Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-01-17
HE WAS RATHER FRESH.
lie Did Everything Two Strange GtrIs ASK
ed Him 10 DO, Even Paying Cab Hire.

tNew York Herald)
I boarded a SiXth-avenue IL train at
I25th street on recent afternoon. At
10th street two very pretty girls, ihge-
nuous looking. entered the car l Occu-
pied. After looking around In n sort OF
where-are-we-at way for moment they
came To the section where i was sittinB'
riding backward. My vis-a-vis was an
old lady. one ingenue sat beside me, the
other beside the old lady.
BEFORE | had time 10 offer my seat the
one beside the old lady asked:
won't you please change seats WIN
me- sr?'
Certainly. was about to offer 1t TO
YOU" i said.
"Oh, thank you''
After riding as far as 10ith street she
Jumped up and exclaimed. with peach-
blow pout: :,
ooh. can't ride backward! Won't
you change again, sir?'
..With pleasure" said I. although l mad
Just commenced reading my Herald.
Sorry to trouble you. si'.'
"Don't mention 1t. ! could keep this
up all day"
And I resumed my reading.
"Haye YOU the timer she asked, In
few moments, leaning toward me- not
half far enough.
"My watch has stopped. but I'll just
step off at Ninety-third-street station, tel
the conductor to hold the train moment.
and look at the station-clock." SAID.
And l did as l had promised.
Seven minutes past three. saiu' on
my return.
was about TO resume my reading when
she asked:
Are YOU sure that clock is right?"
81 presume so. but to make sure I'll
omen the window and ask the ticket-chop-
per-" said. This did also.
Eyes; he says it's right
She nodded her pretty little head, and
smiled bewitchingly.
wanted to finish a long story before
reaching the office, so l again resumed my
reading.
..How long does 1t take to go down to
Forty-second street, sweetly asked the
ingenue in a moment.
about twenty-five minutes.
And again l began to read.
1--WE want to catch train at the
Grand Central at $40. Do you think We
can do IL a"
Il should think so. If you take cab at
the station"
"Those horrId cabs! don't like 'em. DO
you. Mollie?'
No. Mollie didn't either. Glad of little
respite. looked in my paper to see where
I had left off. Before l could md the
place Molie asked in her ain't-he-a- nice
young -man-cattenish voice:
How much do they charge, 90 you
know
About fifty cents apiece. Perhaps
they'll take you both for &c.
How far do you go, sir?'
Il go to Thrty-third street"
l didn't dare resume reading now; the
questions were coming too fast.
"You couldn't get of at Forty-second.
I suppose, and help US with our traps into
q cab?"
"Oh. certainly. have all day to myself
only work at night"
"Well-how's that? Are you an actor?"
"No. 1 am a newspaper man."
"a reporters"
"Copy-reader."
Whats that?" came from both pretty
mouths simultaneously.
/ explained.
Forty second" cried the conductor.
"Oh. here's where we get of, sir! VIII
you kindly
1 kindly" l carried their traps down.
stairs, hailed a cab. asked what the fare
was. Seyenty-flve cents. Both opened
their pocket-books. Neither had change.
Jehu had none. either. ! was asked II
had l gave up the last three quarters
had, saluted, and started to walk 10 the
office. Just then ! heard one sweet In
genue say to the other Indignantly:
Strikes me he's rather fresh on first
acquaintance.