The sun., 1893-05-28
10, FOR MIDDLE VILLAGE!
LIFE ABotRD a PECULIAR SUBURBAN
HORSE CAR.

,fFE ABoxRD A PECULIAR SUBURBAN
HORSE CAR
Even the Car I,.eir and the Conductor -.
Driver nre Aiihe Pccuiiar-so is the Rout,
Hat the Village 10 Queorer Stin.
Every now and then horse car pulls up a
Tho edge OF broadway. williamsbureh. close tc
the ferry. On its sirnboard will be seen the
words North Second street and Middle VII
Jsse." an appetizng sign TO n confirmed New
Yorker. shut UP in city with no possibility oi
getting In the country eScept for an hour or SO
and at tho cost OF car fare. Such q New
Yorker saw the car. read tho sign. and began
40 make inquiries Of tho ferrymen and neigh
boring storekocpers rs to what and where
Middle Village was No one who was asked
know anything about the place. The New
Yorker was tho moro anxious to explore tho
route. and therefore boarded the car.
This is n North Second street car" said
the driver. apparently very confident that the
Messenger was making a mistake. The pas
sencer looked at tho driver. uncertain whst
was meant.
North Second street. I say" the driver
called out, this time tri1e threateninRly.
IAN right" said tho passenger.
"rm" said the driver. as II he m cant to say
that II the passenger knew where he was
eoing and would not be dissuaded. that was
ali there was about It
Then the conductor came out OF q door and
boarded tho oar. He found satchel on the
hack scat and he waved 1t at tho New Yorker.
Here's your satchel." said he.
ITS not mine." said the passenger.
"Not yours Z" exclaimed the conductor.
"No."
"Then who the devil does 1t belong to ?"
Apause.
t1,a ,,nta al
"No."
The ear started with series OF motions 40
n one part went after another. By degrees. as
the railway trains used to start in the old days
Of eoose coupling. 1t a!l got underway ut last
aud headed down a cheerless looking river
side strSet. The New Yorker was smoking.
but was In the middle OF tho car.
Can smoke here :" he asked.
1.-Two back seats." said the conductor. Then
he thought for second and added: "Oh. I
don't cnre where you smoke" He was as
devil m may-care as tho car itself
The car ran along between those huge sugar
retincries. which loom up like Rhenish castles
as they are seen from the East River. stopping
on the way to take on the only persons WHO
were moving in that street-a very nowly mar
ried couple. who were so com pletely wrapped
MP in tn oir happiness that. II was fair to as
sumo that they thought Of worldly things at
% ads q ss ssey on haI nra Ito to
to enjoy their new love. Whatever their pnr-
drama. Tho bridegroom put his arm around
the bride and she nestled closer to him, aud
they enjoyed in silence that rapture which
words mar rather than express.
The car jolted around a corner into North
eeeond street-a sort ola somi- country edition
0f our Mulberry street-an Italian quarter In
the main. but its tenements. "distillerIes,"
besr, saloons. and other resorts were all Of
Long ssnd coanry
A. ss the back Of shabby gardens s. The driver Of
ss ppoe. %s'h h.s Ct wnc
iesmen,, encourased tho corner ioaiers in
:S%E. - !ssi!an" "a. % ssd The 'a1f plnk snd "a
wSse soWs Ge5mSn Gs5 m girls In ths upper win
person entitled to privileges In the commn.
he 70 him to The
pulled out camp stool. sat down upon it; and
sss o. the NTH
70 keep aSn Above Sp tSe % sSSt Mn
soad ssi'sy ath az nsns saa Bare .sssd
horns: but WA tbsf hides daubsa with G%Iat Daiat
5lnelets at night, leaned out Of the windows. VS.
q tse hss sod ssssS
Bacchus. Sounds OF hilarious revelry and the
Sh:n their doors we're opened. and a she H drt % u
There came great change whom Newtcwn
.spperiority over the notorious Chicago o River. river:
vleea 1t pretends to come from nowhere
snd t9 60 nowhere. but in reality 1t dives out
ses around behind sons WsssV.s H Insa and Thi ship-
ping. IT could deceive no ono who was bold
enough toy, to venture upon It for ys minutes q
q naked boys. With shining bodies. shivsrins
"a tho dy waer II ths shs soa spa
:mSzs@snt; :1% and in sSe distance wese trees
grass and grain. and all the signs Of q Eenu-
i9s t, country, Into the very heart Of which the
Which. ,I,sh. for curious reason. 1t was never to
sFsSd Il Ii. the sesne Ryen
Tho sondSeor sse lie SRn: Thrse f esnss
tsae Yore.r !S1s !ns and sso
ssibs- esiGs and an groom would get out and walk
suS% nsd the to esss. s a4s sna ths ss ss
took on Q delicate widow woman with q lusty
snd "a u. to Ss,s9s.t .s1% es wdoE sd IL %
il store qSsii Soti 81 h. an
idttieu huu pumped 8lOu2s DuC
houRh the true and beautiful country lay on |
NSther side Of its route. It never got any nearer
Ths reason was that the route remained q
6u ousy; " bullt;gp street 1t still had tenemsnts
on ond dsither side. and taverns and beer gardens
ssnpA aSa sh9Ds sSa It was long fesler sort Of an
way WAY before IT followed with its drsary net
snd t tS Ot streets 1t WAS atirosome. dusty road.
itn,.s tS snat M me cars coming the other way were
tnstt ttn0ttSty ~ packed with people-to such an ex-
tSa KY snat ths oyerpus Of each load hung on
'e TyIu!tsldes. on the footrail Of the open cars.
NJ WI we come back loaded like that p the
NssT Iortsr inquired Of the conductor.
ne eheeriuliy. S''''' '1'u
III, h very little while the cemetery, a. he
Satt" II vas reached. It was. In fact congre-
sIsn a0h bSlSn olsGmeteriss The main onethe LIth-
ss, snd M ooth iull to crowding with costly marble
Jaa granite monuments. There was also a
Va Ssfsss y xsl ITSELF on the tourists mind. Here
sSS u. 0,y oy great country hotels. white painted
81 ib hp appointed with roomy porches. The scent
snJ Js. ~ hlied the air. and crowds were going in |
on tSsa Soat Of the doors or iounging behind cigars
hans porches Greater crowds were Going
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