The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-11-10
RANDOM NOTES.

THE traveller on railway train is not disposed
TO regard blindness the greatest of misfor-
tunes, and remains unmoved by the SORROWS of
the sightless as narrated in the verses. If, in
deed, he is at all sensitive he Will consider
temporary blindness rather desirable than other
wise. Humanity in bulk is not attractive at any
time. On train it is less 80, perhaps, than
elsewhere The individual becomes merged in
the passenger, and as such loses such distinctive
features as may make him more or less agree
able i'll ordinary life The man who sits in front
of you with stold or lowering countenance and
an unkempt look, suddenly develops into genial
and prepossessing citizen. The woman opposite
is possibly, an accomplished and amiable "house
mother" but she is a soured and spiritless pas
seuger The smeary baby is a cherub at home,
no doubt. but here-yes, it is certainly better to
be blind on train.
VAST number of people quench their thirst at
the town pump! The African brother fills tine
dipper and applying his lips TO that portion of
the rim next the handle gulps down the refresh
ing draught with no ado The nice young man
comes along, takes the dipper and drinks next
to the handle. The dainty lady looks at the
Shiny cup with disgust which clears away
she touches her little mouth to the part nearest
the handle. The teamster with struggling
beard, well dyed with tobacco juice, drinks next
the handle; so does the dirty faced bootblack.
Each drinker hatters himself that he alone has
had the happy thought to appropriate the clean
side of the dipper. The wise person who views
the daily procession does not undeceive the
thirsty ones, but gets his own drinks elsewhere.
AS rendezvous for lovers and statesmen and
men about town the postoffice steps are not
passed in popularity. Some very affecting and
| impressive sights may be noted there by the
chance observer but seldom is there a more
tender scene than that enacted by two lawyers
yesterday. The arm of one fondly encircled the
neck of the other, his head rested upon his shout
der and with lips close to his ear he whispered
airy nOthngs, la Tiden2 Who knows? For
ten minutes, long minutes to the excited look
ers-on, the embrace and the whisperings con-
| tlnued. Were they making love to each other
or was the one telling the other how Indiana
was carried2 Who knOws9
THE small boy as an element in politics is not
to be despsed. He is reformer and has meth
DDS of his own. Gan Of us boys in this neighbOr-
hood are Republicans" Seventh ward ten
year-old was heard to remark this week. eve
won't allow no Democrats to live here. Johnny
Smith ia youth aged eleven or thereaboutsl, he
said he was a Democrat, but fellows we
| licked him good-pounded him till he couldn't
I eat no supper UnaG night, an bney na0 company
an chicken an things AJ his house too Johnny
hollers with the Republicans now, you bet"
BELIEVING, perhaps, that the life of the trav
eler is not rendered sufficiently miserable by the
| boy fiend who deposits prize packages and flash
| literature in his lap, the managers of some of
the roads running out of Indianapolis permit
the blind man with verses for sale to int1mdate
| the passengers. The blind man Is not known to
go armed. but it requires great courage to resist
his standard deliver attitude and the look of
suffering which wrinkles his face when the al
legged poem is handed back instead of the coin he
fondly hopes for.
A FIFTE EN-YEAR-OLD Philadelphia girl has dis
appeared from her home, having 1t is supposed,
been seized with mania to work for her living.
Her father is making great fuss about the mat
ter, but there are lots of fathers in the country
who would not make the least effort to ward off
the Mary Churchill contagion. Indeed, if the
mania is really catching. Mary may expect to
receive end Of Invitations to come and spend
the winter.