Charlotte messenger. [volume] (Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co., N.C.) 1882-18??, 1882-06-17
The difference In Girls.

peaple who are too smart, and who arr
continually asserting themselves, ani
showing that they want to have some
thing to say, il is pleasant to occasion
ally meet a real modest young person
who had rather suffer inconvenience ant
torture, even, than to make any fuss
This was noticed more particularly dur
ing the last rainy day. when thu
heavens seemed to be Weeping over the
loss Of the sun, which had not been
seen at its accustomed haunts for over Q
month. An old man got into q street
car with his umbrella as wet as it il
possible for an umbrella to bs. The
seats were all full, and lie closed his
umbrella AMI put the point down on
the floor as be supposed, but in fact he
put it right into the low shoe of one Of
these sweet modest girls. right on to
her stocking, and the dirty water more
than poured down into the shoe AT
first she looked as though she would
move her foot, and call his attention to
what be was doing, but she seemed to
relent, and with resigned expression,
as though she hoped ne was not going
to ride many blocks, or perhaps some
body would get out and give him a
seat, she looked out of the window,
Once she moved her head as though she
would look down at her shoe to see how
near full of water it was, but again she
thought better of it, and looked across
the car at man with a wart on his
nose. After few minutes she began to
SILVER, which was conclusive evidence
to some that the water was coming up
around her instep, and gradually, over
flowing the banks. She looked as though
she feared that if she spoke to the man
abouE, 1T ne would think her very forward,
and that she was guilty of an impro pri
ETY. in speaking to stranger without an
introduction. Finally she became ner.
vcus, and. when girl begins to get
nervous something has got to be done.
She blushed and touched him on the
hand that held the umbrella handle
with her little Auttering finger and said !:
"May I ask you, sir, without seeming
to be impolite, to do me favor?"
"Why. certainly, miss said the old
man. as he looked down at her. What
is it?' y
"Will you please take your umbrella
out of my shoe for a moment, and let
me take the shoe off and empty it."
"For heavens sake, miss, was my UNI
brella in your shoe? I beg pardon"
and he took it out.
"It's of no consequence at ALL" said
the little lady, as she turned up her S no
on the side and let the black cambria
water out. ''There, you can put it right
back, or if you would prefer dry shoe
for your umbrella you can put it in this
other one."
But the old man blushed and moved
of to the other end Of the car, and
stepped on another girls foot. The
other girl was not that kind OF a retiring
child of nature, and she looked up at
the old blundetbuss with FIRE in her
eyes and every red hair on her head
meaning business, and said:
Can't you keep off of other peoples
feet? You better ride. in a sprinkling
cart when you go anywhere. Why don't
You look where you are walkingP 1
don't see what the city bought stone
crusher for, when you could walk on a
stone quarry and furnish cobblestones
for pavement" sf aj q
The old man pulled the bell-rope,
and putting his umbrella under his
arm, he walked the whole length of the
car, knocking off several hats with the
umbrella, but he didn't mash any Feet,
for all the passengers put their feet
under the seat. It bears all what. q diff
ference there is in Rlris.