Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-10-14

How q Lady of Color Proved That She
Meant Re Boss.

The cable car was going at full speed.
IT is the manner OF this sort Of vehicle
that IL does not gain acceleration gradually
after starting. but goes on the jump 1t the
end of the first dozen feet.
At this critical moment q young colored
man dashed across the street and swung
himself upon the grip car. just at the
same instant a shrek was heard and .
comely woman OF African descent ana
robust physique made q sprint after the
traction train. Though the latter was by
this time going at about twenty miles an
hour she made a grab at the rail on the
last platform and became Q passenger by
sheer force of muscle and athletic dexterfty.
1t did not take her half q minute 70 make
her way forward to the grip car and take
the seat beside the young colored man,
who was much sstonished TO - her. SAD
he:
.whar you gwine-
''Gwine whar gwine.- she replied ioftfly
and with an air OF assumed Indifference
''Whar's datr'
"Wid you"
"Whuffo?"
Just cause
"'Cause whyr'
"'Cause 1 feel like II
Alexander Nebuchadnezzar Thompsoas
I'm gwine to keep my eye on you"
Il amt gwine TO have IL" protested II
colorsd man You git right onsn dh 60
"PoOhw responded the young woman
contemptuously.
You hear what I sayr
-Yeppy."
-Ain't you gwine to mindr
Not If dis lady knows hsrselfe
You gotter."
81 won't"
The young man looked disguised. Aftes
spending a minute or two IN renecuon- an
idea struck him. and he said triumphantly:
You CANT ride. cause you amt got ~
money"
You kin pay my fare
81 won't do it,
Alexander Nebuchadnezzsr. you'se . low.
down man. II ia knowed You fore mar
ried you as do now. you'd havs bad tar
git some other lady fer witeL"
stop yer fooIishness an git OF a. caSS
he replied. sullenly.
Il amt gwine TO-"
Then you'll git put on
Just then the conductor came forward -
take UP the fares in the grip car. The col
ored man refused to pay for the woman,
who addressed an eloquent appeal 70 the
knight OF the bell-punch-
This we're Is my husband" she aid Use
got s'picion dat he's got q meetin' ON hand
wifi anudder woman He got on de car 70
Kit rid Of me and follered to keep an eye
on him. spose you're a genmAn- and
you Wouldn't chuck q lady on
The conducto. had a heart as was svtdens
when he replied:
stay on. IN pay your fare myself"
This happy turn Of events caused the
young woman to giggle consumedly. The
man. on the other hand. expressed his dis
gust with vague and semi-articniate mutter-
/ ings All Of this had happened while the
! car was going three blocks.
| lust as the cable train was travelling At tts
most rapid gate between two corners. the
J recalcitrant husband jumped 10 his feet
without warning and leaped on the car
! evidently he supposed that his wife would
NOT dare to initiate the maneuver. but he
reckoned without his host With a flying
( bound she sprang Of and after him In
} twenty seconds she had caught MIN ana
grabbed him by the arm.
1. ..Now you fool Niger" she exclaimeo
| s.iust come straight home wild me-"
! I'm a-comin'," rejoiaed the man sulkfiy,
| evidently recognizing the sitoauon a. hope-
! loss from his point Of view. And the two
walked away arm in arm.