The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1873-04-05

She stands upon the curb With .
little sprfngy. up and down motion
- II she had spiral springs In thu
,soles OF her gaiters. AZ her car
approaches che sticks tho point Of
her pa-asol in the direction OF the
driver with a email jerk. The car
stops. Shc gives one or two more
little springy motions before sbe
leaves the. pavement and then
dances 10 the car. so.as
a AZ she ascentls the step the con-
ductor seems to think is absolute
~ necessary 70 her safety to place
one Of his hands to the small Of
her back while be rings the bell
with the o.her. She enters the
car With the spiral springs bobbing
her up and down, and 40 al the
seats are full, the stands holding
her hands in front Of her and gAz-
ing Oh into limitless space a. II
tho one idea which nevers her
mind, and which never could enter
IL un,ler any, possible circumstan-
cce. is that some man will rise and
offer her his seat. But the young
man in the corner does rise, and
Immediately the fellow next to him
moves quickly into the corner, -
II the performance Of thst man.
oeuvre has formed the subject Of
his anxious thought during many
years u his life
To get a corner seat would seem
to be tho chief end of man.
When the young man rises, the
young lady suddenly becomes con-
eciou3 that there is something
nearer than the horizon, md she
gives two or three more little
b0unccs and says:
Keep your seat
The young man is embarrassed.
and says he is going to get out
soon, whereupon the fair being
dances toward the seat, sinks into
", and preteuds that the TACT Of
the existance Of any young man,
/ who once occupied the scat, and
who isg0'ng to get out, has en-
tirely faded out OF her conscious
nesa. She smooths down her
fress and its Supplemental "trip
perry. fiounccs aid pennants and
,gsin looks fur beyond the con-
fines OF the car into emptiness.
She knows she is expec ed BY
the otncr woman in the Car TO re-
. main unconscious Of their presence
while they etudy her clothes. They
Immediately begin, They stare At
her dress, her sack. her hat, her
/ back hsir, her jewelry, her gloves,
her bows and ribbons, her miscel-
lAneous millinery, until her entire
,costumo is photographed in ,heir
memories, and the price estimated
aud critical opinion formed, with
. resolution to have o bonnet Of
the Same kind, or body cut upon
the same pattern. 2
When the young lady thinks
this examination is concluded. she
becomes conscious again, and be-
gins 70 look around and see how
the other woman are dressed. She
examines every one in detail, and
In . few moments she IL in full
possession OF the necessary in
formation
Presently q young man with
whom she is acquainted gets into
tho car, and be stands clutching
the strap and trying in vain to
keep 10 . graceful attitude. while
he conyerses with her. All the
women begin to wonder whittier
she cares particularly for him, and
as abe knows their thoughts, she ID
~ diatsnt that the young man be-
comes more embarrassed than ever
and makes renewed struggles 10
obtain q moro graceful position.
When she wishes 70 get out che
rises, smocthes down her ftippery
agsin. INDUCES in two or three
springs, and dances slong the
platform. ses
The conductor again considers i,
imperatively necessary to press
the small of her back. She dances
down the steps, dances to the pave
ment, and then dances along thu
street, fully aware Of the fact that
the women in the car have all turn.
ed round to look at her, and serene
" confident in the assurance that
che has on good clothes which q
her splcndidly. AS she disappear
the conductor tnrns 10 tho MAJ
1 who 10 smoking q cigar ON tn
platform, and remarks that shc il
| q crusher.' $50
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