The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1894-06-13
BETTER PAY As you GO.
shat Is n Motto Some Car Conductors
Would Like to,See In Hats.


Would Like to.See In Hats.
The impression has prevailed that
a street car conductors wages and
little perquisites all bslong in the
profit column of the ledger. That Is
delusion had laborel under for
years. 1t has been dispelled. Car
conductors have their losses Just as
they have their squabblcs with irate
passengers. They dread the former
most. stood on the rear platform
of Madison avenue surface car 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
ater party or the call they intended
making that afternoon.
DO you see that feTser that Just
got on with that girl r said the con-
ductor to me in an undertone.
Yes"
"Well, he owes me 10 cents. For
seven street, " the conductor yelled.
And then the car came to a stop, and
we bade good day to an elderly wom-
an Then the bell strap was yanked,
and the car resumed its jolting.
He owes you 10 centsa Howis
thatY"
We'll, he got on one day about
five weeks ago-I think it was Twen-
ty-third street. He had mighty
pretty girl with him that day too.
He hands me $40 bill and sez,
sAh, I'm sowy, conductah, but, ah,
Idon't happen to have anything small
lah.' Well I sez, L can't change
that, and he sez, 'Cawn't yehf and 1
sez, Nav
well, of course couldn't put 'em
of, SO he sez, IN take your numbah,
conductah, and send you the money
with little interest, you know
Well, haven't got the principal, let
alone the interest. And that's five
weeks ago."
well, he has probably forgotten
it, I remarked soothingly.
'tOh, he has7 Well, some day.
when ketch him without girl, I'll
just give that fellow a brace for the
10 cents. know what he'll do. He'll
say I've got the wrong man But 1
won't have just the same, and I'll get
the 10 cents.
do we have many cases of that
knd2 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 they
were goin tosend district messengers
with it. That's when they think
they've got to get off and walk. They
always take out little ivory memo
randum book and gold or silver pen
cil, ask our number, then look two or
three times at our badges, scribble it
down and-well, that's the last. I'll
bet ! average 40 cents day of losses
that way. 1 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
lecting2"
''Insist7 Why, can't put 'em on,
can 1, especially when man has his
wife or girl with himG If 1 take a
bill and keep it while the car goes
five blocks, and I'm trying to get
enough change together, the man
will eye me suspiciously and then
say: You haven't forgotten, have
you2 I'm the man that gave you the
50 bill Oh, this is a great business
shall I stop for you7"
No. replied and hoped Off
New York Herald.