The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-06-12
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"Dies crit proegsiida sInlstra.
qu.m."

Ordinarily I am indisposed TO tell what
I accidently overhear.
But this struck me so curious like that
cannot refrain from repeating It. as
nearly as / can recall II.
1t seems that the other night there were
couple of trolley cars resting side by
side In the car barn. There were lot
OF other cars In the barn. OF course. but
they were mostly sound asleep. Indeed,
the closed car was asleep with the rest
until the bloomer ran In along side OF IL
and walked IL up.
Jimmy" exclaimed the bloomer car
as its lights went out. I'm glad I'm not
built like you"
'How's that?" asked the closed car.
sleepily.
why, down at the turn there was an
eruption or something and a whole lot
OF bricks and things landed right inside
OF me. II I'd had your windows, they'd
"a been hurt.
"Oh. that's II, is it," said the closed
car. I've had two OF my windows
smashed already, thank you, the past
week and 1t doesn't feel good. You are
indeed fortunate 10 be without windows.
even AZ the weather Is COOL I'd rather
they'd smash the motorman or the con-
ductor than my windows. My sides are
all scratched up. too. 1t is exceedingly
annoying / don't know what has come
over folks lately. I've had an assort-
ment OF conductors and change or
motormen so frequent that I don't know
who's running me. And every now and
then somebody out on the sidewalk sings
out 'scab.' and then a brick comes AT
me. 1t Is very unpleasant. TO say the
least"
What do they mean by 'scab'?" asked
the bloomer car.
IL dunno as I just know. But I've no.
ticed that 1t always appears to have some
relation to bricks and other loose things.
First you hear scab.. Then a bricK
comes. No scab, no brick, that has been
my observation"
II understand there's a strike on" OBJ
served the bloomer car. AT least that's
the way an Elmwood car explained 1t 10
me when we were facing each other on a
switch the other day, while our motor
men chewed the rag about which OF US
had the right OF way"
Well. as near as / can find out.
strike Is where you want more than Is
coming to you. and when you can't get II
you give up what Is coming TO you"
We'll. never!" CALCULATED the closed
car. 80 l suppose all the folks who
don't ride with us anymore are on strike.
ed out by a crowd inside OF us we get
them knocked In by a crowd outside of
US. don't know as / know which l pre-
fer. or course you boomers have no
idea OF what IT is 10 suffer from internal
pressure the way we do at the rush
hours. You just paste 'em on the out
so crowded, sometimes. that Il seemed TO
me I could just realize how Mount Pelee
felt, Just before she burst her buttons. II
really Is some comfort to have a little
n az m
an GV elegant rest. Nevertheiess. I don't
u.s.
'T don't pretend to understand either"
said the bloomer car. Now IL we were
one OF those nineteenth century cars they
are running on some OF the lines you
couldn't blame 'em. But handsome things,
like US. with vestibules and all improve
ments l really don't see what fault any
body can find. I suppose It's all on ac-
count OF the strike, though. / met one
Of the Pawtucketers this morning. and IT
had been having an awful time. III was
running along all right when 1t came UP
against a rock on the track. While Il
was wondering II they expected It to be a
power and then a crowd gathered and
our Pawtucket friend thought II was go
ing to be made into kindling wood right
there. But IL seems that all the crowd
wanted to hit was a couple OF deputy
sheriffs. with which the car had recently
been equipped"
Whats them?" inquired the closed car.
"Oh. they're a new invention. They
use 'em for brick tenders. They tell me
that, II you only have deputy sheriff
attached TO you. you won't be damaged
much to speak of. The deputy sheriff
will catch all your bricks for you"
That seems to be a very nice arrange
ment." remarked the closed car, approv
insly. "Ah, well. / suppose the strike
won't last forever"
II hope not To tell the truth. I'd
rather have the old crowd on me again
miss the babies and the bundles and the
all nighters that used to sprawl around
in me-
quite true. This sort OF desultory ex-
istence we've been leading lately makes
fellow feel as though he'd about as lief
be made over into lunch cart"
DAN III LOW.