The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-06-03
MARY JAMES LETTER.
SHE Tt.LS SOME STORIES OF
WASHINGTON STREET CARS.
Everybody Rides in Them. from the High
and Mighty Senator to tho Colorcd
Washcrwoman A Story About That
Prince Of Humorists, Mark Twain.
Especial Correspondence. ]

down TO the Capitol the other day, and rs
got on noticed sprightly little wo-
man get off. There was nobody else
aboard except Dickcy. and to prevent her
getting up Irritation with the conductor
| engaged him in conversation.
Il noticed that little woman" said /,
who got OF as got on, left the car be
fore it stopped. Isn't that somewhat IN
usual
Yes, miss" said he. but not for her
have "a good many ladies, but she's tie
Only one who knows how 10 get on or off
4 car, and tell you she always lights
ri..ht side up.
Don't all women know how to get OF
u carr said / slightly indignant.
Not one in thousand does. and they
can't learn Regular travellers have
learned TO wait till the car stops. but
some wont, they get nervous. You know,
like women do. and they must get off.
and every time they go off on the wrong
foot. and if they don't tumble. they cut
as many flUbdubs a. n hen with her head
cut of and hen turn around and glare at
me as if | was the cause of their trouble.
But that little woman never makes mis-
take She swings off like man. only
twice a. graceful. and she doesn't bother
the life out of mel trying to keep her from
breaking her neck.
Then before had time to investigate
the question presented by the conductor
two or three more passengers hailed the
car, and be had TO leave me TO attend 10
them. and was compelled 10 accept his
statement rs true. for couldn't argue l.
with linn and knew one or two women
who answer his description perfectly.
The street cars and hcrdics Of Washing
Ton o. not differ materially from the
same class Of public vehicles Of transpor-
tation ia other cities. presume. but the
class ol people, fancy. is somewhat differ
Ont IL Is n0 unusual thing 10 find IN one
Of these democratic carriage one or two
United state, senators, possibly justice
Of the supreme count. an indefinite mum
lc. Of congressman. orc or more world
renowned newspaper correspondents, de
partmeHt clerks galore. and s1ndwicLcd
in between viii bc lot OF c0iored labor
crs, with their dinner buckets and their
working implements. And i, Is all right,
too. for if the high and tine mighty don't
Ike Il thcy can wall, or ride in claises
saw senator not long ago in "a bob
tail car deposit a ticket for q colored
ua,hwOman with her arms full Of basket
and clean linen He had to get up and
get her ticket end carry it 20 the Pay
here. and at first didn' think lie would
DO IT, nor did he think so. but his good
manners oyercamc him finally and lie eX-
tended the courtesy as gracefully rs if the
woman were the first woman in the land
If remember correct ly. and think do,
the gentleman was the senator from New
York. Mr. Evarts. who. by the way. has
recently adorned his head with new
pearl spring plug hat. which. as usual,
rests down upon his ears and flares them
ont till they look exactly like the folia-
tiOns of C0rinthian capital
Speaking Of senatorial exterior Gecora-
ti0ns, however. don't think have ever
seen anything quite rs gorgeous as Seua-
tor Ingalls, wasa few mornings ago on the
avDnu, Now. Senator Ingalls, is not
dGdo-aU con;rirc Bat Senator Ingalls,
is % man who. whom he hangs q suit Of
clothes On himself does so with an cye 10
he pleasure of those rlo love tine striS-
ing il art. Well. Oh the day in question.
about II o'clock. as | was coming down
the l~ouur. ! SAW a vision coming on to
the thorouchfarc from a side street. !
saw tlat it was very long, very s.right
and very slender, but the lrilliauce
dazzlcl my eyes at first, and was only
the width If The street away before idcn-
tined il as the senior senator from ka-sas
tho wood chopper Of tho plains, who
had bar.ed the tall sycamore Of the
Wabash He wore a dark Prince Albert
coat. buttOncd four buttons gal trousers
of scarcely rorcepiiblc lighter shade,
his nccktic was pure white. showing
bountifuliy, his shoes were long and
highly polished. and his over CATERS were
of fashionable terra Gotta color. affording
a strong line If demarcation between his
trouscr cloth and his shoe leather His
hat was Of the lightest pearl tint. Of the
stove pipe pattern. and over his shoulder
he carried az umbrella rolled 50 tightly
that it was almost as attenuated as the
senator himself He walked as straight
as q soldier. and carried himself like
thoroughbred II was Ingallish. You
know, quite Irgallish-but English not
ct all ~
had a pleasant little chat not many
days ago with Mr. ". II. Blrstow. a real
estate broker If Washington. who was
the first secretary of the Nevada terrific
rial senate, or council. rs they called it.
and who. ~ the way. first brought out
Mari; Twain.
M Barstor in 1862 had with his par:
ner. Mr. Joseph Goodman bought The Ter
40 1 lf..H 4 g. !