The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1895-10-26
He WAS RATHER FRESH.

Him to DO, Even Paying Their Cab Hire.
| boarded a Sixth avenue l. train
at One Hundred and Twcnty-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 Il moment they
came to the section where | 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 one beside the old lady asked:
Wont you please change seats
with me, sir?"
Certainly. was about to offer it
to you" l said.
ooh, thank you'll"
After riding as far as One Hun.
bred and Fourth street she jumped
up and exclaimed, with a peachblOw
pout:
"Oh, Ican'tride backward! Won't
you change again, sir?'
with pleasure said l, although
I had Just commenced reading my
paper.
Sorry to trouble you, sir"
Don't mention it. ! could keep
this up all day
And l resumed my reading.
Have you the time?" she asked
in a 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 Il moment and look at the
station clock" I 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?'
Il presume so, but to make sure
III open the window and ask the
ticket chopper" | said. This ! did
also.
Yes; he says it's right
She nodded her pretty head and
smiled bewitchingly.
| wanted to finish a long story be
fore reaching the office, so | again
resumed my reading.
How long doesi it take to go down
to Forty-second street," swcctly
asked the ingenue in a moment.
About IS minutes
And again | began to read.
1--WE want to catch a train at thl
Grand Central at $40. Doyou think
we can do it,"
Il should think so, if you take 6
cab at the station"
Those horrid cabs! Idon't like
EN-. Do you, Mollie?"
No, Mollie didn't either. Glad q
a little respite, | looked in my paper
to see where | had left off. Before
could find the place Mollie asked il
her NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. cat
tcnish voice:
How much do they charge, q.
you know
About so cents apiece. Perhap:
they'll take you both for rs"
"How far DO you go, sir?"
Il 90 to Thirty-third street"
| didn't dare resume reading now
The questions G coming too fast
You couldn't get off at Forty-sec
ond, l suppose, and help us with on
traps into a cab?"
"Oh, certainly! have all day t;
myself. only work at night"
"Woll, how's that? Are you al
actor"
mo; I'm a newspaper man."
"A r~eporter?"
Copy reader"
whats that?' came from bot
pretty mouths simultaneously.
| explained.
"Forty-secondl" cried tho con
ductor.
"Oh, here's where we get off, sir
VIII you kindly
kindly" l carried their trap
down stairs, hailed q cab, aske
what the fare was. Seventy-fv
cents, Both opened their pocket
books. Neither had change. Jeh'
had none either. was asked if
had. gave up the last three qual
ters l had, saluted and started t
walk to the Office. just then | hear
one sweet ingonue say to the othe
Indignantly:
"Strikes me he's rather fresh 0
first acquaintance. "-NewYork He1
aid.
His Logic.
A prominent business man, note