The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1905-04-19
A Trolley Tragedy.

The window dresser for an uptown
department store found it inoonven-
lent the other day to drape one Of the
wax fashion figures st the store, 80 he
took it home in hack, together with
the stylish spring gown. Easter bon
net and other astioles OF feminine at
tire which he intended to display on
the dummy. His wife assisted hira
in the taak Of dressing the figure in
the very latest mode, and when they
had it letter perfect, about 8 O'Clock
at night, the window dresser called
the hack into service again, With tAe
intention Of returning to the store.
He found he couldn't get the whole
dummy into the limited after deck Of
the vehicle, 80 he unooupled the fig
ure at the waist and made two sec.
tions Of it. The part wearing the
skirt he tucked snugly in front with
the haokman, while .So section adorn-
ed with the waist and hat be placed on
the rear seat, where he might put a
protecting arm about it to prevent any
crushing Of frills or feathers by jolt
ing or otherwise. He was an expo
rienced individual end. if there had to
be any crushing Of frills or feathers he
preferred that it should come from
his own good right arm instead of
the swaying sides Of the sea-going
hack. Any other sensible man in q
similar dilemma would hsve exercised
that same preference, no doubt.
Perhaps the trip to the store would
have been uneventful and common
place had not the weary horse baked
about the middle Of the journey, at q
point directly iu front Of o brightly
lighted cafe uptown. The horse did
balk there, however, and the trip af-
Ter shat was anything but unevent-
full or commonplace.
When the hack came 70 . halt, the
gentleman inside thought the driver
had pulled up at the cafein order Co.
allow him the usual opportunity TO.
get out and take Q drink before the
place closed. He didn't particularly
care for drink at that moment, but
| SO long as the driver had stopped, he
concluded he might ae we'll irrigate.
So he leaned the ornamented bust
againe .he back ofthe seat and aliehk-
ed. He had scarcely disap pearedthrongh
the brilliant portal when the horse.
took auction 70 go again, and away
he went. he didn't go at the usual
hack horse gait, either; on the con-
trary he seemed TO be in q hurry Co
get away from the spot and he fairly;
few over the rough paving stones in
spite Of the efforts Of che driver to
stop him. s,ss 81 5ss2
The policemen on the beat chanoed
70 be passing just as the horse start
ed. He caught q glimpse of D. big red
hat, q pair Of wild looking eyes set ID
o pale face and q pair OF feminine
shoulders sRaying backward and for.
ward in terror I'm the flying hack:
Even . policeman can be m ovea 20
action By the sightsof distress suoh as
these elements suggestsd. Withfa d.
horse ory the officer wheeled and took;
out after the runaway. 8Il
4 s AS the flying vehicle turn I'D d The
next next eorner the policeman saw the
haok y. door ees 5saing q |. open EN- Sa.
ysxsorg e 2 e ssfea pu1stlng
on 60. extra pound oF so of steam M ss hes 1,s
ran, she g q gong 20 Jun P out. 81
she hadn svd 1rtnps! y hen Che ruaa.
way aasnea ons l:s pf his sight afonnd
the ~! corner thong =, bns ssie police