The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-06-27
A CONDUCTORS LITTLE SAY.
The Passengers He Likes and Thos
That He Don't Like.

4nS Passengers de Likes and Those
That He Don't Like.
The street car conductors are down on the
people who stop car two blocks off and
then take their time to get to it.
"That kind Of people, ~ remarked a CITY
and Suburban conductor yesterday, sare
an emphatic nuisance. They stop us two
blocks away and make US lose the schedule
and when we get back to the station we
catch fits from the boss for being behind
time
we are willing to please the public" he
added, land are ready to do our part of the
work, but when it comes to losing schedules
and running the risk of getting bounced for
being behind time, it is about time to put a
brake on it, and not street car brake.
either.n
The car was bowling along to make up
time already lost, when a shrill whistle at
tracted the conductors attention. About
two blocks away was a young man, frantic
ally waving his umbrella and yelling at the
top of his voice. Half dozsn bows Joined
in chorus and yelled for the car to stop.
The young mans walking functions lost
their rapidity as soon as the car came to a
standstill, and he took his time in getting
to it.
That's one of them,n growled the con-
age look. "Pve been thinking of an idea. y
he added, "and will put it into practice the
very next time that anybody calls for me
two blocks away to stop. When see one
Of these people yelling at me at such dis
lance again / won't take any notice of him.
and at the same time | won't give him a
chance to know that / have heard him
Then he can whistle and yell all he pleases
but l am just going to keep my car moving
ha driv rvin - L
onto the racket, as he often stops the car on
his own account"
A story is told Of a lady who lives on the
line of the road. She hailed a car and told
the conductor to wait a second. as she
wanted to 60 in house near by. The con-
ductor did so. Seconds few into minutes.
and minutes began to multiply. The con-
ductor got tired of waiting and told the
driver TO go on When the lady reap
peared the conductor was passing the house
on his second trip. 81 hope have not de-
tanned you long," said the unsophisticated
woman as she got on the car. If that con-
ductor had waited the time which took her
to get ready the whole road would have
been blocked, and the conductor no doubt
would have been looking for another posi-
ton.
What kind of passengers do you like
bsst?" was asked.
Tourists, by all means; especially thu
women. The only fault the northern
women have is that they rush for the seats
and take up as much space as they possibly
can. Perhaps that is on account of the
men up north not being inclined to give 10
their seats to ladies on a crowded car
When she tells you to stop the car she IS
ready TO get of. When Savannah woman
wants TO have the car stopped she takes hsr
time about it, and good deal of time. gen
orally. There is just so much hitching and
fixing Of bustles before she is ready. and
when she IS ready you have to assist her
from off the carr
This conductor evidently believed in the
saying that man was made to mourn.
Good dayT' he yelled, as his car flaw
around the curve.