, 1873-07-20
SCENES IN OMNfBUSIA.



You put your foot on tho stop, md the horses
mako start; whoroupon you cling desperately
to tho treacherous door.
Then tho drivor concludes to stop for tho alx-
teenth part Of h minute during which time you
manage to step on the hom Of your drcsB, and
abstract piece two iuohen In depth.
Tlou tho man who sits In tho corner gots mad
at tho delay, puts hia arm through the window,
and gives you an old-fashioned "boost," which
quickons your progress considerably.
Once inHido, glance around assuroa you that
you hnve to stand, and peep In tho glass, that
your hat has q peculiarly Jolly way Of gracing
tho side Of your head.
Just rs you moditato retreat, the driver cracks
his whip With an "Ivo-got-you" air; tho horses
jump; and you impu1sively sent yourself in the
lap OF tho fat old gentleman who docs not be-
Ieve In sudden deposits, un1ess made in cash.
Arising, with dignity in your mion and q flush
on your brow, to SEQ each separate face woar
tho "smile which is childlike and bland," you
inyoluntarily trace tho size Of your nails on the
what you meant to be IN anathema OH all grim
ming fdiots," but roally On. the tip OF your
tongue. At this the water trickles from your
parted lips, and
Tears from tho depth Of somo divine despair
Rise In the hcart, and gather To the oyea.
Thou TINT malignant drivor rings for your Ito
you) forgotten faro, and you dive to the depths
Of your pocket to produce what you suppose to
be nickel, but what lies boldly on tho out
STRETCHED masculine pa1m-g penny.
castio caro- with which he hands it back cut your
great soul to tho quick And how Indignantly
do you glnro at your fellow-passengarsl Aud
h1% C,eR RR9Wthagy do your f0o"pn'songeas look
Tlon your whole faco glows with celestial,
rosy, but rather uncomfortable, rod, while you
mako frantic efforts to discover that diabolical
flvo-eont piece, which proves to be non oat.
After au intervnt, in which tho nendish driver
I1iogs agsin for rour fare. and THO "grinning
you find another piece Of currency, and drop It
into the same ofhcious grasp which has but iust
returned that penny. while you mentally ro-
solyo to eew your pocket-book to your pocket.
Then some ono getB out and you ait down,
whoroupon tho offioions gentleman etrokop the
fourtoon lemon-oolored hairs which aro his
"monstachios, you KNOW and throws you
sweesly- killing glance from the fathonlass dopths
Of orbs which wear the matchless tint seon only
in skimmod milk.
Then ho gracefully Lifts his hat to thu most
elegantly dressed lady whom he Beos On the pavo-
ment, but who docs not see 1irn BY this he aims
to secure two ends: frat, to hhow you that his
pretty, curling looks are parted oxactly in tho
middle; second, to imp1esB you with tho fact
that ho numbera very aristocratio ladies among
his acquaintanccs.
While you are mildly wondering what will DO
tho color Of the young mans nose by tho time
he gote through aorubbiug It 80 diligently, ho
discovers that 10 hasn't room enough, stretches
out ono highly polished boot, and drops it, with
precision upon yoW tenderest corn.
The last straw broke the eamel's back; you
nov conclude that walking is preferable to
riding, any timo.
Accordingly, you hnish tho remainder OF your
journey on foot; whilo you relieve yourself by
spicy, il silont, comments on tho real follahs,
you KNOW" who haunt Omnibuaia.
And you romember that of3cious young man
In your prRycrBi