Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-08-25
coNsuLTlO THEIR own COMFORT.
How q Young Married coupi. Detained
Two Cars Pull .f Passengers.

uou q Young Married Couple DetaiRsd
Two Cars Pull % Passengers
The people Of n well known suburban
town on the outskirts Of Brooklyn rely
wholly upon one line Of surface cars for
their transportation TO aud from the
business center Of the City OF Churches.
The wife Of n young married man who
lived there had set OF down town very
Early one morning, and before her
husband got ready 20 90 10 business II
began to rain violently. lie know that
she had no umbrella with her or water
proof cloak. and that che would get
soaking wet In her walk from the cars 10
her own door. The weather was warm
and open cars were being run on tho
street railway. 20 that he know that II
tho wcra coming home he would be
sure TO meet the car that carried hor
and would be ablo to recognize hur somo
wayoH.
Taking her cloak and umbrella with
him, ho boarded down town car. tool;
n front scat and kept sharp lookout
Euro enough. before long he saw her
approaching IN another car, looking
very much distressed NJ aho watched tho
heavy clouds and thought OF tho new
gown she had on.
The rain had ceased fora moment, but
was snrc TO begin again. "Will you slow
up. plcascr he said to the driver II
want to board that return cas Stop Il,
too, please"
The driver put on his brako aud sig
nailed 10 the approaching ear TO stop for
passenger. Both ears came 10 n stand
ttill Just opposite each other. Tho hus-
band stepped lightly across the interycn-
ing space and quickly handed tho cloak
and umbrella 10. his nstonishod wife.
Then hc stepped back again and sat
down In his old seat.
Tho conductor Of tho husbands car.
not knowing why his car had stopped.
thought that the driver Of the other car
must have n passenger 20 transfer. Tho
conductor Of tho wifo's ear thought tho
Same thing. Therefore neither OF them
whistlcd for his car to go ahead, rs no
passenger had yot been transferred.
SIS that all you wantedY exclaimed
the driver Of tho husbands car In dis
gust. "Well, you have got gall," and
he lot his brake ly and slapped his horses
with tho roins. But before hc could get
any Roadway on. his conductor blow ono
viciously sharp blast ON his whistle. tho
signal TO stop Tho driver threw him
tclf on his brake with n big oath. dragged
his horses back and turned around TO
sec what was tho matter. Ho Jaw q
laughing young woman, who had Just
walked up 10 the fact that her husband
had paid her particularly thoughtful
little attention. spring from the opposite
car 10 his, give the man who had started
all the trouble reEounding kisa, and
then hop back again.
The husbands conductor had seen her
coming, aud, concluding that shc was
tho passenger 10 be Transferred, he had
stopped tho driver. whose stupidity In
starting he could not understand. When
he saw tho little woman kiss and dart
hack again. tho inimitablo cheek Of the
whole thing struck him dumb. Tho
driver and conductor Of tho other car
conprthended the thing at tho same
time, and 10 did tho two carloads Of pas
tengcrs who had been delayed Ia reach.
ing their homes and their business
No ono need have wondered n they
had united on emptyinR thoir wrath on
the heads Of tho young couple. Tho
whole incident, however. struck them as
10 comically importinent TO them and 80
spontaneously gallant and loyabls DO.
tween the delinquents themselves that
everybody burst into q merry peal of
laughter, and even tho drivers forgot to
growl as tho cars went on their way
again. The lean horses had TO make up
for lost time, but few people arc inter
ested in the trials of car horseA-Now
York Tribune.