The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-05-28
THE WAY IT CAME Up
How George and Bessie Got Acquainted
and What Followed.
ROMANCE OF A STREET CAR
She Lived In Richmond and Was
the Loveliest and Sweetest Lit
tie Darling i'm the Whole Bevy
of Beautiful Tootsies.
From the Washington Post.

FROM the NasnluEAoh hosA-
1t was only an accident that brought
George w. Curtis to the corner OF sew
enteenth and G streets at all. with
nothing else claiming him that sun
day evening he had strolled that way
with a friend, and was now about 10
take the horsecar and return TO his Of
flee on r street. smoke cigar ana con-
slider his business programme Tor the
coming week. The car was slow IN
making its advent.
While George w. Curtis waited.
pretty girl came up. she, 100 hau
plans which included the street car
and so, standing a safe 10 feet from
Georgew Curtis. the pretty girl shared
his vigil. She paid no heed TO George
w. Curtis, but he noticed that she was
arrayed in blue flannel frock. when
had blue flannel suspenders crossed
over a white waist. George W. GURUS
had always deemed these costumes
very elegant. But he was IN no seISe sens,
a masher. and after allowing his eyes
the benefit of the pretty girl Tor a mo
ment. he turned them in quest OF the
car and thought no more about her.
The pretty girl did not think OF George
w. Curtis at all.
1t Is all but certain that hau IL ho'
been for a peculiarly dull conductor
this romance would have ended here.
Most horse car conductors are bright.
sprightly men. and of pretty Wit OF
their own. But this member OF the
guild was dull; or perhaps he was pre-
occupied with troubles OF ms own; me-
WAS what the dull conductor ala, anu
drove these two doves back into the net
which the fowler fate was spreading
for them. - ~,
Tickets? he queried. as George w.
Curtis rendered two bits.
Tickets" remarked George w. Cur
THE dull conductor tore off two tick
cts for George w. Curtis and for the
pretty girl being misled therein by the
fact that they had come aboard TO-
gether. Then the dull conductor re-
paired to the back platform, turned
his back on George W. Curtis ana the
nrettv girl and softly whistled
Never Take the Horseshoe From the
Door" ,,,-.
George w. Curtis was in dilemma.
The pretty girl did not know that ne
had inadvertently paid her rare; anu
she sat absently opposite VIII M
| George w. Curtis break the truth 10
! her? He decided that he must. She
/ would find il out before she lett tne
| car and get things all tangled up 10 MS
| discredit trying to understand.
Il beg your pardon, SAID Geotse - Mi
Curtis bending toward the pretty girl
| and lifting his hat, but the fact Is
| Miss that fool of a conductor mas dohe
/ mo the honor to suppose you are WIN
me and has collected your rare from
/ me on that theory. $500.
| The pretty girl seemed much apasheu'
blushed deeply and, finally. getting II
! straight in her young mlnd, tehuereu
| George w. Curtis her nickel.
! mot at ALL" said George w. GURUS
| waving n away, 81 merely wanted 10
| tell YOU. because l didn't care 10 nave
YOU think / was attempting any ciga-
rette play to make your acquain'-
Then they sat still for four blocks,
| George w. Curtis looking excessively
| virtuous At last the pretty glrl ten
dered him the nickel again. TINS tune
George w Curtis came over ana sat
| by her, the better TO explain now much
he didn't want the nickel.
She said her name was Bessie. George
| w Curtis had always held that Bessie
| was a lovely name; he would pet INt
TO one that il was the loveliest OF az
| names. Bessie lived in Richmond anc
was visiting her aunt on Rhode lslanu
! avenue Bessie was going nowhere III
particular. merely riding about, view
inp the city. Unless Bessie objected
| George w. Curtis would ride about
with her and give her his advice am
| counsel al TO how to view the city VIII
success. Bessie was bit worried pu
| finally did not object. George w. Cur
lis saw Bessie safely into the hands o.
the Rhode Island avenue aunt at
o'clock The Rhode Island avenue aun
beheld nothing to shy at in George W
curtis. He called the next night. Tues
day evening he took Bessie and tn
Rhode island avenue aunt to hear tn
Marine band in the White Hous
grounds. Wedne sday Bessie went home
Then George w. Curtis wrote. HIS let
! ters grew warmer and warmer, unit
the postal people were made uneasy a
they handled them.
This tory began two years ago. on
day last week George w. Curtis an,
Bessie were married. And on sucl
hinges does ones future swing