Columbia gazette., 1854-05-27
MISCELLAN NY
CAR ETIQUETTE.

Somebody, NOT one Of the drawing
room dilcttanti, but some one who has
taken lessons in NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
write the Railroad Chesterfield or the
Wayfarcr's Book of Etiquette. It is
curious to see how tho gentleman and
the 'lady," as well az the ''hog" and
the "bear,'' stick out in the little indi-
cations which people manifest in travel
ling, more than under any other circum-
stances
The following paragraph, taken from
an exchange, illustrates the great neces-
sity of such an oracle for the migratory
multitude
Pretty AND GRAcEruL.-It is now
a-days a very common affair to sec two
ladics(:) enter railroad car half an
hour before the time for the leaving of
the train. throw the back Of one seat
over SO as to sit vis-a-vis. lumber the
spare room with shawls, bundles and
bandboxes-snd then when the cars be-
| gin to be filed up, take every prccau-
ton to prevent any one from occupying
what should be vacant seats, and in ma
| ny instances compelling passengers to
stand, when spirit Of accommodation
would allow them com Portable position.
Such persons should be informed by the
conductor, that when they buy ticket,
| the purchase OF the car is not included.
None of us but have had similar
scenes come under our notice. We are
reminded, at this moment, of singular
movement on the part Of an individual
in the Central Railroad cars, which came
under our observation few weeks ago
-amovemcnt which combined in strik-
ing degree at once the judicial and the
executive in the person of single self
appointed Fighter Of human wrongs.
Two ladies, fashionably dressed and
and apparently intelligent, but Of the
species Indicated above, had taken their
seats in the cars, facing each other, and
ekcing out to the greatest possible cx-
tent what they called their baggage
Though the party themselves were far
worthicr that namc) the shawls, reticu-
les and little "6xings," so as to effec-
tually exclude all comcrs from the two
vacant seats. The cars soon became
uncomfortably crowded, several were
standing, and many wee the Intellectual
applications made for the unoccupicd
places referred to, but all to no purpose.
When, at last, an elderly gentleman and
his wife, coming in, meekly requested a
place, the young lady, who sat with her
brazcn face toward the passengers, con-
scntcd to allow the lady of the new
comcrs to sit opposite her, but no Mortal
would she permit to occupy the seat by
her side. Consequently the husband
was compelled to find an asylum in some
remote part Of the car. The indigna'
ton and contempt Of all the passengers
had, by this time, attained to about tho
murmuring pitch, but things went on il
this way, few stations further, when /:
stalwart, hoosicr-looking chap, who sa
directly opposite the elderly lady, OF
the other side of the aisle, seemed .tt
have been visited by sudden inspira'
ton, rose, marched up to the self-com.
placent young pre-emptioner, and said
| in tone that would have made nor.
wester nervous:
"Hello sa-ay-look o. here l biz
thinkin' we can make better range.
ment than this. 1 should like to he,
that old gen'lman and his wife sit to.
gether, I should. They'd ride hear
more comfortable. Now spos'n you ant
this other gal turn over this seat ant
sit together, and I'll fetch the old gen
! tleman and set him down along Of hi
woman."
With superciliousncss that wa
"bcautiiul to scc,' her ladyship replied
''Nc, thank you, Sir. ! want thi