Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-06-02

next, and then the next pushing drunken
man from the deadly slot, or dragging an
irate woman from under the very wheels,
all without the least excitement, and with
the sole idea of earning his salary.
The young fellow must certainly be as
bright as dollar, and have every wit about
him, or he could not take care of such a
continuous flow of street and sidewalk
travel going rapidly in four different di-
rections, with the greatest rush Of all cul-
minating at his post, Fifth and Smithfeid,
and actually every day of that boys life Is
simply a series of hairbreadth escapes, both
for himself or those in buggies or on
foot. He is absolutely reckless as to per-
sonal consequences and when cable car
rushes down the steep hump grade, another
comes rushing up, and four lines of car
riages, wagons or cars depend on this boys
nerve for safety, while pedestrians look to
him for warning, and sometimes aid, some
idea may be had of his nerve and presence
of mind, when it can be truthfully said that
butone minor accident occurred there, and
that was caused by a headstrong drivers
wilful disregard of his signal to keep back.
Notwithstanding his good nature Wynne
is one of the hardest persons in the world to
approach, as he is buster than the busiest
millionaire or toiling clerk in this city, and
eternal vigilance alone is the price Of lib
erty.
'Are you engaged just now?' he was
asked yesterday.
cam engaged?" with scornful emphasis
on the am. eyes. have date to save
that woman's life, and travel was at q
standstill for moment, while scuf1e on
the car track nearest the postofice showed
that somebody was busy indeed.
A LIFE-sAvER's REWARD.
"What do you think that woman said to
me for helping her from in front of that
carp he asked, after the arteries of travel
had been opened by swave of the hand in one
direction, wink in the other, nod in the
third, and melodious howl, "well, are you
going to stay there all night?' in the fourth.
NWhat thanks do you think I sot for it?"
"a dollar?"
"Naw, she only shifted 'smarty,' and
went on. Why, only yesterday woman
batted me over the eye with her parasol and
said was rude thing because I brushed
her skirts away just in time to keep her
umphl If I only had dollar for every time
I got blessing from the people, and the
ladies especially, would retire and buy
the bloomin' cable road myself"
"Well, perhaps you were rude"
ooh, yes, perhaps I were rude. I s'pose
they expect me to bow and scrape and tip
nv hat, and say, Madam, if you'll excuse
me I'll save your life, or Madam, beg par
don, but would you rather go home with
one leg or with two, as usual?' Them amt
my Instructions" he continued, dropping
into boyish grammar in his scorn. my
instructions is to keepthe crossings clear,
and I'm doin' it. Hi, there" he yelled
to solemn individual who was so busy
trying to ascertain the time by the intricate
town clock that he was walking plumb into
a cable car. Hey, there, can't you see?''
The individual referred to tried to trans
fix his kindly preserver with cold stare,
but the latter was in the midst of rattling
dispute with driver who wanted the right
of way against cable car ''statoots," and in
fact the whole evening he seemed impervious
to all attacks of any kind.
AFTER THE OPERA.
"When the operas let out, he continued
a moment later, then have the worst
time you ever saw. People come out in
little bunches, all talking at once, and it
don't seem as if they hear or see anything.
I have to run ahead of the cable and cut
swath right through them, sometimes tear
ing pretty girls hand from her fellows
arm. Then l stand by and listen to them
make sarcastic remarks about me, but I'm
satisfied and think it is thanks enough If
they only don't say anything at all. -
do you have much trouble with the
wagons
"Well, I'm pretty busy all afternoon, then
o'clock must keep an eye out for drunken