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Show WORK FOR THE PARSON Street Car Conductor Was Altogether Too Busy to Preach. An open car in the Sixth avenue shopping district was well filled with passengers. One row of seats was occupied oc-cupied by three women and a o'ergy-man, o'ergy-man, who manfully maintained the outside soak A small boy with a largo bundlo pushed his yay past them with much inconvenience to tho sitters sit-ters and established himself at tho in-sldo in-sldo ond. When tho conductor came around tho boy pushed out a transfer. Tho conductor looked at It and naked: "When did you get this?" "Just a minuto ago," was tho prompt reply. The conductor scowled. "That'll do for you," ho said. In a minuto or so tho man at tho end asked: "What was tho matter with that transfer?" "Six hours old," was tho conductor's laconic reply. "Then, my man, you should put him off tho car. Why didn't you?" "Didn't want to annoy these Indies," snapped tho conductor, moving along tho footboard. When he camo back ho was assailed again. "You aro teaching that lad to be dishonest. dis-honest. You aro robbing his employer and yours. You " "See hero, ain't you a parson?" "I tim," was tho dignified reply. "Then invito that lad to your Sunday school and toll him what you've got to say about dishonesty. I ain't got no time for prcachin'." said tho conductor. Now York Times. o |