Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-07-28
SYMPATHY FROM WOMEN.
Hut the Men SMILED at Their Unhnppy
Brother.

From the New York Times
A man on an elevated train one day las [
week got himself into just the kind Of
trouble that woman is usually expected
to mopopolize, and to the woman who look
ed on it didn't seem as il the men gbout
were nearly SO brotherly or kind as the
sisterhood would have been to a similar
suffering member of their sex.
A Kings county train was Just pnl!ing
out OF the bridge station when the man.
who was sitting by an open window, reach
ed around to close it. He used one hand
and the catch, yielding suddenly while his
arm rested on the SILL. caught his coat
sleeve in q long fold, and held il as in n
wise.
He was o ST. man, or perhaps only =
man, for the first thing he did was to look
quickly about to see who had observed him.
Apparently no one, for he caught no an
swering glance, and he went to work to
free himself. With his other hand he tug
ged at the catch, which. however. had
sprung to stay. particularly as 1t had a
the window casing. Then he got around
on his knees, and tried to work out his
sleeve. But the cloth was strong, and the
grip was firm. and that effort was useless
so ne turned about and rested and prob
ably thought. At this pon. n woman en-
tered and took the vacant place next to
him. The window covered part of that
seat, ard she poised herself gingeriy on
III.
encircled her. to be removed.
Poor man! He proved himself shy now,
FOR he colored, and made another wild
lunge at the catca. He would have been
so Slad TO take his arm away, IL he had
only known how. The woman sat SO close
to the man on the other side that he looked
up from his book to see why she crowded
Then he saw the arm and wondered. Then
he looked again and smiled, while the shy
man waited for the discovery he saw was
imminent 1t came In an instant. and the
man got up and asked the woman to move
while he lent his virile strength to this
trifling mishap. He didn't say this last, but
he looked it, She stood up, saw the trouble,
and smiled, too. The new man leaned over,
pulled, tugged, and gave 1t up, mad to
think he had tried. The woman tried too,
and wished she hadn't. And the round was
completed by the imprisoned man, who
took a turn out of courtesy.
Then all three looked around and eyery-
body up the cross seats smiled. while a
lively lad shouted: Call the guard" To
be sure-and the guard was called
He came, saw, and was vanquished like
the others.
Then ensued trials and retriaIs by the
guard and the captive. The first would pull
and tug, till his veins stood out and his
face got red, then he would desist long
enough to call a station. while the second
with his one free hand alternately pulled at
the sleeve, in a vain hope to tear it out, or
picked at the latch to loosen that.
This interesting pastime was kept I'D to
the amused interest of all who watched
ana the increasing agony of the shy man
he really was shy-until FIatbush avenue
and bright thought of the guards were
reached together. When the train started
from that station the guard started engine
wards, for what purpose was not made
clear. until his return was duly .heraIded
by the lively lad.
Hes got a crowbar," announced the
youngster, and not in a whisper either, and
SO ne had. 1t took the twentieth partiof a
fnr hat sta
the window, and the whole thing was, over
Inc shy man looked out of the door. as
II he had never heard of windows. the
woman sat well back IN her seat, the men
resumed their papers with the air of .i,avine .
never looked off, and only the lively lad re-
llcved the situation by loud chlckle.