Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1885-01-25
Unconventional Human Nature.

l never saw the natural and candid ten
dency OF the female part Of the race better
illustrated than in Q large dry goods store
one day while / was out trying to make up
my mind what to buy for the holidays /
was coming down the broad stairway when
met well dressed lady with the prettisst,
sweetest and most innocent little girl She
looked As tidy Is . new doll and was a
happy as . butterfly on . sunshiny day.
She was huInming . small tune of her own
and seemed to b as much at homo q shs
hbored up the steps swinging On her moth
er's hand as il she had been playing around
bsr own freside. At the top OF the stairway
'kas another lady, well dressed and refined,
looking at the one going up and she held by
the hand her little boy, very brightlooking
and clean.
The two mothers mot, 70 did the little girl
and the little boy. Thsre was q scene right
away. The little girl thought the little boy
was very handsome. She through up bar
hands and clappsd them togethsr in scstacy
as she said, "Oh, you sweet darling!
Mamma, mamma, see the sweet darlingl"
And then she rushed up and threw her
arms about his neck. @Why, Madge, what
do you meant" said her mother with some
surprise and embarrassment But Madgs
kept on kissing her newly discovered affinity,
repeating all the time, you sweet darlingl
Oh, you sweet dsrling!"
Ths hoy was entirely unprspaFsd for %
G11dan demons1ratioa and b Was unul.
Ant enough 10 get very mad sd tJ 70 pull
oSay. Dc:A n.osxsrs turned rsA n ~ lnea
1xsfy body tn ths stoes Was lanGhine, a1d
taksu aitogstAsr IL scsns was Qui1D ami.
mated Finally Nadgs's mother sr-,esdsd
im dragging her away. The boy snt on
whimpering, and tranquility was restored.
But Madge kept saying a. she was led out
into distant part Of tho store: @Mamma,
want to see that sSest darling" While one
cannot help admiring the refreshing inno-
cence Of this little woman in embryo, It il
probably fortunate that her SIX generally
becomes more cautious with advancing yeaIs
in the declaration Of prsfsgsnces as 70 the
othsr side
snuh-Tak1ng Comes Next.
New York Star NAN About Town.
Down in the Criterion, beneath Wallack's
where the British barmaids, both literally
and fguratively, mix drinh, . lot Of would
be swell young chaps nightly gather and
ogle the women behind tho countsr. These
latter are not particularly trim or pretty,
but they talk with . cooknsy accsnt and
are 80 awfully Engliah, 70 knaw," that our
empty -pated Anglomaniash have voted them
good form and patronise the placs ex-
tansively. The other night saw youth
Whose pride it is to be considsrvd, second to
Berry Wall, the most dudish individual in
town, louneing against the bar and survey
ing himself complacentiy in . mirror. He
is q member Of one Of our Oldest and wealth
lest families His father b . man Of in
tellectual tastes; his mother Is a refined lady,
whose name is identified with every great
social event in the metropolis
"'Ave yer seen is latestl" inquired one of
the barmaids. noticing probably that my
gaze was fixed upon this hopeful scion of a
knickerbocker house
mo" said L; @what ID itf'
Me dear" said the woman, beckoninR tho
young fellow to approach, @schow tha gen'le-
man 'ow you take the nawsty stuff"
Nothing 10th to exhibit his latest accom-
plishment, the dude drew q snuff box, inlaid
with gold, from his vest pocket, tapped the
lid several times. took q pinch of the con-
tents with an affected flourish Of the hand,
then closed the box and swept j. back into
his pocket He smiled . silly smile and then
explained:
-Its cold day when they gvt ahead Of
me, you know. I'm going to revive this
habit, you know. In q mouth every man in
town will be snuffing. They all copy me,
you know. l set the fashions-yaas"