The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-03-20
rHE RORsE car REST CURE.
Peace and 4 Refuge From the City's Tur.
mel Pamnd IN west street.
AND THEN svERvEs TO ONE SIDE.


Sometimes said Mr.. Olimkintoo,.
when the constant rush and incesant
hurry the sharp. high tension Of the town
CRATE on me too harshly I rest and
sOothe myself by going down and taking
a ride 90 the good slc~ old Ao-se cara
that still lumber peacefully. TRANQUILITY and
comfortably along West street.
Not that West street Itself IL a quiet
street. far from IL: In fact for activity.
for get up and get bulginG turmoil West
street can hold It's own with any stree,
in the great metropolis But in the midst
Of all this uproar you hear one note thai
10 low and musical linking. the sound %
a street car bell
now emerging from the thick enveloping
haze Of wagons and trucks and horss- q
horse car u had a cross matched team.
this special car. a white horss and hay
and pretty fair team y was too; and TIE
lines in one hand and twiddling the brake
ia the other. quick. Ia. tho Old time way
u brought back fond memories to So here
IA the fiesa the old time street car driver;
now here was the old car itself. rolling
along with its gentle bobhing motions. =
good old slow moving bobhing house car
IN which quite undtsturiled one could
sleep or doze. Ard then ! stepped aboard
ami went IN.
IAN unchanged The stove on one side
fixed in ips place and with that harding
up On either side of IL 80 that Passengers
sitting neAt couldn't tNsrn themselves
pn IL. and tho pipe running va through
the roof. all just "a before No dre IN the
Stove II course on this balmy spring
day.
And there was the little metal sliding
panel .,t in "ne ssldc ~ inc front dGcr
tho little parel that the conductor slides
up to reach the hOle thur uncovered IN
got the fare ~ Passengers standing IN
tho front platform AEti this was
Old enough ~ that what with the mill
ions II times the metal panel had h~el
drppp,sd In it, slot tho wood had h~e1
pounded down leloN thai when the
panel was down yO'I coIld $40 q gliT'
20 light l-atweca the Top ot the panel snd
the upiST edge "a tll. opening. en- hi,
trip the conductor ha'I sOtn@ fsr~~ :"
through the car AMI threw up that it'll"
parcel with tho old time click TO attract
tho outside passengers' attention, ami
then he reached through the hole and
got the fares and then sIuntered hacs
through the car 10 the rear platform again.
all in the good nd horse car way.
And then there was the hole IN the
fcoT e tho car. over nn one side und@
the seat and over one og the wheels.
hols looking like rathole. through which
" you NAntefu 70 NNfu nNCNfuNy
gaze and sc the wheels 90 rosind
People came and pOople went. bat
ever calmly: no hurry ar hustle or CON
fusion: and there IN the good Old hor-s
car ! sat aud rode zap West street in
p~aceful slumbersomS tranquility. A.
one can do here " one ran cont rOl his
lima gination. Without and all around
West street roared and thundered. bat
within all was calm. and 80 we amhled on
with car he'll tinkltng. tho car gently
rolling and bobbing. completely isolated
and quite at peace in the midst ~ all ihis
turmoil
Good old West street horae cars,
To me IN times Of nervous stress a de-
lightful refuge"