Democratic Sentinel, Volume 2, Number 35, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 11 October 1878 — “Stop That Car!” [ARTICLE]

“Stop That Car!”

“Stop that car!” cried old Mr. Nosengale, chasing a flying car up Division street, the car fresh as a daisy, and Mr. Nosengale badly blown, and the distance pole not a minute away. “Stop that car!” he shouted to a distant but fleet-limbed boy. “Certainly!” shrieked back the obliging boy; “what shall I stop it with?” “Tell it to hold on!” shouted the abandoned passenger. “Hold on to what?” yelled the boy. “Make it wait for me!” puffed Mr. Nosengale. “You’ve got too much weight now,” said the boy; “that’s what’s the trouble with you.” “Call the driver!” gasped the perspiring citizen, and, as the car rounded the corner and passed out of sight, the mocking echoes of the obliging answer came floating cheerily back, “All right! What shall I call him?”— Burlington Hawk-Eye.