Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1892-07-30

How . Newsboy Sold a Lot ~ Papers on
New York Street Car.

How n NeWsDOy sOio n ,ot rf tHptrs or
New York Street Car.
The cart was Fourth avenue
one was bowling along merrily. II
so happened as strange things dc
sometimes happen in tits prosaio
world that all the seats ON one sid,
of the car were occupied by men and
! all the seats on the other side by
women. The women were all young
and pretty, too which might be ac.
counted a strange thing anywhere
else than in New York Now, when
man is riding in street car pret
ty face is always cheering sight
to sec," but when there are dozen
lovely faces to contemplate the joy
is propor'tionately increased.
Serene enjoyment was depicted on
the face of every man in the car
Forgotten were all the ordinary
cares that infest the day No man
was in hurry to reach his destina
ton. In fact there was much inward
rejoicing at the lack of rapid transit.
Into this temporary abode of bliss
hoped a shrill lungcd newsboy
When he perceived that not a man
on the car had a newspaper his eyes
lighted with joyous cxpe' taiicy.
"Extree extreel" besiiouted fierce
ly and gleefully Full account Of
de 'orriDle disaster n awful loss of
life."
But the men only scowled at him.
"Wot's &c matter wild de blo,1csl
he asked of the conductor before
leaping off the platform.
Cant you seer replied the con
ductor, contemptuously: dey's tax
ing in de pretty girls. Dere's de
greatest lot of 'em on Ills car ever
carried"
An old woman entered the car.
She was fat and she was homely,
and she waddled rather than walked
No man rose to give her a seat.
Each man felt that his neighbor
might be harboling some such inten
ton ard feared to anticipate him.
The old woman waddled to the end
of the car, heaved a sigh and caught
on to strap.
"Pray take my seat, madam" said
one of the prettiest of the pretty
girls. rising.
"Oh, thank you, NAM" replied
the old woman, gratefully; 'but it's
a shame to deprive you Of it. Ii l
wasn't SO old-but perhaps one of
the gentlemen will give you a seat.
Indeed said the pretty girl, smil.
ing, and thereby making herself look
more bewitching than ever, Il
couldn't think of accepting one from
any Of them. They are all SO dread
fully tired"
Half of the dozen men bad started
simultaneously to rise. They dropped
back into their seats looking sheep
ish and detected And the half
dozen that hadn't begun to rise
looked equally unhappy. A change
had come DER the spirit of their
dreams. A pretty face is not cheer
ing sight to see when you know
that it's owner entertains a very
small opinion of you And every |
man in that car felt that every WON
IN in the car, including the one who
was old and fat, held cheap opinion
Of him. Instead of seeking the pret-
ty face opposite, their eyes fell on
the floor.
5 Another newsboy boarded the car.
"Extreel extreel" he yelled. Full
account Of de 'orrible disaster n aw
full loss of life.
He didn't have to yell second
time. Every man was in a hurry to
read that tale of disaster; so much so
that they all actually buried their
faces behind their newspapers.
And the pretty women all ex-
changed smiles and looked very
much tickled at something.
"Golly" said the newsboy to the
II struck it rich that
lime, didn't II"
"You bet" said the conductor;
but you owe it all to de old wom-
IN. New York Herald.
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