Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1893-08-29
fro BE Continued
AN INCIDENT IN REAL LIFE.
Showing Hew Unpleasant People Can Msk'
Themselvss by Their Talk.

showing Hew Unpleasant People Can maze
Themselves by Their Talk.
lstepped upon Broadway car at the
lower end Of Broadway and rode In II
along that fast changing highway as far
as Nineteenth street. At the corner Of
Chambers street and Broadway man
Of perhaps 40 and q woman not more
than %, he carrying q huge portmanteau,
o collection OF wraps, tive umbrellas
and q cane. she leading by the hand q
8-year-old baby, Joined the partially
crowded patronage already seated. A
cloud OF dissatisfaction rested upon the
brow Of the man. The frown Of an al
ready born rumpus fast unfolding into
fruitage made forbidding and ugly the
comely countenance Of the woman. Her
nervous disposition made itself known
to every ono In the car and particularly
to the little boy as she yanked the child
by the arm into the seat beside her. Aft
er O moments silence the woman said.
"You might have known how It woull
be-" to which no responded, "Well.
might have known. but I didn't, 80 shut
upr'
Another passenger entered the car mt
that moment and stumbled over the port
manteau.
"IIang that bag" said the man.
"If I were you, I would keep my cuss-
ing for home," said the woman, and 50
on and on and on.
The ensuing half hour was passed by
these two In q strain which would have
done credit to the most pronounced hag
In the dirtiest quarters Of third rate
fish market. The little boy. thank heav.
en-. went fast asleep. Much Of the con.
versation between the two was inaudible
save to the three or four people in imme-
diats contact with them, but every once
In awhile tho shrill voice Of the female
bird SCARED into upper attitudes Of def
ance, making discordant the entire al
mosphere and attracting the attention
Of nearly score Of people. They got
out ut the corner Of Fourteenth street
and Broadway and entered cafe-he
sullen. cjaculatory and profane; she
keyed mp to q In alt, defiant. shrewish,
chock full Of scold.
Well. what Of iti II is not such very
uncommon thing for man and wife-for
lovers even, for daily intercoursers-to
quarrel and to vent serpentlike Misses
from the unruly members that wag with
curious motion rs they distill poison
from bitter aud jaundiced hearts. II Is
not SO uncommon. admit. but isn't 1t
always suggestive1 thought % looked
ut the man, with good, square, clean
forehead, well marked brows, clear
skin and an air Of self poise, that he was
hardly doing himself justice. Save that
his hands were rude and rough and that
his boots were country made. that his
portmantsau was considerably older
than the ordinary hill and that his um.
brella looked a. though It might have
been utilized by Mrs. Noah when she
came from the ark, he was Q man Of the
world In app"arancc.
And the woman had o pretty face.
Her hair was parted In the middle. a.
women's hair should be, and revealed In
It's old fashioned brushing tiny ear. not
% small ~ to indicate utter selAshness.
but, ON the other hand, not % large % to
rival genuine Saddle Rock oyster In it.
vulgarity. Her eyes were brown, soft
at that; her teeth were regular and
clean; her dress was neat. her hands and
feet well clad, and an occasional pat
upon the boys shoulder - he lay mes
tling against her. fast asleep, indicated
the feminine nature, the affectionats ten
derness Of the mother.
Listening under the circumstances was
not rudeness. II was compulsory. Isat
NEXT the boy. Some Of his banana skin
ornaments my coatsleeve until this mo.
ment. Al ho lay semicoiled mp noticed
the copper nails In the bottom Of his shos
and the copper toe upon the same. The
group was easily and perfectly within
my Vision. Al word after word fell red.
/ hot I thought: How odd this al would
have sounded In that shell-like ear Ave
years ago. How strange Il would have
seemed to the lover had he heard 1t OF
had Il been suggested TO him that ever
Il could be possible for him TO hear such
language from such lips.-Howard In
New York Recorder.