News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1884-05-15
PRETTY GIRL AND WASHER.
AN OLD GENTLEMAN, A POLICEMAN,
AND A CONDUCTOR VERY ANGRY.
A Farce That was Enacted on n Street-car
joy of the Passengers who Didn't In
terfere.
from the New York Times

sionally 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
enter, but she wheeled about when she
noticed his gallant intention 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, whereupon she angrily turned
and looked out at the horses.
The conductor observed this panto-
mime, 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 transporta-
ton fee. The youth handed the con-
ductor a 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, the conductor kept
his eyes upon the youth. Other passen-
gers entered and policeman stood upon
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, conductor, old gentleman,
and all the rest of the passengers began
to glare at the youth. The old gentle
man was the first to interfere.
"What do you mean, sir" he said,
''by annoying this young lady in that
outrageous manner ?"
The youth stopped smiling and said,
softly ''If it isn't too much trouble, I'd
be much obliged if you'd mind your
own business.
"You young puppy p roared the old
gentleman. 'Ill see to you I'll see
to you! I'll see if young ladies are to
be publicly insulted by such ruffians as
you arel Til make an example of you p
"Oh, don't; please don't do any
thing !' said the pretty girl, imploring-
Iy. 'Please don't make scene /"
My dear young lady" said the old
gentleman, gallantly. ''you shall not be
embarrassed, I assure you, bEt I have
i ioTS5sf IS gd fpd i It j is duty u eve eve
scamp. Conductor p
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
kyar r'
"What for?" asked the youth.
''Fer mashin'," replied the conductor.
"Come, now start, or I'll t'row yer off p
''If you touch me, said the youth
very quietly, 'IlI break your thick
head. F"
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
elbowing the conductor, the old gentle
man, and the excited passengers aside,
while crowd collected IN the streets and
looked in the car windows.
"Stop, STOP" screamed the pretty
girl, throwing herself between the youth
and the officer. "Oh please, please
don't hurt him. He's my brother p
What" shouted the policeman in a
tone of intense disgust.
''What p echoed the conductor, the
old gentleman, the driver, and the rest
of the passengers.
''Yes, 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 a breathless pause,
"What were you treating each other in
that manner for if you are brother and
sister?"
"She's a little mad because wouldn't
take her to the circus this afternoon,
that's all, " replied the youth.
"And I'm-I'm awfully ashamed of it.
too" said the pretty girl, beginning to
cry. "And 1 think you're an awfully
stupid old thing to make such fuss,
she added, passionately, to the old gen.
tleman.
perhaps, rs suggested the youth
to the conductor, who, with
the policeman, still gazed speech
lessly upon them; ''perhaps, as
you've stopped about dozen cars
behind You, if you should ring that
bell and start the procession, the funeral
may get up to Eleventhstreet 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 op-
portunity to take part in the CON
troversy.