The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1878-06-27
Scenes in New York Street Cars.
LCelia Logan in Baltimore News.I

If any thing could make the pas
sengers on the Third-avenue line of cars
more anxious for the completion of the
abroad it would be the event which hap
pened at the beginning of the week,
when five men with revolvers boarded
the nine p, m. train and beat an old man
insensible. The object was to rob him
of his little black bag he carried, which
contained the fares collected on the road
during the day. He, was an employee
Of the company, and had very small
amount comparatively-somethingo over
a hundred dollars. The car was packed
with people returning from picnic,
principally children and women, who,
no doubt, if a thought of danger crossed
their minds during their pleasuring it
was lulled by the knowledge that there
was among them a certain company of
their country's defenders. To defend
the country in general may be easier
that to defend a few women and chill
.dren in particular, for at the first oppor-
tunity these braves scrambled out of the
car as fast as their legs would carry
them, leaving the weaker sex at the
mercy of. the men with the five revol-
vers. The knights" of the road, how
ever, injured no one but the courageous
old man, who fought so valiantly for the
safety of the small treasure con6ded to
his keeping, that his skull was crushed
in. and it is not thought that he can re-
cover. | have before mentioned this
terrible Third-avenue road as being the
most horrid in New York. Certain signs
Of the times may be plainly seen there.
1t is SO situated that ladies and gentle
men residing on Fourth, Lexington
avenue, Madison-ayenue and the cross
streets are obliged to make use of it for
travelling up and down town. 1t is also
the .laborer''s mode of transit, and The
strong feeling existent in this city of
| labor VS.. capital is here displayed. Every
seat in the car will at certain hours be
filled with workingmen, with their din
ner pals and tools, while a crowd of
ladies in silks and satins cling to the
straps, yainly trying to hold themselves
and children up. 49, =
I got into car the other day. A great
many ladies' were standing,la few were
sitting. Although it was not the work
mems hour, man, who must have been
a house plasterer, Judging from the way
| in which his clothes and face were
daubed with plaster, was seated in be-
tween some ladies, smearing their silks
with his plaster, As one welfdressed
woman after another got in, adding to
the jam, heset his jaws and spread his
elbows, He was young and some of the
ladies were old, others evidently feeble,
but they all stood for allh cared AT
last woman entered, doubtless of his
own class. He was at the far end of the
car, she at the door, AS soon as he saw
her he beckoned her, got up,r and stood
guard of his seat until she forced hel
way to it. through the mass of bedizened
| female humanity. BY the way he bowed
and fourished her into his vacant place
all suspicion of his not knowing better
than to sit while ladies were standing
was dissipated. He was not boor, but
i he;looked around at the women as much
as to say, this is the sort of woman
and none other, to whom I give my
seat" And so it is with all of them
in so far setting a lesson of politeness tC
the so-called gentlemen Of our city, whf
never rise for any woman, gentle o.
simple; the workingmen draw the lint
at their own class; but gentlemen
heaven save the mark!LI saw
one of them in "a car thu
other day let peer creature with {
heavy baby in her arms sway to and frt
till she fell on him from sheer exhaus
/ ton. You should have seen the look O.
disgust with which he pushed the chile
off as it clutched at him to save itsel
from tumbling!