Daily Yellowstone journal., 1890-10-22
TRIALS ON A STREET CAR.
A Conductors Version Not Agreed with
by a Woman who Interrupts His Wall.

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by a Woman Who Interrupts HIS Wall.
A conductor on an Eighth avenue
car going up towL one evening when
the cold weather was recently here
wore n smile SO pronounced that no N
could resist asking him the cause of his
jubilant spirits.
why" saiA he, as he pulled the
strap to let a woman with a big basket
get of the car, I've had nothing but
a picnic all dly. | started out this
morning with On open car, but after
the first trip mast of the open cars were
recalled and closed ears substituted.
I've had n closed car all day"
''Do you much prefer a closed cart"
he was 'Slicd.
''W,li. rather. Say, it's nothin' but
fun to run one of these cars 'longside
of one of those big carryalls for a couple
Of months, remarked the collector of
fares as he became ID much interested
in his conversation that he failed to
hear a stout ina calling teantically for
him to stop the car
''Here, you see, l have only a nice
little select crowd to look after, and !
can see avery motion or signal that is
made, while on one of the open ears !
must be on the lookout constantly for
some one who wishes to get on or of
the car, and | must bounce off about
every minute to help a woman on. and
a woman knows where she wishes
to sit, and usually walks the whole
length of the car before making up her
mind that she desires the vacant seat
furthest from her. In fact" he con.
tinued, growing confidential. women
cause me all the annoyance have ON
the road. They have more little tricks
to bother a conductor with than any
one can imagine. Now, in the first
place, if they have a mutilated coin in
their pocketbook the conductor is sure
to get it. May as well take it and say
nothin'. We are sure to get it soIne
way.
Another common occurrence i
when a woman has three or four zen
MES in her purse and IA S. or $40 bill.
She will hold the pennies in one hand
and the bill in the other for the conduc-
tor To take his choice--the pennies or
change the bill. Another pleasant lit
tla t...ti,,a .Yli.l. an ,,,lA. 20 tla
nm patrons of this line have is TO
pay their fare with five pennies and
manage TO drop two or three Of them
on the floor in handing them 10 the
conductor. They seem TO enjoy seeing
us try to fish the money out Of the
Stats which cover the floor OF the
cal. If IA nan has a. idea If getting
married he should work on this rail.
road for - Willie, and | think lie would
get 81 discouraged with women that he
would be glad To remain
why didn't you stop the ear at
Twenty-nintl street, MS ! asked you"
demanded a woman with blazing eyes
and voice quiyeriny with rage at this
juncture. do you think ! want TO
walk the whole length cf the city! III
take your number and have you dis.
charged tomorrow. you careless. heed.
less fellow" she said. as she swept off
the car.
See there. that is what | have to
put up with all the time. Just because
! carried that woIna "A couple of blocks
too far she abuses me like "A pick.
pocket" sighed the conductor with an
injured air, rs he went into the ear to
ask a man 10 stop smoking New York
Tribune.