Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-03-25
SLEEPY HEADS FOUND A PILLOW.
Though 1t Was Not Willingly That the Vic
tim Served in That Capacity.


tim Served in That Capacity.
THE PASSENGER WITH THE SORREI-
l. colored beard had the car to himself all the
way from the Capitol to 9th and streets Al
that point the vehicle came to a brief pause and
took on board two tired-looking young girls.
One had brown hair, brown eyes and a brown
paper bundle under her arm; the other was
dark and Carried a green pasteboard box.
Probably they had been working late at some
shop, the hour being nearly IL D. m. The
theaters were disgorging crowds of well-dressed
and warmly mufT'ed people upon the streets,
SO that the car filed up in traversing the next
few blocks, and the girls found themselves in
immediate juxtsposition with the man with the
sorrel whiskers.
By the time that Dupont Circle was reached
the car was partly emptied again. and the We
hicle turned westward down p street with
not more than dozen persons aboard. Among
them were the sorrel-bearded passenger and
the two girls. The latter were both very sleepy
and one Of them was already enjoying a bliss
full Inconsistencies of her surroundings
having reposed her head upon the shoulder Of
her companion. The second young woman,
who sat next to the individual with the whis-
kers aforesaid, had been trying her best to keep
awake but her head kept nodding, and finally
1t found resting place against the rough coat
sleeve OF her strange neighbor. Sleep had
overcome her also, and presently, without
knowing it, she was actually reclining against
the sorrel-bearded man.
The car gave small jump as it glided upon
the bridge that crosses Rock creek. which
caused the girl to fall still further over against
the passenger with the sorrel whiskers. Now
her head fairly reposed upon mis- chest. while
the other young woman obeyed the influence OF
gravity by reclining against her companion at
what had become an angle of IS degrees. II
he was embarrassed by this situation he did not
show It. On the contrary, he made no effort 10
release himself from the situation. bat main
tanned an appearance Of absolute composure, as
IL nothing had occurred which was at all unu-
sual or out of the way. By this time the other
people in the vehicle had become much inter-
ested and two or three OF them crossed to the
opposite side in order that they might gaze
upon the entertaining spectacle to greater ao-
vantage.
Perhaps this performance made the man
think that the thing had gone far enough.
Wishing to arouse the girl he gently moved away
about q foot upon which her head fell into his
lap, where she continued her unconscious re-
pose with one ungloved hand ciasping tightly
a whisp Of reddish whisker. Meanwhile the
other Young woman was not awakened. The
absurdity OF the situation was too much for the
gravity Of the other passengers, who INDUCED
in iIl-suppressed giggles. The victim smiled
slightly, but otherwise paid no attention 20
them. He made no further attempt to get
away. and five minutes later, when the conduc-
tor offered to awaken the sleepers. he refused
to permit it. saying simply: They are tired
out, poor things. Let them rest"
So he continued to sit motionless, serving as
q pillow for the girls. The conductor said that
they lived beyond the end of the route. and the
situstion continued as described up to the time
when the writer for TIE STAR lief. the Young
women and the sorrel-whiskered man alone in
the car at SD street. II he had not been SO
sleepy himself he would have gone on for the
purpose Of seeing what would happen when the
sleepers woke mp.