The evening world., 1889-02-21
PEEPS AT NEW YORK LIFE.
HERE AND THERE SKETCHES DRAWN BY
REPORTORIAL PENCILS.

A Woman who Had n History, and Per-
haps Found n Good Friend.
Che looked as innocent as a babe, aud there
was A pathetic grace in her expression. akin
10 IN I of the Madonna della Seggiola, but IL
vas nearly 8 O'Clock A. NJ. and she boarded
an Elevated train. going uptown, at Thirty
third street.
She walked into the last car as haughtily a.
Young queen, without ever appearing to
notice the half-quizzical. half-contemptuous
looks on the faces of the men. She sank
YEARLY into q corner seat and closed her
eyes. 80.
WORLD reporter started when he saw her,
and then stared at her 80 persistently that it
was evident that he had known her at some
time or another.
Looks as if she had q history, oh ?" said
"She has" he said promptly. Then turn
ing TO face the reporter, he continued: " Her
history is q sad one. She was married to q
man that she did not love. when she wns only
eighteen years Of age. She married him to
save her father from financial ruin.
Her husband was ~insanely jealous Of her.
She loved another man dearly, but she never
Jaw him after the day of her marriage. He
with her consent. Her husband found one
Of these letters, and although there was MOTH
Ing in that any one could fnd fault with, he
vent out and shot the writer dead.
THE tragedy occurred in Galveston. Tex.
The husband was arrested. but his money
procured him immunity. When he was freed
bis wife had disappeared. knew her we'll
in those days, 1886 1t was, but ! lost track Of
her from that time until tonight. I won't
lose sight Of her again. l will get of when
she does, and see II I cannot help her,"
11,t,~r that Make TJCe Vyretchea IN. ,L.
hoe Clerks.
The life Of the average shoe clerk Is mot q
particularly happy one.
Said o good representative of his kind:
e tell you we earn our salaries. It's not
the long hours or the monotony Of the work
that brings us to an early grave, so much az
It is the petty worriment caused by our Gus
toners.
"n people only knew what they wanted
and would say so, the work would be
nothing. But not one in O hundred does.
They COM in and say they want to buy q pair
of shoes. We ask what style and size. They
hem and haw, and end by requesting to be
shown few. The few increases to q great
many. The more shoes We pull from the
shelves and try on the customers the more
unsettled they seem to get:
I'VE always do our level best to help them
in their choice, and advise them what shoe IL
best suited to their wants. But, il you will
believe II, this almost invariably makes them
suspicious. and they are apt TO choose o shoe
about which we have said nothing. They
think we try TO stick them with an inferior
article. OF course, we don't, as such o pro-
seeding would ipjure trade.
But even this is better than when they
leave and say they don't think they'll pur-
chase to-day-thev were only looking
around In this case they have just wasted
our time, and we have our labor for our
pains. 1t may take us half hour to put the
shoes away again properly"
Heavy Loads Sat ON Their Heads Like
New Spring Bonnets.
A sight that is not Of in this city
Is that Of women of foreign birth carrying
loads upon their heads.
An EVENING WORLD reporter was walking
through Houston street recently. when his
attention was drawn to four of these poor
wretches, all of whom had heavy loads of
lumber piled up OF their heads.
The loads were tied together with pieces
Of heavy Irvine, n they sat on the heads of
the women as j~auntily as q new spring
bonnet.
1t is remarkable how these immense loads
are carried. The women place only q CON-
mon bandanna handkerchief under the loads
and walk along as unconcernedly as though
they were merely out for an airing.
1t is said that many of these women can
carry more on their heads than a strong man
can lift in his armE