New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-01-20
he WASN'T USED RIGHT.
THE DowN.TRoDDEN CITIZEN ON THE ELE-
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awould you mind stoppin' mlnutel' said shah
billy dressed old man to prosperouslooking business
man carving gold-headed umbrella he was going
across City Hall Park
"weI, what is It p asked the welldressed man.
SI Just wanted 10 say words went on tho other.
amt no beggar but want tell you of how have
been treated that's all. When want to so anywhere
mostly walk, but to-day had an extra five and I
thought I'd taIe ride on the elevated. They didn't
use me right cause my clothes poor" and the old
man sighed.
ais that SOL said the business man enoouragingly.
sYes It's fact They thought was old and
poor and no count, and when got on the platform
a big man with loud voice told me 10 step lively !
was stepping lively as could, too Then man
away ahead with big, open-face mouth begun hollern
All aboard so 1 started the and got into the
car and set over five minutes fore II started wasn't
dressed as we'll as some and they run on me. faint
the way to use old man"
go on,s said the business man, beginning 70 got
interested.
Tho first stop the brakeman said 'chm skrl eng T.
seckave.P A feIler told me he meant change for
Second ave., and as that what wanted got up
and started, but fore could get through the crowd
ev'rything started with jerk and fell over scat
got UP and froze TO a strap and kinder wished had
my flyer back but It too late. The brakeman
KEEP a-gettIn more mysterious and dark bout the
names OF the streets, and couldn't mako out nothing
bout 'em, but after awhile thought Ia got far
enstigh and 1 would foot IL 'crpst 10 Seeond-aVc.
got up TO the door four five streets ahead so as 10
be there and not be standing On my bead behind a
scat TO / want TO get Oft here for Stuyvesant
souareY says /. yep step lively No time TO stop
and gawk Hurry up there yells the brakeman, and
felt him crack the gate agIn my heels as got off, II
had been weIldressed they wouldn't a-used'me that
way
ais that all? asked the business man.
"No; feller on the platform that had news-
store and seemed to be chawin gum agin time told me
l wanted TO go three stations up for siuSVesant
souare I tried TO get on tho first train that como
along but the feer slammed the gate in my face and
then scowled al for half minute TIL the tram
started I thought I'd be time for the next one
and first 1 thought I'd 90 forard, then 1t peared
nearder back then started forard then concluded to
20 back, then I heard all the gates slam. And while
was junrin' there gn,d deal like chain lightning or
tin roof a big fat that pumps the tickets Rep
yellia' step llvclyp caught bout the third train
after that and the brakeman tried TO cut me IN TWO
with the gate but was too quick for him. Seems as
II they don't want poor man to ride on their trains
Did you get along all right'after that"
81 don't think they used me lust as they or,er tne
for three stations evry stop the feer howlin at me
to move up forard and lei the passengers in Then
asked him III mat was the place lOr guy
and he said IL was one station back and slammed the
gate and took me another. Here got on oy oelng
quick and asked the ticket man about stuy Nesans
Square and he said he never heard Of no sueh place
He said there might be such place in BROOKLYN or
somewhere over there, but he reckoned ], want IN
New-York 'fhOut IL might be some new place ~ the
,nexed district But went down and walled back
and found IL, Jess the same Now you see now was
treated All tho way through They was agin me
cause my clothes was poor aud cause one OF my
boots is a low shoe. You don't know nothing Dout
these thlngs-your clothes are good ana you oOn
know - l.. -.
My frend' said the we!ldressed man as ne look
are know ali about it-they treat me Just That way
every day Clothes make M difference. We, an or
u.s. without regard 10 dress race, color or seA, Sse 20
STEM lively and be abused II Is the common IOt OF The
New.Yorler Here take half dollar ana gct square
meal and hoep away from the elevated"