Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-04-18
COURTESY ON STREET CARS.
Some Remarks From Different Points Of vie'
on the Subject.

Some Remarks From Different Points Of View
on the Subject.
esDEOPLE ON STREET CARS ARE GER
Il tainly much more courteous in this
latitude than further NORTH" said Sniffkins last
night at the Platypus Club. "The only trouble
ever had on such a vehicle was with man
who pumped himself into the seat I had
vacated for lady. Said 1: 4 got up to give
this lady that seat; I'll thank you to vacate it
''He refused. and SO added in gentle voice.
STOPPING over so that he might hear me: I'll
give you just five seconds to get up and then
I'll smash your head through the window
"He saw my advantage, inasmuch as he was
seated and I was standing, and he promptly
rose"
'That reminds me-" remarked Noodles. "of
an occasion when 1 asked q man on a Car to
take his valise off the seat in order that might
sit down. He didn't do so, and told him that
he was hog, indulging in various objurgatory
epithets. When found that he was not dig
posed to respond with violence, either in words
or action, grew more warm and demanded OF
him wherefore he would not take away his bag.
Upon which he replied very mildly:
THE bag does not belong to me-
II had a worse experience than that" said
Poopsby. 1.-THE night before last Thanksgiv-
ing day boarded car going up town. All
the seats were filled, but one was occupied by a
longed to a jolly-looking fat man with a con-
vivial nose. 1 was tired, and suggested to him
rather disgustedly thatI would like to sit down.
He replied that l could if l would take the
turkey on my lap. This made me exceedingly
angry, and was almost on the point of trying
to thrash the fat man when concluded to ap-
peal to the conductor. That official, instead of
giving me any satisfaction, declared that the
turkey had right to the seat because the fat
man had paid cents extra for its accommoda-
ton. So had to ride on the platform"
Il can beat that, said Podgers. with an oc-
currence that was witness to on board a
Georgetown car. A rather ancient spinster-
for such should judge she was-was trying to
occupy an extra seat with pet pug. A deter
mined-looking man with spectacles and very
short legs came in and asked her to remove
the beast. She refused point blank. upon
which the new passenger, as if it was quite a
matter of course, plucked the dog by the back
Of its neck. chucked it gently out through the
car window and seated himself in its place.
You can imagine the scene which followed,
including the exodus of the maiden lady in
pursuit Of the animal"
That is nothing to an adventure that was
witness to on the way from Camden to
Atlantic City," said Binks. sit was last sum-
mer. One man on the train, on our car, wanted
to hog whole seat with the assistance of a
bundle. At way station person entered
with fiery side whiskers and a determination
not to be imposed upon. He demanded the
removal Of the bundle, and, when his request
was not met with sufficiently prompt response,
he sat down upon it. By unlucky chance the
bag contained two or three dozen eggs, conse-
quently the man with the fiery whiskers no
sooner sat down than he got up again, and a
terrific row ensued, the owner of the eggs
claiming damages for the destruction of his
property, and the other party to the contest
his garments all adrip with yellow liquid-as-
sorting that he would have satisfaction for the
injury to his clothes. 1t required the utmost
efforts Of the conductor to quiet the row."
''All the same. observed Squabb who is recog-
nized as an authority in matters Of dispute,
"there is no doubt whatever of the fact that
manners on street cars in this latitude are very
much better than farther north. In New York
men are too busy, apparently. to pay any atten-
ton to the comfort of the gentler sex, and in
Boston it is a rare thing to see a man get up to
give his seat to a lady. In Washington and
other cities south, on the other hand, it is
equally rare to see woman standing in q street
car.