Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1892-03-31
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..e,eaking boat 'lectricity,' said \
pIeerker street car driver, one Of the OIL
rbaps WHO have been on the line ever slice
II started. .'they's Bolsly ~ THIS town
that's got more good out Of 'iectrlc lamps
than cur company"
.How's that asked the reporter who
- ~. yvav was new to the business ana
had onIv JUST come in from the country.
.Hog's THAR" repeated the driver
why it's because they amt half 50 many
ears lost now days a. they used 70 he when
tbey wasn't nothing hut gas to light the
streets with.
Cars lost Why. man, what do yoH
me,.ns You don { say that your company
ever loses any Of its cars. 10 yous'
..Wby. certin. Didn't you know that
Aiu't YOU never seen in the papers an ad
verfisemeut OF a lost carr They read some
ching ike this. Fifty dollars reward. he
above reward will be paid for Information
a. To the whereabouts Of car No. I92 of this
ror,papy's line 1t was drawn BY black
hos. and a white mare The mare hal
spaving onto her nigh front leg and = r'iw
fender onto her nigh hind one. Signed By
the president Of the road.
.sp'raps you think that anybody conid
take a Bleecker street car ont q the stable.
run her down to the end 81 the line and
bring her back again. Why. we don't
never let a new man drive car till he's
run two weeks. at the very least. with one
Of our pilots
..PiIotsr' exclaimed the reporter.
why. eert'in. We have pilots inst The
same rs ships has. and they git good pay
too: almost's much As the president We
have 70 have 'em 10 learn the new men The
way round. jest look AT a map Of our line
It's like this;
I'VE start down 70 the foot OF Twenty
third street, then we run to Ninth av'ner
then to Hudson, then to BIeecker, then 10
Broadway. then 70 Park row, then 70
Beekman. then to South, then to Fulton
ferry and then we waters the hos-es
Starting back, we 60 to William, then 10
Ann, then to Broadway. then 20 Bleecker
then to Macsiougal. then 70 West Fourth
then TO West Tenth. then To Hudson. then
to Ninth av'ner aud then to the stable
That's one Of our routes The other ole i
worse still
Odds I be, sometimes have 10 stop
when come TO corner and scratch my
head bit fore know which way to 90
Butts said IN the beginning faint nothing
to what it WAS fore we got these lectrie
lamps
Ever get lost yourself'" asked the re
porter.
mo. never did, bat a friend Of mine got
lost, though, IN they didn't see nothin oi
him for two whole days. Then they got
dispatch from him dated way mp In West
chester county. sayin, The cars all right
an the bosses Is all right, AN I'm all right
but we can't lind our way back TO the
stables 20 save our necks."
You don't mean 10 say that any such
telegram rs that ever came to your super
intendent, doyouy demanded the reporter
That's what ! said. responded the
driver somewhat haughtily IAN I'm the
man that had to go an bring the car In
You never see two men gladden. the con
ductor an driver Of that car was when they
set eyes on me
The first thing said was. How'd yon
get LOST
well says the driver, twas awful
foggy night says he. an reckon must
a got onto the wrong track somehow
That was all be could say ahont it 'cept
that the further he went the worSer he got
lost"
"why didn't be ask some Of the men on
the other lines the way homef" inquired
the reporter
He did, but they wasn't friendly an
gave him wrong directions Probably il
"a happened 'cept with very
late car. The driverd got long way of /
our line fore he discovered il. an when he
did lud IL out an ask Of the other drivers
be met the way home they kept sendin him /
and sendin him till they got him complete I
~ lost.
Excuse me. said the reporter ''hut /
can't stop 10 hear the rest Of the story now.
I've got TO get off here and 20 to a fire, hut I
Il you'll give me your name IN come !
around and look you up tomorrow aud get /
the rest Of it. II hasn't ever been pub +
lished, has it,
"Oh, no. answered the driver Then be. 1
took the reporters notebook aud pencil. 4
and wrote his name and address. "B. q ) Z
Slyre. log Bunker street"
Thanks" said the reporter gratefully /
IN come and see you tomorrow forenoon !,
But be didn't. 1t suddenly occurred TO
him as he looked at the car drivers name
hat "B. o. 5. Slyren spelled something
hat sounded like Boss Liar. . and then
le knew that the driver had made game of
him. New York Times.