Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1885-09-13
IN THE STREET CARS.
Written for III, Ssuday Register.

Written for the Ssaddy Register.
These days of street car riding give peo'
pie many an amusing moment. | have
been tempted to tell sou of an interesting
ride had some time since. Crossing from
Martins Ferry | was soon seated in the
street car. One after another got into the
car, till We had goodly company. A
bright eyed little girl, with face beaming
with pleasure, and clssping her dolly in her
arms, was on her way to spend the day at
her grandms's 1t was a real pleasure to
ook into her face, 80 full Of joyous autici-
patton and unmarked by any OF the lines OF
care and sorrow. Just next her was that
woman you have all met-the nervous,
'ussy woman, who looks ont Of the window
every half square with an anxious expres-
sion as thong b she would have trouble max
ing the driver let her off at the desired cor
ner.
You can't help watching her, and her
al xiety is contagious. At last she grssps
the bell rope aud you hesve sigh OF relief
orly to zee her frantic glanceS redoubled.
For one square and half she holds on to
hat bell rope before she gives the final pull
hat sends her cut Of the car and gives you
N opportunity 10 observe its other occu-
yal Is.
All this time you have been having
Toured into your ears all the secrets OF a
yoluble woman on the other side of the car,
sbo is telling TO her companion the secrets
cf the family, receiving promise Of pro-
found secrecy from her.
Why are people in street car 80 en-
enercssed in their own affairs as to De OBJ
!iv,ous Of the fact the people about them
aIe lot on their way to an asylum for the
deaf?
Just after the car started from the
upper end of the line, a woman got in who
paid her fare and told the driver to let her
out at Twenty eighth street She then set
tleG down with the complacency one feels
who has tickets and checks securely put by
in his pocketbook and is ready for a long
Journey. Alas, for her confidence in man.
At Inirty-third street she makes the dis
ccvery that she has passed her point of
{. stination, aud after some instructions and
explanations, she is handed safely over to
he first car that is going up town and the
driver so completely instructed as to de-
l,eripg her 81 the proper place, that she
L ust feel Ike package securely done up
il wrapping paper and string, marked and
handed to the errand boy for delivery.
In the far corner of the car most ami
ated discussion was being carried on be-
tween mailer and feeder.
They talked OF the general mike lness of
tie iron and nail business.
Each one brought out his points, good
and bad, and each held his ground firmly,
8. eming to feel there could be no other
right view but his.
Of course as the car became crowded
there were the usual displays of selfshness
By the people who always sit sideways and
take up as much room as possible.
Finally, in order to provide the ladies
with seats, it was necessary for some OF the
gentlemen to give up their places. | was
very much interested in the way in which it
was done.
Now.I do not go away from home very
cf!en and Isaac has often told me about
the way the ladies act when gentlemen give
up their seats in the cars to them.
thought il so strange to hear that some
Of he ladies never said thank you, sir.
watched with unusual interest TO see
Whist would be done in this case The first
g.ntleman who arose offered his seat very
IL assntly to the lady, and it was accepted
OF her in q most courteous manner.
Presently an elderly lady came in and in
her confusion at entering a crowded car and
Ter difficulty in finding her purse, and then
her car tickets it was evident that she did
rot know for some time after she was seat
i Al L. k,ly IL u
Soon another stop and more ladies to get
in. Two gentlemen left their seats with
muttered remark about women always
crcwding into full cars" and walked on TO
TIE front platform ust as the ladies stepped
On The back platform.
OF course those two gentlemen were not
thanked for giving their places TO the ladies'.
tor they had not done 50 Win l went
home ! asked "Isasc' # that was the way
al men acted wh0 complain about WON an
rot thanking them for such favor5? He
evaded the question so skilfully that fear
there are more than those two men
who have been guilty Of such behavior.
Whsle we would offer no excuse for ladies
who accept any courtesy from gentlemen as
right We insist that if gentleman will
only offer kindness TO a lady, even in the
st~et car in kindly manner it will be ac-
Cepted in the same way BY her. We all be-
lieve that, or pretend that we
believe that in al ages
Every human heart 10 human,
That IN even savage bosOns
There ave longings yesruings, strivinss
For TIE coed they compr .hsnd not"
Sc tell Isaac! even if he meets folks
vi o act like 'savages he must treat them
as having the longing after the good they
comprehend nctI and Get them an excellent
exc mple Of true, roval, human nature.
'REp-r,u"