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Show They Just Had to Walt. Something wns tho matter with tho btop-klgnal hell ot tho Toonervlllo trolley trol-ley car, and tho conductor had to whistle to tho motormun, that trip ono whistle to start, two whistles to go ahead. This wasn't tho real Toonervlllo trolley, but n certain suburban "dummy lino" which is so denominated by the facetious car riders. At ono place, tho other morning, tho car mado a long stop, and some of the passengers began to get uneasy. One sought tho rear platform ami found the conductor eating a frugal luncheon. lunch-eon. "Soy, how long we goln' to stand hero? What are wo waltln' for?" asked tho pussenger. The conductor swallowed hard and was understood to reply. "Looky here, I ain't got nothln' but dry crackers fer my lunch. An' you'll hafter wait till 1 git 'em all swallered good heforo I kin whistle 1" Cleveland Cleve-land Plain-Dealer. |