Eureka Reporter | 1903-08-28 | Page 5 | She Deliberated Too Long

SHE deliberated TOO lonu LONG old lady needed time to mahe make up her mind A large woman carry carrying tag a heavy bundle started to board a broadway car the other days says the new now corlo news the car had been delayed several minutes by a big truck and the conductor was in even a more MOM genial mood than was his wont the woman laboriously placed the bundle on the fior nor of the car grasped one of the hand handrails ralls and placed one foot on the step then she paused amat what street Is this conductor she asked thirty seventh street madame step lively it if you are going with us replied the metropolitan em aloye in the soft persuasive tone affected by his tribe how ilow tar far Is it to twenty seventh street continued the old woman ten blocks madame for heaven heavens a sake get on or get off now don t get smart young man responded the old woman your nickels come easier than mine I 1 don t know whether its it s hardly worth while to spend good money tor for a 10 block ride or not and I 1 aint goin to move until I 1 make up my mind there was a murderous gleam in the conductors eye and it Is hard to fortell just what would have happened A had not the old woman been corn polled to loosen her bold hold on the car just then by a passing dray As the car swept by it was easy to see from her franice gesticulations that she had decided to spend her money and ride but it was too late