The Saint Paul globe., 1897-10-30

way. She was sure the rule was
meant for big dogs, or skye terriers,
or dachshounds or any breed of can
inc except pug pups, and insisted that
she had a right to take her pup
aboard. Argument was vain, how
ever The conductor was stubborn.
well, We'll see whether or not III
ride with the dog sharply SAID the
woman. Here Johnny, give him to
me-" and seizing the squirming pup in
her arms, she rammed up the steps,
pushed by Conductor Swanson, ana
bumped herself down in the far end
of the car. Triumph beamed from her
countenance The pup was safe ana
she left the children to get aboard as
best they could.
Then Conductor Swanson com
dressed his lips and walked up to the
determined female. He recited page
after page of company rules, explained
that a homely. whining pug dog was
as Objectionable as prize st. Ber-
nard. and quietly asked the woman 10
alight She said she would not' tnat
she was aboard with her dog ana oe-
cIared there she would stay. IL hldue
no difference to her how many cars
were stopped nor how badly the otnef
messengers wanted to get home. She
vowed she would not bulge and that
the canine should not be dlsempafkeo.
Hugging the homely little brute sne
SQUEEZED him until several 1rlghleheu
yelps from the purp brought the pas
sengers back from the grip car: Wo-
men looked reproachfully at tde "
structionist and in a few moments
several men undertook to advise her:
She took no notice of the former ana
ahsolutely refused to hold converse
with the latter. One gentleman aG-
costed her with an indulgent smile
and poured a stream of friendly cooh-
sci into her ear for the space, OF IlVe
minutes. When the woman lookeu d.
him in disdain his feelings got the
IF 1 were conductor of this train,
madame" he exploded, I'D take that
d cur by the neck and throw MN
down the hill 49,, ,oo,.
The changing of the bells to the rear
told that the next train had reacheq
the top Of the hill. 1t stopped ana
hung on the brow of the incline, Whlle
the crew ran forward 70 .o,, as I,s,I1 had
the trouble. Conductor swanson hdu
his erinman pull up 100 feet to let the
other train over the hill, and, as the
car started, the Woman's face assumed
a triumphant smile, which caused the
other passengers to gnash their teetn
in rage The woman thought she had
won a victory, and so did the passen-
gers, VINO Dy llllS IlIllC NNAS
to he DELAYED all night in order to cir
cumyent the stubborn woman. Even
the mug skinned his teeth in satisfied
grin. and the womans friends on the
sidewalk loudly applauded.
But the train stopped again. Con-
ductor Swanson was still hrm, and
while a dark frown gathered on the
Womans brow, the other passengers
literally gave her the merry ha! ma.
Another argument followed. But the
woman was as stubborn as ever. Either
she and the dog rode Or<the train could
stand until the cable wore out, for all
she cared. Then Brakeman McCollor
who had brought up the second train,
tried his hand at persuasion. 1t was
no use.
Another train was now coming up
the hill. and the situation began to
look serious. Conductor Swanson left
his car and raced off in search of a
telephone. He told the woman that
he would summon platoon of police,
and the passengers began to Josh
about what a pity it would be TO nave
the pug pup locked up. This seemed
to arouse the woman to heretofore
unrealized danger, and, running TO
the car door, she quickly handed her
pet to one of her friends and again
bumped back into her seat. When
Conductor Swanson came back, he was
greeted by a shout from the passen-
gers which told him that the siege was
over. Bang! Bang! went ''the bell' on
the gripmans signal, and up to IL
o'clock the train was passing people
at every corner, in an effort to make
I'D for the time lost with the woman
and her pup.