The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-08-31
TAKE TWENTY-FIVE GIRLS.
ADD 4 CHdPERON, AND SEND THEM
TO COMFY ISLAM
Thea stand Aside and See Fun-n You
Doubt IL. Read this Chronicle OF the


| bounced into the waiting room OF the elevated
| station at South Ferry. hastily looked around.
| said "Pshaw!" bounced out, looked around
| very impatisntly. then bounced back again
| into the room, aud sat down. She could hard
| ly have boon moro than lG yenrs old, and as
| she SAT there. kicking her heels against the
| floor. painter who could have transferred her
| to canvas and called the picture lmpntionee"
| would have won renown. She was working
| uirl, as you would have guessed ut n q lance,
and q New York working girl at Tint Indo-
pendence and self-reliance were visible all
| over her.
| She carried n small package wrapped In
| b, own paper. which. when she sal down. she
threw into her LAP. Two minutes after she
| bounced into tho seat she bounced up again
and went out and asked the iickot chopper
what time 1t was
"A COUPLE O. minutes after one, miss"
| The bouncing girl returned to her seat and
fer n minute looked supornatural!y patient.
Then she got up and walked up md down the
platform. looking Into the street below as II she
| expected to 500 some ono. She kent this up
fifteen minutes. and the look In her face began
| 10 turn 10 ono OF disappointment. whom sud-
denly she frightened and made dart past the
ticket chopper and down the stairs In q few
minutes she returned with another girl OF her
| own nee and attem pied TO walk past the ticket
| chopper.
| Tickets please" said that iunctionary.
| "Oh, mister we don't want 10 60 on the
train" said The bouncing girl. Were to meet
some girls in the waiting room"
Even AS she spoke she passed the box and
walk ed on the platform. her companion follow
| ing her somewhat hesttatinRly. Tho ticket
chopper simply grunted. Then tho FIRST girl
9Th 49,: Oh. Mamie, thought nobody'd ever come.
Who're are they all ("
and W We a' were ei I" come st two weree'. We
hu5T! line; ), w. don I want 10 stay hofe ali
II don't care. Well have q good time any
way. / couldn't come any earlier; The super
He told me ia have to attn; until hei pa.t =
and wal, on the lace counter. Amt he horrid'
She az said his as il killing came as natural to
her ~ eating. but her childish figure and her
n as: o &
She. TOO, had small package Wrapped In
paper: aud tue Grease sEo,s tina, were begin,
pretty lair idea Of what It contained. The ,gir
called Lizzie noticed these. and in u connden-
"::Wha! did you bring. hamie?'
W Sat have ' you ro S' What are YOU laughing
Dear me-" she managed to say. You
sin'l Eotn i. EHrope; Arsu YOU. l3 ~, won't
s s nd a piecs o cake
Mlamis's lips curled contemntuously. Just
you walt till we get down there' was Oil she
-" Hello eirls!" came, n voice from behind
Who I lad Just STEPPED iiom The train. n..
Hello Anni.,,' they both cried. Where
The newcomer appeared TO be at least i've
| years older than the other two. and seemed
very much surprised at tiniing them there.
pm, lent ' mus, say, Why. i. isn'i ls,i past /
, lizzie ara Mamie showed sigma of 'ulkine
T don ont care We don't go to Coney Island
ever. day; nd We wanted 10 mako sure so We
Then the girls fell into conversation and
| presently they were Joined ny four more WHO
| had Just arrived. At quarter 10 there were
! nearly twenty girls assembled in the waiting
room, laughing. Gina tinE and shouting IKE SO
slim mild featured young woman. older than
any Of Tho rest; appeared in the doorway and
All turned 10. her. and with loud shouts
Miss hs5 eryeE 80 glad
Then Miss Curry began to read aloud names
ssnH s's $ss
~" now 4 ' airIs you're ali here We're going to
have good time this afternoon. and we'd
better star, right AWAY. and-And-t there's
board the Bay Ridge IerryboaI.
proceedings, learned that these girls BELONGED
to the Prospect m Club. an organization for
Madison square Presbyterian Church. Il Is:
eGSryh nrair u It is Simply SOC ial eab Where
resl ectable working girls OF all religions and
i6 thew wife OF the ex. oIlector. is the President,
The Vas srowds LED VIII eops wn,
they would no. hear ali The talk about tirs and
III hs a xes 1a n% %ae
ing this ride rerhaps II WAS ;hSt ,i they fet
That y9uns Woman hai, volunteered 10 ehape,;
70 the larty for tho day. That tho girls oil
ADMIRED her very much was evident iL9m ,t In.
ticeable effort 70 DO on III, THEIR good LeG"vior
were by no means pnle % sickIy, healthier.
dan. so search ar Ets ourh III. eisS aybe il was
antciratoI Of days fun a; ne
10 their eyes. but. ,wha,.ver the tnuse was. the
brightness ana tho color were there nld NO
o1ksd n se. et eo. sI aa
although they were working girls yet III ss?ito
OF the fact that thcre were many very lash
iunakly dressed women on the bont. on their
way to tho races moro Than one man stop; ed
and wondered who these fresh looking girls
might be. Int the moment said ran slowed
! any disposition to niIt with my OF said fresh
looking gifis Miss Curry. " ith eagle eye, de-
iec,et him. and with ono sharp glance made
him SILVER.
livery eirl had a, package in her hanl. and
grease spots. Some OF tho package. were 1T
hut they come In later y, i,lty, Ridge the girls
troopcd into the rear car, and then all reserve
was uroppei and their good time hesHn Not
that they. became Miid or transGressol ths
bounds OF pyopriety. By no mems. They
| simply became their na'urR! selves lively.
. good. hen ted girls with disposition to romp.
-. WhHt'il v. do when We get TO Coney Island
Vow Just wait until We get therc." was the
| answer o,
another,
Miss urry. You see. wanted to Keep them In
uncertainty so that they would ENJOY the fun
all the more when it began. But hat was cot
tole.
young girl All the others laughed nj this.
ayclnitpai "lt's Ia ti I'D for hat ninr'