Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-12-01

One of the best devices ever invented,
through the agency of which one may OBJ
serve, contemplate and enjoy the idiosyn-
craces of human nature, is the plain, or
binary, everyday street-car. One round
trip aboard one of these universal convent
ences will satisfy any keen observer OF the
truthfulness of this assertion. And the
further the observer rides the more he sees
and learns
Apropos to this one of the uniformed
conductors of the J-street line was over
heard in conversation with an acquaint-
ance the other day. why" said he, "you
wouldn't think it, but learn more on this
car every day than any of your college
students. Of course, don't catch on to
much Latin, Greek, mathematics and the
like but do get hold of more good, solid,
practical and beneficial information OF a
current nature than any of them. Now,
everybody rides on the street-cars, and
every body talks. Anybody with ears can
hear everybody talk. | hear all the latest
political news together with the opinions
of our best politicians. l know Just how
each prospective Gubernatorial candidate
stands, as well as those who have an eye to
the Legislature and other billets. II
there is big prize fight on the tapis,
hear the opinions of all the sports-without
asking any Of them, mind you-and am
generally pretty well posted as to the mer-
its of the two pugs, and know how 10 bet
! money long before the fight comes off. A
baseball game is no more than over, than
hear all about it-who made the costly En-
rors on the losing side, whose batting won
the game for the other, and where the UNI
pire erred. l don't have to wait to read
the papers about it; and really know more
about the game than would have been the
case had | been to the park myself and
| seen it. When the new play is over at the
Metropolitan or Clunie, l am one of the
| first, who was not there, to know whether
| or not ii was creditable performance l
can tell you how many founces of real
| Irish point-lace there were on the heroine's
gown in the last act thanks to the lady
| passengers), and also if she was a bleached
or a natural blonde. | can tell you how
Mrs. Smith looked at Mrs. Jones tea party
| last Friday, and whether or not her new
sealskin really did cost $500, as reported.
In fact, there is nothing in the news line
that | do not hear, together with all the
comment and finishing touches. When
man graduates from the street-car service
| he finds himself possessed of a goodly
stock of practical and useful knowledge,
which is of great assistance to him in SUBJ
sequent ventures"
A closed-door divorce case had Just ad-
! journed at the Courthouse, and two Court
| officials boarded the car at Seventh street.
One wore huge grin on his countenance
and the other looked inquisitively.
| ha Of tt,af
a very ordinary one-nothing rich, rare or
racy' about the testimony-but the fun
came in just before we adjourned Court.
Mr.. Blank, the defendant, from whom
| Mrs. Blank desired to be divorced, asked
! for a continuance for a week as he had
some new testimony to offer. Instantly
Mrs. Blank went into Mysteries. No, no.
she screamed, 1T must be settled now or all
will be lost But of course the Judge had
to do the square thing by the defendant,
and not seeing any harm in continuance,
so ordered. Mrs. Blank then tainted. We
threw water on her aud presently she re-
vived. Where am I?' was her first utter
ance on regaining consciousness. l told
her, and then she gave US some more hys-
terics. oh. OH she walled. rocking her
self to and fro in the greatest of agony.
! My rousseau is all ready, the guests have
| been invited, and now-oh, oh, what shall
/ do-the whole thing will be spoiled
Then, jumping up, her whole 6emeanor
| changed from despair to anger, and after
prancing up and down the room for few
minutes, she clinched her fists and Kissed:
| i really believe that Blank heard that it
was coming off tonight, and has got the
| Judge to stand in with him to spoil it, "
! A sad-looking young man stood on the
corner, and with a painful effort raised
| his hand to signal the car to stop. He
climbed aboard slowly, and, dropping into
| a seat began to weep.
who are you, young man, and what is
! your trouble?" asked a kind old man in
the opposite seat.
| The young man raised his tear-stained
| face, and, gazing at the speaker falteringly
| asked: Are you one of 'em?"
"One of WHAT"
"Why, the Sacramento baseball manage
ment"
why, no" replied the kind old man
why do you ask ?"
The young man brushed away the CO.
| lossal cataract that was coursing down his
cheek, and between his sobs told the fol-
| lowing doleful story:
You see, sir, am baseball player. l
belong to the Sacramento team. The sea-
son is now over, and my last months sal
AIRY is due. Yesterday l went to Manager
Gleason aDd asked for my money. 1 have
nothing to do with it, said he; go to
Gregory l went to Gregory. Why said
/ he, 4 only own half a share of the GarDed
concern. | don't pay the salaries; go to
Peterson Peterson didn't own any of il,
he said, and sent me TO Tebbets. Tebbets
sent me to Enright. Enright sent me to
Sam Ginsberg, and Ginsberg sent me back
to Gleason again. Then l was told to go
along the streets and ask every man l met
if he owned any of the stock, and then l
might get my salary. haven't found one
yet"
And the young man resumed his Sob
bing.
ALL AROUND THE WORLD.