Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1889-08-10
THE HARoehEn SEX.


M abe rushed into the room and sank
into chair, "you have NO idea OF
what an afternoon Of it / have had"
why. what was the troubleP"
chorused the maidens
GIVE been shopping. you know. all
Of the afternoon
Yes, yea
"Well, there have been crowds and
crowds every where. and every ono is
so selfish and rude that I'm just worn
out and sick. " q ...>'.
''You poor thing. Tell US about it."
Il think it's just a shame that peo-
pie can't be arrested for being rude
and mean. You know I started out
bright and fresh this afternoon and
rode down town in q strest-car; and 1t
was so crowded-ladies in every seat
but one, and 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
a miserable old Irish woman with
two big baskets got on. and then the
old man got up and tried to slip into
the scat, but he. stood right in tho
wey bowling that horrid old woman
into his place: She was lame. too.
Wasn't it too meanP"
shameful! Shamefulr
Every body was so rude and SELF
ish. You know there was a bare ain
sale of lace handkerchiefs at Bait q
ketchums. and when I got there, such
a crowd of women rs there was around
that counter. was 80 afraid that the
best bargains would be gone, and not
one of those selfish women would
bulge an inch so that I could get up
nearer. l elbowed and pushed and
squeezed my way into the jam, until
l was almost crushed, and no one
seemed to have the least censidera-
ton. l hit upon the most novel idea
forcing my way along. It was so
funny. Some woman would be in the
way and I'd want to get by her, so Id
stick my elbow against her side quick
and real hard, and when she'd turn
around to see who it was L d slip into
her place. 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. was completely tired out.
l didn't suppose a crowd of ladies
could be so rude and selfish and incon-
siderate as most Of them were in the
crush around that handkerchief count
err Then the vulgar hussy behind
the counter was rude, and I only
asked few questions and was quite a
long time deciding, and she had the
impudence to ask mo If would please
make selection rs quickly as posi-
BILE, as so many ladies were waiting.
AS though didn't havo right to take
as much time as liked after I once
got to the counter ! stood there
twice as long then just to spite her
and the crowd OF women behind me-"
where else did you gop"
"Oh, lots of places. 1t was just as
crowded everywhere. Women, women
all around. declare was actually
ashamed OF my sex to sec the way
they acted. At the post-office there
were lots Of people waiting, and when
stepped out of the line to try and
crowd my way in ahead OF little snip
OF an impairment woman, because I
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 Ihad to drop back to the foot of
the line. And the line was most oil
women, too, without a grain of de-
, cency or poiiteness. Isn't it just too
awful TO think that our sex can be So
, rude and hardenedP"
isn't itl'' ...
And each of the other girls told oil
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.