The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-12-11
SUDDEN CURE OF AN IvEBRIArn
Good Resolutions Induced by n M~otormnn's
Ingenuity on the Jersey Salt Meadows.

Good Resolutions Induced by n Motormnn's
Ingenuity on the Jersey Salt Meadows.
During the summer months the front end Of
a swiftly moving car is n pleasant place to live,
but motormen have TO face exposure and harls
ship In the winter. The line from Hoboken 10
Paterson traverses the salt meadows Of Jersey,
and the men have to resort to various methods
OF protection when the thermometer is in tho
neighborhood Of zero and any wind is in-
creased by the motion of the car to n gallo.
The glass in the vestibuled front of the car
becomes so thickly coated with frost that thoy
cannot see through it. and when an opening ia
made the wind Is directed upon them as vigor.
orously as though 1t poured from a nozzlN,
One OF the men, invented a kind of domino
face. II has como to be very generally adopted,
and when the men come to either cnd oi the
it can be uniastened and laid aside. Thcr" are
two 81 Ii .or s Siltsss, to nee l,d throwMgg In,r and end a wid"S
tthtSsnl look ike ptss the pert traits mwSd hSP BY yh liit, S'Ib5 5ys
on the fly leaves Of Sunday-school books.
During the recent cold snap one of the men
bought mask. IN appearance the musk Was "a
idol. 1t was Just the kind of mask that a snail
boy would select to induce fits In a country
The ear went over the meadows with three
P pa iSe ssr left Th aa 5fs5 Sne T Hs m Tiss9 rat Up in ,hS
friends, He fell upon the Platform. Ni6"t,I
gradually inside. and tackled n sent rs Il swung
past stor He x Erin4Sd amiablly MI a the ot,sr ~:
sympathetically. back, He sang q SOM.
made, n speech. and invited all the rca6
He was getting rather numerous when. h;
CHANGED to look out OF the front OF the car. Jus6
at that. moment the motorman happened. -
press his face to the window for a look insid,.
The IT 3 cheerful inebriate Easped and sank has
opened wide with horror, and his fingers sproat
out like the claws OF n yawning cat. 1t soberr1
him as swiftly as though he had been shot full
Of. bichloride OF gold. and 1t left him pale and
frightened.
The other passengers observed the mans
CONSERVATION without seeing the cause. They
began to side toward the door. and the cou-
the symptoms developed more fully. Just a.
the eur entered Paterson the motorman looked
inside once more. The man could not help
left the place OF his vision. He grabbed the
conductors arm and pointed 'peechlessly 10
What's the. matter p, asked the conductor.
There's nothing there"
The man pulled himself together and SAD
very straight for The rest OF the ride. He con;
looked no more at the front OF the car. There
was one remaining evidence Of his jag. When
He left the car at Market street.
~ right; a right. now. amt one Of them
Jimmy Smith had 'em last week, but this IS
worse than blue. tommy cats. Gee! 1t had
green eyes and a hell of a nose
He continued to murmur to himself.
600 night" he said in parting. Goo
night. genrmen. You remember what / tell
YOU, ow. I'm through am, You don't
that puts dreams into a fellows head like them.
std aS T 'ookiSs G alfer as th stc c a RftS e. his 6 h stTiHs d seS
in the pockets of his ulster.