The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1891-10-17
TIE ~SEgEET-CAR HOG.
Hoy One of The ScIfs;, Creatures Was
Tut 70 Isnut.

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Here is 4 story u the strcct-car hog
which has the merit tf exact truth.
\ petite lady, with 4 child of about
three years OF zee. boarded IA down
town car one morning about eleven
o'clock. Tha CO. WIS iuli Of ladies',
every seat being occupied. There was
but q person Of IL, masculine gender
aboard, and he was dressed II thc
height OF fashion. Re wore also the
vacuous expression which mar,-@ the
acreage specimen Of the -,ry. drde.
The !aiy who entered -ravp-j = strap
Just IN front Of the rii,nd youth. and
tho li;tle Gi=i clU1Et= no. rl:alr-. ,ira-
Pc~i.s. have o5.c2 th-ar~A; i s;ran@e
that st-ee:-car coIa1aa;es do rr: pro
viae c~ioH-atabic straps for persons
especially wonca-who are To- hort ~
stature 10 hang to the regular with
comfort. Tie lady | speak 81 t.urG Il
difficult 70 maintain steady position.
and when The car ta-Gea = cry. J.
bumped against the Guic. thus ."u:.:-
ing hiEa painfully c~":scioG, 81 !:c- pr,7
ence: but still be- Kept his seat al.G
gazed into vacancr.
i lady who sat II his right ..aidt1 the
woman: Won't yau pleas, take I.y
seat? am afraid ,vour baby viii lie
hurt when thc car larchcs So
20. %. thank yoI," replied the l:dr
who W.. standing. II think | caa pro
tect TIE little ~irL.-'
The dUGc loo,sc<i i tribe urcomfor5a-
bic, but Ecl3 brave!y on to his seat.
mamma" said the l:tle girl. plant
lively. Il want 70 sit down
There is no seat, darling" replied
mamma.
Isn't dat man dnin' to s:iv' ynu H.
soa1?" vas the little girls next qUgs-
ton.
Hush" said IN
The passengers s~n;ckcrcd. and ~
dudes face got a shade rcGdcr, but he
was glazed to his seat.
You will 1t lca,5 let me take y"1r
little girl N my lap" said the lady
who had offered her seat to the tired
mother.
THANK you. You are 50 kind.
TIE tot was transferred to the lad-'S
lap, but she was not satisfied.
Tell he : story. mammal" Size ON
nandcd, with the air OF Il wh" al
ways had stories served IN on demand.
%, no.: not here" replied maTma.
Whcrcupon the infant set I'd such Il boo
hooing that for the sake ot pcac. man
ma consented To tell ii story, and tins is
what she told:
Once on Z time. Z long time 400 g 1t
tie fairy went {" take 4 ride on q street
car. When sEc get in, although she wa
very tired, she could tindn no vacant scat.
They were all occupied by men. tho;-h
there were No gentlemen OF board. The
little fairy looked pi.eously up and
dnwn the two rows of seatS. but 10 unc
offered to make rCCm for Ecr. Suddvu-
" She remembered he fairv wand. md.
waving il before the faces of the rl.a,
to their great surprise every ore MS
transformed into Il EruntiHg pig
by this time the passengers We're
much interested in the story. a mach.
Il not more. thar the child VINO ha.t de-
manGed ite recital. But It waSclcar that
the dude did not enjoy Il. although he
could hear every word in with ease.
"What did She do dat for" asked tie
little girl. i~nte-ruptinr the narrator.
30. Just because. Well. of cour-" the
men didnt want to h. really pigs. They
liked to act Ike pigs, but hcin" ri->
truly WAS a Yer: d!ifcre:.t thin-. So
now they all began 70 %runt. and - the
fairy understood pig language N.c
knew What they wanted 70 say. which
was: %. please. Miss Fairy. do make
men Of us, We don't want to he pigs
So the fairy replied: Certainly
ii you'd rather, hut first you
must promise that wherever
you see Z little lady get in Il ca. and
She is tired and You are mol. you viii
always gire her your seat All the
pig answered indeed they would. iust
as fast a. they could GruTt it. 50 the
fairy waved her wand icinra their owes
three times forward and three tin,
backward. and the pigs Were ali
changed into men in a moment. TL:t's
The passengers laughed ont loud
when the story was coIclUd2d. and :hc
girl expressed her appreciation.
but the dudc. with 4 feroc;ous scovI on
his blazing checks. rushed 10 the door
and iunDcd off. while the story teller
demurely took the seat h. had left 50
prccipitatcly.-WiIliam Henry Sivitcr,
in West Shore.