Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1885-12-10
CLEARING OUT THE CAR.
The Angular Passenger DiseOurses on
street Car Etiquette TO General Fem
mime Disgust.
Denver News

mime Disgust.
Denver News.
The tall, angular-looking man
glowered savagely at the row of VIC
men on the opposite side of the car as
he sank into the narrow space which
was awarded him between two other
men, but noticing a cripple standing
near the front end of the car he at
once gave up his seat to him.
u gave up my seat to lady, sir, y
said the cripple, whose voice, as well
as his statement, showed him to be
rather feeble-minded.
"The more fool, you," said the tall
man, again CHANGING savagely at the
row of women, four of them, who
filled one side of the car from front to
rear, evidently mountaineering them
selves considerably in the effort to fill
all of the space and prevent any body
else from sitting down. How long
before one of them would have given
you a seat, do you suppose2"
"Oh, 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 ia q car to lady,
well, why shoald it not be Gus
tomary for lady to make room for
you when she is taking up twice as
much space as she is entitled to2"
well, | don't know, but do know
that l always feel grateful when a
man gets up and gives nay wife seat
in the car"
But did you ever see a woman
give your wife seat in the carr"
We'll, no, not that can think of. -"
mot even if your wife was sick or
weak looking2"
mo"
"Or make room for her on a seatgn
well, no, not that l can remem-
Der "
did you ever see a woman, al
though as strong as horse, get up
and give her seat to a laboring man
simply because she knew that he was
tired from hard days work, while
she bad been gadding about9"
We'll, no, don't believe | ever
did"
cat this point a stout, red-faced
woman, who had labored strenuously
to hold two and a half seats, gave up
the attempt, and, stepping the car, got
off, casting a spiteful glance at the
tall man, as she departed. The other
three closed their ranks and held the
side still.
when my wife is riding with me, {"
continued the feebled-minded cripple,
and the car is crowded, l sometimes
make her sit on my knee so as to give
more room"
"a pretty fellow you are to use
other women better than your wife
Why do you not offer the others the
same privilege?'
This proved too much for the maid
emily modesty of 45-y old spinster
who rang violently to stop the car.
Brushing past the tall, angular man,
she alighted, casting a whitening look
of scorn at him, satisfied that she had
made fortunate escape from saw
age
The Others rallied and managed to fill
the seat, in spite of the thinning in
their ranks.
NOW, for my own part" said the
tall man, Il am ready TO give up q
seat whenever l see anybody that
needs it more than l do. | don't care
whether it is a man or a woman. |
don't see why | should consider
whether it is lady or not. / am sure
that if | wanted to give up ray seat to
women whom | was sure were ladies
| would have to fn6 some other proof
of the fact instead Of their manners as
shown in the stroet-cars. / can tell
easily enough when a woman is old or
weak looking. but when 1 see women
who are capable of exerting them
selves to the extent of filing half a
car each in order to keep others from
sitting down, | think that had better
keep my seat until / see a woman
who is very weak-looklng | have no
use for a lady who wants to take up
more than her actual share of room
in car, or who is NOT willing to give
her seat to woman weaker than her
self"
A fat woman, with Hashy clothes,
who had held at least two-thirds of the
seat, gave up the contest at this point
and Int out
The tall man reasoned that the sole
survivor could not keep him standing
much longer, and reasoned correctly,
for after making a futile effort at
holding the whole side of the car by
spreading her skirts to their utmost
limit, she collected herself and stole
away into the corner back of the mon
ey box.
A RAIN OF FIRE.