New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-06-08
PAYING THE RED HEADED MANS FARE
From The Chicago Tribune

From The Chicago Tribune.
Four men stood the rear Platform q Coitase
The within crowded. 5000, 49,,
one Of the on the rear platform handed the
conductor ten cents and sfld $500,
Il pay for two-my friend. who Is forward and
Who is your friend - asked the conductor
The red headed man ,, A. ..
forward through the crowded car lie oslcd against
the forms that we're swinging. Ike So many hYn.
traDeze artists. from the straps tn" lons l"e~'h man
Who was sitting doubled himself closer 10 avoid contact
man on the strap offered his fare The conductor
':' Your ar friend On he rsr platform paid your far
the man who had offered his nickel
The gentleman the rear platform said he PAID
for nd headed man, and your hair j, red said HE
CONDUCTOR. who didn't pean any dIs'onri'ey o,,,..
Blame your imprtncnce roarrd me nan. alI ~,
want H. and look around you ana zee II there isn't
some one else yolr Internal safdmeboA VINO i1i'
Now 50 happened that the o1slessed In man who
had eyed The coming OF ne condS'i1i WIZ apI og
dncror splcd Eiorgitus and made for him.
paid my own fare when got on at SiXteeitl-st''
:" So YOU did. SIR answered the conduArr right
Then why in sam I'M DO you come for it aelin -
the gentleman on me rear platform sad ne ptm
80 remarks from YOU. SIR, ab2nt my hair You
II vas evident that the conductor was getting into
water up 70 Ms clhn-,metap horcally 49,.
less derhy on one side Of his head touched hem Of
the roundabou, Of the conductor and as the conduc"
stopped ~ hear what the macintosh had ~ say inc
peres red beaded chap in tie corner talking to
hts grl ] guess he's the chap yOu are looking for
The conductor siid Thanks there are 20 many
people who pretend to no% What T. the .n Pro ZINE HnE
around in making his way the corner where little
was talking to a tail woman about " so much wet
The conductor touched the little mans sleeve and
The nt.lc man ewellcd up and said
You telahs don't know yo' eusinecs WY ~, don't
pctuahs Of yo' passengers who pay tlhy hIhs! Now
! Haven't you friend the rear patform?' asked
UNA None None Of your business If have
Il beg yOuT pardon replied the conductor
gentleman the rear platform said he paid for red
Then why dtd Won ask for fare aeainl'
Il was only trying 70 find ont" said the conductor
IL r,.fnsc 10 answah.r put in the little man, who
then turned to the lady and said that h" sometimes
BESIDES he said with blush. my hair is not red ="
The conductor went back 10 the rear platform and
handed nickel 10 the man who had gwen HIN ten
WHAT that for r. asked the man. ,,.., ,
Vi ~ n, don't understand it, said the man
You NAV think it IS the Ist N April -ah the
conductor. but it isn't Pm in an extra nickel but
81 certainly don't understand YOU said the pas
sengcr 4" / gave you ten cents for two passengers
nv friend and myself told Won my friend was
Yes know you DID" said the conductor. You
! said ne had a rod head, too. didn't yOu1"
! YES. | said that would know him.
Yes groylcd the conductor, reckon YOU think
you're the only man in Chicago who has red headed
friend. don't you -
| The messenger looked confused. The other men
! on the platform looked amnsed.
| 8" said that my friend had Sd hair remarked the
man who had paid fares. And he said IL with all
the gravity Of Judge.
| " ! know Won did" shouted the conductor.
Well" said the man. al last growing heated what
| about III What you going 10 do about it
=" Do nothing
"Then shut up
There was a InI. Even the stopped. The man
on ~ rear platforn--he who had paid two farcsgot
| nT 'Auother man got of the grip. This last man
had red hair II dawned upon the conductor that he
had moi gone as FAR forward as The grip. And as he
ierkod the bell strap he said that the passengers
The platform heard him
| "COnfound a red headed man. anyhow