The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1873-04-02
TEAE GEasL OF TkHE PERIOD.
HOW SIZE ACTS IN THE HORSE CARS

Shc stands upon the curb with
little springy, up and.dow mo-
ton, rs if she had spiral springs
IN the solcs Of her CATERS. AS the
car approaches She sticks the
point Of hor coIorrd parasol in the
direction OF the driver with Il
small jerk. The car stops. She
gives one or two moro little
Springy motions before she leaves
the pavement, and then DANCES to
the car.
As she asccnds tho step, the
conductor scomS to consider it
absolute y necessary to her safety
TO place one Of his hands ON the
small Of hen back while he rings
the bell with the other. Sho en-.
tcrs the car with tho spiral springs
still boEbing her up and down !;
and, rs all tho seats are full, she
stands holding her hands in trout
Of hor and gazing off into limitloss
space, as if tho one idea which
never enters her minds, and which
never could enter it under any
possible circumstances, is that
some young man will riso and offer
her his scat. But II young man
in the corner does rise and immcdi.
atcl y tho fellow nuNt to him move
quickly into the corner, rs il the
performance Of that mancuvro had
formed the subject Of his anxious
Thought during many years Of his
life.
10 get corner seat would soem
to GH the chief end Of man.
When the young man rises, tho
young lady suddenly becomes
conscious that there is something
nearer TO her than tho horizon,
and she gives two on three moro
little bounccs, and says:
"kccp your scat T. Tho young
man is embarrassed, and says he is
going to get out soon, whercupon
the fair being dances toward the
seat sinks into it, and prctcnds that
tho fact Of the existence Of any
young mar who once occupied that
scat,and who is going to get out, has
entirely faded out Of hor conscious
ness. She smoothcs down her
dress and its supplemental frib
berry, tlounccs and pcnnants, unC
again looks far beyond tho con
fines Of tho car into emptiness.
She knows she is expected BY
tho other women in tho car to re
main unconscious Of their presence
while thoy study her clothes
They Immediately begin. They
stare at her dress, her sack, hcl
hat, her back hair, her jcwelry
her gloves, her bows and ribbons
her miscellaneous millinery, unit
tho entire costume is Photographic
in their memories, and the pric
estimated, and critical opinol
formed, with q resolution to hav,
Il bonnet Of tho samo kind, or
"body" cut upon the same pattern
When the young lady think
that this examination is conclude,
she becomes conscious again, an
begins TO look around and SEQ hoy
the other women arc dressed Sh
examines each ono in detail, an,
in II luw moments she is in th'
possession Of all tho necessary in
} formation.
Presently q young man wit
) whom sho is acquainted gets int
: tho car, and he stands clutchin;
tho strap and trying in vain t.
keep in graceful attitude Will
ho converscs with her. All tn
women begin TO wonder whethc
sho cares particularly for him
! and, rs sho knows thcir thought!
she is SO distant that tho youn
f man becomes moro emharrassc
than ever, and makes roncwc,
. struggles to maintain ~ graccli
B. position. When she wishes
. get out sho rises, smoothcs dow
, her fribbcry again, INDUCES |
! two or three springs, and dance
f along tho platform. Tho condut
. tor again considers it imporativcl
f necessary to press tho small of he
Q back. She dances down the stop
. dances to tho pavement, and the
! dances along the street, full
aware Of the fact that tho womc
in the car have all turned roun
to look ut her, and scroncly conf
don't IN tho assurance that sh
has on good clothes, which fit he
splcndily. AS sho disappears TIL
conductor turns to the man VIII
+ is smoking scgar on tho pla
@ form, and remarks that she is
c "crushor."
A remarkable series of accidents
+ related to have occurred one nigl
u last week, at Elizabeth, New Jersc