The times., 1901-05-19
THEY HAD THEIR REVENGE.
Interview of Fond Parents With q
Street Car Conductor.

THEY HAD THEIR REVENGE.
Interview of Fond Parents With q
Street Car Conductor.
(From the Chicago Record Herald.)
( They got on the car at Fifth Avenue
/ She had red face, rasping voice and
/ a bag of candy PaDa had the baby in
his ar.ns, sE.d just as he scrambled on the
! rear platform the car lurched forward.
/ spun him around against the dashboard
and threatened to send father and child
! bowling over the rail into the street.
''l1l-yi, there! shrieked papa stop the
] car! lie was small weaZen little man
and his wife was an amazon in height and
/ gnth. She grabbed him by the arm,
( steadied him moment ana glaring at
/ the conductor hisSed ut him:
You brute: If that baby had gone
I over YOU have gone after it on your
head that's what you'd adcne''
Then she flounced into tne car. purple
with rage. and papa came toddling after
her. pale and brcathless.
III / was man I'd take a smash at
that fool conductor" sneered the big
woman.
Wen, ] can't do anything with the baby
IN my arms, complained the small hus-
band, for cents I'll put il down on the
moor ana have this thing cut with the
conductor. He deserves wallopin -
Give me the baby, said mamma. and
60 ahead.
The other passengers began to smile
when the timid little man replied:
tsttltI itl me uDLu the DaDA. de al
ways cries when you take him"
She fuTued With suppressed rage while
papa resumed his threats.
If that conductor got what's comm
to him he'd be thrown off the car his
head. ] got good mind to throw him
of. It's an outrage the way them feilers
runs cars. One good punch in the
nose
just then the conductor came in and
yelled Fares please" The small man
suddenly became quiet. His wife glared
at him and got out the family pocketbook.
while the passengers snickeTed. Even the
man with the bell punch could hardly
suppress a smile.
Laugh, you villain" snapped mamma
" Ou'l laugh the other side o your face
when l get through with you. I'm a-gOing
TO report You, that's what.
oh, cut it out" laughed the conductor.
Don't give me none o your impotence,
you mOOn-faced jackanapes. roared the
woman If / was just q man for about
two SECONDS Ia show you how to insult a
defenceleSs woman. Thomas. give me that
baby and show this JO-JO that he can't
street, a-ruuning over helpless women,
and babies. Give il here, Thomas, and
take d smash at this here brute.
By this time every passenger in the car
was in q iii of laughter.
-'Sh, sh. Maria, whispered the small
man, youu wake the baby. Taint no
use making a disturbance while the baby's
asleep. Jest wait till / see this here i'm
pident feller agin, that's all and the
weazen husband nodded his head omi-
nously.
oh. ring off and pay your fares, will
your said the man in blue. Il can't
stand here all night
Pay fares. To who?~ sneered the an
cry wife. i wouldn't trust you with none
o the companys money. You're muir
derer, that's what you are"
The good-natured murderer" was OBJ
Hged TO get on his back platform now
but he laughed so loud that Maria's rage
increased every minute.
Thomas, give me that child, dye
hear" she baWled at papa
Now Just wait till we get home" he
murmured, his thin voice rising as he no
ticed that the back door Of the car was
closed; lest you wait. I'll come back
tO this car and wallOp that there fresh
conductor TO an inch o his life I'd do il
now on'y for tn baby Just you wait
Maria, II come back TO this here car.
and III knock the head often that inso-
Then the smiling conductor came back
and papa subsidized
Fares. please, murmured the "inso-
~ ought to be glad you amt gettin'
your fare IN the side o the jaw, yeOu
impident whelDi' roared the virago.
The calm conductor then turned TO papa
and asked:
is this your family"
Don't answer him, Thomas" inter
Tupted mamma, "jes' leave him to me.
He's agoin pick on you because
you're aholdin the baby"
NOW see here. which one o you is
going TO pay the fare2 If you don't get
out 10 cents pretty quick IN have to stop
the car and put you off. / admit m q
murderer and a impident Whelp' and any
old thing. but just the same I've got TO
collect fares"
Il wouldn't pay you no fare II I would
save you from hanging" snarled mann
ma, settling back and trembling with
fury.
Come. Maria, let's git often tn car
This here conductor s made up his mind
hammered husband. Less git often the
car"
Yes, we1l git of your dirty old car"
quoth mamma, " taiHt iii to ride on, no
how. with murderer ruunin' it and
grindin pore babies and women under
the wheels like they was so many cats
and dogs. You Onnat raj VILLAIN"
The worthy pair marched out as soon
as the car stopped, and everybody in
Guiding the conductor and the motOrman.
laughed in loud chorus.
Mamma and papa, holding the precious
baby, which was squalling now stood on
the curbstUne, and delivered parting
saivo Of abuse but now il was the small |
husband whose voice rose in righteous
wrath
eco on, you murderin cowardfy butch |
er o women and babes he yelled ''Iil |
git you glt- II knock that GRIMM block |
oHeu you- all right. you cheap, oWda- |
ci0us J5-Jo, the dOg-faced boy
The rest Of the TRADE was lost TO the |
listening passengers, but they could see |
mamma shaking her fist at the car till IL |
in the darkness of Milwaukee |
Avenue.
III that little rooster had half tn nerve |
of the old hen" unused the conductors I'D |
be al! night with me, / guess"