The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-05-07

blocked with a line of cars. You know
how women act at such time. They
iuup I'D and down. ask the conductor
questions, finally get out and walk, then
they are overtaken by the same car,
run to catch IL and look surprised and
make an awful fuss about having their
fare 10 nay over again. Well. OF course,
all that was done in the regular way.
Then again, as usual. some smart wo-
man merely got out OF the car last in
the block" and went around TO the car
first I'm line. This she boarded, saying
as she passed the conductor:
Il Just paid my fare on the last car"
II can't help that, madam" he replied.
''Why. you are never going to make
me pay again? / only rode block and
had Just paid. / want TO 80 way down
town"
81 can't help what you did on the other
car" said the conductor, firmly.
The woman began TO get cross. She
said that it was an imposition and she
wouldn't stand it. He said she needn't
stand f.; that she could have a seat
for five cents. Then she flushed up and
said she would report him.
Cant help that, either madam. II
you stay on this car you have got to pay
fare on it,
Then she said that she wouldn't stay
on II: she would go back 10 the other
car and off she got. The driver. being
brute and a man Of some humor, leaned
over the dashboard and screamed after
her.
Il can't help that, madam; you will
have 10 pay on the other car just the
same"
A little later he saw very angry wo-
man trudge by on the sidewalk and still
later a very tired and cross woman hailed
him and got on. The conductor grinned
As for her, she tried TO pretend she didn't
recognize him, but when he took her
fare he murmured:
Il can't help that. madam" and winked
through the door at the driver.
Some men are such brutes.
A rcet leaned back and sighed "Ah.
yes" said he to a girl friend. Il was say
ing 10 my fellow-worker how beautiful
life is. when he answered that the great
est of us are after all very small"
How very personal Of him." murmured
lie is still wondering just what she
meant.
A Young husband came home and found
his wife porting over cabinet what
are YOU doing. darling?' he asked.
She did not turn. but answered with
strange sadr ess in her voice. II am going
over some of your old love-letters."
II he had not been SO hasty! As "
was. his Jaw dropped and without wait
ing 10 pick it up. he shouted; w mere
did YOU md them? Why don't you let
things alone!
After an. they were his love letters 10
her. but he can't fix II up anyway in the
world now Men are such geese.
.What is tie matter with Mrs. Young
U,ifo2 She looks as 81 she had the world
ON her shoulders, said a gentleman.
His wife lifted her lorgnette, gazed nj
the sad young face, and said: Nv hat
stupid you are Those sleeves are all the
fashion
An, II takes womans heart to under
stand these things!
81 cannot play" exclaimed an actress.
81 am iIl-I-my liver refuses 10 act
Never mind your liver" shouted the
manager; go on without it,
"Ethel is going 10 marry Duke" I
heard one girl say 10 another. her
mother did It all. Oh, / think it Is so
cruel for parents to sell their young
daughters for title"
III isn't for the title, my dear. The
Is
something grand and ne mas houses al
over the continent
you don't say. Don't some people nave
luck, thought
Congratulate me. fear" exclaimed
Edith. Il am engaged.
Indeed. do. my dear said Sadie'
heartily. "and ! hope you will get mar
ried this time"
"But it is such a long drive" objected
a girl.
Darling just think-home by moon
light"
Eyes. I know, but what will people
say"
"Yes-but won't she be in the way at
supper" -,
"Weu. we will have to stand that
"Nlaybe / can get auntie to so. one Is
a dear old stupid. and If we give her
enough 10 eat she won't lift her eyes.
Darling"
81 don't see how some girls can be so
imprudent in goirl about without a
chaperon, do youy
OF course he didn't.
Revenge is sweet! Fifteen years ago
q girl Tilted her sweetheart in really
cruel wav She was then only eighteen.
After being engaged a whole year she
said she guessed he was too old ana
win that away she tossed him. He was
thirty then. If day, and thirty seems
4 old 10 a girl OF eighteen. But then mat
was no excuse. Now she fs-weh, eish-
| teen and ten are twenty-eight and HVe
/ are. You see she is getting on. she
| isn't married, and she is getting a niue
| ON in other ways besides years. SO many
women begin 10 get fat after twenty
! five AS for him. he is older, OF course
/ but no one counts ii mans age amer
| thirtv-fye. He goes on and on, ana Is
| good I'm the matrimonial market as IONS
as he can stand. And now he Is intro
ducing TO her his young bride, VINO -
eighteen or less. and somehow the otheI
woman does not feel a bit that she mas
the best of it, even though she can re-
member that she Tilted him long ago. lie
says softly - ola
"Do congratulate me, my dear OLD
friend" .,.x al
tragedies like these are happening al
around us in society every day. Ihiiih
| twice, girls; think twice.
'"'N' CLARA BELLE.
The Old-Fashioned girl.
There's an old-fashioned girl In an OLD
fashioned street,
| Dressed i'm old-fashioned clothes from mel
| head TO her feet.