Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-10-22
THOSE STONY EYES.
Tho women who Are Always Leaning
Out OF tho yludoyvs

Out OF tho Windows.
"One of tho queer features Of fat
life hero in New York. remarked n
cynical Bostonian to reporter. sis
the universal window hanging.' |
mean the habit Of leaning for hours
pt time far out Of windows mt all
elevations. or course people lean
out Of windows everywhere. but
here In New York along such ave.
nues as Sixth, Eighth, Third and
Fourth, and all streets where there
are fat houses, it seems as If the
family took turns ut tho window
sills. Tho feminine heads always
predominant, though there are plenty
Of men. To tho credit of our sex,
however, they have not reached the
pillow stage"
"The what" inquired The reporter.
"The pillow stage. Protracted
vigils on an unfceling window sill
are liable TO cnilous feminine elbows,
my friend. Tho wiso fiat builder Of
the future In your city viii fit his
window sills with air cushions
once thought this window hanging
habit was distinctly n New York Gus.
tom, but / received n severe lesson
ON that point two years ago. came
over here in the spring from Boston
on q matter Of business that required
time, so / took lodgings upon the
west side. Directly opposite was
large fiat house. and though all the
windows in the building were more
or less populous, there was one in
particular ON tho third floor from
which tho female occupant was lean.
ing out at all hours. II seemed 20
mo that that woman must neglect
even meals and sleep. She haunted
mo oven 20 my dreams.
when went out In the morning
her stony glaro followed mo till
turned tho corner, and when I re.
turned in the afternoon IL seemed rs
IL that third floor window hanger
hadn't stirred an inch. / became 10
nervous and conscious that / dreaded
tho street. felt suro that woman
could SEQ every defect on my person,
and whenever | was aware of a
wilted collar or unpublished shoes
made n point of hugging tho houses
ON her side TIL opposite my abode,
and thon scurrying across tho street
and indoors. sometimes wondered
whether that stare could count the
change in my pocket. Ono night /
returned home from an entertain.
mont at ga. m. All tho way home
gloried in tho thought that for once
l would be FREQ from my oppressor.
when ! reached the corner a
glance showed mo / was right. No
head. Tho window was closed and
dark. hurried to my house, mount
ed tho steps and when ! had opened
tho door, gave ono parting glance at
that third floor window. There she
was, n white and airy costume. but
sho had got there just the same.
when finally left New York
took IN earlytrain, leaving the house
Mt a. m. OF course that third ilooi
nuisance was on duty at her win
dow, with the Same imperturbable
stare. As usual, stood it to The
corner, and then ] dropped satchcl
and umbrella and shook my fist ut
that window hanging lend with nll
the fervor Of deadly hate.
There was millSman near me,
and l said, DO you know that
womanf
" Reckon do. Serve her milk
I" is sho queerf
"'oh, no. She amt used to New
York. Only boen hero four months,
and sho hasn't went about much
Country
"Reckon so. Come from Boston
last March. New York Tribune.