Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1884-05-15

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Al vury pretty girl, attired IN q long
seal dolman and carrying an alligator
skin bag with initials in silver on the
outside, stood at vesey street, and
Broadway, New York, waiting for a
Sixth car. A youth of about
twenty-one or twenty-two years was also
awaiting the car, and he occasionally
glanced at the pretty girl, who turned
Indignantly away from him. When
the car stopped the youth stood al the
back 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 languid-
ly, entered the car, and sat down oppo-
site the pretty girl, ut the front window
wherenpon she angrily turned and
looked out at the horses.
The conductor observed this panto-
mime, and regarded the youth with q
scowl. When he began to collect fares
al 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; Two"
The conductor handed him back five
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 in
TO the car and sat down near the pretty
girl, and the conductor kept his eyesup-
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 up
on the pretty girl, and smiled when
eyer she dared to turn her glance away
from the window, and that her eyes
fairly PLACED with anger a she turned
from him. The conductor spoke to
the policeman, and policeman, conduc-
tor, old gentleman, and nil 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 manner2"
The youth stopped smiling and said,
softly: eff it isn't too much trouble, I'd
be very much oblige il you'd mina your
own business"
"You young puppy" roated the old
gentleman. "Ill see to youl I'll see to
youl I'll see il Young ladies are to be
publicly insulted by such ruffiGNs asyou
are! Ill make a n example of yorl"
"0b, don't; please don't do a~nythingr
said the pretty girl imploring6.
please don't make a scene!"
"My dear young lady" said the cid
gentleman, calamity, "you shall not be-
embarrassed, / assure you but l have
daughters myself, and ii is a duty / owe
to the public % make Al example Of tins
scamp. Conductorl"
The conductor advanced very willing
ly into tae car, followed by the police
man, and all the passengers gazed at
the youth, who only smiled more broad.
ly than ever.
"Put this little puppy off the car"
said the old gentleman to the conduc
tor.
The conductor rang the bell and said
o the youth Come, now, git off the
Eyar"
What for ?' asked the youth.
Ser mashin', replied the conductor.
Come, now, start, or I'll t'row y err
if"
IF you touch me-" said the youth,
cry quietly, "Tl break your head"
The policeman had been anxiously
waiting his opportunity, aud new he
Jaw his chance.
We'll, you won't break my head" be
remarked, taking out his club aud ell
bowling 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 brother"
What" shouted the policeman in a
tone of intense disgust.
WHAT" 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 a pack of Internal
IDIOTS he added.
Il don's believe IT," the old gentle
man said after a breathless pause.
What were you treating each other in
that manner for il you ere brother and
sister? 2"
"She's ahttle mad because I wouldn't
take her to the circus this afternoon.
that's ALL replied the youth.
and Pm--Iim awfully ashamed OF il,
too" said the pretty girl, beginning to
cry. "And l think you've an awfully
stupid old thing to make such a FUSS
she added, p~assionately, to the old gem
tleman.
Perhaps suggested the youth TO the
conductor, who, with the policeman,
still gazed speechlessly upon them
Perhaps, rs you've stopped about q
dozen cars behind tho funeral may get
up TO Eleventh Street in the course of
the afternoon
The conductor, utterly crushed, rang
the bell. The policeman looked foolish.
The old gentleman looked hopeIessIy
cast down, and the other passengers
have not ceased yet to congratulate
themselves that they did not get an op
p%ortunity to take part in the controversy.
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