The sun., 1893-07-15

to get out into the street. 1t was broadway g
busiest hour. and there didn't appear to be an
Inch of space between the trucks and cars.
The young men talked together as they
watched. and for a moment the old lady eyed
them. Then she spoke to one. He did not an
swer. Without ado she banged him alongside
the head with the umbrella. The young man
jumped and yelled. and the old lady banged
him again. This time the rim Of his straw hat
was smashed. He threw his arm up to protect
himself from the next blow. and then he and
his friend hurried up the street. A crowd had
collected and It hooted aftor them. evidently
believing the chastisement had been deserved.
She was such a respecta ble- looking old lady |
She was very surprisinR old person too. for
the next moment she struck out for the middle
Of the street: cable cars. trucks-nothing
stopped her She used her umbrella as o
weapon. She banged one horse alongside the
head. The driver hauled UP. She banged
another and another. Now she had reached
the car tracks, and the gripmen were pound
ing their gongs like mad and yelling. The
truck drivers were shouting and cursing too
The crowd was expecting momentarly to SEQ
her crushed. but the old lady held the UNI
brella aloft and slow ly made her way, She
Bang Bang came the um brella on his horses head.
Am sGe psss he
s%Srsiia Ssi like Hbertys iish.' but esessionay fy
banging this horse or that alongside the head
She was such q respect able looking old lady
that great many OF the spectators mistook
dependence. Finally she got across the street.
Frenchman stood on the Herald ONCE steps
to rosa q TX
him. The old lady viewed the crowd at q dis
tAnce. and then she headed for IT. 1t was
up to 1t. and then she began using her UNI
brella as q probe. She iabbed every man
within reaching distance In the back. 4 pas;
smashed a hat or SO. She took a strip Of skin
S s SsIs ss saa in ssf res es
opened for her and she walked On into the
shsw was such respectable looking old lady
rebuke her.
The 'passac ce way she had made closed In
young clerk in the Herald Office stepped up to
her and asked her bus siness. That riled her.
lie lodged. and then she charged the crowd
on the sters again. She gave o fow great
swinging strokes with her umbrella. and in
Tn. frenrhman had taken one look at her.
and started on his walk to Chicago.
ov S she Nns, was such looking old
ma. man started to, she poked her umbrella at him
With The hearing of a queen suffering with
iorking old lady started down Broadway. In
ner .rst block she got her umbrella between
the oPs legs OF an eminently respectable looking
might have been millionaire banker. but she
s bs odt very e oHkng old sdy
he had gone tile old lady banged a small boy
acr,s across the head and then goked q second old
9Ihgzed MhoI 81 once shs crossed Fulton street
curb; Then she held out her hand to a third
Gi,1 Gi.e looking old gentleman. He took Il won
sss See ssr that ta she w"nd be
calmly turned and smashed his hat over his
eyes with her umbrella.
Of tho ths cane J, opposite the entrance OF the oee
tSetters on the pillars. Then her eyes tw nkled.
She walked on. One Of Maillar rd's delivery
IN I'D LADY Tns %sfed sp to-
hotso and patted him. The horse snapped at
bbsT bsr, The The old lady caught the bridle With one
other The horse kicked. The old lady slap:
PEG again The horse kicked harder. The old
MY was about to use her umbrella instead Of
down the street, She Waited until he he was ,c oP:
posl'e aud then reached out and Jabbed him
~ nf ,rlhs. ,hS ribs. The bicycist came within an ace
imay laughed aloud and marched on. She went
m.t hegeman's drug store:
:, nne was such n respectable looking old lady
once She priced various things and marched
eIt without buying.
I'm IN the street again she knock cd over small
ms,3 pUy 9nh got her umbrclla twisted between a
tnasIh man legs. Then she iabbed the point OF 1t
s suo n lfuit renders wagon. and whom last
srra, srea she was still heading. down Broadway.
put she WAS such respectable looking old
iscy mat no ono said her nay.