, 1880-02-15

H. but careful observation Of tb.m ..n
close defects IN their list Of personal att..a afs'
OF 1aulfs or toilet It would be rash ~ s4oas
tnat no beautiful woman was ever forces - assess
penu upon strap In atreet-car bet,..U9 ~ 9e"
rows Of gentlemen devoted to neHsnansssa M
the rule is nevertheless as stated ~''" But
| There Is class OF street-car passen,..
ula4e sex WHO refuse 10 give up thetr 49,. y. aa
the ground OF high moral prfnctplA nr rsa@ On
ser1 with much warmth that the e1 T.
bound to provide every passenger x5th
10 rise, with them, Is to pander to tho ea,a.t sat
terest OF the company, and 50 prolonv ~ d
anuance or public abuse By holdfno w o;r
10 the1r seats while women stand, ther nrs'y uy
IN strong Light the odious character ~ ~
faee u WHICH the company is guilty. r ,s'~
sle In Inc presence OF venerable old ladr s, os
"olnan on tne verge OF fa1nting from erhsa.
uon "nhe 1orced to stand, the heinops nanss.
u 1ne companys grasping and niggardlY Nv.
uact ~ maoe sne more apparent Tht. c1,.,
OF passengers remain In their seats vim. aS ~
tired seamstress stands, in obedience In . tae
sense OF public duty, and suffer all the a,o. soas
suppressed sympathy while they sit. ~. Ts "
forward to the time when seat will ha 49,, a"e
for every passenger, and meantime ara ha.au' 4o@
ing gray or bald The man with IN Euoljsh 49,
terrier pup" Is an interesting fa.S.u'
Of street-car travel He invariably thrnsts ~
pup - under the seat, aud the length ~ ~
cord BY which he is held generally gives H.
range Of about SIX feet It then becomes -.
question whose legs the animal will h;,a aAs*
and whether he will merely nibbIe M IA. -.
teeth firmly in the quivering nesh. ,rhe s.u w
fnncier invariably insists that his br,ta 10 se'
fectly harmless, but the expression Of bia -.
in giving the assurance Is so comicaIlv Ill.,
thirsty as to leave the impression that h. =.
secretly making signs to the pup to make = m..,
OF the calf of some passengers leg.
The street-car is m admirable field for .h,. u
actcr-study. Every variety Of human nass;os =
there represented There Is the man vho h.s
spent his last nickel for fare, and whosa ~
shows that he is destined to steal or ber hi. H..
ner or starTe; the man who has Just ou,r,.,ss
with his wife, and whose wrinkled countananos
still retains the suarl Of H1-hunaor ~
passion OF the cross husband; the m,n
whose note IS certain to go to protest before
O'Clock, and who shudders at the prospect n,
bankruptcy, ruin, and poverty; the laadIonf
whose hard face promises no mercy to defan1t.
ing tenants, aud who will turn tho widow. nj
orphans into the street to swell his bank,,,-
count: the man who studies the stock-martst
reports with an agony OF intensity in the y.n
hope OF an Indication Of the change which MI
save him from being ''sold out': the woman
brilliant with ribbons and flowers who will mai,
the round Of the Shops and submit to the coar,.
stare of admiration on the street-corner without
blushing: the girl in faded shawl on her xay
to the shop to earn pittance for the support ii
a vretched family In q comfortless hoyel Ever
shade Of misery and every grade Of happness
find place in tho street-car. The old. Tia
young, the rich, the poor, the good, the bad, md
the Indifferent take a ride together for nickel