New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-07-18
THEY CONSULTED THEIR OWN COMFORT
HOW A YOUNG MARRIED COUPLE DETAINED
TWO CARS FULL OF PASSENGERS.

HOW YOUNG MARRIED COUPLE DETAINED
TWO CARS FULL OF PASSENGERS.
The people OF a wcllknown suburban town on the
outskirts OF Brooklyn rely wholly upon one line OF
surface for their transportation to and from the
business centre OF the City OF Churches. Tie wife Of
young married who lived there had set on down.
town very early morning, and before her HUSBAND
got ready 10 10 business IL began 10 rain violently
He knew that she had no umbrella with her water
proof cloak, and that she would get soaking wet In
her walk from the TO her own door. The weather
was warm and open cars were being the street
railway, that he knew that II she coming homo
he would be sure 10 meet the that carried her and
would be able TO recognize her some way of.
Taking her cloak and umbrella with him, he boarded
a downtown car, took front seat and kept sharp
lookout. Sure enough before long he saw her APP
preaching In another car, looking much distressed
as she watched the heavy clouds and thought Of the
gown she had oil.
The rain had ceased for a moment, but 20
begin again. "jwln you slow up, peasei" he said to
the driver want to board that return car. stop II
too, please"
The driver put on his brake and agnallcd to the
approaching car to stop for passenger. Both cars
to a standstill just opposite each other. The
husband stepped lightly across the intervening space
and quickly handed the cloak and umbrella TO bis
astonished wife. Then he stepped back again and
sat down in his old seat.
The conductor OF the husbands car, not knowing why
Ills car had stopped, thought that the driver OF the
other car mhst1ave passenger TO transfer The con-
ductor of the wifes thought the thing There
fore neither Of them wisted for his TO ahead.
as no passenger had yet been transferred.
is that all you wanted7 I" exclaimed the driver Of
the husbands car in disgust. swell you have got
gall /" and he let his brake fly and slapped his horses
with the reins But before he conld get Roadway
on, his conductor blew viciously sharp blast on
his whistle, the signal to stop The driver threw HIM
self on his brake with big oath, dragged his horses
back and turned around 10 what the matter
He saw laughing yonng woman who had just walked
up to the fact that her husband had paid her par
tculary thoughtful little attention, spring from the
opposite to his, give the who had started all
the trouble resounding kiss and then hop back again
The husbands conductor had her coming, and,
concluding that she the passenger TO be transferred.
he stopped the driver whose stupidity In starting
he could not understand. When he the little woman
kiss and dart back again, the infnable cheek Of the
whole thing struck him dumb. The driver and con-
dctor Of the other comprehended the thing st the
same time and did the two carloads Of passengers
who had been delayed from reaching their homes aud
their business. No one need have wondered II they
had united on emptying their wrath the heads Of tho
Young couple The whole incident however struck them
as comically mpertneut TO them and spontaneous
ly gallant and lovable between the deinquents them
ter and the drivers forgot TO srowl the cars
went their way again, The lean horses had TO mako
up for the lost time but few people are Interested In
the trials Of car-horSes