
and thrust IL among the lines i'm his
companions hands The effect was
magical. The scowl on the drivers
face melted into smile. He seemed
unconscious, however, of the addition.
al burden placed in hi, hands till the
team turned into Perry street. Then
ne Threw the lines about the bln5e
and danced casually into the car Il
reasstre himself that there were no
passengers aboard. The sound peculiar
10 the extraction of cork was so
quicNly followed by healthy
Smacking Of the lips that the reporter
altogether missed any Intervening
operation.
Just the stuff to moderate fine
weather" the driver said, handing nm |
back AN empty fllsk.
You Were right" he added a mo
ment later, about thst story of thn |
car-driver. He first saw lis VIII
aboard the ear one day last summer
ana noticed her get on at the snn,a |
place frequently afterwards. II dnn,t |
don't take h'm long to get ne.
aualnted, because he weren't bashCul
Ike me. lis bit strange, as rae and
tue boys say, To see him married to |
that girl within three months
afterward. He amt driviui anv
more though. ] don't mean "a H. |
strange 10 make acquaintance or the :
ear, but only TO marry 'em SO n,irl,
You can't help gettin' acquainted with
girls, especially those that work Thu
get on and of every day the same
times nd places, and hefore lnn,,
you're speakiDg terms with tbens
CAME 20 Trenton knowing no ono
and now, although Pm workipo on
the car all The time pretty much. / /.
know lots of people"
IVY hat did you whistle for. then ~,
the reporter asked, after the ear had
passed the canal.
me drivers scowl seemed returning
TO disiigure his smiling face. II heinz
impossible, under existing ciyrnrn'
stances, To moderate the weather an,.
more, the scribe simply produced ons
Of the .cigers which his Grocer aiUos
nm with every pound of tea. md
handed it over. 49, anu
That whistle" the driver re-
spohded, coniidentially, lis signal To
my, glri, who lives along lerr--it
am necessary To show the house-.-
mat I'm maxim my last rim
qua ~ soon be back 10 sas
ler; How did ] gel aco,,a,nted
WIN her: Why you don't seem fo
Inow nothing. Do You think tba.o,u
driver on the railroad 30 noisonedS
hreu mat ne can't get mash alone :
he road from Mlham TO Chamhers' ,
'nrg! ! started to ilirt with her Lst
and got the deadwcod on her
leht oil. tells you now. thern,s
Quinn tickles girl so much ms n non
.no HES by a-driving daisy tean
catches 'em every time. Tl,ev III
lr tue ear at their window and na1
ow M least Il dozen times adav T3atia
ow II Is SOME Of the drivers cnn nn,,os
70 passengers signaling to them f,o,,,
NC sidewalk. They have too many
l,'; ne, some OF 'em have signs by
;n ~ Us they 90 by, which ne !
if,s understand It's a poor drivas !
nam agirl il Milbam. another Ia y
lrhloil, ana 4 reserve in Chanha,'
uIs' calculate rs driver OF n tina +
'i'iiler-car can 90 that several hs,,an