Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-01-06
ACTS OF CALAMITY
MEET WITH REBUFFS
BARBER DIscoURsEs ON STREET
CAR RIDERS
Gives Up Seat and Offers to Pay
Fare Of Unappreolatlve Men,
bers Of the Gentler
Sex

The second chair barber was indignant
and was not backward about letting II
he known, albeit his complaints seemed
addressed for the most part to himself
Two customers occupied chairs l and g.
and Nos. and sat near the washstand
the latter reading a paper while NO.
discussed things in general and the pecu-
liarities of street car men and street car
riders in particular.
He mumbled his words in singular
monotone, paying little attention TO ms
listeners apparently Obvious OF tne l9ct
that they were listening.
you know 1 was riding in from Holly
wood the other day and told the con-
ductor l was a stranger and wanted 10
get off at Elysian park, but he got 10
talking with a man about the Owens river
and carried me four blocks beyond, ana
when ] protested he told me he couldn
be watching every passenger on the car,
and l told him 1t was his business to can
off the streets and not talk politics ana
demanded transfer to go back the -FOUR
blocks but he refused, and l told MN
would report 1t and he came across with
the transfer, all right"
With never a pause he recited his story
which, although not exciting, seemed to
interest all present, so that other con-
versation ceased.
"And that amt a circumstance to what
happened the other day." he continued
Never more will l give up my seat to
woman / got on a car yesterday ana
had a good seat, when a woman and her
daughter boarded the car. The mother
found a seat right in front OF me, ana
that was the only seat vacant. The girl
was pretty and stood near my seat, She
held her nose up in the air and looked
around at the men as If she thought we
were a lot of brutes. Well, ! couldn't
stand for that look, so got up and made
a nice bow and asked her to take my
seat When l reached the rear end OF
the car / turned to see her still standing
there and looking more disguised than
ever. Just then fat Mexican cnolo
came in and squatted himself into my
seat. l was mad and looked it, and that
girl saw it and actually smiled.
VIII Keep Own Seat
mo, sir; I'll never give up my seat
again unless it is to a woman so years
old and with both legs cut off above the
knees"
''You say the girl was pretty?" asked
No. f.
"oh, what's that got to do with it?"
disgustedly asked No. 2.
"Then, the night before last" he began
again, "a woman got on my car with an
armful of bundles. She sat next to me
and when the conductor came along she
handed him a IS scrip. That was his last
trip for the night and he had no change.
so he told her she would have to get OF
at the next corner and wait for another
car. She was getting her packages to-
gether when my old heart trouble came
on and / told her would be pleased to
pay her fare. and what do you suppose
She said? She said. Young man, you
mind your own businessp just like that.
And then she got off, bundles and all
ThanIlessness-huh?
twas she pretty. too?" asked No. 4. but
he was ignored.
Blonde Girls Rebuked
''And talking about giving up seats to
ladies', you should have heard my girl
call a couple of blondes down the other
night That girl can certainly talk some
scandaIous when she wants to. We
were going to the Grand, and these