Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1893-10-31
1T WAS NO USE.
And Realizing 1t Was Hopeless He Finally
Succumhed.

And Realizing 1t Wa. Hopeless He Finally
Suceumbed-
The cable car was going at full speel.
II is the manner of this sort Of vehicle
that it does not gain acceleration gradu-
ally after starting. but goes ON the jump
at the end of the first dozen feet.
AT this critical moment a Young col
ored man dashed across the street and
swung himself upon the grip car. Just
at the samc instant a shrek was heard,
and cOmely woman of African descent
and robust physique made sprint after
the traction train. Though the latter
was by this time going at about 20 miles
an hour, she made grab at the rail on
the last platform an. became a passenger
by sheer force of muscle and athletic
dexterity.
1t did not take her half minute &c
make her way forward tn the grip cal
and take the seat beside the young col.
ored man, who was much astonished te
see her. said he:
'Whar Won gwine:-
''Gwine whar l gwine,7 she replied
loftily and with an air of assumed in
difference.
"Whar's DAFT
Wild you"
"Whuffo!"
Just cause"
"'Cause why
Cause l feel like it."
well, don't want You follerin me. +"
Alexander Northumberland Thomp-
Son, I'm gwine to keep my eyes on you. -
Il amt gwine 10 have il" protested
flA g1lnr.al ~,
dis car, now tell YOU
POOH" responded the young woman
coDtemptuously.
You hear what say
"Yeppy."
Amt You gwine 10 mind:7
Not if dis lady knows herself"
"You gotter"
Il won't"
The young man looked disguised.
After spending a minute or two in re-
Election, an idea struck him, and he said
triumphantly:
''Nou CANT ride, cause You amt go;
no money"
You kin pay my fare.
Il won't do it
Alexander Northumberland. you'ze a
low down man. If I'd knowed Won fore
married you As do now, you'd have
had to git some other lady fer a wife"
stop yer foolishness an git off de
car" he replied sullenly.
Il amt a-Gwine to-"
Then you'll Git put of.
just then the conductor came forward
to take up the fares III the grip car. The
colored man refused To pay for the WON
an, who addressed an eloquent appeal Il
the knight of the bell punch
This yere Is my husband she said
Use got n s'picion dat he's got a meetin
on hand wifi anudder woman. He got
on de car to git rid Of me. and follered
TO keep an eye ON him. l s'pOse you're
n gemman, and You wouldn't chuck a
lady off"
The conductor had heart, as was evil
dent when he replied:
Stay On. I'll pay your fare myself. -
This happy turn of events caused the
young woman 10 gigGle consummately.
The man, on the other hand, expressed
his disgust with vague and semiarticu-
late mutterings. All Of this had hap
pened while the car WAS going three
blocks.
just as the cable train WAS travelling
at its most rapid gait between two cor
ners, the recalcitrant husband jumped TO
his feet without warning and leaped of
the car. Evidently he supposed that his
wife would not dare to initiate the ma
neuver, but he reckOned without his
host. With a flying bound she sprans
off and after him. In ~ seconds she had
caught him and grabbed him by the arm.
Now, you fool Niger" she exclaimed,
lust come straight home wild me
I'm a-cOmin, =" rejoined the man sulk-
lily, evidently recognizing the situation
as hopeless from his point of view. And
the two walked away arm in arm
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