The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-02-03

sat the sad but beautiful Cinderella with
soft, black eyes and raven hair, and be-
tween them suddenly appeared BO Peep,
blue eyed with cheeks like pink sweet
peas and be-ribboned from head to the
tops of her shoes. She had evidently
found her sheep for they came trooping
along the aisle after her, six of them, all
bleating and filing up the aisle almost
as much as it is filed In the rush hours. -
Half in joke the conductor shouted;
Plenty of room up front" And then he
came in, stepping over the backs of the
animals, and up to the regulations to see
if they said anything about carrying
sheep. You see, he was a new conductor.
That's all right" said Fred. They're
not dogs, either You can carry them"
You seem to know a good deal about
it," said the conductor. Anyhow, the
young lady'H have to pay
But of course 30 Peep, who spent all OF
her time hunting up her sheep, did not
have any pocket money, so Fred fished
out fare for her.
Miss 30 Peep" said Fred, "let me
present you to Cinderella and Red Rid
inghood. The wolf is outside
When Fred said wolf 30 Peeps
mouth opened, and she gave a startled
look at the front platform. She saw the
wolf, who had smelt the sheep, standing
of the door.
"Oh, don't let him in" she said, hell
eat up all my sheep?
Unfortunately, just at this moment, a
young man boarded the car at the for
ward end and opened the door. In an in
slant the wolf had landed among the
frightened flock.
Four of the sheep ran frantically out
of the car and plunged off the platform
into thin air, as the two sisters had done.
That undoubtedly saved their lives. With
furious snarl, the wolf sprang at the
other two--to be confronted by Jack the
Giant Killer armed with a big bludgeon.
Quick witted Fred had turned to that story
and had brought the hero upon the
scene in double quick time. He laid about
him with the club, while little Bo Peep
and Red Riding Hood stood on the seats
and screamed.
But the wolf was tough, and 1t looked
as If Fred would have to call in Bean
Stalk Jack. But Cinderella, who had sat
calmly in her place while the other two
maidens were screaming, said: Push
him off the car and he'll disappear"
The new passenger and Jack and Fred
put her suggestion into effect. They
prodded and pushed and tugged at the
wolf until they got him out on the edge
OF the platform and then with a united
effort they swung him clear off the car,
and-he, too, vanished.
30 Peep was on the verge of Mysteries,
but Red Riding Hood. who had Gained
down, offered her some smelling salts, a
Christmas gift FROM her grandma, aud
the sheep came and licked her hand, and
she soon quoted down. AS for Cinderella,
she looked as il she had enjoyed the
whole affair. Matters were always 80 dull
In her kitchen that wolf fight in a street
car was something akin to dancing with
the prince.
Say, conductor" said Fred, when tho
mats had been Strengthened and the dust
had begun 70 settle, II hope you're MOI
going to make Jack here pay any fare.
| got him aboard to do up the wolf"
The conductor stepped up to the rules
and regulations.
every passenger must pay a fare OF
cents" he read out loud. i've got 10
obey the regulations or III lose my place.
Your fare"
Il know it," said Jack, whose hair was
corn colored, and whose skin was like
peaches and cream.
At this Fred burst out laughing. ''He
means that he wants you TO pay him
for riding on the car"
II don't want him 90 ride on the car"
said Jack. wiilfully misunderstanding.
TITS nothing 10 me whether he rides or
not. ia rather he'd pay me for riding "
But just al this moment something oc-
CURED that put all thought OF fares out
o. the conductors head. Blue Beard and