Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-12-24

II never saw such rudeness in my life," re-
marked gentleman to a railroad official as he
stepped of a car within a few minutes Of the
starting time of train. There are men. some
young robust ones, too, In that car holding fast
to their seats while ladies are standing"
Yes" said the official, there are plenty OF
such, and when the train men suggests that
they double up they will bristle up and intimate
that they are o erstepping their duties"
Perhaps" suggested a bye stander, 'ff the
ladies would say thank you more often they
would fare better. Some will give man get
up and give me your seat look as if men were
obliged to surrender their seats"
"Of course" said the railroad man, s'most
men will interpret the look and give up; and in
some cases not even a nod is given In return
There are some men. however. who can stand
all their looks aud hold fast TO their seats. If
men do not act always as gentlemen towards
ladies the latter are often to blame. II, when
one gives up his seat the lady would merely nod
her thanks. Others would not hesitate to give
10 TO the ladies also"
There are some ladies'" said the bystander.
who Will take seat for two and then ask the
brakeman to turn the seat in front OF her for
her to rest her feet upon"
Yes" put In another. "that is always the
case If the lady has a neat looking foot"
But" said the railroad man. 'the tickets call
for but one seat each. and except In cases OF
sickness seats are not turned"
''Some women who occupy two seats" said
the bystander. do not hes tate TO saw TO n lady
that the seat with ter is CT aged"
BY her little hand sat,! FL |" added the rail-
road man.
Il call that lying" said . traveller who had
Just come up.
And the inquring lady," continued the by
SANDER. has to stand?"
It'll the conductor or orakesman nakas n
request that the pas engers double up," said
the railroad man. You have not hit upon the
worst nuisance of all yet. There are no people
so considerable OF the comfort of ladies as in this
cou. try, but there are exceptions among men
as there are among ladies. The large majority
of the latter always command Iespect, for they
are never so forgetful as not to thank q gentle
man for any little courtesy. There are few.
however. such as you have described but they
may yet learn some day. wh,n seats are dif-
fcult to find. how it is themselves and improve
in their conduct. The biggest nuisance of all is
the men who travel with big salchels and
place them on seats in the iadies Car TO hold
them while they 60 forward to smoke
These are the regular bores who take adyant-
age OF the custom of leaving something on q
seat to retain it, and arrange their traps so as
to secure two seats and then go in the smoker,
thus occupying seats for three. So you see
that there are some men who are quite as great
nuisances in this respect as ladies. If all would
recognize the fact that ticket is for but one
seat, and none are entitled TO special privileges
our duties would not be SO onerous"
AT this point the bell sounded and the rail-
road man sung out, ''All aboard" and got on
his train, while some other pores who had been
chatting with their friends to the last moment
jumped OF. The first duty OF the conductor
while collecting the fares was to see that some
fair one made room for their sisters who had
been kept standing. and arrange the baggage OF
the smoking bores 80 as to give all q chance to
sit down.