Smyrna times., 1895-04-03
People We Meet.

are repeated in so many others that q
description OF any particular person We
know is recognized by the manv as an.
phca6ie to some oue they have met in
their own travels.
VINO has really seen the persons
from whom Dickens took his cbaract.
ers? Yet every one recognizes in the
authors creations traits that he him.
self has noticed in acquaintances and
friends. Take trip in an electric car
Tor instance. Short as it is you NAV
note many fads and peculiarities in
your fellow passengers before YOU ar
rive at your journeys end, and. once
noVeo' they will strike you as familiar.
showing they are typical, and not iso-
lated, idiOsyncrasies.
There is the lady who halls the con-
ductor, standing composedlv on tho
sidewalk until the car stops. and then
oelng In hurry herself, very leisurelv
makes her way toward it. utterly re-.
gardless of the time lost bv the otbor
passengers. She is of the class who
Vake the seats offered them without the
sIghtest recognition of the favor.
Then there is the nervous woman
she OF the large and florid type. who
'hough the day is cool, is alwavs nm.
comfortably warm. She dumps berseIf
uowH in the first place she sees mn
matter how small, often quite unwit-
.'ngiy placing herself partially on the
knees OF the individuals on either side
OF her, though there may be plenty ~
vacant seats further up. She generally
carries her money in the corner of her
handkerchief, and forgets all about the
iare until the conductor has stood soma
time before her, when she will no 80
hurried that her shaky fingers refuse
70 unite the knot, and in the end nrob-
ably drops the nickel on the floor She
eestlculates to the conductor long he.
lore she arrives at her journev's end
stopping the car before she has discov.
ered her mistake, and after all 10 oar.
ried far past her destination, the lono. :
suffering man in uniform becoming so :
aggravated that he purposely omits to ;
warn her.
Inc woman with multitude of mar. :
'elS' VINO boards the car, inquiries if il :,
passes such street, and calmly get off Il
again on being told to the contrary 10 :
another type more often met with than
appreciated.
Inc man with the newspaper who
'its sideways, occupying more than two
SEATS and who feels aggrieved when j.,
you ask him to move, is an insufrerable
luisance' aud you feel delighted. and =.
hlnk he has Only got his deserts ubeD ~
lady comes in with an irrepressible -
nlid' who, having no earthly respect :"
or any one, Immediately climbs on the
eat and leaves the imprint of his - -
muddy boots on our friends trousers %
Ike TO observe children--how thew " "
tare at each other with round ewes l"
'hen they meet in car, and how fnnnv III
Is to see them trying to make friends WI
Is curious, too, how one child sinh OF
ues another. You may have beep IN
eased by one little beggar who seems III
be composed of watch springs. rua. We
ing backward and forward, putting Wv
) nands' ciammy with candy, on your 0c'
'ousers, or with its feet, running the "
immaculate polish of the shoes Won nMa M
ave just had "shined" for a visit to u'o
1ur best girl. Then another small un
Up enters, and a change comes ovar Vra
e spirit of the first one, it backs mn
us mothers knee and regards the 80 TVA
'W-comer with solemn stare. which Els
the way, is returned with interest "el
There is the stout woman with dark Dui
es, fuzzy black hair, and nose more
less prominent, attired in clothes .
u cannot describe otherwise than IN wee
that each article of her dress is Biz
re noticeable than the other. She But
ries her gloves in her had. and has Tue
uperhuity of rings on fat fingers evil wen
ltly for some time quite innocent Of Lyn
p besides other jewels, enough for Ohi'
tate ball. She is so short that her TICK
barely touch the ground when Wh'
ted, and you have vision of rustv ter's
Is, not uncommonly with a button M
TWO missing. She generally has a was
ipanion of her own sex with bo, ago.
ays picture her with a husband in on
secondhand clothing business-o- ago s
laps, her good man has three balls since
his place of business. fathe
hen there is the conscions o;,I u a sist
sines every one is looking at her. ago.
VINO carries herself accordingly. mere,
the girl who "eiyes a side olonoo leavi
looks DOWN" she is a dangaron. gain
OF goods, and you should beware not k
'r If of the opposite sex, that
'aIn' the bright, happy girl, as o6jec
y as she is unconscious, who comes daugI
ttending perhaps her mother or
If you rise and piva ber mo,bo. Franl
at' which, you may bet, always
some of the youngsters are NOT
Q me, she will respond to your at. Inc
On with cherry smile and a Fop"t
tly-spoken "tbank vonn - fully
MS Is boon to weary bachelor. person
makes him take brighter view of value
and human nature in general. Frlma
K the Lord there are lot. os - by w.
yet, giving promise of manv talks
homes in the future. tic staI
ave also met another type of wo. Mines
frequently, and have always a Jehe
OF pity for her. She is ordinar- Davis.
III advanced in life, and is often a feature
person, with a rather r.o.is,s. cal SKI
; or perhaps slightly deformed, con'em
sad, drawn face, though some. written
there is great force of character fOp"tG
md may have very hard lines near
She is usually dressed in black. shal Q
es faded. at others of quick, rich count o
ial, although old.fasbionod - by Mrs
This lady is always alone, and Awheel
rs to me as If she had a history evoluti'
am afraid, sad one. Bscyctei