Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-07-16
Street Car Courtesy.

He was tall man, with hOOKeO nose
and little twinkling eyes. The odor OF
rum was very perceptible in the atmos-
phere around him, and could he realize
on the capital invested in that blossom
on his nose he might purchase corner lot
on any of our .thOroughfares. The car
was full when he got in at the Federal
street bridge, and several ladies were
standing, although some of the seats
| were occupied by men. He crowded
through the aisle, begging every
body's pardon, and braced himself with
his back against the front door There
was good natural look on his face, when
he would occasionally forget himself, but
he seemed to realize his condition, and
assumed an air of determined seriousness
when he caught anyone looking at him.
| He first insisted that well-drcssed,
modest looking lady should change places
with him, and rest herself by leaning
against the door, But she declined with
| bushes.
elf were occupying seat, ma'am,"
| he said, in loud voice, 81 would offer
it to you cheerfully; yes, ma'am, cheer
fully" ~,
"You are very kind she replied, soft
| ", and turned her head away, for it was
plain that the fumes of liquor almost
made her gag Some of the men all at
once began to be very much occupied In
gazing out of the windows, and two
Young fellows in the corner engaged In
an absorbing conversation.
at seems to me-" continued the old
pickle, speaking as if to himself, "lt
seems to me that young men are not SO
po1ita nc they used to be- - ..
A imid-looking young man in the cor
ner here arose and offered his seat to
young lady, blushing as if he had been
| detected in heinous crime.
81 am glad, SIR" continued the speak
er, Ito see that you are an exception, an
honorable exception, sir"
The young man began to look very fool
| ish. and went out upon the rear plat
form, stumbling over the equity foot OF
an old gentleman, who had sat opposite,
and whose eyes glared with homicidal
fury
sMost men, nowadays beg your par
don, ma am''-(to lady whose bonnet
he crushed, when staggering under
lurch of the car; ''Most men, nowadays,
hang to seat as if they were clamped ON
to it, and poor tired women stand help
lessly in the aisles, except when good
looking one gets into car, and then
somebody always gives her seat. It's
the homely women who always have to
stand"
The ladies in the aisle looked very alb
surd, and a girl with bangs, who haG
taken the seat the timid young man sur
rendered, Uttered.
"No gentleman will keep his seat in a
car while ladies are standing. 1t is al
ways safe
The old gentleman with the equity foot
here looked up and said savagely:
sIt is always safe to mind your own
business.
At this the two young men who had
| been engaged in the absorbing converse
ton, left their seats and pulled the bell
strap.
"Was l addressing my remarks to you,
sir?'' asked the pickle.
81 don't know nor don't care -.
You mind your business and I'll mind
mine" N
II intended no offense, sir particularly
not to you, sir. When man gets to be
as old and fat as you are, sir, he is not
expected to be as gallant as when he was
young and active:''
81 told you to mind your own business
and I'd mind mine. l don't want any
words with you; you're drunk and don't
know what you are talking about y
s.I'm drunk, am 1a' and he gave leer
that was intended to express irony. 81
am sober enough to know an old hog
| when I see one"
At this the young girl with the bangs
giggled outright, and the lnfuriated old
gentleman with the equity legs, yelled:
Conductor! conductor! This man is
drunk and insulting"
The conductor entered the car and led
the old pickle out on the platform, where
the soliloquy was finished, to the infinite
amusement of a number of passengers.