Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1870-05-13
For the BULLETIN.
On THF CARS.

What crowding and tanning, and SHOW
ing and hurrying-some to get on and
some to get off. But finally, amid the jolt
ing. and scolding, and elbowing, we sue
coed in securing double seat, rs there are
two of us, aud piing up sa,ehels, shawls,
and lunch, We settle ourselves with the
though, that we a, any rate have no room
TO share. But the car is full, aud still they
comeback and white, old aud young,
each ignoring the other. Lastly from the
other end Of tie car come lady aud gentle
man. They have scarcely entered before
the cars are off They look first III s side,
lien that, bu, The prospect is no. very Hat
.,-r,.g; every seat is taken. But they
move on until they are Opposite me.
might pix ,p my satchel and shawl and
give Inc lady IA seat, but l have long
tourney betor, me, aud am lutte selfish
mthn,m, aud 50 make no offer. Present.
iv the gen,lem says: Gould you give
this lady seal, we are not going far, ! can
stand myself" We say: Certainly" and
-pifing up the bundles little Closer give
her q seat, viii h we should have done
without asking. IL came from the East
she says, ITO visit two sons in Chicago.
This is my son with me; we are taki'g
trip to Rockford looked her over;
middle aged, we'll bred. we'll dressed, nice
odd lady, thought /; son noble looking
happy mother, he is the pride OF her heart.
hope he is As good rs he looks-he pays
his mother every attention, but still he
.Alands. By and by the cars stop at a sta
ton, and IA man gets off, leaving seat be-
side y young girl, OF perhaps sevt"t EN-
vears,-chenp d,lai"e dress, sand, hair. bal
w,lhnl, rather an interesting lock about her.
and shy rs 4 young lawn. Que thing Is cer-
tain, the young man has found = seat be-
side her. and intends to amuse bin self at
her expense, and so commences Irritation
at once stops the boy with the basket OF
oranges, selects very choice one, and
with bow and his sweetest smile, asks her
10 accept it. She does 30 Of course. But
there is no end to his buying, it is now u
paper Of candy, next very interesting
book on nuns, which he does not believe in
by'and BY paper, which when presenting.
be holds on, as she attempts to take 1t,
which causes her to look up to meet his
bold eyes fastened on hers, whicE brings
the blood to her face, and makes her
shrink q little closer to her corner. he
piyes her to understand that he believes in
love at first sight. He is conyersing in an
under tone, consequently he has crowded
80 near her, that she is literally wedged i'll
between him and the window. His mother
is grieyed, Jealous, mortified. But he has
forgotten her-forgotten that anybody else
is in the car, except himself and this blush.
ing, trembling, inexperienced, unprotected
young girl, and he is playing the CONT
dence game on her. At every stopping
place of any account, you see sign hung
out, "Beware of Pickpockets." Why don't
we hang one out beside it, "Beware OF Lib
Grimes" the ir steps are nearer hell than the
pickpockets'. And found myself asking
this question. how dare this young man in
the face and ewes of this crowd of travel
ers, impose upon this yourg girl? Shall
tell you why just ov~r to his right sits
couple of middle aged men, husbands
and fathers. Thsy have had their eyes on
this couple for some time and they have
forgotten their own fresides, their ow"
wives and daughters forgotten the gol'!e"
rule that says, whatsoever ye would that
men should do TO you, do We even so to
them.-forgotten that this young girl is the
child of some tender father, that on her
ceners the love of doting mother, who
with many PRAYERS has sent her ont into the
world like sheep among wolves, from
stern necessity. and they are w'nking and
laughing, and saying to this yonrg man:
Go it boy, you're d ing sharp thing;
bully for YOU" And little further along.
sits a man evidently the wrong side of
fifty, his hair has very little black and a
great amount of gray, there is an air OF
good breeding about him. his dress is fault
less, his boots and gloves fl, to an exact,
ness, his linen is urexceptio'ahle. IL" Is
leaning. oh, so lovingly, over well dressed,
rather fine looking woman, ard his arm.
rhough,lesslv. of course. is over the seat be
hind her. his tigers resting on her shout
ders. Pr.>rn'lv Sh" turns - little III her
seat, which drops down he fingers. but on
I, Tor n while, they soon h"d Their way
tack again, III he is saying all manner OF
silly, sweet things to her. making himself
contemplate and her ridiculous. A lady
behind me says they must he new mar.
ried couple: they are 40 loving. But
,now they me, for the first time IN their
lives, one hour go, nj the Wells Street De>
pot, aud / thought to myself. the fathers
have eaten sour grapes and the childrens
teeth are az, on edge. Perhaps the son Of
this wise old lady by my side, had such
father, and this may be curse placed up
m his Young shoulders before he ever saw
the ligh, of day. Who knows?
MORE ANON.
Independence, May 9th.