Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1885-11-19
In THE STREET CAR.
why some Mcn stand and Most
women sit-DiSferent views OF
the Matter.

The tall, angular looking man gloWereu
savagely at the row o. women on the OPP
posite side OF the car as he sunk into the
narrow space which was awarded INN
between two other men, but noticing
n cripple standing near the front end
of the car he at once gave up the seat to
him.
az gave up my seat to lady, sir" said
the cripple, whose voice, as we'll as the
statement, showed him to be rather feeble
minded.
"The more fool you," said the tall man
again CHANGING savagely at the row oil
women, four of them, who filled one side
of the car from front to rear, evidently
inconvenencing themselves considerably
in the effort to fill all OF the space and
prevent anybody else from sitting down.
''How long before one OF them would give
you seat, do you suppose?"
ooh, well, but they are ladies'" :.
"Perhaps they are, perhaps not. L
presume that when you are at home you
give your seat to the hired girl and wait
on the table yourself"
"But it is customary to give your seat
in the car to a lady"
"Well, why should it not be customary
for lady to make room for you when she
is taking up three or four times as much
space as she is entitled TOP" -.-.
"Well, don't know, but / do know
that l always feel grateful when q man
gets up and gives my wife seat in the
car"
"But did you ever see woman give
your wife seat in carp"
"Well, no, not that can think OF. ~
Not even if your wife was sick or
weak-looking
"No."
cor make room for her on a seat?"
"Well, no, not that remember"
"Did you ever see q woman, although
as strong as horse, get up and give her
seat to laboring man simply because
she knew that he was tired from hard
days work, while she had been gadding
about?"
"Well, don't believe 1 ever did,"
At this point stout, red-faced woman,
who had labored strenuously to hold two
and half seats, gave up the attempt
and, stopping the car, got off, casting u
spteful glance at the tall, angular man
as she departed. The other three closed
their ranks, and held the whole side still
"When my wife is riding with me,
continued the feeble-minded cripple, "ant
the car is crowded, 1 sometimes make hel
sit on my knee SO as to give more room u
ga pretty fellow you are, to use Other
women better than your own wife. Why
do you not offer the others the same
privilege?"
This proved too much for the maidenly
modesty of 45-year-old spinster, who
rung violently to stop the car. Brushing
past the tall, angular man, she alighted
and casting whitening look of scorn al
him, sped away, seemingly satisfied that
| she had made a fortunate escape from q
savage.
The other two rallied bravely and man.
aged to fill the seat, in spite Of the thin
ming in their ranks.
| "Now for my own part" said the tai
man, ~ am ready to give up seat when
ever l see anybody that needs it more
than l do. | don't care whether it is a
man or woman. | mont see why
should have to consider whether it is q
lady or not. l am very sure that if
wanted to give up my seat to women
whom l was sure were ladies l would
have to find some other proof OF the
fact instead OF their manners as
shown in the street cars. / can
tell easily enough when woman is ole
or weak looking, but when see womer
who are capable OF exerting themselves
to the extent of filling half car each in
order to keep others from sitting down,
think that l had better keep my seal
until l see woman who is very weak
looking i have no use for lady who
wants to take up more than her actua
share OF room in a car, or who is not
willing to give her seat to weaker
woman than herself"
A large, fat woman, with loud and
fashy clothes, who had held at least two
thirds OF the seat, gave up the contest a
this point and lit out.
The tall angular man reasoned thai
the sole survivor could not keep him
standing much longer, and reasoned cor
rectly, for after making II futile effort a
holding the whole side of the car b,
spreading her skirts to their utmost limit
she collected herself and stole away into
the corner back of the money box.
The tall, angular man sat down with a
satisfied air OF a man who had done his
full duty, and the Predetermined cripple
gasped.
"Well' it's customary, anyway"
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