Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1885-03-26

hol, ana adueO mat ms thoughts were
usually conferred on the immediate
business he had in hand
We'll, continued the author,
( with your permission We will make
careful study of the faces in this car
and try to read the history of the man
or woman behind the face, or, should
say, the immediate objects Of his or
her thoughts
"Of course, said the author, draw
/ ing closer, you must be a man Of
sympathy You must have had some
/ practice 10 do this thing we'll have
had great fun myself in watching and
1 studying the people | have met. Let
US commence in the corner by the
driver.
There you see man about GO By
/ the bye, did you ever notice that old,
/ quiet-looking fellows always seek the
/ corners in the front end Of the cart
It's fact, assure you. Why's Well,
1 because they arc old and conservative
and like to be by themselves Now,
the thought of this particular old fell
low opposite us, as he mas just settled
/ down in HIS corner aud wrapped his
/ overcoat about his lower extremities.
having in the meanwhile got his nickel
ready for the conductOr-his thought,
| say, is something like this;
"Ah, that's good got the corner Of
| the car No one TO tread on my feet.
Car may be crowded, but he won't get
on my feet Conductor will yell out
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 haveem looking
at me as if ought to give EN- my
seat Let's see, I've got my fare all
right | haven't got a paper. In
running to catch the car and get my
favorite seat | had no chance to get
my paper No matter, will get it on
the news stand up town. How slow
the cars so. Wonder how long it
will take to get home. Wonder-I
guess I'll dozs. I've worked hard to-
day. Elevated--el-el stocks pro.
perty-damages. The OLD mans
asleep.
Next TO him IS young girl. She
/ has Just managed to get on the car in
/ tlm9 to get 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 viii get any more pay for what
she does. Her thoughts turn to her
mother, sickly and poor OF course
she must do all She can to help her
There's marriage Well, whose fhere9
There's young Giblets, the clerk, who
doesn't earn much more than she
does There's that old bachelor that
Mime Ross introduced TO me at the
soirec; he's gotmoney, but he's mean.
Oh, heavens! there's dude over there
trying to firt with me-.
Now, the dude referred to-you
see what he is doing. He's trying, as
the young folks say, 20 mash the
young woman whom 7 have just made
think aloud for us. AN. be thinks
to himself, it's a well-dressed fellow,
after all, that catches them. she
seems q little shy, but there's no
trouble. Yes, she's looking; she's be-
! ginning to smile at the corner Of her
mouth. BY Jovel I've got her; Eve
got herr I'll get out when she does
and have chat with her
There's fat old lady. She has
been downtown 10 the store. She's
thinking about the cars being SO
dreadfully crowded Dear me four
fat men and two ladies standing be
tween me and the conductor, and she
must catch his eye and tell him to
let her off at Fortieth street. OH
this is dreadful
There's young man who has been
dissipating too much. He's going
through the lemorseful stage BY
Jovel' he says, I've had big head
on me for the past four days, and the
boss has noticed it, too. Didn't say
anything, bat he knows. / bet he's
been one Of the boys himself. Ella,
the landlady's pretty daughter, has
noticed il, TOO. Well, I've made a
fool of myself I'm going TO get
Strengthened out, and STOP the whole
business. ! guess she'll be all right
when tell Aer that"
'The young lady with the seaside
novel is dwelling in English castles
The fat German with the legal docu-
ment has just leased large beer
saloon and Is wondering how it will
pay. Then the young mother with
the baby in her arms"
Twenty third streetW yelled the
conductor
"Well, I've arrived at Ely destina
ton, said the author; go on and
finish it yourself, and tell nee how you
succeeded. Good by" and the next
| minute the reporter was alone.
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