, 1876-09-01
LETTERS FROM TILE PEOPLE.
6MoNlNG IN TIE CARS,
IA 4ha EtdikoA ar Tia HexsfhnAA

TO th6 1sdIt0f q 1hS Tffbunf.
CHICAGO, Aug. @.-l1avc the fair danes and
dcmoiscl1es who have uttered tho!r pcrfulncd
aud gilt-cdgctl ttrntlcs against the strretcar
smokers stopped to reflect that the men OF
whom they conlplatn arc they who work that
women may cat1 Hive the tIainty corresrond-
cnts to the foggy column devoted to tic elurt-
datlon OF this pomletons problem Of snokc or
gas stopped to think that poor chaps against
whom they lnve lcvc!cd their platitudcs arc
men confined ot work all tlay, n,ld who, pcr-
laps, have only the morning or evening rtlo to
devote to the comforts Of n tigurl 4 philosuph-
ical old fraud once discovered that there Is
man VINO tolls away bis llfe that s',nlo Woman
may live comfortably and extract I'LL the
swccts tfom. cxistcncc- Perhaps the phlo-
sophIcal old ,fraud spoke trutifully
e t 0%f of w.dc td s St .tapnesa It ss stf +
forgotten, and man tlae, bccdne patk-lIurso
uton whom arc aoadcl all tho wlliuis and en-
prices Of womankfnt1, AMI whose chief end is
the establishment Of 20 mgell abstract happiness
UPON sound basis for aon.o woman to enjoy.
10 the American woman Of TIC nineteenth cen
tllry, man appcars in the g,l!se OF seryant.
Ills preferences arc disrcgarlcd. Ills personal
comfort Is not eo,sdercsi. She estecms him In
ncet1ent shc happens to detect him In an attI-
'ttac Of conptaccnt enjoyment down slle comes
likc Tic wolf Of, Tue fold, antl he marches up to
Gue t5pG"p0lk like great, strong, htupM OK.
untur such complete snblcction hns he been
brought that hu sctdom presents vulnerable
heel now us target for her fault-iindinE spear,
and It is only bccatee there ia nothing elso Loft
that she reaches over tho backs Of three seats,
md, ut tla risk Of oxpoetng her ignorance,
snatchcs the cigar from bctwcenNfis lns.
A nnn smokes because he enjoys 1t, aud the
very enjoyment brings every propcrly-construct-
cd female down OH linn, II sIc could be assur-
cd that syery ctgAr would sicken him nigh unto
death she would smile encourngingly On him,
and oven carry matcfles, fCNt tho light 70 out
and she lose o1,e thrill of delight In the eoMteua
platfon OF his spnsms Of ugony. The ptmp}c fact
TINT he can taks pleasure tn something that she
cannot use equally we'll Is enough for her, and,
rs II her screwcd>up countcnanca and glarfng
smoker Into print and holds him up to the oblo-
guy Of his generation. I am not sure but what
YOU are responsible to every smoker for Nhel
for publishing such letters, md sincerely wish
every lover oil cigar Will make you pay heavily,
as a lesson In the future to be careful how you
Afford room for the rattllnE Ut every b,lstlo
whose owner is bilious, ind whose nose Is
sensitive.
The cars have three acats SGT apart for gcntle-
men who wish to smoke, and these cents are as
sacred to that purpose as lndy's 1cwcl-box to
ita contents. A woman has no right Of, tho car
while man 10 smoking on one Of those seats
unless she has sufficient refinement and culture
to enjoy tho flavor Of tho smokc Conductors
should be Instructed to inquire Of every woman
whether not she likes smoke, and II she does
not ahe ahonld be summar!ly elected md com.
pclleft to walk. Let tho boys alone. III they
want to smoke they hnye the right, and any
woman objects haul her down on the spot.
BARBARA PECK,