Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1885-01-25
New York SUM-

New York SUM-
It was sleeting in very disagreeable way
the other night when a young man got into
the rear car Of an elevated railiNad train
at an p-town Third avenue stat IN. The
brakeman followed him into the car, and,
after shutting the door, sat DOWN and
drummed his heels on the mating, and
showed his hands into his pockets with a
look that was notably cheerful
"The weather does not trouble you," sug-
gested the young man.
MET No was just thinking about my
first trip at this business. 1t was in this
very car, 97, and I'm not likely to for
get it"
"Yesp
"Yes. 1t was year ago next Thursday.
We ran down to the Battery, just before
dark, and were on our way up at Hanover
square when l noticed particularly good
looking young girl get on my car. She had
such big eyes and such a-well, | can't just
describe her, you know, but right behind
her was one of those stylish young dudes
from Wall street or thereabouts. He was a
regular masher. The girl sat down in the
third seat there. The dude got his eye on
her while he was on the platform, for he
sat down next to her. Then, as / shut the
gate and glanced in, he leaned over toward
her and said something which made her
jump up and walk quickly to the other end
Of the car, with her face on fire, while he
giggled in way that got me mad. Three
seconds later he was suffering something
about my number in the next car, but he
wasn't talking very plain, because he'd got
the wind choked out of him"
"Did the young woman see you at it"
u didn't know then anu didn't care. She
tried to say something about thanks when
she got off away up town here. but she be-
gan to cry and ran down the stairs. Then l
wanted to go and lick the dude but | re-
strained mys self. II l had not been so green,
You know, I'd never noticed the two of them
in the first place"
"Ever hear from the dudes report of your
The duck bill of the breakman's cap
lowered a bit and then he said:
"Yes. was reprimanded"
"Have you seen the young woman since'
The frown was replaced by the sunnise+t
kind of look
"Yes, now and then Pleasant sort of An
evening after all, isn't it.'
"Well, in here, may be- You were saying
you saw her afterward."
Then the brakeman hesitated a minute,
during which he seemed to be looking down
through the bottom Of the car.
Il might as well tell you. l saw her often
for several months. She used to get on the
train at the same station about the same
hour OF the evening, 50 that she happened on
my train OF course l never let her know
that l saw her. Along in the summer she
got on the train one evening with a hand
some young chap with her who carried a
gripsack and looked like a man who had been
to some place. They seemed to be nightly
interested in each other in the car, until all
at once she glanced up and saw me looking
at her very hard. Then she blushed clear
up to the tops of her ears, and | was that
mad at myself that went into the front car
and stayed there"
"A bit jealous, eh1'
~Then didn't see her any more after that
for long time, but, bless you, kept sharp
lookout, too.
Early in September, SIS, that's my sister,
wanted me to go to big hall up in Harlem,
on my day off, to help her decorate It for
the anniversary services of a mission Sunday
school We were having a good time string
ing evergreens and making notices, one Of
which was putting over window, when !
happened to look toward the door and
there stood the parson talking to that hand
some young chap and the girl l was so
frustrated that didn't know what was do
ing until Sis began to laugh and say, Stupid
that L is upside down. and then dropped
the letter.
THE parson was coming across the floor
with his companions toward us. He was
rubbing his hands and smiling as parsons
WILL and when he reached us he said to me:
"'Ah, Brother Gorton, allow me to intro
duce my nephew, Mr. Osborn
Il was bowling very stittiy to Mr.. Osborn
until the parsou added:
".And his sister, Miss Osbornf
"Then / shook hands"
The brakeman had told his story between
stations, breaking off sometimes in the mid
die of a sentence to shout the number of
station The train was approaching Twenty
third street as he finished his last sentence.
The young man who had been listening arose
and drew his handkerchief around his neck,
buttoned up his overcoat, and stood up be-
side the brakeman and said:
"Well"
"She remembered
The train stopped, the young man stepped
of, and turned around to listen as the brake
man continued:
AS said, its year ago next Thursday.
Brakemen get raise of pay at the end of a
year. and then
The train started off with jolt The
brakeman nodded and flushed little The
young man shivered as he went down stairs
sad faced the bowling storm And yet the
brakeman had called the night "a pleasant
sort of an evening after all"