Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1891-01-30

soon as L can get there, and If don't
suit the old lady nobody will. What
over she wants me to think I'll think.
1t is just as easy TO express one set of
opinions as another and Pm sure Pm
ladylike."
And Miss Drake, who had been tossed
about. the world considerably, and had
occupied many positions, none of them
peculiarly lucrative, but all eminently
genteel, took the measure of her neat
figure with her eye, and regarded her
slim foot with admiration.
No one had appreciated the figure or
the foot sufficiently to make Miss Drake
Mrs Anybody, but really at forty she
had seen so many other peoples hus-
bands turn out badly that she felt that
fact was not very lamentable.
companion to an old lady is the very
thing" she said to herself, as she set
aside the bonnet with the yellow
ostrich tips, which became her, and put
on the gray one, which did not; and, de-
liberately brushing out her ''crimps,"
did her hair in three little rolls on
each side of her forehead. II know
what old ladies like, and | won't risk
any thing for vanity's sake" she said.
Then placing in prim reticule OF
Russian leather her card-case her ref
erences from clergymen and officers
families, well.known merchants and
stately Senators, she proceeded to take
her way to the nearest station of the
elevated road, and entered car in
safety.
AS she sat in one of the central seats
and looked down into the crowded
avenue, she rehearsed many carefully
worded speeches and practiced deport-
ment as far as possible. Holding her
head erect, folding her hands at her
belt, repeating the well-known gov
erness formula of ''prunes and prisms"
in order that her mouth might assume
the proper primness, and wondering
what manner Of old lady she was about
to encounter
Meanwhile the car gradually filed
and the seat beside Miss Drake was
taken by gentleman in large, light
overcoat who brought with him the
odor of cigars, and who had neat,
white parcel tied up with pale-blue cord,
which seemed to incommode him, and
which he shortly placed upon the cush-
ion beside him, while he began to read
some article in a newspaper which
seemed to be Of absorbing interest,
'Forty-second streetp' shouted con-
ductor at the door.
The gentleman read on.
"Forty-second streetw shouted the
man at the other door.
The gentleman took no notice, but
turned the sheet and began to 60 down
another column. New passengers en-
tered.
Next stop Thirty-third streety'
shouted the conductor, banging his
gate,
"Thirty-third next" roared the other
voice, and at this instant the gentle
man started up, leaving his parcel or
the seat and dashed toward the door.
'Lemme out, say" he was heard tc
yell.
Gates closed" was the reply.
Don't care; lemme out"
Then came clatter-a whack. The
male passengers all started to their feet
to see the irate gentleman stagger head
long out upon the platform, and, being
rescued from sprawl by the ticket
taker, shake large, white fist after the
car, on the platform of which the con
ductor was performing pantomine
expressive of a desire for vengeance,
"Thats the way they kill them
selves" said one passenger.
'All the conductors fault" asserted
another
Meanwhile, Miss Brakes eyes neve
left the white parcel. If any oficia