Evening star., 1900-08-18
THE MEAN MOTORMAy,
Runs His Car without Regard to the
Conductors Affairs.

Runs His Car without Regard to the
Conductors Affairs.
The conductor on the sky blue syndicate
street car looked sour he came back
from his argument with the motorman.
bill Snedly thinks lie owns this car" he
growled to the unassuming passenger in
dicating with a wave of his hand the motor
man, "and that l haven't anything to do
with it except to collect fares. He's the
meanest motormaE on the line, and I'm
sure in tough luck to be tied up with
him"
What's wrong?"
''Plenty's wrong. just asked him to run
out to Takoma Park. where my girl is
spending the day, and he said fiat that he
wouldn't do It; said ne had promised a
friend to go out to Cabin john and take
him to the Baltimore and Ohio railroad sta
ton, and that he going TO do IL. Said
he might run out to Takoma af.erward if
II didn't rain.
most of the time. | can't get him to go a
place l want. Nearly all conductors and
motorman settle where they will 20 friend
ly like, and if they can't agree they throw
dice or play seven-up to decide. This morn
ing L saw twenty-five cars blocked on 9th
street while the conductor and the motor
man of No. 444 played cribbage TO see
whether they'd go 10 Hyattsville or Rock
vile.
That's not Bill's way though He does
just as he continental pleases without taxi
Ing me into consideration a little bit. Ian
week L wanted TO see "A man at Forest
Glen-wanted to borrow a lawn mower OF
him-and Bill promised 10 run out there
Well, girl in a window G. street waved
her hand at him, and blamed If ne didn't
switch back and forth on three squares OF
G. street for four hours, smiling at that
girl every time he went by.
Day before yesterday particular friend
of mine whc lives at Tenleytown got a tele-
gram from his wife saying she'd be home
that morning. II was a ground hog case
for that man to get out to Tenleytown, and
to get there quick, so as to post his serv-
ant not to say anything about his not hav-
ing been home for week. ] wanted to
oblige that man and laid the thing before
Bill. Did Bill go? No. sir. he didn't He
said there was a man in Brookland who
owed him two dollars, and he had to go out
there and get IT.
Hes disobliging TO everybody as well as
to me. Nearly every conductor and motor
man on these roads is ready. unless he has
private business Of Importance. TO oblige
the officers OF the company but Bill he
won't ob,ige anybody.
The other day man got on the car
and says TO Bill: Excuse me, but where is
this car going?
well, / don't know as that's any Of
your affair, says Bill
Quite right says the man. but I'm the
general superintendent. and
We'll interrupts Bill. I'm the motor
man of this car. You'd better go back to
your office and general superintend. and
I'll stay here and attend to the general
destinies OF this car
No ofrense intended says the man; I
only thought II you wasn't going anywhere
particular. you might run out toward Eek
ington. There's 400 people on the road
waiting and there hasn't been a car for six
hours"
"'wen.' says Bill. they will have to
wait. I've got to run over to Georgetown
to tell my wife l couldn't match a piece of
silk she gave me this morning. After that
/ may get out toward lexington, IL there
amt no ball game at the park, but II there
is, I'm going out there
All right says the man. thank you
That's the mean way Bill acts toward
everybody, and IL / can get a transfer to
some other car I'm going to get it."