The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1885-11-26
THE GIRLS OF NEW YORK.

desire to say one word through the
columns of your valuable paper in re-
lstion to one of the features of your
growing town which is too often
ignored by those who visit New York.
l allude to the girls, large numbers of
whom met while there. We did not
have an opportunity to become thor
oughly acquainted, but l met large
number of them casually. / used to
get out early and continue late into
the evening, meeting the girls of New
York upon the crowded thoroughfares.
Some love to stroll in the parks and
others yearn to ride on the elevated
railway, that they may see what the
people who 1.-Two in the second stories of
New York have for supper; but think
that to stem the angelic tide of young
and beautiful girls in Gotham is GER
tainly as pleasant duty as the stranger
can perform.
The girls of New York, whether
dressed in the warm, tailor-iitting gar
ments of reluctant spring or the cool
toggery of the heated summer time,
have habit of moving down the
crowded street with their eyes fixed ON
some object about 250 miles ahead and
jostling the gentleman from the far,
west in way that makes him almost
glad he came. OF course now and
then, in the neVer-ending hurry and
rush and hustle, you meet girl whose
symmetry of form has been mislaid, or
whose features. are well calculated to
stop a clock. but if you are on your,
guard you can evade her and catch the
dimpled elbow of her successor in your
vest pocket
n .1E e. Al Ia
sewer-gas of the great metropolis, but
often wish that l could skip across
the intervening miles and once more
be jostled by those young ladies with
whom have had the pleasure of meet
ing casually.
They have no doubt forgotten me
long ere this Living. as they do, in a
large and booming town like New
York, it would not be surprising if they
had ceased to remember my thought
full face. Meeting new people, as thew
do day after day, it would not be sur
prising if they had forgotten one who
never will forget them while reason
continues on her throne.
Girls of New York, we may never
meet again, or at least not so much so
as we have. We may never meet with
have, but remember that YOU have
made an impression on the Subscriber
which time cannot erase. Never have
been knocked over and walked on by
those who impressed me more with
their genuine worth and their parasols.
their earnestness and their chubby,
elbows.
You, of course, will soon forget, but
l will never forget am not of for
getting disposition.
got so that l could steer clear of
the girl with wart on her nose in
time to have the breath knocked out of
me by one whose bright smile haunts
me STILL After l got so that could do
that successfully, L did not care for the
other features of New York. l would
eat hurried breakfast and dash away
to where L could be jostled. 1t is moro
exciting than lawn tennis and it is,
more eongenial to my nature than to-,
bogganing
The only conversation / had was
with young lady who ran into my
outstretched arms while her small wad
OF hydrophobia wrapped his chain
around us both four or five times.
Heretofore have regarded the dog
as nuisance, but l am now convinced
that there are exceptions. Some dogs
are extremely sagacious.
do not remember now lust what
our conversation was, but it was brief,
and our remarks were quite common
place. l only know that though 1.
tried over and over again to find
another sagacious dog led by a win
some young woman in good clothes, L
did not succeed in doing so. Many
dogs have instinct, but very few of
them are blessed with great mental
powers. 1 hope that the young lady
alluded to, in case this should come
under her eye, will try to overlook tie
past and remember that l. harbor mo-
feelings of antipathy toward her. dog.
Perhaps, had it not been for him, we
might never have been thrown to-
gether.
wish to say to her that am well
and hope these few lines will find her
enjoying the same great blessing. The
lump on my brow which she erected
with the hub of her parasol grew quite
large and the next morning l did not
know whether it would be best to wear
my hat on the head or on the lump,
but it has subsidized now-the lump, I
mean-and hope the young lady and
the cute little dog are welL-BiH Nye,
IL, N Y. Mercury.