Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-07-26
TAKING PART IN A FEUD.
The Melancholy Adventure That Befel
Passenger on n Bobtail Car.

fMA NE solitary passenger with the gig
SfEE lamps and bright yellow necktie was
AlE = somewhat surprised to see the driver
"Yof the bobtail car crouch down sud-
~ denly behind his cage in front at the
same time letting fly the brake and administer
ing thwack with his whip to the remains of
what was once a horse, while the vehicle was
all at once assailed with a perfect fusillade of
strange missiles, such as over-ripe tomatoes,
potatoes. onions and SO forth. some of which
came through the open windows and squashed
here and there.
1t was the passengers first impulse to avoid
the storm by ducking his head, and by the time
he ventured TO raise it again to find out what
was the matter the car had got more than half
a block away, and il was not apparent from
whence the attack had proceeded. Being
naturally taciturn man and devoid of curl
oslty he RETAINED from saying anything or
asking Tor any explanation, contenting him
sell with readjusting his hat upon his head
whereupon he Immediately became absorbed
once more in his afternoon STAR
de took tea with a friend and it so CHANGED
that ne started home again Immediately after.
while II was still daylight, and found himself.
by a coincidence, once more a solitary passe n
ger on the same bobtail car with the same
driver, going the other way. He was finishing
his reading of the same newspaper with a sc.
rious attention characteristic of him, when he
speed
and was simultaneously struck with some yio-
lence In the back of the neck by large and
squashy object that distributed itself nrettv
much all over his person, liquid from il drin-
ping IN streams over his clothes and down his
shirt collar. while the pulpy portion adhered to
his garments everywhere i'll unpleasant gobs
AS he rose hastily to his feet the driver rushed
back into the car and cried out:
"Were you hIt?"
''Do 1 not look like it?" responded the soli-
xynIw l.,
hat and attempted to remove from the back OF
1t an adherent mass of something moist and
yellow.
1T was muskmelon," said the driver. SYM
pathetically.
1T doubtless was" replied the passenoer
fetching away from the back of his neck a con-
siderable ACCOMMODATION Of the seeds of that
vegetable.
And bad one," added the driver, with ear.
nest conviction.
Very" admitted the passenger as he extri-
Gated portion of it from his left hand coat
pocket
HE always saves that kind for me-" said the
driver.
Il am sorry that he did not pursue his habit
In this case" rejoined the passenger, as the
driver began to wipe him off with his news
paper but may ask who the person is to
whom you refer?"
Its red-headed Moloney, none else, +" replied
the driver. HE keeps a grocery shop on this
street An old feud II Is between him and me-
The way 1t began was this: Moloney came to a
party at my fiat with brand new silk tile on
that he had bought the same mornin and Mrs
U Hara-me wife that is-sat down on it by ac-
cident and smashed it as fiat as u pancake
When he saw the damage Moloney was mad,
cussed and swore and said that Mrs. O'Hara
was hippopotamus, referrin' to her bein' an
unusually heavy woman, and things like that 7"
And what did Mrs. OHara do?'' inquired
the passenger.
she did the only thing a lady could do
under the circumstances" said the driver. still
continuing the wiping process. "She went
around the next day and knocked the stufing
out OF red-headed sIoloney's sister. And ever
since then Moloney and have been out. A
week ago was put on this route, and every
'ime ne happens to see nv car pass his grocery
snop he gives me few shots with any second
hand fruit and vegetables he may have saved
over Tor the purpose Last night got half q
pumpkin In the ear Moloney is no end Of q
good shot But I'm sorry for that muskmelon,
SIR"
I'm not so sorry for the muskmelon az am
Tor myself. replied the solitary passe nRer as
ne prepared to get of at his street. THE large
number OF moist seeds that feel making their
way down my back-there came Q few out Of
tnat right trouser leg-render me disinclined
70 take SO calm q view of this occurrence Is you
appear to. wish you well, my man. but am
hardiy disposed to participate in your feuds
and shall certainly avoid the car you drive
IN future. Goodnight"