THE MAN WITH THE BUCKET.

Thames Star, Volume XXXIX, Issue 9618, 21 April 1900, Page 3

THE MAN WITH THE BUCKET.

As an electria tram, was proceeding from Circular Quay to Pyrmont one morning lately, it stopped at the corner of Essex street and George street north and picked up a passenger with a bucket. There was at the first glance, says; the Sydney Daily Telegraph, nothing particularly noticeable about the man, excepting perhaps, that his clothes were heavilj bespattered' with mud, and that he looked generally weatherbeatem and weary. Ha.ving filled his pip© lit asked a neighbor for a; match. The match; was forthcoming, and conversa^ tion ensued. "Time I had a clean,'; the newcomer observed, deprecating Iy, as if apologising for his appear ance. "But"—indicating the direc-' tion of the infected, area..close fr with .a careless jerk of his thumb— "I've been going at it over there fo> days. Just got away." The othe: passengers exchanged glances stealth ily, and then, in spite of the driving rain, they left their seats, one or iv?< at a time, and continued ( the journe; on the footboards outside. No thin; waa said, but there was no need fo words. Meanwhile the man with th bucket retained sole and comfortabli possession of the interior of the car He was quite 1 alone. ] Even the con ductor had urgent claims' upon hi;, attention elsewhere. ' -