Daily Yellowstone journal., 1890-08-16
THE PASS WAS SAVED.
Experience of u brooklyn Party In Catch.
ing u Jay street Ierryboat.

1APsfttass w sbs'enfs" "hfs y" "
ing u Jay street Ierryboat.
II never went To the Jay street ferry
except once" said a Brooklyn man,
''but on that occasion | had an expert
ence that | shall long remember. There
was a lady from Chicago visiting at my
house, and she had planned to go home
ON a certain day by u certain train. The
fact is she had a pass, and unless she
got that particular train the pass would
expire before she could make use of il.
My wife and | were going over To see
her of. tried my best 10 get them
started early. hut they were confident
that There WIS plenty of time, and il
vas Impossible To hurry them. At
length, however, We got under way,
with iut timn enough 20 reach the
train II We had good luck.
we r1rl. "a .rtnthc broadway ferry
aud rrr.-.l yEr H. Grand street. |
am nur STARE shat We might not have
made b,r-.f ...lr n We had g'ur oycr
the )rls tri 01wa Chamber, STREET.
lowHv.1. ruUl street we took the
liuia aIn hr.n ,ar Iiat runs Gcru-s
town '.rH. iIal stu.t ANA down
Wa-IiU.ipu street within uur block ui
the ferry So wanted 20 u3rl, newer
saw % ear - -o Slowly I'm al my life,
AMI rhr w0g-- ufit WIS tiHHt | wr- nm
familiar wish lh,r -iuu tnr0n.h which
We were going and with the route, and
/ couldn't rrli how far We were from
our destination.
AZ lpuE,h We capc To- a lUll stop.
and looking out ! saw "a biz truck
blocking way. There WAS no driver
on it and no apparent Reason why il
might not hc turned of the way
with very little trouble. But. To my
dismay and disgust. the driver Of our
ear calmly tied ~ lis lines aisl pcrched
himself on the dashboard uf the car,
just as if il was no matter 10 him
whether he and we stayed there half
an hour or not And there was that
pass expiring molnen by moment
inch by inch, as | might say. ! was
growing DESPERATELY nervous. So |
rushed out ou the platform, pressed a
half dollar ia the hand If the driver
and said:
Now ! want you To get me To Jay
street by such and such a time. 1t is
very impo ant. | must be there with
u fail. Can you do it,
Indeed. and that | can WAS his
answer, and before the words were out
of my mouth he was of the ear and
turning the big truck out of the way.
Then you ought 10 have seen how he
spun along. lie fairly whipped that
horse into a run, and we tore down the
street in fine shape. Ii must have been
a new experience for the horse. Well,
the upshot of il was that we got TO Jay
street just as they were hauling in the
planks and closing the gates. shout
ed TO them to hold on, as two ladies
were coming, for | had run on ahead
and my companions had not yet n
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. | didn't even have
a chance to bid our friend good-by, ex-
cept to shout il to her as the boat be-
gan to move out of the slip. But that
pass was saved
The next time | take a friend to
Jay street | shall allow an extra half
hours leeway, especially If we go by
the street ear that runs down Washing
ton street. New York Tribune.