McCook weekly tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 188?-1886, 1884-05-01
Pretty Girl and Washer.
New YorH.Tumes.

skin bag with initials in silver on the
outside, stood at Vesey street and
Broadway yesterday afternoon waiting
for q Sixth avenue car. A youth OF
about 81 or 20 years was also awaiting
the car, and he occasionally glanced at
the pretty girl, who Indignantly turned
away from him. When the car stopped
the youth stood at the back step to assist
the maiden to enter, but she wheeled
about when she noticed his gallant in
tention and went in by the front door.
The youth smiled languidly, entered
the car, and sat down opposite the
pretty girl, at the front window, where
upon she angrily turned and looked out
at the horses.
The conductor observed this panto-
mime, and regarded the youth with
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 transporta-
ton fee. The youth handed the con-
ductor dime, without noticing that
the pretty girl had paid, and said,
1.-TWO" 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
passengers entered and policeman
stood on the platform With the conduc-
tor.
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, conductor, old gentle
man, 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 the young lady in that
outrageous mannerp"
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. "I'E see to you! I'll see
to you! I'll see if young ladies are
to be publicly insulted by such ruffians
as you are! I'll make an example of
you'll"
"Oh, don't; please don't do any
thing!" said the pretty girl, imploring-
ly. "Please don't make scene!"
"My dear young lady," said the old
gentleman, gallantly, ''you shall not be
embarrassed, 1 assure you, but 1 have
daughters myself, and it is duty l
owe to the public to make an example
of this scamp. Conductor!"
The conductor advanced very will
ingly into the car, followed by the po-
liceman, and all the passengers gazed
at the youth, who only smiled more
blandly than ever.
"Put this little puppy off the car"
said the old gentleman TO the con-
ductor.
The conductor rang the bell and said
to the youth: "Come, now! git off the
kyar!"
"What forP" asked the youth.
"For mashin'," replied the conduc-
tor.
"Come, now! start quick, or I'll
t'row yer off,"
eff you touch me-" said the youth
very quietly, "l'll break your thick
head"
The policeman had been anxiously
awaiting his opportunity, and now saw
his chance.
swell, you won't break my head"
be remarked, taking out his club, and
elbowing the conductor, the old gen.
tleman and the excited passengers
aside, while a crowd collected in the
street and looked in the car window.
"Stop, STOP" screamed the pretty
girl, throwing herself between the
youth and the officer. "Ab, please,
please don't hurt him. He's my
brother.
"What!" shouted the policeman in a
tone of intense disgust.
ayes, she's my sister," asserted the
youth, seating himself beside her.
''And you're all pack of internal
idiots" he added.
81 don't believe it, the old gentle
man said, after breathless pause.
"What were you treating each other in
that manner for if you are brother and
sister,"
"She's little mad because wouldn't
lake her to the circus this afternoon,
that's all,' replied the youth.
Sand I'm-I'm awful ashamed of it,
too," said the pretty girl, beginning to
cry. "And think you're an awfully
stupid old thing to make such FUSS
she added, passionately, to the old gen.
tleman.
perhaps" suggested the youth to
the conductor, who, with the police
man, still gazed speechlessly upon
them; "perhaps, as you've stopped
about a dozen cars behind you, if you
should ring that Dell and start the pro-
cession, the funeral may get up to
Eleventh street in the course of the af-
ternoon."