Omaha daily bee., 1885-03-23
Fun in u Street Car.

New York Mail and Express.

New York Mail and Express.
A few days ago, having finished his
work connected with the Mail and Ex-
press, a reporter, accompanied by a
friend who a,pires to the honorable posi-
ton of an author, and who was of a very
observing disposition, boarded q Fourth
venue car.
Ibid you ever said the observer,
"philosophize In q street car as to the lives
and thoughts of the people you saw
around you?"
The reporter admitted that he had not,
and added that his thoughts were usually
conferred on the immediate business he
had In hand.
"Well," continued the author, with
your permission we will make a careful
study of the faces in this car, and try to
read the history of the nal or woman
behind the face, or, / should say, the i'm.
mediate object of his or her thoughts"
"Oi course" said the author, drawing
closer, ''you must be a man of sympathy.
You must have had some practice to do
this thing well. l have had great fun
myself in wa ching and studying the peo-
pie l have met. Let us ommence in
ths corner by the driver.
"There you see a man about 60. By
the bye, did you ever notice that old,
quiet looking fellows always seek the
corners in the front end of the car? It's
a fact, / assure you. Why? Well, be
cause they are old and conservative ard
like to be by themselves. Now, the
thought of tbis particular old fellow op-
poslte us, as he has just settled down in
his corner and wrapped his oVercoat about
his lower eXtrsmities, having in the
meanwhile got his nickel reedy for the
conductor-bis thought, | say, is some.
thing like this:
"Ah, that's good; got the corner of ths
car. No one to tread on my feet. Car
may be crowded, bat he won't get on my
feet. Conductor will yell ont to "Please
move up, gentlemen" but they never do
move up, that is as far as the corner. Out
of the way of the women, too. Won't
have'em looking at me as Ii l ought to
give 'em my seat. Let's see, I've got my
fare all right, I haven't got a paper. In
running to catch the car and get my ia.
yorits seat | had no chence to get my
paper. No matter, will get 1t on the
news stand up town. How slow the car
gees Wonder how long it will take to
get home. Wonder-I guess I'll doze.
I've worked hard to-day. EIevsted-el
neutrality-suspicious. The
old mans sleep.
.Next to him is a young girl. She has
Just managed to get on the car in time 10
get a seat. She has had an extra hard
days work. She feels tired and cross
over it. She wonders how much longer
she's got to work, and If she will get any
more pay for what Ahe does, Her
thoughts urn to her mother, sickly and
poor. OF course she must do all she can
to help her There's marriage. Well,
who's there There's young Giblet',
the clerk, who doesn't earn much more
than she does. There's that old bach,
elor that Minnie Ross introduced to me
at the ~soiree; he's got money, but he's
mean. Oh, heavens there's q dude
over there trying to fl TT with me-
"Now the dude referred to-you see
what hs Is doing. Hes trying, as the
young folks ray, to mach the youn9
woman whom | have just made THU
aloud for us. 'Ah, he thinks to himself
its a well dTes,ed fellow, after all, tina
catches them. She ssem, 3 little shy
but there's no trouble. Yes, she's lock
! irs; she's beginning to smile at tina col