The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-10-31

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Horton rode at the same time and ex-
pressed their approval of lady conduc-
tors, even if they did feel constrained to
take up perhaps valuable time in taking
off their hats to and shaking hands with
the conductor.
Mr.. P. l. Bonebrake make the round
trip with one of the biggest crowds of
the day. He hung over the back rail of
the rear platform and submitted to being
sat on and crowded with the utmost good
nature, joked with the boys and girls and
suggested that Mrs. c. J. Brown give up
her seat TO him.
But Mrs. Brown scorned the imputa-
ton that she was a new woman. Mrs.
Brown always lends her charming in
fuence to every philanfhropical under
taking. She also was bright and jolly
as usual in spite of the crowd.
A number of Topeka's bright and
charming society ladies took a ride and
expressed their thorough approval of the
whole affair, and its success, to which h
their presence was pleasing addition.
Among them were Mrs. J. l. King,
aud guest Miss kittie Rogers of
Quincy, Mrs W. II. Eastman,
Miss Nell Clough and others.
Miss Clough was the pleased and
pleasing messenger, chosen to bring Mr.
George F. Sharitt's offering to the Home,
check made out to Becky Sharp for
$5, for which Mr. Sharitt has the earn
est blessing of the ladies of the Home,
Becky Sharp, the orphans, and He that
is father to the fatherless.
DR.. Brownfield. who gave Mrs. ]. P.
Howe So for the fund, rode with his
family and refused change
Mrs. VIM. Green, of North Topeka,
most generously gave So for six tickets
A man who climbed on the platform
on lower Kansas avenue, said as he
held up q quarter, sis this Becky
Sharp?" said '.yes," and as be dropped
the quarter in my hand, "that's all l
wanted to know" and at once climbed
of the car I had cherished desire to
change the trolley now and then, but
found no time for anything but fares,
! and once or twice my courage failed
me, when l could see no possible way to
get through the crowd,
But Mr.. BuzzslPs suggestion that he
would collect the fares this time always
aroused me to a sense Of my duty, and
rejecting that faint heart never won
fare Il know this is perversion and
| abbreviation of popular quotation), l
would push into the crowd and go 10
work.
The people were uniformly kind and
| good natured and assisted me all they
1 could.
/ Sill. I am not altogether sure that
! conductors lot is very happy enc.
! 1t has often been remarked that the
employees of the Topeka City Railway
company are much above the average
for intelligence and politeues5 of city
railway employees generally speaking,
and l am sure Conductor BGZzell is l
fair example of their superiority.
lie seemed 10 know all the passengers
though l sometimes suspected him of
not knowing all the men whom he ad-
| dressed as Judge" and Colonel"
OF course, after being spoken to like
| that, a man felt constrained TO pay more
| than five cents.
To Mr.. Travis, the motorman. is due
! thanks for taking up several fares on the
| front platform, when l could not get
through the crowd, as we'll as for carry
ing Us smoothly.
Mr.. Frank Long, who entertained the
/ car force and the musicians with a good
supper when We stopped twenty min
! utes for refreshments" also bought $1-25
| worth Of tickets
! The children of the home looked about
them in wide eyed wonderment as they
took a round trip.
During the evening crowds gathered
at the crossings and demanded that the
conductor appear on the platform, evi-
IDENTIFY forgetting that the conductor had
! anything else to do but stand on the rear
! platform.
I sat down only twice during the whole
| time, though one of the Wnshburn col
lege boys offered me his seat as soon as
| l entered the car on the second trip.
l must confess that running street
car is hard work. My arms ache from
| pulling the register bell aud carrying
the hand bag of change; my mansard
skirt las one of tho JOURNAL
bright young men described it)
| hasn't the slope it had yester-
| day morning; but I still have my car,
thanks to hat pin. my brass buttons are
intact, l have a pocket which l can use
| TO lose things in) and unlike people who
! participate in benefits usually are, l am
not too disgusted to take part in another
sometime.
l don't even known how many trips we
made l registered 1895 passengers and
hope l didn't miss any.
Once l counted sixty people get off at
one time, tho I'd been told not more than
forty could crowd on. This was the load
that Mr.. Arthur CAPper, editor of the
! Mail rode home with.
MIR. Capper was the only newspaper
man in Topeka except the entire JoUR-
NAL force, who did ride and leave a sub
stantial remembrance for the orphans
At 8 o'clock we called all off at trans
fer station and took the car into the
barn.
had meant to print the names of all
those who contributed as much as a dol
lar, but l could not take notes and can
not remember who they were.
This was not intended as a new wom-
an" experience, but am of the opinion
that women can do anything as long as
there are SO many kind and obligiDg
men to help them. BECKY SHARP
THE OFFICIAL REPORT.
The Orphans Homo Resolves the Sum of
$1344O.
The following is Becky sharp's" Off
cial report:
Total number of fares registered. ....... 1895