Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1865-04-29
DAILY LEADER.
MRS. RS ADVENTURE.



the name In full of so tremendous eRtAsiro
phe-being female myself, I can easily
pardon so natural a curiosity-but can.
not furnish more than the initial letter
MY nerves are not Whist they were preVi-
Gus TO the overwhelming experience about
to be narrated, and l am not equal to the
further trial which publicity would entail
upon me. l could not receive the one
thousand and one expressions Of sympathy
which would certainly flow in it, after such
revelation, from al quarters-deputa-
tions from numbers of my own sex and
position in hfe-condolences, very likely,
from Royalty itself-subscriptions ad-
dresses, q memorial fund, and perhaps
even q monument
If the feelings, doing Euch honor to our
common nature in the case supposed, should
take the very permanent form of express
on have last mentioned-s monument,
erected in memory of my unparalleled suf-
ferings, it would undoubtedly be that of q
Stone Omnibus-for it was when travel
ing IN an Omnibus that this torture was
endured granite bus, as it seemed to
poor, friendiess me, at the time with dri-
yer of black marble (but of him only
saw the boots through the inside window,
and with a conductor Of impenetrsble sd-
smsnt.
1 do not belong TO a rank of society,
please TO understand, which is in the habit
Of suing public conveyance, and far less,
buses, at all. When 1 wish to take the
air or go s-shoppinP, 1 ,Gouch bell, like
Mr.. Secretary Seward, and observe: "The
Broughsm at three" or four ss the case
may be, and it comes to the door accord
ingly, bus my husband having been less
pressed py professional business of late
J than usual, and the last few mornings be-
ing fine, he had observed; ELst us have
no Broughsm but Vsu1;" and although
did not quite understand his meaning,
was very well content 70 accompany him
on foot, for it is not always one can get
husband to go shopping.
He had been in my company to sit for 8
crystal cube portrait, TO give me on our
marriage day; and all seemed sunshine, as
itsomiimes does when the greatest mis-
fortunes are awaiting. No Sooner had we
left the establishment in question, at Cha
ring Cross, than it began to rsin-one of
those sudden and violent downialls, which
really seem to be the result Of some aeei-
dent in the main of natures water works
as though the grandmother of all buck
els, as the Persisns say, was emptying:
and, onr cry was HCab, cab, cab I" and
still they did not con g. No two express
sions in the human face divine are perhaps
more different than the look of cRbmsn
who wants fare, and the look of csbmsn
when he doesn't. In the one case, he is
sprightly intelligent, obliging, eager; in
the other, he is moTose, phlegmstic, repul-
sive as though all the world was indeed
the orange to which it wss 20 often liken-
ed, and he had squeezed it fat, and there
was nothing more to be got out of it. He
takes no notice of cries, gestures, importu- |
uities of half drowned persons, for it is his |
turn now TO be deaf to the solicitations of |
his fellow creatures, and blind to the sig |
mails of human metaphor. Nay he en-
joys the sufferings of the non umbrella'd, |
for, as my husband quotes from Milton or |
somebody, "Fair is foul is fare" with the |
London Csbman.
Although observing hitherto these un-
pleasant characteristics as an uninterested |
spectator only, and knowing nothing of |
their hideous attempts at overcharge, and |
dreadful language when Withstood, except |
from hasrssy, l have always hated cab |
men and their cabs; but could never |
have imagined that any vehicle, either |
upon two wheels or four, could have filed |
me with such unimaginsble Iosthing as
that with which now regard bus. l |
hsve said that we could get no cab, and |
the wet was pouring through my delicate |
Psrssol as through sieve, when my hus-
band suddenly exclaimed "C0me; here's |
8 roof at sll events" and hailed Noting
Hill omnibus.
"Neverl' exclaimed l.
"Como along" cried he, "don't be III |
diculous )" and while still feebly resisting,
found myself on the step of this-this |
very mammoth machine. On the stem. by |
no means inside. The machine, indeed, |
was large, but it vas not large enough. l |
read afterwards, upon q scroll above tie |
door, the startling fact, that it was licensed |
TO carry twelve insides; and am sure they
must have been sll there besides the pas
sengers. Four females were already with /
in; and above the sea of cTinoline, the /
hats and heads of six gentlemen were Wis.
ible. My husband and myself, was given |
TO understand, would make up the party. |
will not wound the sensibilities of my |
readers by describing my emotions during |
my passage from one end of that vehicle to |
the other. Will only say ythat-doubtless
from experience of what it was best and |
kindest TO dO-every passenger gave my /
dress pull as l squeez9d by him; and /
that, when reached the furthest corner,
and sat down Gf we may csll it sitting) 1 |
registered mental vow that would not |
get out again until everybody else had |
done so. My husband followed, as the |
lawyer say, "on the same side" and il he |
had square inch of sitting room, it was as
much as he had, and good deal of that |
was sharp steel.
any DEAR" said ], perceiying the express
sion of his countenance ''its no use NUT |
tering those dreadful words; l can't help |
it. can't make my crinoline smaller
"Well, then, Icsn't stand if" replied he. |
81 shall get out and go to the club. I'll |
tell the cab to put you down at WestbOurn |
Terrace"
COB, my goodnessP P cried I, ayou are
not going to leave me in this dreadful |
place all alone"
"The bus passes almost your very door"
says he; "you cannot meet with anything
unpleasant; it int as though there wss
nobody in the bus to protect. TIt cer-
tsinly was not.l Have you got some
money with you2'
ayes" returned /, with 8 sort Of calm
despair; 81 have got my purse: for feel
its silver clasp rnnning into me, and hurt
ing me very much
"That is all right, said he, without think
ing, hope, of what he wss saying; ''but
Pm something which 1 didn't quite
catch if stand this any longer
Z Z =,
TO say there were fellow creatures all
around, but not drop of sympathy which
could be depended upon, among them all
Hermit was never half so lone
As he who hath fellows, but friend not one
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