The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-05-15
WHAT THE TICKET CHOPPER saw
Tho surprisiaE Experiences OF . Couple mt
an Elevated Station.


At ten minutes before O O'Clock the other
evening q young man was standing at the far
lower end Of the downtown platform OF tho
Sixth avenue elevated station at Fourteenth
street. He was carefully dressed. and n GER
tain freshness in his toilet indicated that ho
had changed his clothing after the days BUSH
ness In anticipation OF an evening away from
homo. He leaned against tho railing. and
Strengthened himself up only when train
stopped. Then he examined carefully tho
passengers who got off. After each examine
tion he leaned back again. first unbuttoning
his overcoat and coat. looking ut his watch.
and then carefully buttoning himself up again
At the same end OF tho platform. across tho
way. q young woman was standing She was
well dressed. and when the lights from the train
windows shone on her face. she was seen to be
very good to look at She had let black hair
and big. dark brown eyes. and pretty features.
She was tall and stood straight AS tho young
man watched the downtown trains and tho
passengers who had left them. so she watched
tho uptown trains and their passengers. Sho
had nowatch to look at. so she walked down to
tho Office and examined the clock about every
five minutes.
AT 6:15 o'clock both the young man and the
young woman wero standing at the onds OF
the plat forms and were showing signs OF i'm
patience. just about that time they noticed
each other They looked each othor over care
fully and then turned their eyes away. Tho
trains began TO come in more frequently and
the crowds grew larger. SO both wero kept
buoy for the next fifteen minutes. At the end
Of that time the young woman leaned
on the railing and fell to looking
down at crowded sixth avenue with
very disconsolate face. The young man
across the way examined her moro carefully.
He looked at his watch again. waited until two
him. him then en he slowly walked down to the exit.
toxn RIst5i'o,n; where t6s elrl was stu wait
the bench a few feet away from her err ''"A "
She turned after awhile. and saw him look
eyes ~ straight IN ron 9ais m her
were not there; She looked at the clock in the
ONCE t, saw that It was at 10 minutes to Z and
Her, ewes showed that she was not in a very
good hIm . The young man watched her.
Att o'clock he left tho bench and Wake 10
ward her. He leaned against the railing about
S as sha wa s anH the crowd 6
something to her. She strashtoned herself
Up: and without seeming to have heard. walked |
bench. Both watched the trains come and go |
speS tso on T5n s ssve. TPf En- The
Sny the wv with got an e snt rr %
going."' AS he reached tho bench he
stopped. looked at the girl. and talked
to her rapidly. earnestly. and at considerable |
length. At prst she seemed not to DO listen-
Ing. then hefface looked as though she wero
debating something, then she looked up at
plainly as manner can say. anything She got
up and d. nodded her head; and dropped tho
walk ed to the exit together. by the time thhey
reached the foot of the stairs they wero well
acquainted. So they didn't get left after ALL |
as tho two people who failed to keep engage
ments in the Fourteenth street station OF tie
Eighth Avenue Elevated road that evening will
please take notice.