The National tribune., 1883-11-01
LOYAL W0M4N'S WORK
Amenities Of Railway TraVeI---Ezpe-
rience Meeting---Relief Corps.
lcoadao,sa b. Kate Z. sr.ersood.l

their disguise as at The railway station or IA
travelling upon the cars. There is something
An the hurry and hustle Of railroadings that
easily brushes or ali ceremony and reserve
snss allows the natural man 20 assert his sway.
Then ID Is that the croak Of the croaker and
the sol,e Of the Joker are heard at their worst
and bst that the born wilmer begins his
complaints and the good-humored phii@nthrop-
Isl looks an Rith a sniile, while the mob tread
upon bis toes, and positively declines TO make
Wry face. Ihen 1t Is the vulgar take upon
themselves the right to he vulgar and the re-
fnea preserve decent decorum, only TO lose
Their supper at the eating house and sit IN the
side sests by the stove while horde OF chill
dren loil around on the unclaimed seats ana
daub The velvet cushions with sticky caTameis
and hal s-Iuastiuased cake. Then it is the bonn
basiic nooaiehead voices his little learning
with ssy.nt's air. while the scientist IN
homespan sares vacantly into space and mod
estiy WISHES be was dead since he Is such
very s1Sil man, placed ia such b0andless posi-
biIities 0s time and space
There Is the handsome man. who turns half
around Ia his seat and poses for the crowd, and
the lazy man, who doubles up and is asleep
before tiie conductor comes around with has
punch There is the fat, round maa, with the
fat. rscnG children and the thin. scr2Eny wife,
whe iuaches the family every hour on the
viaIl6a We csin imagine her making with break
ing back and aching fingers. There is the
woman who slaps her baby every time the
train gives q Jerk, and tie woman. who allows
herself 10 be slapped by her outraged inn0censs
for a n0g dissimiiar otfense. There Is the man
who never answers llis wife except with
gr0wI. and the woman whose voice is one pro-
lOnged wall from fhe time she boards the train
until We lose sight of her at the way station
where she takes her departure.
Here IS the woman who never eats while
travelling because il gives her the headache,
and there is another who must take little
something every h0ur 10 stay her stomach for
fear her head viii ache. And here too. is the
pair who scOll the conductor that the train Is
late. and accase him of being IN league with
the hotel men 10 delay the tide OF travel
Sweet or s0ur. mild OF astriBgeHt, sense or
noaseBse, observation-disclosures or light-headedness
ali qualities are here and q queer hodge-podge
it is, AS any one who happens TO travel may
readily Know. 1t is the railroad. after all,
thai brings out the native quality OF the So
joaTner thereon.
The other day woman entered a railway
station. followed by a little Dor, both laden
Hitil packages. tsho proved the diversion Of an
assembled throng waiting Cor belated train.
She was somewhat eItTavag4nfly dressed and
wore considerable jewelry, including a variety
OF Reek ornaments Over iur-trimmed cloak
and heavy gold earrings Seating herself. her
frst carr Was to pun OF her gloves, revealing
three or four rings on each Of her fat, red
hands. Then she called the small boy 10 her,
taking 7. glove Of his hand revealing hoop
ring which he wore. Then she lifted both
hands 10 adinst some brown feathers on her
bonnet which needed no adjustment, but gave
Bn opportunity For displaying those rings. At
this stage the father entered and the moment
she fxe3 her eses upon him she shouted, in a
pensmFfory voice:
CoIse here, DOc.p
-Doc7 shniled himself slowly forward.
when the woman arose, opened her mouth and
shoyrea two very even rows o. porcelain teeth.
ll4ater she explained for the edifcation Of the
company that her husband was a travelling
dentist. aad this action was undoubtedly a
trick OF the advertising trade. This by way of
8 pareathesis that the reader may know that
the account is no e1aggeratson). Having in
Fpecte5 the teeth, g Doc fished into various
SIDE pockets bringing cut a package Of chcco-
Late cuts package Of peanut tatiF, mann
moth onion package Of cakes. and a gold
ring. The ring he placed on the boys finger,
and taking fherefrom the old band. threw il
conte7nytuOusir upon the foor The woman
said :" g, my" and the boy ran 70 pick il up.
IL was q say fae Inan had OF saving that he had
more money than he knew what to do with,
which nsnst always be The case with lucky
fools.
The next public address was by the woman
shabby feet, asked him z-y he did not put on
his new shoes. and. as be turned away imps-
fieBtly lysNithout answering. said:
Aonid better put On your new shoes Or 20
and get them blackened"
The comfortable creature now discovered
that haT nails needed looking after and crossed
over to the stove where her husband was towing
with heavy gold watch he had taken from his
pockes. ialso for the delect4tion Of the public,
and hslC up pndgy hand to be cleansed. The
lDdulgent husband carefully pared the nails
seraped thcn8 and returned them Ia good order
70 the owner who took a survey OF the sifaa-
ton Nlth true wifely pride. and seated herselt
again more comPiaeenfiy than before.
Bat her period Of petroleum triumph was not
etendeG. they had undoubtedly struck ile y
for, nncoing one Of many paper packages, she
revealed handsome lamp shade. and, turning
10 lads short distance away, informed hel
that il was a present for her nother-in- law
sent lv q aEister-in-laH
But Tm sorry brought IL" she said, q anG
wish il would break, SO she would have 1.
take ii herself"
But chen you would have ii to pay for,
%. I don't care. for that. It's easier to pa,
for Il than 10 bother carrying il, with soar
1Bg creseendo 70 her voice, which said. as plaiI
O. words could tell, It's not Tor rich folks lil
rs 20 care anything about the cost"
Row although THIS account Is literally an6
absolutely true, there are those who viii thinl
i TOO horribly vulgar for belief Bat let then
think 1or moment and say if they do no
constantly see al these ill-bred demonstration
almost daily while on their travels Ii is sci
dom, indeed, that one family viii be guilty a
sucb an aggregation Of atrocities, and vet hoT
1sany are shocked witnesses for one OF more.
The siloddy display, the offensive crunehini
OF sweets and trash, the loud talking the effor
70 excite attention to bits Of fnery and small
possessions, the cutting and cleaning Of tn
nails IN public places the po;npoas swaggerini
over the accidents Of wealth or pOsitiOn-al
these are thrust before yeu AT every statiol
and rp0a every railroad train.
Men aad women OF true refinement and goo
breeding Go not haze one set Of snaaners for TIA
drawing room and another for the way station
or the railway car But many there are wh
clam license Tor conduct IN public places q
which they would be heartily ashamed IN tbei
OWL homes II is rot fine clothes or giilts.riu
Jewels or the ability 10 sQuander large sums Z
money that makes the true lady or genfle1nar
The best compliment we ever heard paid to
w9alan q c1itnre and refinement, who count
her admireTs by the hundred, bnt has neyo
bad tie means g indulge IL fiIery, was that Z
q torn fr0sk she w0ald still be distingnishe
above the finest dressed lady il the land.
One aeea not be yersed In arbitrary socis
laws % ise kn0wn as person Of correct depor
meDt, since the best manners are those fosnde
on cenisn0n-seH and kind heart the ss.m
n al times and in all ages. The fashion
this never charges AS sofne one well savs
Aaaners are aot idle, bat the lrGit Of nobl