The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-02-13
He WAS RATHER FRESH.


at Ono Hundred and Twenty fifth
street yesterday afternoon. At One
Hundred and Sixteenth street two
very pretty girls, ingenious looking,
entered the car / occupied. After
looking around in a sort of where
are we at way for a moment they
came to the section whore was sit
ting, riding backward My vis-a-vis
was an old lady. One ingenue sat
beside me, the other beside the old
lady.
Before had time to offer my seat
the ono beside the old lady asked:
Won't you please change seats
with me, sir?"
Certainly. ! was about to offer it
to you, ! said.
."Oh, thank you"
After riding as far as Ono Hun
dred and Fourth street she jumped
mp and exclaimed, with peachblow
pout: .
"Oh, can tridc backward Won't
you change again, sir?"
with pleasure, F" said /, although
had just commenced reading my
paper.
Sorry to trouble you, SIR"
Don't mention it. / could keep
this up all day."
And resumed my reading.
Have 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, tell the conductor to hold
the train a moment and look at the
station clock" said.
And did as I had promised.
"Seven minutes past g." said on
my return.
And ! was about to resume my
reading when she asked:
"Are you sure that clock is right?"
II presume so, but to mako sure
I'll open the window and ask the
ticket chopper, i said. This / did
also.
Yes; he says it's right"
She nodded her pretty head and
smiled bewitchingly.
l wanted to finish long story be-
fore reaching the Office, so ! again
resumed my reading
"How long does it take to go down
to Forty street?" sweetly
asked the ingenue in a moment.
About 25 minutes. F"
And again began to read.
"We want to catch q train at the
Grand Central at $40. Doyou think
we can do it?"
II should think so, if you take
cab at the station.
Those horrid cabsl don't like
'em. Do you, Mollie?"
No, Mollic didn't either. Glad of
n little respite, looked in my paper
to SEQ where / had left off. Before /
could find the place Mollie asked in
her ain acknowledgements cat
tenish voice:
"How much do they charge, do
you know"
About so cents apiece. Perhaps
they'll take you both for "a /"
How far do you go, sir?"
II go to Thirty-third street."
/ didn't dare resume reading now
The questions were coming too fast
You couldn'tget off at Forty-sec-
ond, suppose, and help us with our
traps into cab?"
"Oh, certainly havo all day to
myself. / only work at night"
We'll, .how's that? Are you an
actor?"
mo; I'm newspaper man."
"A reporter?"
Copy reader" {"
What's that?" came from both
pretty mouths simultaneously.
] explained
Forty -secondl' cried the con-
ductor.
'''Oh, here's where we get of, sir
Will You kindly
kindly" / carried their traps
down stairs, hailed cab, asked
what tho fire was. Seventy-five
cents. Both opened their pocket
books Neither had change. Jehu
had none either. j was asked if /
had. gave up the last three quar-
ters I had, saluted end started to
walk to the cffice, just then heard
ono sweet ingenue say to the other
Indignantly:
Strikes mo he's rather fresh on
first acquaintance. "-NewYork Her.
aid.
IL.