Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1894-03-29

had good, sharp eyes, She looked as
II she might be Il Jersey girl shopping,
She carried 4 blue handled umbrella,
Eor some time she looked out or the
window and down into the street. Ii
was about Blocker street that she he.
gan to cast turtivc chances at the man
opposite her, Then She began to iidget,
rs II she was getting nervous, Her
chances at the man opposite her be-
came more frequent. and her face.
which had been pleasant, began to
cloud, ny and by she turned about and
sat SQuarely in the seat and stared
hard ut the man opposite her. From
her eyes It could be seen that she was
getting angrier and angricr every mo.
ment, She continued that stare min
ute, and then tlopped around again and
looked out Of the window, Her face
was red and her eyes were fiery,
When the guard called "rweuty-
third street" she jumped up. She
raised her umbrella and brought II
down, full forcr. on the head Of the
innoceut.looking man,
There" she snapped, take that FOR
your lnnuueuSS
Everybody was excited, and the most
excited OF all was the innoceut-lo look,
ing man.
"Ex-ex. excuse me, madam" he
stammcred, I'LL beg your"
: Take that FOR your impudcnce," said
the fiery young woman again MS she
banged him over the head a SECOND
time, "lll teach YOU to stare ut ladies
ON the cars, | may not live In Now
York, but | won't be insulted ny such
rs YOU"
! Good! Goodr' cried two or three OF
, the male passengers In the car.
Serves him right" exclaimed two or
three of the women passengers.
| "EXrexcuse mo" began the limo.
cent looking man again,
"Shut up! Put him out! Oh. the
hrutc!' and Il choice collection of other
words came from the passengers, both
i male and female. The train was now
ut the station, and the young woman
/ who had caused all the trouble hurried
out. As she passed the window where
the man was sitting she shook her um.
hrella nj him, The train went on,
The innocent looking man looked
around. Everybody IN the car was
looking at him. and everybody seemed
To be vcsy much disguised With him,
A dozen of the passengers nearest him
were talking for his benefit.
"She ought to have stuck the nm
hrclla IN his eyes" said one.
"lle didn't get half enough" said an.
other.
"A coat of tar and feathers would
about tit him." said still another,
The Innocent looking man turned rcd
and white by turns. He put his hand
to his face and bowed his head.
Il should think he'd hide his head
with shame" said woman.
Eyes, he ought to 80 bury himself"
supplemented man.
Hear me- You wrong me-" said the
innocent looking man, standing up.
"Shut up! sit down. Get out! Go
to hlnzcs! Go hide yourself! Go tump
: Off the dock! shame! Shame! Go take
n run and jump up In the air! Close
: your trnpl Drop dead! Rats! Go lose
Yourself! Screw your nut! Fall into
the canal, Your trolleys off! Soak
your head! Get Off the earth"
These were few of the remarks
; that were made before the innocent
looking man had chance to again say
clear mo. Your wrong me-"
Then the remarks began again. But
the innocent looking mans dandcr was
up and he kept right on.
II wasn't staring ut her; 1t was this
He held between the thuilb and fore
: finger of his right hand n little object
Its glass" he said Il lost my cy,
| years ago. | got this. 1t stares
can't help It,"
There was silence for n moment
The people looked 1t was sure enough
glass eye, and then they looked n
, the place where the eye ought to be
1t was an empty socket Somebody
laughed and then everybody laughed
1t was foolish sort OF laugh. Thu
nj first M he looked Mt th glass eye
Then he got angry again:
you're pack of blamed idiots" M
shouted ms the train drew into Thirty
! third street. and he made n dash foi
the door. lie stood on the platform a'
/ the train pulled out. He was so anar,
! that he was crying. The laugh KEEP
up until the train started Then a mar
said "Too bad" and tive woman wh'
!, had detected the innocent looking maj
: hiding his head In shame, said
, THE idea! Poor fellow, II WASH
his fault. She could have seen II wai
glass. / think, II she'd looked hard
Any way. she couldn't have been micl
or she wouldn't have made n scene
She ought to be arrested"
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