Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-10-11

II m sorry, sir, but you must stop smoking,
repeated the conductor.
And why, pray?"
"Rules of the company, SIR"
Nonsense! The rule permits smoking on
the front platform"
Ordinarily, yes," admitted the conductor.
''But the lady next but one to the last on the
right hand side objects"
why should care for that?" inquired the
fat passenger.
because she is exercising her rights under
the rules of the company. sir"
"Do you mean TO say that / am obliged to
give up my cigar because tina: scrawny old
maid with spectacles and the bird on her bon
net doesn't like it?"
Precisely So sir. She says that the weed
you are smoking is a bad ono and that tho
fumes of it come in through the window of the
car and are unpleasant to her."
"Oh. indeed, and suppose decline to obey
the suggestion OF the ancient damsel?"
,. "a shall have TO put you of the car, SIR"
'By the rules of the company. You are evil
IDENTITY under the impression that You are en-
titled to the privilege OF smoking on the front
platform"
Il certainly am"
1T is a mistake on your part sir" said the
conductor. According to the companv's
charter you are given no permission to smoke
on any part OF its cars. The company permits
you to do it so long as no objection is made by
any o. your fellow passengers, but If objection
'You permit smoking on the back seats Of
the open cars"
"Only so long as no objection is made. The
same rule applies in that case also. Any
woman or other person in an open car who
chooses to object to smoking IN the vehicle
has right to demand that it be stopped"
The fat passenger got off in disgust at
Dupont Circle and the conductor, turning to q
writer for The STAR, said:
Its funny, but hardly any one knows what
the rule really 10 on that point. II it was better
understood women would often object with
effect to smoking in their faces ON crowded
open cars where they are not able to obtain
other seats. However. the lady who protested
In this instance gets of at the next corner. SO
that you can light your own cigar now il Won 40
DESIRE"
The conductor having shut the front door
behind him and retired to the rear platform
the newspaper man lighted up Just as the car
came to a halt and a huge basket filed with
vegetables was lifted upon the forward part OF
the vehicle.
The gent that owns this basket" said a
voice. will foller il on the next kyar."
"Do You do a baggage as well as . passenger
business?' asked THr STAR man.
''Ies, begobs." replied the driver. srwe
niver charge nothin' fer baskets. however bio
they be; but fer barrels and trunks we git from
cents to quarter, according to what the
conductor chooses to AK. He collects for that
sort of a thing in the same way as fer fares. A
feiler yestiddy wouldn't pay fer a big box ne
put on, an while he was talkin' about fghtin'
the conductor to decide the queshun just
chucked II of into the street and he had to
quit the discussion to 60 pick it up"
VIRGINIA PosrNAsrERs.-Mrs G. L. Danel
has been appointed postmaster at Dranesville.
Fairfax county, Va, and c. II. Morris at Rosel
Bower, Appomattox county, Va
The U.SS. RIcHMoSD.-The Navy Depart
ment has been informed that the U.sS Rich
mond left Newport r. L, today for New Lon
don. Conn.,, with the New Hampshire in fow.
NAVAL ORDERs.-Naval Cadets T. +. Rnhm,
n. W. Taylor, c. & Rudford and c. Davis have
been detached from the Richmond and ordered
70 the Enterprise. Passed Assistant Engineer
b: W. Spangler has resigned, to take effect 90
tober II, 1884, sud he has been granted leave
Of absence until that data.
GovRRrNxxr BxcxrPrs TopAy,-Interuni rey.