The Warner weekly sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1885, 1884-05-16

oA an "hu carrying an alligator
skin bag with initials in silver On ~
outside, stood at Yesey street NJ
Broadway, New York, waiting co.
Sixth avenue car. A youth Of abous
twenty-one ortwenty.tw two years was Ala
awaiting the car, and he occasionsI n
glanced at the pretty girl. who turna3
Indignantly away from him WA
the car stopped the youth stood u NJ
back to assist the maiden to enter, ET,t
she wheeled about when she noticed M
gallant intention and went in bv M
front door. The youth smiled lancp;as
ly, entered the car, and sat down o,,po.
site the pretty girl, at the front window
whereupon she angrily turned ana
looked out at the horses.
The conductor observed this nantn.
mime, and regarded the yosth with
btow1. When he began to collect faras
OF the front end, the young lady got ont
her purse while the youth was feeling
in his pocket, and paid her transporta.
ton fee. The youth handed the eon.
ductor a dime, without noticing that tha
pretty girl had paid, and said aTw0
The conductor handed him back ava
with an ugly glance, and the girl looked
harder at the horses than ever, whereat
the youth smiled with a great deal 81
amusement. An old gentleman oct n,
to the car and sat down near the pretty
girl, and the conductor kept his eyes 10.
on the youth. Other passengers en-.
tered, and a policeman stood on The
platform with the conductor.
Presently the old gentleman noticed
that the youth kept his eyes turned %,
on the pretty girl, and smiled .ien.
ever she dared to turn her glance awe
from the window, and t!1at her eyes
fairly PLACED with anger as she turned
from him. The conductor spoke 10
the policeman, and policeman, conduc-
tor, old gentleman, and all the rest 81
the passengers began to glance 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
outrageous manner?p
The youth stopped smiling and said,
softly: "If it isn't too much trouble, I'd
be very much oblige If you'd mind your
own business
You Young pappyW roared the old
gentleman. It'll see to you I'll see to
you! I'll see if young ladies are to be
publicly insulted by such r~.aflans as
arel I'll make an example of you'll"
"0h, don't; please don't do anything"
said the pretty girl imploringly.
please don't make q sceneY'
"My dear young lady, " said the old
gentleman, calamity, "you shall not be
embarrassed, j assure You; but | have
daughters myself, and it is q duty owe
to the public to make an example ofthis
scamp. Conductor
The conductor advanced very wilLtag-
ly into the car, followed by the police
man, and all the passengers gazed at
the youth, who only smiled more broad
ly than ever.
4Put this little puppy off the ear
said the old gentleman to the condnc-
tor.
The conductor rang the bell end sss.:ssAs
to the youth @Come, now, git off the
kyarl"
"What for ?" asked the youth.
"Fer mashin', ? replied the conductor.
"Come, now start OK III taTow yer
off"
aIf You touch me-" said the youth,
very quietly, "T1l break your head"
The policeman had been anxiousiy
awaiting his opportunity, and now ne
saw his chance.
well, you won't break my head, he
remarked, taking out his club and ell
bowing the conductor, the old gentle
man, and the excited passengers aside
while a 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, please
don't hurt him. He's my brotherl"
What" shouted the policeman in a.
tone Of intense disgust.
"Whatw echoed the conductor, the
old gentleman, the driver, and the rest
of the passengers.
"Yes, she my sister" asserted the
youth, seating himself beside her.
"And you're all a pack Of internal
idiots he added.
81 don't believe it, the old gentle
man said after a GREATNESS pause.
What were you treating each other In
chat manner for il you are brother and
sister?r
"She's a little mad because wouldn't
take her to the circus this afternoon,
that's all = replied the youth.
"And Tm-Tm awfully ashamed OF It,
too" said the pretty girl, beginning to
cry. "And / think you've an awfu1ly
stupid old thing to make such a fuss, ("
she added, p~assionately, to the old gen
tleman.
Perhaps suggested the youth to the
conductor, who, with the policeman,
still gazed speechlessly upon them;
Perhaps, as you've stopped about 2
dozen cars behind the funeral may get
M To Eleventh Street IN the course u