Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1896-05-28

anCeS, tell Cacu Other Wnht ufuiC5 IHp
all arc ON this limo, and
how this particular conductor ought 10
be- reported for insolenco. liut the
cloud soon PASSES, the dear creatures
fall 60 discussing bonnets and heauX,
and the shortcomings Of husbands, and
forget their anger until they want TO
got off, thon rise, each looks back to
500 what she has forgotten, and all re-
member the conductor with a glance
that ought to paralyzo him.
There Is one class of men who give
the conductor almost as lanch truublo
as his women passengers, and that Ia
tho men who cherish the idea that
they own the road, because they pay
for the privilege of riding on II. A
man of this character, whom he feels
in good health and spirits, can give
more trouble than woman with six
children and seven bundles. lie 10
known afar Off, to both conductor and
motorman, by his naughty manner Of
signalling the car to stop and it must
stop at the CROSSING too, or he will do
mand to be informed why in something
or other the car can not be halted at
the proper place. He enters with an
air of authority and looks about to sec
how best he can demonstrate his owner
ship of the entire property. If the
windows are all closed be opens one
with the remark that the conductor
never knows how TO ventilate car
properly If they are all open, he closes
the one by which he il seated, mean
time observing that il the conductor
had any sense he would know that
windows ought not TO DO left open on
such day as this,
Generally, however, he docs not
enter the car at all, but stands on the
back platform and tells the conductor
and other interested persons how the
road ought to DO run, and how he
would run it If he had it. The fact
that he knows nothing about tho sub
icet on which he dilates cuts no figure
at all-it seldom docs with men who
can tell how to manage other business
than their own but the flow of his
eloquence is not in the least damned
by his ignorance, but continues I'M
interrupted from the time he gets on
until the time when he gets of. The
conductor is always glad to sec the
man who thinks no owns the road; il
is relief TO the munotony Of existence
to hear him tell how it ought to be
managed. 1t seems to relieve tho mind
OF the man himself, for after charging
on his favorite theme, he descends
from the car in much better humur
with himself and the rest Of the world
than he was before. lie rarely becomes
offensive or refuses to pay his faro ON
the score Of his ownorship; hn is only
swell headed and large. minded, anu
likes TO air his ideas and Prove himself
Il public benefactor by showing every.
body that the dire ctors ard managers
and uperintendents and conductors,
instead Of boing the masters, are the
servants of the public, aud derive all
their rights and privileges from thu
commonwealth, of which he forms a
very Important part
Drunken men are always source Of
annoyance; whether their aillictiOn il
in the nature of jag or full load,
thcy are nuisance to themselves and
every one else. If what the sailors call
hall seas over, they are apt to be noisy
and profano, and when the conductor
calls their attention To the fact that
there are ladies aboard, they are ant
to reply with reflections on his family
connections and ancestry. Carlyle says,
IN substance, that lac who has SIX
ponce is king of the world 10 the
value of siSpence. Tho druuken man
it always brimful of his idea, only,
owing to his condition. he mistakes
the value of the coin and cuneeipn4
that il makes him the proprietor of
tho car. lie thus becomes more
Troublesome than the man who owns
the road, since the ownership right uf
the latter is, after all, rather misty
ami abstract, even IN his own mind,
while the drunkard's prpprioturship IL
direct and personal. ie exercises it.,
too, ~ utter and complete disregard OF
the rights and feelings Of others. and
sometimes tho attentions Of conductor
and mutorman, assisted by police.
man, are necessary 10 digabuyo his
mind Of d wrong impressions.
The natural enemy Of the conductor
Is the sputter, whom lie regards as Of
the off scouringa Of thc earth, the
scum of creation, The anattrr. ht
THINKS, Is the lowest creature that il
permitted by Divine Providence {,
| crawl about on this euhiunIfy hero.
What the spottrr thinks " him III "a
turn IS not public property tor thu
| sp'tter IL not prominent character.
but, rather, by the nature of hiseaDling,
rendered retiring. and reticcut. But,
though the conductor is apt 10 REGARD
any enc having authority or iuria.
diction over him as parta;ing If M
| Spotter nature. his enmity is pIrticu
| urly directed to two especially OBJ