Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-07-24
SHE TOOK POSSESSION
A Lady Holds the Union Depot and
Terrorizes the officials.
THE TROUBLES OF THE MAYRON
Who Has to Separate Brides and GroOms
and Fond Lovers.
WATCHING FLIRTERS AND DRINKERS

Children of every age and description
scattered promiscuously around the room
some eating cakes, some asleep, some look
ing out of the windows, their respective
mammas engaged in as many and as variet
occupations, groups of ladies without babie
engaged in ascertaining just how much thu
rain and attendant mud had damaged thei
skirts, discussing some bargain in summe
dress goods obtained BY fortunate one, o.
comparing purchases with each other, wer'
the features Of the scene in the ladies room
at Union station presented yesterday after
noon, with Mrs. kirkpatrick, the matron
seated over in one corner reading recent,
purchased novel, but at the same time keep
ing both eyes open.
"You have many and varied experience
and deal with all classes of people, do yoI
not?" was the question addressed to Mrs
kirkpatrick, who has been familiar fgur'
at the station for IL years.
eyes, indeed; and some very peculiar
people, cranks you might call them. We
had one here to-day that set us all abou
crazy, but created any amount of merri
ment."
sHER PARTING SALUTE.
''Her parting remark was, T'll 60 round
by Europe before I'll ever pass through this
dreadful place again, and the officials and
employees engaged in and about the station
hope she'll keep her word, too, for my, what
dance she did lead US.
She arrived on the Eastern express, and
was compelled to wait until 8 o'clock to
take the train she desired, and in the mean
time she occupied herself in making life
miserable for Station Master II. NJ, Butler, the
ticket agent, the baggage master, myself, and
various other people. She was festive
Washington newspaper correspondent, so she
said, and despairing of the adjournment of
Congress, had decided to take q vacation,
whether or no.
"Her first request was for writing table,
with pen, ink and paper, which could not be
granted. With indignation mantiing her
rather mature brow she next demanded COM
Portable chair in which to rest her weary bones.
The chairs were all occupied, so. in high dis
pleasure, she left the ladies' room and betook
herself to the ticket agents window. There,
over some misunderstanding, she waxed elo-
Quent and made the agent an impromptu per-
sonal address, in which she denounced him as
anything else but gentleman, much to the
VI LudL
HER ANGER GROWS.
'From there she went to the oaggagemaster,
and one of her trunks not having arrived he,
poor man, suffered similar fate to the ticket
agent, only the torrent of Washing
tonian anger was greatly increased
by the accumulation of supposed grievances
BY the time the baggagemaster had taken his
medicine the correspondent felt it necessary to
stimulate her waning forces and entered the
restaurant with that intent. But, sad to re-
late, nothing there gave satisfaction. and
tornado of displeasures was heaped upon the
poor walters head, who in his frantic en-
oeavors to sooth and pac1fy her ladyship upset
three salt stands, two vinegar bottles and
plate of soup.
With as much naughty dignity as s two-by-
four woman could comm and, the indignant
damsel proceeded to Mr.. Butler with her list
of grievances. and he very skillfully poured OIL
on the troubled waters and persuaded the lady
to return to the waiting room. Being Of a
rowing disposition, her stay here was short,
however, as the news agent and one or two
The entire force was interested in her, il is
needless to say, and were at all times aware of
her whereabouts.
SCARED THE OFFICIALS.
For instance when she left this room the
genial countenance of Mr.. Butler would appear
at the window, and with Where is she now,
Mrs. KirKpatrickT asked in an awe-stricken
tone of voice, would satisfy his curiosity and
would take the opposite direction from that
taken by the lady. The same plan was per-
sued by the baggage master, the policemen
and the ticket agent, while the train-caller
actually played the role Of deaf man when
ever he was in her vicinity. Her parting shot
was given to the gateman, as she departed. 1t
was TO him she ayowed her intention Of going
around by Europe rather than visit Pirtsburg
again."
Qvo nadM irLrp iely lopI Iv
a woman could succeed in tormenting a whole
force as she did. A man never would be guilty
OF such a thing. although some of them are in
clined to be cranky. This room. as you know,
is only for ladies, and when gentlemen accom-
pany LADIES in here have to inform them that
they can't remain, and often-times the inter-
view is amusing. Sometimes they think they
can't stay because they are not dressed in
fashionable clothing. and proceed to give me
an inventory of the store clothes they have
in their trunks and disclose the contents
of their pocketbooks for my inspection.
Again, when they are married men, they take
it greatly to heart that they must be separated
from their families, and really act as if they
were never to see them again, but the severest
test to my authority is the country groom who
can't endure the thought of leaving his newly
made bride for an instant"
ALL TREATED ALIKE.
Don't you make an exception in his case?'
mo, nor in the case of the spooney young
he is going to have a delightful chat over in the
corner where he can hold her hand by contract.
rather enjoy giving him his walking orders, he
always looks so sheepish."
"Your long experience enables you to detect
readily the style of person you have to deal
WITH does it not?'
"Oh, yes, indeed; but appearances are often
deceitful, and have to be continually on .he
alert. You would be surprised at the cases of
fraud we have; women who come here and tell
us tho most woful tales and excite the SYM
pathy Of the officials until they get them passes
only to find out afterward perhaps that they
were professional beggars. How provoked it
does make the men to be taken in that way.
Sometimes when their piteous tales don't work
they march up to the Office and buy their
tickets. ottentimes displaying considerable
money in the transaction"
"Do you have much trouble with green
country girls who come to the city in search of
workf'
mo, we are not troubled with that class of
girls, but we are greatly with class who would
like to meet their lovers here, and among them
might be found many a respectable married
woman, who moves In good society.
HAVE TO MOVE ON.
"But we don't allow anything of that sort; as
soon as am convinced that such IS the object
of any girl or woman, 1 tell the policeman and
he gives them their ORDERS"
'Do you often have sick people on your
hands?'
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