New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-11-18
ONE WAY TO SUPPRESS Il NUISANCE.
BIG BABY IN A STREET CAR GETS SOME NURs-
ING He DOES NOT LIKE.

BIC BABY IN STREET CAR GETS SOME NURS-
ING HE DOES NOT LIKE.
crying baby in public conveyance Is nuisance
hard &c bear noisy boy Is much more So and chaering
who tells companion for the benefit OF strangers
about Mrs. So and Sos bad or the exquisite
bonnet which she will astonsh the congregation
Sunday Is likely 10 make men fdgey and want 10
change their seats. But when mdalcaged man whistles
through his teeth Johnny, get your gum and drums
an accompaniment the window, or employs some
equally annoying and chidlile TO work on his
nervousness, should be promptly sat metaphor.
icay speaking And that is what happened to man OF
fory-Gve a few nights elevated RAILROAD car
lie boarded the train uptown station and found an
unoceupe1 I'm the first Around small package
OF pamphlets carried rubber band and as
soon az he himself he began to twang It after
the OF a banjo player He was plainly In hurry
for be frequently looked his watch and after each con-
suaon banged at the elastic harder than BEFORE
Il the paper sharply and soon the other passengers
began to notice him and get nervous too They hdgeted
about their legs and then uncrossed them ana
u ced at their mustache gared at him over their papers
and in other ways evnced their dspleasure Those on
the opposite the made efforts 10 attract his at
tention ana It plain that he was nuisance but
Without avail nervous little man opposite him went
into the next car The ormentor promptly deposited his
feet upon the empty and twanget the elastic with
renewed energy. While the train was In motion he
seemed 70 try to make noise than 1t did,
and when It stopped he eased up little but every per-
son I'm tho car heard that subtle vicious peacedesroyng
the rubber nit the paper az
~ sixty times a minute. The women had stopped dis
cussing their shopping experiences and whispered fear
fully that the man be crazy the had given up
their attempts to read and muterng imprecatons or
swearing outright but the anxious kept right on.
serenely unsuspicous Of impending trouble
Finally big old who sat directly opposite, folded
hts paper with the stern and methOdical Of
parent about to infic dire punishment upon guilty
son and stood up For there set and de-
trmnei expression upon his handsome face. There he
allowed hard cold smile to iumne his features and
made a dive at the tormentor. I'll catch the BABY
he rayully announced a. jabbed the uckess man In
the ribs after the manner OF mother trying % make
CRYING baby laugh only nearly gently. re baby
shall have little rat1e tomorrow; nice little ratue
for ze petty baby to play wiz. I'll catch you' And
h. made another dive and Tucked the mans ribs again.
everybody in the car except OF course the oaoy
was by this time laughing loudly and enjoying the scene
immensely some Of them shouted suggestions too such
as Papa must take poor little fellow, he's teethng
that's what makes him cross" where's MS nurse !
. lie WAS wcaDcd TOO soon" But tho poor little fell
owp did not wait 70 hear much OF this as soon as ne
took In the situation he grabbed his parcel and rusheo
from the car making forcibe remarks about Dusy'
bodies and fools But pleased the victorious pas
eupers best was that snapped the elastic so vcousy
that IL broke and the door The passengers SET
up howl delight and with broad grin on every lace'
reading was resumed, each Of them besI9wing
grateful smile upon the who had delivered them OF
the torment But the only make any remark was
an inebrated man in the who declared That was
the (lc) best sing ever seen'