The morning call., 1895-01-05
A HAIRPIN DID 1T.
The Trouble That 1t Caused on
Board of a Railroad Train.

lnC tfOuDlS lndG H. S0uSCd oh
Board of a Railroad Train.
She was dressed in a white duck suit
and wore shirt front, stiff collar, with
straight bow, and q faring English walk
ing hat adorned with while ostrich plumes.
White shoes completed her costume.
The color of her hair WAS wonderful
imitation of Titan red. while her arched
black eyebrows, surmounting pair OF
vivacious dark eyes lent quizzical ex-
preston to face that attracted all men.
She f1ounced into an 81" train at
Twenty-third street. and made beeline
dash for enc of the cross seats toward
which an elderly individual was leisurely
making his way from the opposite end OF
the car.
She beat him about foot, and just as
she Topped into the seat under his very
nose she gazed up into his face with that
half artless, half-impuient expression
that works well in the majority of cases,
but was completely lost on the austere old
party.
Young persons of her type had no charm
for him and be was mad. He did not con-
ceal the fact, either. for as he turned
toward vacant seat he gave her a with
ering glance that would have seriously
periurbed most young women. but which
simply caused her to smile lnSanely and
gaze out of the window.
Up to this time few of her fellow-pas-
sengers had observed she wore modish
hairpin, a cheap affair, about eight inches
long, adorned with a huge silver-plated
f1ligree spiral ornament that pierced her
black brads la Japanois. The woman
beEiDd her, however, was made painfully
aware Of the fact as soon as the newcomer
sat down.
She received jab in the scalp that
caused her TO jump forward in her seat, in
which awkward position she remain ed
until the next station was reached, when
she left the car.
The severe old party looked up from bis
paper, saw the vacant seat aud bounced
into ii with defiant glance at the young
woman. She was looking our Of the win.
dow and didn't notice it.
Presently she turned her head, and the
modish bairpin scraped along the rim Of
the old party's derby.
The latter was vlsibly annoyed, but pre-
tended not to heed it. He plainly believed
it playful persecution on her part.
All went well until the train had jerked
to a standstill at the next station and the
rear guard was already slamming the
gates, when the austere old party realized
that it was his station.
He made frantic effort to jump TO his
feet. but was yanked back in the seat by
the hat, while at the same moment the
white duck girl was afflicted with spas
modic bobbing OF the head
Another one of that impudent persons
rude jokes" thought the austere old party,
his face flushing and not defgning to look
around, be tried to rise again with the
same result. Still he would not compro-
mise his dignity by noticing the rude
young person, and without trying to rise
bent his head forward in an energetic eff
fort to free his hat from her grasp.
Back went her head with an awful Jerk,
and then, recovering herself, she retalfated
In kind, and the austere old party's mead
was jaDked back with suddenDess that
must have made him seasick, while an ILL.,
pressed chuckIe came from the passengers
who were hugely enjoying the cranial tug
of-war.
This was too much for the austere old
party. "Hang it!' he exclaimed, turning
about to confront her, but he never finished
the sentence. He saw her back brads
tumble in a bewildering auburn mass
down her back, while the modish hairpin
that had locked its spiral curve in the
brim Of his hat flew at a tangeant across
the car.
Laughter and tableau of austere old
party retreating into rear car and indig.
naut white duck maiden tying I'D heI
black hair.-New York Herald