Thomas County cat., 1889-08-15
The HARDENED SEX.

The HARDENED SEX.
Brsd Young Woman.
'Oh. girls! exclaimed Susie Inswim.
ss she rushed into the room and sank
into a chair. "you have no idea of
what an afternoon of it have had.
''Why, what was the trouble?"
chorused the maidena
1--WE been shopping, you know. all
Of the afternoon"
"Yes. yes'
"Well. there have been crowds and
crowds every where. and every one is
SO selfish and rude that I'm just worn
, out and sick"
"YOu poor thing. Tell US about 1t. :"
Il think it's just shame that peo.
! pie can't be arrested for being rude
and mean. You know l started out
bright and fresh this afternoon and
rode down town in street-car; and it
was so crowded-ladies in every seat
but one. and a horrid old gray-headed
man in that. who only looked up from
his paper when came in, and never
offered me his seat nor stirred, until
miserable old Irish woman with
two big baskets got on. and then the
old man got up and tried to slip into
the seat. but he stood right in the
way bowing that horrid old woman
into his place. She was lame, too.
Wasn't it too mean?"
Shameful! Shamefulr'
''Every body was so rude and self
ish. You know there was a bargain
sale of lace handkerchiefs at Bait &
Ketchum's. and when got there, such
a crowd of women as there was around
that counter. / was so afraid that the
best bargains would be gone, and not
one of those selfish women would
bulge an inch so that could get up
nearer. I elbowed and pushed and
squeezed my way into the jam, until
/ was almost crushed, and no one
seemed to have the least considera-
tiOn. l hit upon the most novel idea
forcing my way along. 1t was so
funny. Some woman would be in the
way and I'd want to get by her, so I'd
stick my elbow against her side quick
end real hard, and when she'd turn
around to see who it was I'd slip into
her place. l managed to get up to
the counter before all of the bargains
were gone, but such pulling and haul
ing as l had to do to get there was
terrible. l was completely tired out
l didn't suppose crowd of ladies
could be so rude and selfish and incon-
siderate as most of them were in tho
crush around that handkerchief count
er. Then the vulgar hussy behind
the counter was rude, and l only
asked few questions and was quite
long time deciding. and she had the
impudence to ask me if 1 would please
make selection as quickly as possi-
BILE. as so many ladies were waiting.
As though didn't have right to take
as mu"h time as l liked after once
got to the counter. l stood there
twice as long then just to spite her
and the crowd of women behind me-"
''Where else did you go?"
''Oh. lots OF places 1t was Just ss
crowded everywhere. Women, women
all around. l declare i was actually
ashamed of my sex to see the way
they acted. At the post-office there |
were lots of people waiting, and when
l stepped out of the line to try and |
crowd my way in ahead Of little snip |
of an impertinent woman, because l !
was in hurry. she wouldn't move a |
bit, and when tried to get back into |
my old place the line had closed up,
and 1had to drop back to the foot of |
the line. And the line was most all |
women, too, without a grain of de-
cency or politeness Isn't it just too
awful to think that our sex can be so
rude and hardened?"
isn't itr'
And each of the other girls told of
similar heart-rending experiences. be-
fore they all fell to discussing the life
of it that that poor. dear Mr.. Wally-
wally would lead when he was married
to that snippy little Van Dander girl.
&C. n. Hood. in brakes Magazine.
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