The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1884-05-25
DRIVING A BROADWAY BUS.
fHx NAkD WORK Ann pOOh PAP o.
TAk MEN ON TINE HUxEA

the tunnel. one stormy night last April. A
single bright ray Of light shot out Into the
darkness nom little cubby hole In wooden
partition near the entrance. and away back In
the DEPTHS Of tho stable two blinking lanterns.
hung on ho1ks brought ont In faint outline
the hsavy white wheels and cumbersome hulks
OF some half dozen omnibuses. and Elinted
here and there on the metal trappines Of . lot
Of venerable harness that was strung along the
bsams. Staging the rain from his sou'sastar
with twitoh Of the brlnl. the newcomer slam
med II bask or bis head and. plunging horny
palm through the hole In the wall. observed:
by JehoAhaphAt what ct night. Give 10
Shakespeare Doodle. bose. quick. will youf'
There was blinking Of coin behind the wall.
and then . plate was thrust ont through the
small aperture. hesped with coppsfs and
nicksls. The tired man counted up the heap
found that II msdo N.76 ali told. and. dumping
them Into his trousers pocket. shifted his auid
In q sfntihsd way and sailed forth Into the
storm. At regular intervals other roush.clnd
wsather.beaten. horny.hnndod men rumblsd
up 10 tho came entrance on staeNs. siid down
from the boz seats with the ninibleness OF
aeroSAts. and iosAed down their Trousers With
ANAL SssaHfe Thsy wsrs stsgs e.. ar'vsrs get
have tips % stlaJ shoash bother their beads sS.
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faced, and xecretly Jolly superintendent. Thsy
were al resent applicant. ior sitaasionI. wait
ahow What they can do ~ handling the rsins.
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-. What rOlulsit9s are nsce:sary to become .
.ss hs +. w was hcs os
fine cut iPte the odorous bowl OF = venerable
muse. "a eaox atS h. aranssd good hunor-
sststchnS Ip',iss On The sHs 81 A.:
p poss p.i.s:i. only 70 must g. some s:saiisy
:h; ,s1 4 sn s:r s.n Hs
edss q ait!inf q enable : I, man to hold Up a
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e e ,s Of h: ,s sy; or ~ n: .sD s.
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sS.; :: 81 IN on y snH% s: sH':
quest 'siss e, So,s ,S az but dang my but
'0 SAYING wsies. shs supsrlnte yirorousl,
buttons, some more. a. II h. rsnlly wouit
s;r: s;i.sb 10 got the 'h.A'' anu tue" ''af'''
, The fact 10. tho whols DANCED business vii
mo 10 ass, e sr.SS along the fare
cut down % ave cents. and IN xlys stages jYs'
s~G ysa n,., .s q 1un a.
. ous To- keep 'sn, asntnH. Why. lang mr. but
tons. ! remsmhsr many stormy n!Ent Ia: =.
: niessi bsinS soilSsted Tor i"r.. Scarcely any
liz street ss ears no" and .evassd
S.s ,a. :sv VIII sf M . ana Is s 's ss Il N
, Il. You can make nots Of il that the super
! How mveli does i cost to run stage day ?
"S,yHn dollars ia tho figure. and Oh periene,
; ShoWs that IL can't bs done for . cent less
Abnut seven trips day is An average driver
| work, Durine that time there arm thrst
. anxss 81 horses. It's better 70 10 the h bore
. than the driver. you srs. dangod ~
. ain'L Twenty psopls Ia oil you can jam into
stage NJ on0S. and you have 10 carry sevsl
| tiines ~ many before you can begin ~ nfur
] out any proft on tn. days work at all. Whsl
i Il was ten cents Tor each nasssagsr and thsr
6 Was NO lsSabsd roAda. why the nroHt was sonie
& thing hands0ne: but that's all pretty mucl
/ knocked In the head now. A litils more I'm
. provsmsnt 10 transportation facilities, and
will hardly pay 10 count IN the p.nhies an
nisiss that pnssenser- pay inrss with" l.,
How does thu conIp Any Net rid OF the b
load Of eOpperS and nicke,sy"
I "A little, crooked Hebrew broker comas her
4 two or three times u week nnd buys up all tha
u Ia left over after the regu alton supply hiss tss
4 worked on On the drivers nj discount The
u be sells them TO thu big down town fancy good
: houses ut mar for change for their customer
. and hs mskss HpO,i thing out Of It."
!. TAlkinS With driver was not 40 sSsy Aite
d bsing hotstsa UP 10 hts scat he became talks
J. tive. but not untli he had nearly knocked hi
l Questionsr on BY grazing u lamp poet. eollidIn
:. With on Sxprees WAGON. and sshdinG = sm1