Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1891-03-11
How A Pretty Girl Paralyzed A Vul'
gar Masher.

to a reporter yesterday, "but l have
never met with downright rudeness.
I quite agree with the man who said
"a woman need not fear insult from
any man, no matter how depraved,
providing she shows herself to be a
lady, An incident which occurred
during my first trip away from home,
when was only 16, gave me con.
fidence. I went from Washington to
New York city alone. and when /
reached there l found no one at the
ferry to meet me. After an hour and
half had passed and still my friend
did not appear, began to be frighten-
ed. Finally, as the situation seemed
desperate, I resolved to inquire my
way to my friends house, which was
out in the east side of town. As there
was no policeman about to direct me,
I looked about for man with nice
face. A young man stood near by
whose appearance attracted me and I
asked HIM to show me the right car.
He did so very politely, but l did not
feel quite safe in taking it. He watch
ed me, evidently, for, while l waited
undecided, he came half q block
through the mud and rain and assur-
ed me that the car would take me
where wanted to 60. Then he help
ed me on and rode all the way up
town on the back platform and went
with me to the house of my friend.
After seeing me to the door he bade
me good day and went his way. Oh,
no, there is no sequel to the story, for
| have never seen him since, but I
shall always be grateful for the kind"
ness.
"On one of my recent journeys I
was on the same train with an English
man. who had just landed, and who
was making his first trip in Pullman
car" continued the lady. THE for
eigner's ignorance of American modes
Of travel were very amusing. / had
boarded a train at New York city on
my way west, and was comfortably
seated when tall, blooming English
man entered the car. The. porter
showed him to section No. 5, half of
which l occupied. When he saw me
his face was a study.
"Ah, but there is a mistake he
said.
NO, sab. Dis is youah seat, sah,'
and, dropping the numerous bags,
guns and other pieces of luggage, the
porter left.
"The young man stood looking
helplessly around, but evidently de-
termined not to take the seat, when l
asked if his ticket called for No. 8,
and that if so the other half Of the
section was at his disposal.
"'Pardon me, madame, but l am
going to Chicago, and l cannot sleep
on that seat for two nights
"By that time it dawned upon me
that the Englishman did not UNDER
stand the ways of the American sleep
er, and, picturing to myself his six
feet of length curled up on that seat
for two nights, l nearly laughed out
right. Then l could not resist teas
ing him a bit, for he looked so thor
oughly innocent.
'Oh, no. l replied; you will not
have to do that. You see, they push
these two seats together and make .
very comfortable bed upon them and
we take turns occupying it. Each
sleeps four hours, and at the end of
that time the porter calls the one
who is asleep and the 9th er takes his
turn
"Why, that is an abominsble way.
I'd rather sit up all night. It's in
fernal to ask woman to give up her
rest that man may Sleep
Seeing that he was so indignant
and disconnected, finally explained
that there were upper berths. He
laughed at his ignorance on the sub
ject and proved to he a very agreeable
travelling companion.
II said / had never met with down.
right rudeness, but forgot. once
did. The perpetrator, however. was
so quickly rendered harmless that it
hardly counted. l was travelling in
company with young lady who made
thorough study OF hypnotism, and
who was herself skillful operator.
She was an attractive looking girl.
We had not long been in our seats
before man of the vulgar masher
order seated himself Immediately
across the aisle. He at once began
stareing at us, and tried to engage in
a Irritation with my friend. This so
annoyed me that suggested changing
our seats. My friend objected. for
she said she could soon put a stop to
his annoying manner.
"Oh, no she did not call the con-
dnctor nor raise any sort of fuss. She
proposed to do nothing less than put
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