The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-02-10
In q Jersey City Street Cara story
Of $50. 900 Year.

New York Correspondence Cleveland Her
aid.
was standing in crowded car at the
Jersey Ferry waiting for the starters
signal. A lady entered, dressed in wild
ows weeds, with heavy Grape veil over
her face, and carrying in her arms a
sleeping child apparently nearly three
years old. Every man was absorbed IN
his paper or contemplating his boots,
and woman finally rose and gave her
seat. She threw back her veil and at
once every man turned his eyes from his
paper or books, and contemplated her.
Two, who were seated near me, made
comments, Handsome woman"
Yes. If I'd seen her face I'd have
given her my seat"
"Widow, evidently"
Should say SO; wonder if that's her
child"
Don't know. Her hairs white;
bleached, may be-"
"Ye-e-es. should sly so; her face looks
young"
Just then putting her hand up to push
loose air-pin into place, the powder
came floating down upon the soft pulls
and frizzes upon her black garments;
and she coo!ly brushed it off with her
handkerchief. "Whew:" exclaimed one
of the takers, and SO near were they to
her | think she had overheard the con.
versa,ion and sent the powder floating
down purposely. The woman who had
gwen up her seat, was one OF the lnquis-
tive sort, and she evidently felt that she
had earned the right to ask questions.
Your baby?'
Yes"
Whats the matter with his legs
"He is wearing instruments TO straight
en- them. After tit OF illness they
bowed out, and | think II such misfor-
tune for boy to grow up with crooked
legs that am trying TO straighten them"
Each man Immediately either crossed
his legs, or drew the knees close together
ANY more children"
"Yes, another boy the age OF this. and
u little girl four years old"
Husband been dead long,"
about nine months"
Reckon you don't care about marry
ing again."
"Well, 1 haven't thought Of it yet"
"It's mighty responsible thing,
though, for woman to bring up FAM
lily ali alone, specially boys"
"Yes, l suppose 1t Is
LEFT pretty we'll OFF,
must admit that this last question
staggered me, and l wondered if the
Qhnvp
the natural key, thought would be
heard in indignant response. Every
man was on the qui rive for her answer:
two of them know were married and
had families. Even the conductor
paused to listen. A queer light came
into her eyes, her lips twitched, but she
said quietly, dyes. tolerably; l have
about $4,000 year income"
"Ls, sakes, you don't say so: and you
n ridin' in this hoss car, and nobody
a-givcn' you seat till l got up Well
| never"
Such n sheepish looking lot of men,
The boots were again matter requiring
attention.
"Well, l shouldn't think you'd ride in
boss car # you was with so much: I'm
sure | wouldn't"
al am going to see friend not so we'll
off as am, so l thought i. would be bet
ter taste to leave the carriage and nurse
Mt the ferry. Conductor will you stop
at the next corner, on this side of the
street, please if you can"
The conductor pulls the bell furiously
but the driven not realizing that S50,OOO
a wear wanted to get of, ran over ac-
cording to law to the opposite crossing
As he did so every man inthe car sprsng
to pull the bell strap, and the conductor
swore roundly. Seven men got out to
assist her, each enc anxious. to take the
child. All the rest looked daggers be-
cause they were too far up the car to do
the same. Each of these seven men in
sisted on carrying the child, still asleep,
for her to her destination. She quietly
but firmly refused. The two fathers of
families were extremely anxious, but all
To no purpose. The lady walked of
with her bov in her arms. and saw two
of the seven, who did not return to the
car, watching her to see where she went.
1 don't know about the rest OF il, but
Am inclined to believe from the express
ion of that gray-bsired womsn's face
that the $4,000 part was mythical, and
only added t. test the men who had not
offared her seat. fdid not mean to
have occupied SO much. spaceowith my
story but il was so Characteristic that
could not forbear telling it.