Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1901-12-12
CASE OF MODERN cHIvALRY.
s,r.e, Car Conductor Has Unsatisfae-
tory Experience Trying 10
Right Things.

WHY is It so many things happen on
me street cars? Because nowhere else
than on the street cars do our neigh-
hors settle down and remain IN one
place long enough to be watched says
The Milwaukee Sentinel
mis- was a well-f4led car on Inc
Third street line. In one corner Of the
car sat a man in working clothes. NeAt
70 him sat a little girl, and in front OF
The man stood a woman who chung 10
an overhead strap and was thrown one
way or another every time the car
started or came TO a sudden stop.
The conductor came through and col
lecred the fare. He saw the woman
hanging to the strap. The young lady
Who he'd on to the clapper of the bell
SO that the curfew should not wiring
on a certain night could not have oeen
more desperately uneomtortapie 'han
this woman.
Little girl, I'll have to ask you to al
low this lady to sit down" said the con-
ductor. "she has paid fare and you
haven't"
mo. no, never mind" said the
woman.
You'd better sit down" said the con-
ductor. ut won't be so much trouble
for the little girl to stand up
At this the child, who had been look
ing first at the conductor and then at
the woman. timidly slid down off the
seat and the woman took the vacant
place. The child leaned against the
seat between the woman and the man
in working clothes.
The latter said to the conductor;
Its a pity you couldn't let the child
alone"
"She didn't pay any fare" explained
the conductor, "and so she didn't have
first claim on the seat"
"What difference does il make to you
who gets the seats, huh? Amt you
hired to collect the fares p
Never you mind what I'm hired for.
know my business"
81 don't know whether you do or
not"
"Wen. / do" and he furiously rang
the bell for a cross street.
The woman appeared to be consider
ABLY worried, and some of the passen'
gers expected to see her insist on the
/ little girl taking the seat, but she
didn't.
/ IF you want the child to have a seat
you can hold her on your lap" said the
conductor to the man in the corner.
II don't care whether she has seat
or not"
"well, then, what are you talking
about?"
"Aw, that's all right. l don't like t.
see a man be too fresh"
IF you wanted the little girl to keel
her seat why didn't you pay fare fol
her?"
"You go and tend to your little ok
fve-cent pieces. You make me sick
and he looked around to the other pas
sengers to see if he was being sus
tanned in his controversy.
Il guess you are sick; anyway
there's something the matter Will
you,' retorted the conductor, and Will
this brilliant repartee he passed out t
the Platform.
The man in the corner was not salts
fed to allow the discussion to rest i
that manner. In a few moments h
arose and went out on the platform
where he and the conductor began
heated conversation.
The passengers inside could not hea
what was said, but they could see tn
excited gestures and the exchange o
defiant glances. They expected ever
moment to see blow struck, but a
one of the crossings the man in work
ing clothes swung himself off the cal
and as he struck the ground he sent
loud parting shot at the conductor
who was evidently surprised to see tn
man jump off.
After run of two blocks the woma
who had been the innocent cause of tn
disturbing incident waved her hand a
the conductor and he pulled the rop,
When the car stopped the woman, be
ing still flushed and embarrassed
passed out of the car, followed by III
little girl.
! Then the conductors face wasa stud
of puzzled amazement. He had con
PEELED the little girl to give up the sea
to her mother, and the man whose fee
ings were outraged and whose patel
nal wrath nearly precipitated figh
had been total stranger 10 the chit
| . rank outsider" with some origini
notions of chivalry.
Johnny on Autumn.