The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1892-04-23
ON THE 81"
Two Young Men Who Secured the SYM
pathy of the Crowd.

Two Young Men Who Secured the SYM
pathy of the Crowd.
They boarded the 81" train at the
Park place station.
They both wore violet boutonnieres
and large canes. They were fine,
athletic specimens of the genus Man
haitian.
Howling swells, in fact. But they
were SO quiet.
There was something in the quietude
of their demeanor more than in the
touch of loudness in their attire that
drew upon them the attention of every
passenger in the car. They did not
seem to mind being observed. But
never a word did either speak.
The guard, with sawmiIl voice
and an unintelligible dialect; shrieked
out two stations in the gibberlsh of his
ilk before either of the stylish young
men moved.
Then one of them shifted from the
side of the other in the Wis avis seat to
the position opposite, while the ephiloso-
phic OLE gentlemen reading his news
paper over the top of his eyeglasses
seemed TO say:
Thank God, they are alive
10 another moment the sympathy of
the entire car went forth TO the objects
Of their scrutiny.
Well, | declare !! calculated the phil
osophic gentleman.
Isn't it too bad? murmured the two
Jersey girls, who had come aboard at
Cortlandt street, in unison.
Dummies, by lingo! quoth the
spruce, clerkish looking youth who sat
alongside me,
Sure enough The moment they
were settled opposite one another
their faces lit up and they began an
animated conversation in the sign Ian
guage.
The philanthropic clerical person in
the corner beamed kindly on the two
unfortunates from his seat right in line
of sight; the philosopnic old party
looked on approvingly; indeed, the
car centered upon the pantomime
that progressed with more than ordinary
zeal.
When the guard in the aggravating
patois of his own peculiar province
screamed in the car: "Stwentzarwrath-
streenex," the clerical gentleman re-
marked TO his neighbor:
Well, they have something to be
thankful for They cannot hear
that!
Meanwhile the gentlemanly looking
mutes had gradually worked themselves
from the conversational phase of their
finger lettering into decidedly more
excltable frame of mind. One of them
was evidently accusing the other of
some wrong doing, to which he pro-
tested earnestly and then wept, while
the audience muttered cries of Shame!
and the philosophic old party made
signs OF disapproval at the aggressive
mute, who returned to them a vacant
stare, indicating utter lack of compre-
hension.
Anon as the argument went on the
phantomImic principals ran the gamut
of all the emotions. Anger, pleasure,
resentment, were delineated IN facial
play. They were In dead earnest now
-oblivious to all around them.
1t was growing exciting. Many OF
the passengers rode by their stations.
Finally the climax was reached
when one shook his fist in the other S
face.
Here, you stop that said the cleri-
cal person.
Why, you darned fool, interpolated
the philosophic old party irreverently,
don't you know that they can't hear a
word you say!
Suddenly the more agitated dummie
seized is comrade by the throat. The
cay was Instantly in an uproar.
Forteez z=ckond street, yelled the
guard, getting ready to rush in and
separate the combatants.
The announcement had talismanic
effect.
Suddenly the two maddened young
men broke their hold
| say, old man, exclaimed one, in q
particularly clear, full voice, we get of
here. don't wep
You bet responded the Other
cheerlly.
And then they both smiled sweetly
upon the petrlfed guard, as they passed
him on their way to the station plat
form, leaving the philosophic party il
paroxysms of merriment. while ever,
one else in the car was wrthing witt
indignation and gasping for BREATH
AeV York WWM.