New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-07-17
THE FACILITATING MAN.
HE IS A NUISANCE ON THE ELEVATED RArrA
ROAD.

HE Is A NUISANCE ON THE ELEVATED RAIh
ROAD.
.rIevated railroad cars said the with the acute
observation 'have species Of nuisance which always
makes me swear when am the victim The man VINO
looks az YOU as If you highway robber It becomes
necessary for you down beside him In one Oh the
ssa and he has TO pull himself together Instead OF
sprawling all the seat is bad enough In MS way
put nv particular grievance is tie vacillaunS man wo
don't expect that Will make up her mind queny
and keen IL made up. So when she starts 70 20 ono
,hno then changes mind and begins doing soneing
else and finally back to the first occupation we can
excuse her because known that she constituted as
way and cannot help it. But we do expect man OF
ordinary Intelligence know his own mind In itte tninss
least" -. ~.
elevated railroad station
"Now I'll gamble with you that we VIII meet me
,cia,np man in the tran he continued as he ana the
repor,er went up the stairs to the platform
The train along and the- went into car N me
middle OF the train. Not finding two vacant seats TO-
sther they started through 10 the rear SUI where Usually
there Is more room in the other cars There were
number o, single seats In the cars through winch
they first passed. ,,,
In front O. the reporter and his companion was fairy
uelldrcs.ed conraratively young man also walking
.,ro,gh tina rain lie walked slowly and In an I'M
certain way stopping in front Of seat he looked |"
It and then deliberately moved on again nc ariiNa ~
another vacant place, made movement as ne "ee 'os
70 ~ down. and then continued LIS shai'nhe pave
1,,e raunrter's companion turned around with look
on his face which said plainly as words eoula ha'o
said f.: Il told you So"
rbe man IN front was moving slowly again. The troin
cane To the sharp above the Park race sauoh
Tho human blockade got far as the door ana mere ne
braccd himself while the two men behind him seized ue
straps 10 prevent falling After the train haa rouna.a s
curve the ran font craned his neck 10 iooA INTO Wv
rext car There WAS Il within foot or TWO Oh me
n,,ce in which he was standing. He glanced at IL ana
seemed undetermined what TO CO. panied look over
srroad the features Of the reporters companion.
The man who was blocking the way finally decided 70
90 into the and he moved along again WIN CA
IRENE deliberaon To all intents and purposes he was
,.,,v oh,lvous OF the impatient crowdng up close
behind him. -. -
The PROCESSION q finally reached the next car
ss ms was going round before the ChamDerss@
station was reached. The reporter and his COMPANIES
hung again. The man In froht was oioeons
the way now the seats, with his DOCK 70
,ho. who wished 20 pass him once his tardy motion
GIVE evidence OF the that he going further AZ
Lost the three reached the car There were TWO se~D
IN front and the reporters companion pressed the man
ahead closer than ever but Individual did not Increase
his pace In did he offer to allow the TWO men
behind him to pass lie arrived opposite the two seats
deberated few seconds and then sat DOWN In ons "
them
The nan with the grievance ground his teeth Finally
when he and the reporter did get seats together through
he Kindness Of another in changing his seat ne e3'
claimed -,
THAT man is only asgrayation TO himself and a
oxasp.r ration 10 every else. l should be willing %
gamble that In his business he has any he is just -
car / hope am not crank. but it does make me dis
be eve. made the s Of 81 saiS IN 70 %s
Mad it only that there are plenty Of people who s
,s s@' Of s a9S sa Their %ay Soefss
wears from the positions to which their ability entities
uem.''