Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1884-05-15
PRETTY GIRL AND MASHER.
The Mistake of a Heated Old Gentle
man. a Policeman and Conductor.

From the New York Times.l
A very pretty girl, attired in long seal
dolman and carrying an alligator skin bag
with initials in silver on the outside, stood
at Vesey street and Broadway yesterday
afternoon waiting for Sixth avenue car
A youth of about q or % years was also
awaiting the car, and he occasionally
glanced at the pretty girl, who turned In
dignantly 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 gal
liant intention and went in by the front
door. The youth smiled languidly, en-
tered 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 pantomime,
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 transportation fee. The
youth handed the conductor dime, with
out noticing that the pretty girl had paid,
and said: 'sTwo." 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 pas
sengers entered and policeman stood on
tho platform with the conductor.
Presently the old gentleman noticed
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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 man, and all the rest OF
the passengers began to glare at the youth
The old gentleman was the first to inter-
fere.
What do you mean, sir 2" he said, ''by
annoying this young lady in that out
rageOus manner?"
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 gen
tleman. IN see to you! III see If young
ladies are to be publicly insulted by such
ruffians as youw
"Oh, don't; please don't do anything"
said the pretty girl, imploringly.
"My dear young lady," said the old gen
tleman gallantly, "you shall not be embar-
rassed. / assure YOU, bat / have daughters
myself, and it is duty / owe to the pub
lie to make an example OF this scamp
Conductor p
The canductor 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
youth: Come, now, git off the kyar"
What for?" asked the youth
"For mashing," replied the conductor.
"Come, now, start, or I'll throw yer off,"
IF you touch me, said the youth, very
quietly, "I'll break your thick head"
The policeman had been anxiOusly
awaiting his opportunity, and now saw lis
chance.
Well, you won't break ny head, he re-
marked, taking out his club, and elbowing
the conductor, the old gentleman, and the
excited passengers aside, while a crowd
collected in the street and looked in the
car windows.
Stop, stopr' screamed the pretty girl,
throwing herself between the youth and
the officer. "Ah, please, please don't hurt
him. He's my brother !"
"Whatw shouted the policeman in a
tone of intense disgust.
What y 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 gentleman
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
take her to the circus this afternoon, that's
all" replied the youth.
And Tm-I'm awfully ashamed OF it,
too," said the pretty girl, beginning to cry.
"And think you're an awtully stupid old
thing to make such fuss !" she added pas
sionately to the old gentleman.
Perhaps suggested the youth to the
conductor, who, with the policeman, still
gazed speechlessly upon them, perhaps, as
you've stopped about dozen cars behind
you, if you should ring the bell and start
the procession, the funeral may get up to
Eleventh street in the course of the after
noon"
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 opportunity to take