Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-06-07

tn b. an o. daypo." Just rs he would in day.
time, and he raises a laugh every time. At eth
and 18th streets the same gag. localized. is
again worked of, and everybody giggles
again. Once in a while the conductors
| pleasantries vanish. He has no evident OBJ
lection to a passenger whose drunkenness Is not
too offensive, but his bile will rise when the
stomach of some slave to Bacchus persists in
sort OF a combination was on q car the other
morning and 1t resulted in a very
neat bit of muscular e~xertion. The riled
conductor got the fingers Of one hand inside
the Ethiopian tOpers coat collar, while with
the other bunch of digits he grasped the worn
out but expansive bosom of the nelro's trous-
ers. Then he trotted him out with much celer-
ity and but little apparent exertion.
he WAS DRUNK.
How independent the average drunken man
is. How he resents an endeavor to keep him
straight or to prevent him from falling. That
kind OF a man wanted to get off the car when
near Washington Circle. The conductor must
have known who he was. for he pulled the
strap at tine proper time and then he started to
aid the befuddled passenger. But he would
nave none of IT. He staggered to the door I'M
aided. treadIng, as he passed out. upon at least
three or four extended feet, swung himself
around on the rear platform, tried very SOL
EMMY to say goodnight with a tongue that
was Two sizes too large for his mouth, dropped
imply OFF the step and sat down real hard on
the most unreslstlng piece of street-car track
IN the nelghhorhOod. He was still sitting
there when the car rolled around the circle
and Owed into the agricultural seclusion and
peacefulness OF Georgetown. When the next
ea~st-bound car passed the spot the injured one
was being received into the bosom of an appar-
emily indignant family. The lady at the door
seemed to be doing most of the talking.
Traffic was not especially heavy from $50 to
$3.50. A very respectable-looking trio got on
ono Of tho carg ahnuf Tho lattar time H'urn of
them were males and the other was female.
They were evidently the remnants of a social
party and their characters were of the first
class order. They looked very much out of
place and the lady must have been very much
disturbed when she found herself In such COM
pany as the rather tough-appearing citizens
who sat opposite her. A great rush of business
followed the entrance of the lady and her
companions. Two or three reporters. a score
of cOmpositors and u crowd of telegraph oper-
ators took advantage of the FOWL" service and
spent five cents each. or its equivalent, for the
pleasure of riding in the direction of their
scattered homes.
"Zhishlashcar?" queried a young and we'll
dressed man, OF whom the reporter was aware
that he was but recently married. 1t was nearly
4 O'Clock then and the conductor replied: .'Oh,
no; there are several others to come yet"
"Freven's SEX" was the rejOinder of the
temporarily delighted man. "Tain't near II
O'Clock, Zhen!'
In his tangled-up mind he momentarily mag
lned that he was going to get home before
midnight and by SO doing would disarm his
bride OF one count in the indictment. He was
very much astounded when the conductor told
him what time 1t was.
A SIGHT-LISER GOT HIM.
Attention was directed outside just then.
With one hand hanging on to a lamp post, a
sedate citizen. was gesticulating wildly at
the car with the other hand and arm. 1t was
very evident that he was anchored. If he con-