The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1900-05-10

He Had Forgotten.
About seven O'Clock on Sunday morning
last = stout. squsrs-iawed man bought q
newspaper from . boy At the Invest
corner OF Corsoran and Fourteenth streets
and then walked out onto the asphalt to
await the passing Of . downtown Four
tssnth street oar. he took his stand st
the near side OF the street. IS ususl Al
ter about four minutes two-car train
csms along at full speed. The man. who
had been glsncing over the headlines OF
his paper, folded it aud complscently
waited for the Car TO stop for him, Ii
didn't stop, 1t went by like 40 ice yacht
there being few people crossing the street
at that hour. As the train wbizzsd by the
man waiting ct the corner, the motornsn
shouted some indistinct directions and
pointed to the other side OF the street
The man looked mad.
What's the matter with that internal
idiot, I'd like 10 know be growled. And
what was tbst he yelled ut mt? You'd
think the dsrned old train was going to
flrel II theses any one particular thing
that makes me hot oil over it's to have a
ear shoot by me this way aud leave me
standing like . blasted hobo that's been
dilched from hog trsiul Ia give 80 so
to have that condigned motornan's mum
Der. I'd take . day of aud 60 10 the
superin tendsnt Of the line, and II / would
not burn that dog-goDed but l suppose
they d tell me the trains we're we're bit
late on the schedule, or some such iuzzy-
wuzzy excuse rs that, and I'd get famed.
like every body does that goes up sgsinst .
blosted corporation,
THUS the man stood and growled to him
self. looking ell the time up toward the
curve at Florida avenue for another train.
The looked for train curled around the
curve presently, and 10 3 few moments it
was st r street. The man at the corner
OF Fourteenth and Corcorsu streets strok
ed his N mustsche and prepared to swing
himself abroad. he Was surprised to OBJ
serve that the motorman made no move
toward shutting of the power aud putting
on the brake. The car shot by him. and
again the motormsn pointed across the
way and yelled something thu! couldn't
be heard by the citiz,n. owing to the
rafting OF the cars and the buzzing Of the
power
Then the citizen turned purple With
wrath, and the veins stood out on bis fore
head. What he sail can't bs se, down,
He shook bis fist st the trsin growing
smsller down Fourteenth street. and be
raved snd toro around like q man whose
good thing horse bal been left st the
post. He wbirled around and jumped mp
10 the cir and oil bu. frothed st the
mouth.
oh, you dad-binsed coyotes be shout
ed. shaking beth fsts st once, ~ IL bs had
the whole board OF directors Of the line 10
front Of him aud wss giving them what
was coming TO them. You'll get you're,
oil right just wait, dod-gsst youl
hope Conaress'Il reduce the fares on your
line TO ons-sighth OF cent ride. conssrn |
yon. Oh. you
Well the citizsn Just stood there and
worked himself up to the verge OF
.popleIy. rehesrsing the things he wss
going to pour into the ear Of the next
conductor He wu going TO 6nd out
lbs mum ben Of tbs two motormep sbsad |
md he Vas going TO blow the gsf on
hem 10 the boss OF the line II II Was the |
last set OF bis life. II they thought iney
we're going to make monkey and . pin
hesd on. Of him, they we're up in the cir.
lhst's oil. and II be didb't get even With
,omsbody, then be didn't know the multi
table, aud you heard bin shout
log. etc, No one really did hesr him
for the streets we're stiil desert
ID, bat II any ody bad been By and seen
md heard him, he'd DO donbt have been
pot down IS . fugitive from the large
foolish house scrom the
Z Esstero brspcb.
he vas still bte.tbins hard aud fast
.hen smother ,rsia bore down on him
RON X street. This lime the man vss
,oins TO zee 10 u that the motormsn
Ihould have 20 sxeuse Tor not stopping.
ae raised both arms end tagged The
rain like . freight brstsmsn 90 top Of 8
,,boose Tackled on I, . train Of 81 csrs
Bat II YES 90 60. The motormsn didn't
,hoke of the power nor did be give the
,rsks sny tsisl Ins,esd, lie pointed
,ovn the street; sniiinsly sood-hunorsd
' ssd pronounced srumbef Of insis.inc.