Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1885-03-14

CdlcicSS lOI 1Aiy aoc, bAt tLIh pA~N -
cheap and knows our ways, and
| Heaven knows what should do with
a new girl, but suppose you would
be glad to have a change don't
have any Of the work to do. You
men are so selfish. / wish / was a
man.
$50 do I, my DEAR" observed MIR.
Badger. s.Then | might possibly
hear the end of this story some time
this year.
sThat's right, Mr.. Badger; when
you can't treat me cruelty and neg
lect me, abuse me. That's the way
with you men. / have a good mind
not to tell the story not at all now,
just for spite"
AT this moment Mr.. Badger picked
up his newspaper and resumed his
reading
"As / was saying continued Mrs.
Badger after five minutes of silence,
which seemed to her like month,
"when Mrs. Simpson and Miss Simp-
son left the hsuse | put on my cloak
and hat and started down to buy
some groceries that I asked you to
order several days ago, but which
you forgot as usual. You always for
get such things until you sit down
to the table to eat and then you storm
and raise row because you don't
find the articles all cooked and ready
for you in silver covered dishes.
got in red car and started down
town. The car didn't stop for me at
first. I had to walk over to the other
side of the street and walk through
pool OF water, but / don't suppose it
would make any difference to you if
I had drowned. After wading nearly
up to my boot tops | finally got into
the car and there wasn't any seat for
me. The car was crowded with men
and women. There wasn't gentle
man there. It's pity the street car
companies don't run cattle cars for
those brutes who sit down and pre-
tend to read newspapers while ladies
stand up. There was one putty
faced dude who wasn't reading. He
didn't dare look me in the face. He
fumbled around in his pockets and
pulled out a newspaper, and when I
looked at him he began reading it
| upside down. Some men would do
anything rather than stand up and
let lady sit down. Then the brute
of conductor asked me if I didn't
have small change when / gave him
| five dollar bill. OF course I had.
but I wouldn't give it to him after he
had insulted me before the arfull of
people, not that L cared for them.
though. Then he looked at the bill
suspiciously, and carried it out on
the platform and asked the driver if
it was good. He then went through
the car and asked every man if he had
change. None had any, of course,
and he had to give it back to me. I
hope he had to pay my fare himself.
just because he was such selfish
brute. But he was like all you men.
"At Twenty-third street a woman
got in the car with that lovely dress
pattern saw on Broadway last fall
and wanted you to buy for me, but
you said it was too expensive. She
had it made over, and it was perfectly
beautiful. | knew it didn't cost her
over $50, and it was worth twice that
much. You will see how much it
costs when / get my new dress next
month. Dress goods are twice as
high now, but you always think you
know so much about such things.
81 got out at Fourteenth street
and was walking past that new build
ing on Sixth avenue. You know
which one l mean? 1t has such
lovely windows. They are plate
glass and reach clear across the store,
and are filed with the greatest bar