Connecticut western news., 1890-09-03
THE PASS WAS SAvEU.
Experience of Brooklyn Party in Catch
 ing Jay Street FerrybOat.

Experience of 8 Brooklyn Party in Catch.
 ing Jay Street Ferryboat.
 'I never went to the Jay street ferry except once," said Brooklyn man, 'but on that occasion I had an experi ence that shall long remember. There was lady from Chicago visiting at my house, and she had planned to go home on a certain day by a certain train. The fact is she had 8 pass, and unless she got that particular train the pass would expil> before she could make use of it. My wife and were going over to see her off. tried my best to get them started early, but they were confident that there was plenty of time, and it was impossible to hurry them. At length, however, we got under way, with just time enough to reach the train if we had good luck
 We took car to the Broadway ferry and crossed over to Grand street. am not sure that we might not have made better time if we had gone over the bridge and down Chambers street. However, at Grand street we took the little one horse car that runs across town through Canal street and down Washington street within one block of the ferry we wanted to reach I never saw a car go so slowly in all my life, and the worst of it was that | was un- familiar with the region through which we were going and with the route, and I couldn't tell how far we were from our destination. s1- s..s-.2,
 'At length we came to full stop, and looking out T saw Q big truck blocking our way. There was no driver on it and no apparent reason why it might not be turned out of the way with very little trouble. But, to my dismay and disgust, the driver of our car calmly tied up his lines and perched himself on the dashboard of the car, just as if it was no matter to him whether he and we stayed there half an hour or not And there was that pass expiring moment by moment - inch by inch, as I might say. I was growing desperately nervous. So I rushed out on the platform, pressed a
 
 and said:
 Now want you to get me to Jay street by such and such a time. It is very important. I must be there with out fail. Gan you do it2' r
 Indeed, and that I can,' was his answer, and before the words were out of my mouth he was off the car and turning the big truck out of the way. Then you ought to have seen how he spun along. He fairly whipped that horse into a run, and we tore down the street in fine shape It must have been a new experience for the horse. We'll, the upshot of it was that we got to Jay street just as they were hauling in the blanks and closing the gates. I shout ed to them to hold on, as two ladies were coming, for I had run on ahead and my companions had not yet en- tered the ferry house. The dock hands were good enough to wait for a fraction of a minute and the ladies just had time to step aboard as the signal to start was given. I didn't even have chance to bid pur friend goodby, ex- cept to shout it to her as the boat be- gan to move out of the slip. But that pass was saved
 The next time I take friend to Jay street I shall allow an extra half hours leeway, especially if we go by the street car that runs down Washing. ton street. .''-New York Tribune.