Daily Yellowstone journal., 1892-07-28
OWED IT ALL 70 THE OLD WOMAN.
How Ntw*i,uy Sold II Lot of Fnprr* on
IL <rw fnrk Street ttHF,

OWED u AIl ~ I7E VIZ "ONA!N.
How u Ntw~i,uy SOLD II Lot of Papers on
Il New iork street tnr.
The cHr~~it was Il Fourth avenue
one c-~v:t. bowling along mcr1ily. 1t
SO l9appcnetl-.as strtnS" things tit
sometimes happen in this prosuic
wurltl~~tllut I'LL the seats un one sl1t
Of the cur were occupied by mtn nnl
tll the seats Oh the other sitlo by
women. The women were al} young
and pretty, too, whje>, might ]H 1T
counted II strange thing anywhere
else than in New York Nuw. when
II man is riding III Il street eur Il prct'
ty face il always IL ''cletril1g sight
to scc." but when there are dozen
lovely faces to contemplate tho joy
il prupurtionattly increased.
Serene enjoyment WIS depicted on
tho face If every man in the car.
Forgotten were ul1 the ordinary
cares that inftst the day No man
WIS in Il hurry to rc;trl his ttStl,'a
tim. III fact there was murA inward
rejoicing ut tile lark of rapid fr.n'slt.
Into this temporary abode Of hliss
horpd II shrill lunge1 newsboy.
When he perceived that not 4 man
on the car had Il newspaper his eyes
lighted with joyous expectancy.
'Extrpe txtreo'' he shouted fierce
ly an.l glttfu|1y. Full account Of
lie 'or1ible disaster II awful loss Of
litt."
But tho men only scowlttl at him.
"N*ot's dc matter will dc blukcs!'
he asked of the conductor before
ltapiny off the platform.
Cant You sec:'' replied tho con
tluctor. contt,nptuo>.sly: dcy's TAX
inS in lc pretty girls. De1r's &c
greatest lot Of EN- on dis cur ever
carried"
An old woman entered the car.
she was fat untl SHE w;s llo,ncly.
und she waltlled rather than walked,
No man rosc to give her q seat.
Each ,nun felt that his neighbo1
might lr hnrlm1inG some such intcn:
tion and feared to anticipate him.
The old woman wadllltl to the end
of the car, hcavcd Il sigh and caught
on to n strip.
'Pray take my seat, madam, " said
one Ut tile prettiest OF tue pretty
girls, rising
oh, thank you, man," replied
the old woman, gratefully; but it's
a shame to deprive you Of it. If
wasn't 50 old--but perhaps one of
the gentlemen will give you seat. y
Indeed. said the pretty girl, snil.
ing. and thereby making herself look
more bHwitching than ever, Il
couldn't think Of accepting one from
any of them. They are I'LL SO dread,
fully tired"
Half Ut tic dozen men had started
simultaneously to 1'ise. They dropped
1mck into their seats looking sheep
ish aud detected. And the halt
GoA:4. that ll:tln't begun to rise
lookcd "luu1ly unhappy. y change
had c.'lne Ger the spirit Of tliei1
dlttt4lfo. "A itttth tf@t' ~ ApI Il \AAtcC1
ing sight to $50 when you know
that it's owner entcrtains a very
small opinion Of you. And every
man III that car felt that every WON.
al in the car. including the one who
was old and tut, held IL chenl, opinion
Of him. Instead OF seeking the pref
ty ttcc Opposite, their eyes fell on
the tiopr
Another ncwsboy boarded the cur.
'Extrtet txtrec,," 1T. yelled. Full
account Of tlc 'orrible disaster n :4w
t11l loss 1T lift'."
H. didn't llaye to ycll Il sccontl
f>:t' f:rrt' man WIS I'll Il hurry l.
rt;ul that t{.ln ut sli~t.*ter: 40 much >s!
that they :u1l actually buried their
t;nt. behind their newspapers.
Alrl the pretty women nil ex-
changed smiles ant1 looked very
much tickled ut something.
"Golly'" said the ucwsboy to the
conductor. Il struck it rich that
time, didn't T.
You bet," said the conductor,
hut yo1, owe it alt to lie old wo1l.
an New York Herald.