The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1876-03-03
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ssw a Lads Gets ON she ssvees car.
Did you ever observe the manner in
which lady gets on aud of the street
carr What deliberntion Of movement.
what daintiness as to where she steps,
and with what importance withal she
at last settles herself in her seat. as
much rs to say--''If I pay five cents
fr ride ! mean to get the worth Of
it," The car Is going at full speed
down the street. A lady on the corn
ct wants to get in and halls the driv.
er. She remains on the sidewalk un.
til the car comes TO a full stop. Then
the looks up and down the street, and
waits = moment "a though deciding
which foot IN put out first; then she
reaches round behind her and gathers
in handful Of surplus overskirt, ,skir,s.
hustle, ETC.. and runs her other hand
through her muf and takcs hold II
the front Of her drcss, and lifts It . lit
tie. aud then looks down behind her to
see that all is right, and with fare
well look up and down the street she
starts for the car. She steps very
slowly and imprcssively, measuring
every step, and when she reaches the
car pauses a moment, rs though sleep
walking, and looks abscntly ut the
Conductor rs though about to tell
him some important secret. He,
poor man, has stood with his hands
on the bell-strap 20 great a portion
Of his days waiting for just such
women as she, that somehow he
don't look natural in any other psi.
ton. Well, she at last puts her foot
on the first step Of the car, and then MS
a matter Of course puts her other foot
on the other step, and then she !. fair.
ly aboard. Then she goes in the door
and everyday gives breath of relief,
far they have all been watching her
three minutes and u half journey from
the sidewalk with sort cf fascination
born Of the fear that she might change
her mind, she acts 50 irresolutc aud
hesitating. us it were. Then the bell
rings and the Car starts, unexpected
to her, Of course. and she performs
the remainder Of her journey in short
order by sitting with conclusive vio-
Ience up against fat old party and as
suddenly rebounding us though she
had hit a big rubber ball with herself,
and got bounced thereby. Then the
conductor comes for her fare and she
gives him ten dollar bill. and lie
rivcs her the change and she counts il
with Suspicious mir aud puts it in
ncT pocket-Oook.
So by-and-by she signs the conduct
or that she wants to get oG, and he
rings the bell and the driver stops two
feet short Of the crosswalk, and when
she gets to the door she says she "don't
want to get of the car in two feet Of
mud. and half mile from the walk"
and the conductor. with thoughts not
loud, but deep. starts up the car the
other two feet. and, with the perversi-
ty only known TO street car drivers, il
goes beyond two feet. or more, and
the lady is landed two feet from her
destination at last. But sha makes
him pay for it getting of. She stands
on The step and wonders how she is
ever gcing to reach that walk without
getting all mud. the conductor seeing.
meantime. the other car on the switch
waiting for him, and knowing that
the nurses will have to run half mile
To make up lost time. So the lady
goes through with the overskirt hustle.
gathering process, and looks up and
down the street, and down and up the
street. and then slowly aud ,laintily
steps off, waited on her Journey by
som ,ihing that he sail To himself pri-
vately that was overheard, but will
never be told Of