Show TAKING NO RISKS That Particular Jag Had Cost Too Much to HI sic Loosing He boarded a Fort street car at the city hall and had to stand up and hang to a strap on account of the crowd He didnt look like a iran with much curl osity but thats where they sized him up wrong When the conductor came for his fare the man observed Conconductor Id like to talk with you for about half for about half an hourFare Fare sir no time for talking replied the official But I want to talk to you on the sub subject of Mectricity I want to know how the old thing works Fr instance what would Heres your change Interrupted the conductor as he passed out No time to talk eh mused the passenger pas-senger Well mebbe somebody else has Shay ole man I want to ask you a ques hun The old man vas a solid looking business busi-ness man who was reading a paper He looked up in an annoyed way and replied Well what is it This car runs by lectricity dont it Yes sir Takes powerful current It does Current sometimes slips off the wire Perhaps so Well shir what I want to know is this Sposen the current should slip off the wire and hit me what would be the effect It would sober you up in about two seconds was the placid reply Honest Injun Yes sir Much obliged I allus kinde thought she was dangerous to fool with and now Ih sure of it Lemme git out I dont i want to shober up and I aint goin to be where the current can hit me if she slins off Shtop er conductor shtop er back end of er car and let me drop off and walk Shober me up Not any Cost me sixty cents to git zhls jascon and wouldnt shell it fr n dollar bill Detroit Free Press |