Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1870-03-28
A Lady Travellers Opinion About
Travelling Ladies.

, introductory note explains that they
were actual scenes of
travel''-and are not fancy pictures. ]
The day was very raw and cold,
with a stiff breeze from the north
east. Having come from a climate
warm as summer, very few of the pas
sengers, either laiies or gentlemen,
were provided with wrappings, and
there was no fire in the car. A lady,
herself all mUffied UP in heavy shawls,
her shoulders projected by sable
cape, ana her hands encased in mufl
of the same fur, took her seat on the
north side of the car, and opened a
window to its full height. A visible
shiver passed over every one, and
many began to cough and show other
signs of cold but though the blast
which came through the opening was
keen and cutting, and penetrated
every nook of the car, it was some
minutes before any one ventured to
make any remark. At last a gentle
man sitting right behind the Polar
lady, politely and detferentially asked
her if she would not find it more
! comfortable with the window closed.
CHANGING around her with a look
! naughty, and as c1ld as the wind
which hOwled Ovel' the prairie, she
answered, "No. / must have fresh
air." Fresh air indeed What was
| it to her if the other fellow paSsen-
gers fIOze, or the little children, with
bare arms and legs, "t0Ok their death
of eoId?'' She was attircd as if for
Journey to the Arctic regions, and did
not feel it. Why should she care -?
Her delicate no5trils must not sniff
the odor of air contaminated by the
presence of a plebeian crowd, and so
she kept the WlndOY open Until we
reached c., where most of us left the
car. This is picture No. /.
The car was not overly crowded |
that is with ladies. The gentlemen |
we're rather more. numerous, and |
were sitting two IN each eci; seat: seat: The
Aladies, with one exception, had |
whole seats to themselves. At : way !
EatiOn entered young miss, appar- |
eptly sixteen years cid, gotten up re-
gArdless of cost, and accompanied by |
three smOOth-laced youths, evidently |
admirers, who came to ''see her of, -
and each bearing baIld-box or a satch- |
ell. She looked all around fora seat, but /
not lady moved to one side, or in
vited her to share one with her. See
ing this, couple of young gentlemen
arose and politely offered her theirs.
Without word of thanks she dropped
into it as if into som ething that be-
lOnged to her by natural right, her
gallants piled up her traps by heT,aud
bidding her goodbye" left. The
young gentlemen who gave her their
seats, not being able to find others,
stood up. 1t the very next station,
lady sittingFight in font of the new
conner, got on, and Just as they were
about 10 reseat themselves, the latter
deliberately turned the back of the va
Gated seat over, and depositing a
satchel and banG-bOX on it,
settled herself tdown in a manner
which 5aid plaiI1ef th;n words could
these four seats, and l am going to
have them" Th4yolIng men looked
at each other mOhert, and, like true
gentlemen, resumed the standing place
which they had vacated in hopes of a
seat. / felt ashamed of my sex, and,
for a moment, was very much tempted
to give the pert, mAlnerless miss a
piece of an older wonAkss mind. This
is picture number twdh
One of Our fellow-t 8gelers was a
buxom young country Fatron, with 8,
ill-tekeRSed heE<sfssss
about five years old, F6lwith u =;
She was also accOmpan IA = an1' -
young woman, who NJ sefsess44 -Ttl
her sister. Both were ktSSfSsta ~. :
saying is, '.within a %8Cybamb1u gus
lives Or at least SaA IN ~
but to as they were sim 1s
in the gew-gaw inerk F II
store, and looked like. steams
doubt they Were-the WI tK, arr 81 ID
in-laW of some such store-l& ser yIvfRea,,
boy was a source of aln6yance fronAh
the moment they entered the ear. He oi
was munching huge piece of ginger \
cake, and how in the name of peace
he did it | don't know, but certain it
is, that in marvelOusly short space
Of time, he made way with it. The
last crumb had hardly been showed
in his mouth before he COM
menced whining for more. His
mother paid no attention at all
o. him and his whine gradually
grew into howl, and the howl into a
1 below that resOunded throughout
the car, loud above the din of the I
,lanking wheels and roaring train.
$ want some more cakei A-Oo- Wah,
more cake" was the refrain. Every
)ne, except the mother, seemed ex- 3
annoyed. She and her sister
we're talking of neighborhOod affairs
n a tone of voice scarcely less loud
md disagreeable than that of the
young one. An elderly lady-eV-
lently an invalid-sitting on an OPP I
1Osite seat, turned tofI younger one
behind her, asked if she did not have :
/ piece Of cake to give the child. 81
will see," was the pleasant response, [
IND opening basket she took out !
title package which, when opened,
evealed asmall slice Of rich fruit cake
lone up with q bit OF white ribbon
md card. 81 have only this scrap
If Jennie's wedding Glke which she
rave me for --," said she, and
proceeded to wrap it up to put it
Jack. The young imp, who, with the
prospect of getting what he wanted,
lad ceased to below, seeing the move
nent, gave piercing yell, and made
dive for the basket; but Just then =
he car gave lurch, and instead of
.etting hold of it he was thrown viO-
emily against the END OF seat and
ell TO the floor, with q bleeding .
lose, and uttering a succession 4
# howls which were a absolutely horri-
lie. The mother, up to this time so
TOLD and Indifferent to his noise,
low sprang forward and picking him
p, commenced a series of lamenta- :,
ions, pettings and condolences over Y
he little brute, in voice almost loud
nOugh to drown his screenings,
mong which were such endearing
expressions as only such a mother
nOws how to expend on such young
mes. This was kept up TO the next :
tation, where happily, and to the
Intense relief and qualification ofevery
ne, the family got oil. AS the
lOther was leaving the car she re-
marked to her sister, loud enough to :.
e heard by every one, "Hit wouldn't d
hurt that stuck-up hlIssy if she had n
gin the poor chile the nasty old
Teddin' cake, 1 thinkp' (Turning to
he ''poor chile") ".Da-den-da-den! I
lever mind, mammy's precious III
-a-a-rlin', mammy'lI give her pre- II,
iOus Robert Z. Lee whole great an
ig cake jis' as soon as wegits homer' sa
his was picture number three,
But, Mr.. Editor, ain spinning out :
~ sketches longer than | intended.