The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1895-02-22
DIDN'T PAY HIS FARE.
He Saved Much by Never Paying
Car Fare If He Gould Help It.

street car conductors whenever ths
opportunity was presented. More
over, this writer did not rely solely
on the carelessness of the conduc-
tor, but by the cultivation OF au in
nocent am, stony vacuity OF gaze
when the conductor wandered
through the car, managed to ride
free many times when the common
est decency would have suggeste
the Offering OF the fare.
The perusal OF this confession Of
the contributor to the Atlantic filed
Mr. Fulsby's small sonl with calm
content. He himself had wasted
the greater part OF bis mature years
in the business OF cheating the
street railway out Of the fares law
fully owing to it. He had often
boosted OF his success, much to the
horror OF every other man aud wo-
man at the table Aud, says the
Buffalo Courier, the more Mortified
they were the more he glorisd 10 his
deeds which, while they could not
be called populations, yet amounted
to the same thing, being ia the
nature OF embezzlement.
Mr.. Fulsby often told the story of
his downfall--the origin Of his cri-
minal career--as a justification OF
all which followed. One day, years
and years ago, while the horse was
still the motive power on the Mia.
CARA street line, Mr.. Fulsby boarded
car at Main street to ride to Am
herst street. 1t was one of the cold
est days Of an extremely cold winter.
He paid his fare, as his custom was.
Passengers got on and off, and at
length the car had passed Porter
avenue. The conductor here enter
ed and demanded Mr.. Fulsby's fare.
He insisted that he had paid it.
The conductor vowed be had not.
an not pay you twice." said Mr..
Fulsby.
"Then I'll put you off,"
well, you have to put me of, but
it will be the worse for you"
Just past the turn at the car barns
the conductor assisted Mr.. Fulsby
to aliRht. He made no great resist
ance, although he felt enraged. He
had but a nickel in his pocket, and
he needed that for his return to
Main street. He was forced to make
the remainder OF his journey to
Amherst street afoot, in the midst
OF a blizzard and some 30 degrees of
frost.
From that hour Mr.. Fulsby swore
implacable and relentless warfare
on the Buffalo Street railway. He
would use every means in his power
to evade paying bis fare, and when
ever he had chance he would ring
up fares on the register. This reso-
luton, made years ago, he has kept
steadfastly to this very hour. Form
erly he va, a great pedestrian and
never rode to or from his business
unless compelled by urgent haste.
But his success in obtaining free
carriage has somewhat abated his
enthusiasm for good walk at morn
ing and night. Besides, he is get
ting on in years, and he inclnes to
riding more than formerly, while his
wits are growing sharper every year
in the practice OF out-facing suspi-
cious conductors. Nothing more de-
lights him than to observe one OF
these puzzled officials, after count
ing his passengers and then his
fares, approach an old gentleman or
an innocent dame and ask for a fare,
only to he sent about his business
with sharp reprimand for daring
to ask twice for his money He has
found that the countenancs can be
made to assume an expression which
says quite as plainly as words: 81
have paid; nothing need bother me
now until | got out"
Conductors are close students OF
physiognomy and can almost always
tell by the expectant look on a pas
senger's face that he is waiting to DO
approached. Mr.. Fulsby has learn
ed better. To be sure, he has to pay
sometimes, when he is one of two or
three passengers. But he simply
revels in the crowded $50 o'clock
car in the morning, the packed 6
o'clock in the evening, the down
town theatre car at 8 again, and the
returning car at IL o'clock. He has
even reached that skill that he often
outwits a conductor even when he
has a young lady with him-and
that he is no easy trick. Mr.. Fulsby
says that he saves most in summer
by boarding open cars while they
are in motion. He slides into seat,
opens a paper, and within a moment
looks as il he had been on the car
for half an hour. He thinks that
he saves, on the average, fare for
every four rides that he takes. and