The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1886-07-08
TWO WICKED GIRLS.
They Came Near Chea ting a Conductor
Out of Half Weeks Salary.

A reporter was walking up Myrtle
avenue, Brooklyn. the other afternoon,
says the New York Sun, when he no
ticed near Adams street two good-look-
ing and stylishly dressed young women
tripping along toward him. One of the
girls had something in her hand, which
they both looked at with undisguised
joyfulness while they chatted animated
ly over it. As the reporter and the girls
passed each other one of the girls ex-
claimed:
..Ain't it too lovely for anything!
We can go to Il matinee and have
money leftr'
The speakers companion uttered q
joyful little squeak and was about to re-
ply when the reporter saw a man in
street-car conductors garb dashing
wildly up the street His car stood a
quarter of block away, on one side of
Myrtle avenue. He was painting asth-
matically and his arms sawed the air
like blades of a windmill. He rushed
by the reporter, and with two terrible
hounds placed himself in front of the
chattering young ladies. He stuck out
one of his horny hands of toll and
mopped his forehead with the other.
Gimme four dollars and ninety
centsr' he exclaimed. as loudly as his
waning breath would let him.
The chattering of the two girls ceased.
The girl that had in her hand the some
thing whicn seemed to have caused all
their animation emptied the contents of
that hand into the conductors without
a word. The conductor shot back to-
ward his car like stone out of q cata-
pult. The attitudes of the retreating
young ladies who never turned to look
after the flying conductor, plainly indi-
Gated that gloom and disappointment
had taken the place of cheerfulness and
Joy in their hearts.
The sudden and singular proceedings
puzzled the reporter, and he dashed af-
ter the conductor. The latter had
reached his car. As the reporter board
ed it two young ladies left it and went
up Myrtle avenue, discussing something
with as much animation as the other
couple had had before the conductor
swooped down on them in that uncere-
moniOus way. The other passengers in
the car were giving audible signs OF
amusement. The conductors face was
red, and he was painting from the chase.
whats up, anyhow" asked the re-
porter of the conductor.
The conductor didn't look pleased.
Its dead sure fact" said he. finally,
"that there amt nobody a living that
can ride two blocks in a street car in
this town without losin' all the honesty
they ever had. Now just look at them
two girls you seen me tackle up the
street yonder. Nice girls. they are.
and I'll bet their families are way up.
Well, them two girls and them two you
seen get off just now all got on this car
together up Adams street four or five
blocks. Two of 'em sot down in that
seat yonder, and t'0ther two dropped
into the seat over toward the end there.
When l went for my fares one of the
girls give me flyer, and says for ME to
her change in minute. and went in.
My car got pretty near down to the
av moo fore got the $4.90 counted out.
and then | skins my eye over the car,
picks out the girl that give me the flyer,
and went and tumbled the change into
her hand. l remember, now, that she
looked up kind O. skeert, but as quick
as flash she shet her fingers on the
Doodle and said Thank you,' just as
sweet and innocent as a 2-year-old.
Then she says Stop here, please and
yanked the car to a stand-still. The
girl that changed the bill for got out
with her friend, and they went off up
the street. started the car, and
t'other two girls motioned for me to
stop on the far side of the av'noo. we
want to get out here says they.
Wont you please give the change fol
$5?' l had to grab the brake to keep
from fallin' off backward, for it struck
me all of sudden that | had dumped
that $4.90 into the wrong girls hand.
slung my eye off to the left and saw the
two inn ocent crcaturs trottin' along like
couple O. peacocks. Here's half a
weeks salary out o my pocket says J,
unless | can overhaul them dear girls
and recover them skids.' So jerks the
rope, springs for terry tirmer, and puts
on full head O steam arter the charm
ers. If they'd had half block more
of start they'd scooped me, for I'm a
struggler with the Amy; but run 'en
down. and they handed over the plum
der without a murmur or even turnin' 9
boi,