The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1893-12-17
Closer Than a Brother.

The cable car was going at full
speed " is the manner of this sort
of vehicle that it does not gain accel-
Grafton gradually after starting, but
goes on the jump at the end of the
first dozen feet.
AT this critical moment young col
ored man dashed across the street and
swung himself upon the grip car. Just
at the same instant shrek was heard
and a comely woman of African de-
scent and robust physique made a
sprint after the traction train. Though
the latter was by this time going about
twenty miles an hour she made a grab
at the rail on the last platform and
became a passenger by sheer force of
muscles and athletic dexterity.
1t did not take her half minute to
make her way forward to the grip
car and take seat beside the young
colored man. who was much aston
ished to see her. Said he:
''Whar you gwine?'
"Gwine whar you gwine," she replied
loftily, and with an air of assumed in
difference
''Whar's dat?"
vivid you
"Whuffo?''
"Just cause"
"Cause why?''
"Cause 1 feel like It."
''Well, I don't want YOU follerin'
me-"
Alexander Nebuchadnezzer Thomp-
son, I'm gwine to keep my eye on you.'
81 amt gwine to have it," he pro-
tested. "You git right often dis car,
now, tell you"
POOH responded the young woman
contemptuously.
you hear what I say?"
''Yeppy."
'Ain't you gwine to mind ?"
mot if dis lady knows herself"
you gotter."
81 WON'T
The young man looked Disguised.
After spending a minute or two in re-
Election an idea struck him, and he
said triumphantly:
''You. can't ride, cause you amt got
no money"
you kin pay my fare"
1T won't do it,
Alexander ACKNOWLEDGMENT, you'se
a low-down man. If I'd knowed you
fore married you as [ do now YOU
have had ter git some other lady fer
a wife,
stop yer foolishness and git off de
car" he replied sullenly.
L amt a gwine to-
''Then you'll git put off,
Just then the conductor came for
ward to take up the fares in the grip
car. The colored man refused to nay
for the woman, who addressed an elo-
quent appeal. to the knight of the bell
punch.
''This yere is my husband she said.
Use got a s'picion dat he's got a
meetin' on hand wifi anudder woman.
He got on de car to git rid of me. and
I follered to keep an eye on him. 1
s'pose you're gemman and you won't
chuck lady off,
The conductor had a heart, as was
evident when he replied:
Stay on I'll pay your fare myself"
This happy turn of events caused the
young woman to giggle consumedly.
The man, on the other hand, expressed
his disgust with vague and semi-artic-
ulate mutteringS. All of this had han
pened while the car was going three
blocks.
Just as the cable was travelling at its
most rapid gait between two corners
the recalcitrant husband jumped to his
feet without warning and leaped off
the car Evidently he supposed that
his wife would not dare to initiate his
maneuver, but he reckoned without
his host. With flying bound she
sprang off and after him In twenty
seconds she had caught him and took
him by the arm.
Now, you fool niggerr" she ex-
claimed. "Just some straight home wild
me-
I'm COMM" reioined the man
sullkily. evidently recognizing the stu
alton as hopeless from his point of
view, and the two walked away arm
in Washington Evening Sun.