The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-05-15

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1t sounds too good to be true. But
II amt. As the skipper would say.
It's true as gospel.
You don't have to take anybodys
word for 1t. Here are directions for
finding 1t:
Get on an east bound Pennsylvania
avenue car and ride until you can't
ride any further. Then get of.
Look straight ahead OF you. There
bridge across II. A street car track
crosses this bridge. Stand around
and keep your eyes open.
II you feel omethings moving inside
YOUR shoe or crawling down your neck
don't think 1t Is the trolley. 1t prob
ably isn't
JUST WATCH YOUR sTEP.
Keep on the watch. Presently you
will see something like a dog house
on wheels coming toward you. 1t will
draw nigh and higher" As IL gets
closer. for heavens sake don't snceze
Unless you turn your head. For they
only have this one car running. And
IL you blow ii away the population
will have to walk.
II you see dust on the rail you need
not be alarmed. II it's too thick the
skipper will dust it OF with his
handkerchief.
But he doesn't have to do this often
II you are sufficiently patient you
may wait until the car arrives at the
end of the line. 1t doesn't meet "all
the trains
But it does meet several of the reg
ular streetcars that run on Pennsyl-
Nania avenue.
This sub-Toonerville trolley runs
across the old Pennsylvania avenue
bridge from Seventeenth street to
Randle Highlands. Whom IL runs
The line is only five-eights of a mile
long. But it's long enough to give
the skipper a good deal of exercise.
SKIPPER RUNS BY LUCK.
Especially when a fat party boards
his navigable dog -h,uss
The skipper doesn't run by compass
or anything like that. He runs by
luck. II the darned thing doesn't run
the skipper knows what to do. He
carries a section Of clothes line on the
back of the car. Ordinarily this cord
holds the trolley poles within the
bounds OF reason. But in emergencies
the skipper knows that he can just tie
one end of II to the front of his tea
cart and haul II to the junk shop or a
sewing machine repair place. But
he never, never does
Actually 1t Is a pretty good car 1t
carries the entire population of Ran
die Highlands into Washington every
morning and carries 1t home again in
the evening and from then on until
the wee sma' hours.
The skipper has been on the Job for
sixteen years. 1t takes experience to
run a mule. Or a sewing machine.
Or both.
Cl,ooo. L. Loa,c 80 49, ,,
as ]. w. Graham. How his customers
refer to him depends on the fashion
In which the car runs.
II the kiddie kar is in good running
condition II Is skipper" and general
ly a cigar on the side. But the skip
per never smokes while on duty. He
chews II.
SKIPPER Is CAREFUL.
And IL. when he is on the front plat
form at the controls of the chariot
70 spits too heavy a wad 1t may be
supposed to change the balance Of the
ear.
Maybe 1t does at that, but 1t can't
be noticed. That's the kind of a car
IL is.
when the passengers get aboard
they never crowd to one end OF the
car They know better. Experience
Is a great thing. Not that the car has
ever upset, you understand. But
well. accidents will happen in the best
regulated of families.
Skipper of this one-car car line
doesn't wear any number on his cap.
He doesn't have to. He treats the
passengers so considerably that they
haven't anything to complain about.