Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1895-03-28
ne WANTED I'd GET HOME.
A Little BIT az Human Comedy In New
York City Car.

A Little BIT OF Human Comedy In New
York City Car.
A Fourth avenue car was Sleepily
jogging along up town. AT Twenty
fourth street n drunken tramp swung
himself on to the back platform and
stood thcro holding on to the rail as
he swayod backward and forward
with half closed cyCS.
The conductor was in tho car col
locting fares and did not at first 500
tho new passenger, but when he did
no said to him, You cant ride on
this car, and rang tho bell, and the
car stopped at tho next corner. Then
he tried to push tho tramp off, but
he declined to movo and chung to the
bar of the railing. The conductor got
angry and tried to throw the passen-
ger from the platform, but he held
on with both hands and was too big
to be stirred. Then tho conductor
with both his hands jcrkcd ono of
tho tramp's hands loose, and then
he changed to the other hand and
pulled that loose, but of course the
FREQ hand had again seized the rail
This continued for some little time,
tho tramp saying nothing and max
ing no active resistance
Meantime the passengers in the
car were getting uneasy, men and
women looking at their watches evil
IDENTITY wondering whether thcy
would catch their train or not. At
last u little, short, fat man, whose
face for some seconds had been grow
ing rcddCr and rcddcr, Sprang to his
feet, rushed out on the platform and
ordered the conductor to start the
car san outrage, he said, that
we should be kept here! If you can Z
put that man off, let the car go on.
He Is not doing anything anyhow,
and | can't stay here all day
want to get home. Start your cal
and don't keepall these people wait
ing here while you squabblc Will
this drunken man want to get
home"
The conductor replied civilly
enough: Il can't carry this man
He has got to get off, ard I'm going
to keep the car here until he does. >
Then he resumed his efforts to re
move the tramp, but the tramp WA.
immovable. At last he gave it III
and started the car. The little MAJ
returned to his scat and pretended
to read his paper, but his thought!
were not fixed on the news. They
We're out on the back platform will
the conductor Every time the lat
ter camo in to collect fare the lit
tie man would abuse him, tcllins
him what an outrage it was tina
the passengers should be so delayed
threatening to report him to the com
pany and winding up by announcin.
that he wanted to get home
AT Thirty fourth street the tramp
who had not opened his mouth dur
ing the ride, swung off to get ;
transfer ticket, and the car went on
All the way through the tunnel tn,
little man sat- boiling with rage
AS you looked at him you could SCI
the waves of cholcr rise higher anC
higher in his breast until they over
flowed in angry mutterings
At the Harlem station the ca
stopped, and the little man boundct
from his scat to get Off In the door
way he halted again and addresso,
the conductor, telling him that h
should report him for his outra
geous treatment of the passengers
that he would have him removed
from his place. He would see if tn
company would support a man VIII
so inconvcnicnced the patrons of tn
line All this and much moro, Will
tho other passengers who wished t
got off crowded up to the door of tn
car and waited for him to move A
he did not do so tall, stately youn,
woman, who seemed to be returnin
from shopping excursion, said:
Il beg your pardon, sir Will yo,
kindly stand out of the way? wan
to get home
The little man looked over hi
shoulder and up into her face an,
then Sprang out of the way, while
wave of laughter rippled through
the car.-Ncw York Sun.