The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1888-02-19
SKETCHED IN A STREET CAR.
-FOUR PEN PICTURES THAT EVERY
MAN wILL RECOGNIZE

MAN WILL RECOGNIZE
TIE Vienna. wAe Fleps Her Skirt. int.
Her NeiGhbor's Lap-Tho Tired Yeuur
Man who Gives Up His seat-The Dude
whose Raiment 10 Disarranues.
The bashful young man sits modestly In
the corner OF the car with eyes fixed on the ad-
vertisements over the windows and with hands
clasped nervously above his angular knees. In
comes my lady with q rush. a dip. and n flutter.
A whit OF perfume, q rustic Of skirts. O swish OF
silk, and down she floats beside him. giving a
little peculiar sidolong tilt to her tournure
that throws the shimmering. agitated wave Of
drapery into the young mans lap. His face Is
q study as he views the Quivering iridescent
iuttering heap Of silk: he is horribly afraid
that the frills OF lace at the edge do
not all belong to the outer skirt, and
his face grows hot at tho suspicion. and his
hands arc cold and perspiring. He wonders
vaguely how he Is to find his way out from
under this perfumed, ever-changlng arrange
ment OF silk and springs. He Is dimly con-
scious that he has passed his office. but he
rides on and on until my lady reaches her
corner and rises with a little shake Of her skirts
and an all comprehensive twitch that settles
every flying fold In It's place. There's something
grand In the majestic rush and glide of an
avalanche. but one doesn't enjoy being buried
beneath 1t, and there is something incompre-
hensively charming and beautiful in the sweep
and swing Of n lady's skirts, rs they go skim
ment, but. It Is very confusing and bewildering
to, the bashfnl young man to DO suddenly over
whelmed with their perumed profusion.
Then there is the exquisite young man who
s eodr ioys ths "a" sb Sn h,s VIZ TSe to d ssl' Is on ra hIs la snd
saysef her % are = friend ssisi' and &c rEfs sidSsl' q Very saS
anne Maes sinks Is, down II br sas Iaasf beside s our ismimaScuu-
late friend. kindly en,yelopinG him IN the drip.
he can comfortably swing his, muddy boots
sssSssrs, heids {kS s1 HSms @fhs :. an sesls Thiss
Sea 'S sith ' hes iri tnsS e g ss9ilrns'S the G pas !
p DROPPING the fare on the ioor. The
are evidently s samm , neWmSut TN m ma sIaS,s = eyes yes
themselves on his face expectantly.. He wipes
dies shoes. rescues the money at the ruin Of
his gloves. and then filings himself OH the, car
! SntiI fh be SSias eou wsssfs Nth to h fsl bo on hTahf lis
tailor, and his furnisher. Perhaps when no ar
rives he learns with dismay that the other fell
boudoir is rcdolent with the perfume OF tho |
other mans roses. and he goes out into the
f fG,a; ff Fsed TGs'a and Se the nmb 5S = maaam'' nor
The intellectual young man, thirsting for
OF THE EvESiSa Sun as he rides home from his
daily labors. All day he has stood behind the
weuriness Of. soul. and dispensing SAMPLES OF
velvet and silk in bitterness OF. spirit. All day
Sand sr bgHs S eyes have Uss ga1 pid i into his slender slender
havoc with its contents. sweet faces have been
lifted to his entreatingly as they questioned
phere about him has been heavy with perfume.
His soul is stated with sweetness. his eyes are
m MeasS he saz IS f iat8 a w ssG OF fr enshaes,nE sp lddvehb, he
seeks forgetfulness in the glowing description
Of the walking, match: the score OF the base
vision 81 loyeliness swayinG to and fro before
gives tho vision q seat, though doubtless the
most arduous undertaking Of her days duties
iaiia been 9 n the hsesiahE,rra arranging nS e Of her r. OWL WY very E.I pretty
dancing master; but heaven forbid that a wo-
weary young man shifts his weight from one
aching, foot to the other he. reflects, grimly, on
fateful siumber during which Eve was created.
island. and envies the situation of the man in
the moon.
And last Of all. the susceptible young mar
car. hfe might have taken her il, q carriage. OF
course. but that proceeding would have neces-
stated t. the ~ accompaniment IsIoG !aaIdn nr mo Fl Es snet nf as
called uncertain but ominously apparent age.
over whose head q, few brief ummors and a
great many hard winters have scattered thoir
OF Esmeralda's are estimable people;
friend respects and ndmires them, but
it does not fill, his soul with a
OF delight or thrill his whole being
Sava t E sep Wjsb bim Of SO sesf ba taE's Joy E to
alone in the car. Scarcely are
they seated before he realizes that a lady is
before him in an aggressively uncom-
In her face that knells his doom. With what
.heerfulnoss he can muster he resigns his place
only to see her accept 1t with no word Of thanks.
smiles up an invitation to her escort to- sit
there. to which he promptly responds, while
our afectionate friend Is pushed, and ,jostled
on the railing outside; the rain patter:
softly inside his collar. as he catches
glimpses OF Esmeraldas discon-
Mt their destination. she must crowd her
down through the car alone. rufiing
her drapery and at the same time her temper.
and when she takes his arm it isn't in the old.
renlizo that there is nothing pleasant about
to adrippinG sleeve. IN the way home
be doosn' say Just The sweet things he intended
softly whisper Yes" to the question he fancied
be would falter out In tho soft glow OF the fire.
Things seem TO be all wrong. and perhaps Es-
Bsr n tbe % eaFrisss the EitS S'h %sm fellow y Sh }S,s 1a aes
and BIO WISE"
The street car question needs the ameliorat-
~ much as tho heather need garments cut
after Paris models.
The Sun Knows About It.