Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-02-12

six months after the case was ended.
she broke o0 the match. She said that
on reflection. she could not help seeing
what an advantage be would hive over
her--he being m q solicitors Office, Win
the law al his fingers ends should She
ever find II necessary 10 summons him.
"But. my good girl said Ethpbprtha,
quite distressed, zone doscnt marry "a
man with The idea of subsequently sum
mOnsing him"
mo. num-" said Amendn. Gone al
ways hopes she will never need CO.. I'm
sure. but it's just as we'll to be- prepared.
/ knew n girl, when ] was I'm service at
Hastings that loved q printer, and they
were both going To commit suicide be-
cause her parents didn't want 'em TO
marry; and now he costs her four shil-
lings month regular IN summonses.
It's no good shutting ones eyes to things
num-
But the most shnmefully mercenary
engagement that ] think Ameudn ever
entered into was one with bus con
durtor. We were living in the north Of
London then, and she had young mnu.
cheescmongor. who kept shop i'm
Lupus street. Chelsea. He could not
come up To her because Of the shop, so
once n week she had to 20 down 90 him
One did not ride ten miles for a penny
iu those days. and she found the fare
from Holloway 10 Victoria and hnck n
severe tax upon her purse. The same
bus that took her down mt o brought
her back ot no. During the first Journey
the bus conductor stared nc Amcudn .
during the second he talked 10 her; dur
ing the third he gave her n coacoanut
during the fourth he proposed to her and
was promptly accepted. After that
| Amendi whs enabled To visit her cheese
| munger without expense.
lie was % quaint character himself.
| was this bus conductor. ! often rode
| with him 10 Fleet street He knew me
| quite well II suppose Amcudn must
| have pointed me ont to him. and would
/ always ask me after hcr-uloud. before
| all the Othur passengers, which was try
/ ng-und give me messages 60 take back
/ 10 Her. Where women were concerned
/ be- had what is called"a way with him
/ Wd from the extent and variety of his
| fcunlC ucuunlntauccs, and the evident
/ tenderness with which the majority Of
/ them regarded him, ! am inclined to
! hope that Ampudus dcsprtion of him
! (which happened coutemporaucously with
! her lilting Of the ChpescmOngerl caused
him less prolonged suffering than might
| otherwise have been the case
lie was man from whom / derived
good deal of amusVneut one way aud
| another Thinking of him brings back
10 my mind a somewhat odd incident
One afternoon, J jumped upon his bus
| IN the Seven Sisters rUnd. An elderly
! freurhmnn was the only other OCCUPANT
Of the vehicle You vii not forget me.
| The Frcuchmpn was saying as ! entered,
81 desire Sharing Cross
~ won't forget ycr,' answered the con.
! durlP; you shall ave yer Sharing
Cross Don't mako fuss about &c."
That's The third time 'oc's Urst ON,
not tu forgct rm hc remarked 10 mp
In u stcntOriuu aside. "cr don't Civ ypf
much chance oi duin' H. does 'rct'
At tlb' ,orurr of the Holloway road w.,
drew mp. and our conductor began O.,
shout after the manner of his Species
CLEARING Gross thuTiug Cross ere ypl
| uir--come along Indy Charug Gross"
Tho little Irurhmau jumped up. and
! prepared To exit, the conductor pushed
him back
Sit down and don't be- silly" hc said
this amt tMriug Cross
The Frcnchman looked puzzled. but
collapsed needy We picked up a rcS
passengers and proceeded ON our way.
Half mile UP the Liverpool road lady
! stood ON The curb rpgaIdiu. us ns ~,
passed with that pathetic miulling of
desire and dsirnat which IL the uyeiug,
Womun.N attitude towards conveyance,
of III kinds. Our conductor stopped.
Where dyer want TO 20 TOP he asked
her severely omnibus conductors have ,
manner Of addressing all pedestrians ni
,sf..' ~ '''' '.,t"'E" W. NU-
hUtnu" ivl''irtS' strand, ihuring Gross
u" IUn'hluoh ulu not near or die
nut understands the hrst part of Tho
hlW'ci, uul hc 'nuEht the. words CHAR
ing 'I"s" ana bounced up aud on
D Quo 'Nr "'p' me conductor cuIlarr,
mn as ne was getting OFT, aud Jcrko,
. MN hN'A HNugelN
I"rhi yer Keep sun q mnutc| b,
cnea Indignantly; ,hossrl II YOU don
! Wn44l looNlh niter Ike a blooming kid.'
=, Won't Ia DE, put down ~ Churinl
SrosS; answered tue little Frcnchmul
MUMMY
I lou wont TO Oe put ut lhnring Cross
, | repeated the other bitterly as hc ir'
7 nun n9'N U" ms scat ~ shall put We
, GOWN in the middle Of the road II nv
y mu'h more OF yer You stop there TN
/ ,o''N ANA sling yer out j nin't likely 9
| irl yer so much mSl Yer Cmring eros.
j shall be- too Jolly glad % zee, ria oyer
Ihe poor tremchmon subsidized and w
lnllrd gn. A. "Ihe Angel we. of coura,
10 A'"IiSN' hnrhg NroN,' shouted th
CONDUCTOR and MP spHns tho French
h man,
!. "Oh. my GNwd,' snil the conducto,
I lo T day G mo 'n son oor"C, sG W"t g.