Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1885-05-02
FUN IN A

ON IN "A SItEEE oCGh
A few days ago, having finished his
work connected with the Mail and En-
press, a reporter accompanied by q
friend who aspires to the honorable po-
sition of an author, and who was of u
very observing disposition, boarded a
Fourth avenue car.
Ibid you ever" said the observer,
"philosophize in a street-car as to the
lives and thoughts of the people you
saw around youp"
The reporter admitted that he had
not. and added that his thoughts were
usually centered in the immediate bus
mess 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 man or wo-
man behind the face, or, I should say,
the immediate object of his or her
thoughts"
.Of course" said the author, draw.
ing closer, ''you must be a man of SYM
pathy. You must have had some prac.
tice to do this thing we'll. I have had
great fun myself in watching and
studying the people I have met. Let
us commence in the corner by the
driver.
There you see a man about 60. By
the by, did you ever notice that old,
q~uiet-looking fellows always seek the
corners in the front end of the car? It's
a fat, I assure you. WhyP Well, be-
cause they are old and conservative
and like to be by themselves. Now,
the thought of this particular old fellow
opposite US, as he has just settled down
in his corner and wrapped his overcoat
about his lower extremities, having in
the meanwhile got his nickel ready for
the conductor-his thought, l say, is
something like this:
"'Ah, that's good; got the corner OF
the ar. No one to tread on my feet.
Conductor will yell out to please move
up, gentlemen" but they never dc
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 if
ought to give 'em my seat. Let's see,
I've got my fare all right. l haven't
got a paper. In running to catch the
car and get my favorite seat l had nc
chance to get my paper. No matter,
will get it Oh the news stand up town.
How slow the car goes. Wonder how
long it will take to get home. Wonder
Il guess III doze. I've worked hard
to-day. Elevated ell - el - stocks
property-damagcs.' The old mans
asleep.
Next to him is a young girl. She
has just managed to get on the car in
time to get a seat. She has had an OK.
ira hard days work. She feels tired
and cross over it. She wonders how
much longer she's got to work, and il
she will get any more pay for what she
does. Her thoughts turn to her moth
err, sickly and poor. OF course she
must do all she a to help her. There:
marriage. Well, who's there? There's
young Giblets. the clerk, who docsn'l
earn much more than she does. There's
that old bachelor that Minnie Ross in
troduced to me at the s~oirec; he's got
money, but he's mean. Oh. heavens
there's a dude over there trying to fir,
with me-
Nov, the dude referred to-you SEE
what he is doing. He's trying, as thu
young folks say. to mash the young wo
man whom l have just made thinl
aloud for us. All, he thinks to him
self, it's a wcll-dressed fellow, after all
that catches them. She seems q littl'
shy, but there's no trouble. Yes, she!
looking; she's beginning to smile at thu
corners of her mouth. BY Jove! w
r got her; I've got her! III get GU
when she does and have a chat will
her.
There is a fat old lady. She ha'
been down town to the store. She!
thinking about the cars being so dread
fully crowded. Dear me! four ia
men and two ladies standing between
me and the conductor. and she mus
catch his eye and tell him to let her of
at Fortieth street. On! this is dread
: full
There's a young man who has beer
dissipaling too much. He's goins
through the remorseful stage. B!
Jove! he says, I've had a big head on
me for the past four days. and the boss
has noticed it, too. Didn't say any
thing, but he knows. | bet he's been
, one of the boys himself. Ella, the
; landlady's pretty daughter. has noticed
, it, too. Well. I've made a fool of my:
self. I'm going to straighten out, ano
2 stop the whole business. guess shell
be all right when tell her that
1.-The young lady with the Seaside
: novel is dwelling in English castles
! The fat German with the legal docu'
ment has just leased a lager-beer sa.
loon and is wondering how it will pay,
y. Then the young mother with the baby
in her arms"
. "Twcnty-third street," yelled thu
conductor.
, "'Well, I've arrived at my destina
tion,' said the author; "go on and fin
5 ish it yourself, and tell me how 20,
succeeded. Good-by." and the mex
, minute the reporter was alone.-N 7
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