The morning call., 1893-01-17
FORGOTTEN GOODS.
Funny Things Left in
StreetCarS.
By Some Strange Freak of Nature
Women Shed Their Clothing
Piecemeal.

"The number of absent-minded people
who ride on streetcars is wonderful" said
Superintendent Lynch of the Ferries and
Cliff House cable road yesterday, as a con-
ductOr handed in parse and soldiers hat
which had been left on his car.
1t may seem funny that soldier should
lose his hat, but that bundle of clothing
over there in the corner represents the COM
plete wearing apparel of lady from the
bonnet down to the boots. The shoes are
not mates, neither are the gloves, but they
were made for the right and left extremi-
ties respectively.
''Why woman should shed her clothing
piecemeai in a streetcar is mystery of
natural history that has not yet received
any attention from the scientists. ana the
subject, if systematically studied, might be
an interesting one.
"a short time ago a ladY's shoe was
brought in by a conductor
at was duly labeled and placed among the
relics. A few days later syIishly dressed
lady came into The Office and timidly asked
If there was a shoe there like the one she
had. The shoe was brought out and given
her. / had some curiosity TO know how a
shoe could BE- lost, so l asked how she came
to leave it in the car. She explained with
a. d
corn, and that she quietly removed the shoe
under her skirts TO ease the pain. When
the street on which she lived was reached
she had forgotten about the shoe, aud
had gained the pavement before she
noticed she wore but one shoe. The car
was about block away by that time, and
she had TO continue the journey without the
other shoe
Not long ago a conductor handed in a
sack containing about $500. 1t belonged to
a collector OF one of the large wholesale
houses and that man could not remember Of
being on a ear that day until the sack was
handed over to him."
What do you think of q woman who
would forget her child and not think OF il
till the car was couple of blocks aw2yP"
asked an interested conductor. THE
woman got on al Market street and got off
at Vallejo. After the car got block or so
further on / noticed the child In the car and
/ in looking back saw the mother coming
down the track swinging her paraSOl and
arms about. yelling like an Indian and look
Ing like a runaway windmill with wing
broken. When she got up TO the ear she ac-
cused me Of trying to steal her child"
Purses, umbrellas, paTasols and canes are
the principal finds. and there was motley
collection Of them in the superintendent
Office awaiting Identification.
Women stow away many curious things
Ia their purses" said Mr.. Lynch as he
opeueu tHo ONo winch hau Just beeh Haiueu
H." The name "AuTelIa" was stamped in
gold letters on the outside, and from the
tone of the newspaper poetry clippings in
one Of the compartments Aurelia must be
casting her affections in the direction of
some young man who does not be of the
same opinion as bis admirer. Three nickeIs,
q haTpin and some cards with addresses
written on them made up the contents Of
tile purse.
I'VE get all sorts Of stuff here in purses,
and if the ladies' only know how many
family skeletons come prancing around
this Office they would be more careful with
their belongings