The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1894-07-28
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That Is a Motto Some Car Conductor
Would Like to See In Hat,

fhat Is a Motto Some Car Conductors
Would Like to See In Hats,
The impression has prevailed that
a street car conductors wages and
little perquisites all belong in the
profit column of the ledger. That is
a delusion l had labored under fo,
years. 1t has been dispelled. Car
conductors have their losses lust as
they have their squabbles with irate
passengers. They dread the former
most. l stood on the rear platform
OF a Madison avenue surface a that
went bowling uptownward through
the Park avenue tunnel.
The conductor got communicative
after we had passed the Grand Cen
trail depot, where we stopped to pick
up an aristocratic young couple who
crowded into the car. The Young
woman obtained a seat. Her escort
stood in front Of her, now and again
leaning forward with some remark.
in all probability about their last the
alter party or the call they intended
making that afternoon.
do you see that Teller that lust
got on with that girl9" said the con
ductor to me in an undertone.
yes"
"Well, he owes me 10 cents. Tor
seven street," the conductor yelled.
And then the car came to a stop, and
we babe good day to an elderly WON
an. Then the bell strap was yanked.
and the a resumed its jolting.
"He owes you 10 cents? How's
that9"
We'll, he got on one day about
five weeks ago-It think it was Tween
ty-third street. He had a mighty
pretty girl with him that day too.
He hands me a $40 bill and sez.
'Ah, I'm sowy, conductah, but, ali,
ldon't happen to have anything small
lah.' Well l seq, 4 can't change
that, and he SEE, 'Cawn't yehg' and I
seq, Nav
well, Of course l couldn't put EN-
off, so he seq, I'll take your numbah,
conductah, and send you the money
with a little interest, you know
Well, l haven't got the principal, let
alone the interest. And that's five
weeks ago."
"Well, he has probably forgotten
it," remarked soothingly.
"Oh, he has? Well, some day,
when l ketch him without a girl, I'll
just give that fellow a brace for the
10 cents. l know what he'll do. He'll
say I've got the wrong man. But I
won't have just the same, and I'll get
the 10 cents.
"Do we have many cases of that
kind? You betcher life we do. Gosh!
They promise to send us the money
to the stables, or to our homes. or
anywhere else. You'd think thew
were goin to send district messengers
with it. That's when they think
they've got to get off and walk. They
always IKE out a little ivory memo
randum cook and gold or silver pen
Gil, ask u number, then look two or
three times at badges, scribble it
down and-well, that's the last. I'll
bet l average 40 cents a day of losses
that way. I have to make good the
money, but it's mighty seldom any
body makes good to me-"
"Then why don't you insist on col
lecting?"
"Insist? Why, 1 can't put 'em off,
can l, especially when a man has his
wife or girl with him9 If I take a
bill and keep it while the car goes
five blocks, and Tn trying to get
enough change together, the man
will eye me suspiciously and then
say: You haven't forgotten, have
you? I'm the man that gave you the
50 bill Oh, this is a great business
shall 1 stop for youy"
MOL replied and hoped Off
New York Herald.
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