The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-09-04
STORIES OF THE DAY.
a Fow Yarns Picksd Up In tho Streets oi
Chicago.

no was waiting for Il croSstown cleo
Trio car ut Thirty ninth street aud Indi-
ana avenue and looked ms if ho had Just
blown i'll from tho drought stricken dis
trict of Logan county, whero farmers
sometimes have to haul water in wug-
ons two or three miles for tho stock and
for household purposes, and it's so
scarce that the children aren't allowed
to wash their faces oftcner than once
week. The first car that came along was
pulling u track sprinkler, and it aston
ishcd the hayseod
We'll, I'll bc switched" he muir
INJURED to himself, "cf they ain t n. haul
i'll water, an they huin't got sense enough
ter keep 1t from lcakin. A little more'n
hat mile an thar won't DO u bucket.
iul OF water i'll that there hopshcad."
A snort, broad woman WAS irving To
climb on Il croSstown electric car with
IL white parasol i'll one hand and a little
girl i'll the other. She appeared to think
the whlto paraSol the more valuable and
was very particular with it. whiie she
was trying to lift the little child by ono
hand. Tho child's objections attracted
tho attention of Il passenger. who reach
cd over and tcndcrly lifted the little ono
to seat The child was polite enough
to say, "Thank you," but the woman
did not doiSn to notice tho man. Whom
tho car stopped ut Indiana avenue. tho
short, broad woman tumbled OF and
told the child to come to. WigGlinp
down from her scat, tho little girl gazed
at tho man with an inquiring look for
moment and then said:
Help mo down. man
Help you down? OF course l will"
no replied.
THANK you," said the child when
she WAS placed on the ground
The short, broad woman did not look
mt the man, but taking the child by tho
arm she said:
You mustn't do that way. 1t amt
polite"
From what school of good or bad
manners could that short, broad woman
have been graduated?
The polite young man had seat on u
very much crowded Cottage Grove ave
nuo car. Several strong looking young
but tho polite young man kept his seat
because he was very tired and had an
idea that an old or weak looking
woman might get on tho car after
awhile, and then he'd get up. The car
stopped at Twenty second street, and
among the passengers who climbed
aboard WAS tired looking woman carry
ing baby. The polite Young man
jumped up and offered her his scat. She
looked nt the place where he had been
sitting and said
"Dcrc vas no room. 4"
Tho polite young man turned and i'll
the seat he had just vacated was IA Chi j.
cago hog.
SEQ here, my friend, p" said tho p. "
m, II just got out of that seat to give
1t to this lady who is carrying baby. s"
Dot vas all right, said the Chicago
hog. "Sho vas my Wife.
The p. Y. III. inserted tho fingers of
his right hand down under tho shirt
collar of the Chicago hog, jcrked him
out of tho seat and pushed into it the
woman with tho baby.
"You can net the hog with your wife
i'll your own house." said the p V. III. =,
but not III my seat on a street car -
Dot vas all right. She vas my wife, Z"
was the only comment made by Tie Chi
cago hog.
The late Frank Hitchcock was almost
rs we'll known in Chicago as i'll his
home-Peoria. Hitchcock was as sharp
III political battle us he was mt run
ming down thieves, and when he was in
Peoria and wanted little recreation he
would play II joke on Ed Easton, the
we'll known distillor. Easton was gen
orally ready to bite, for Hitchcock played
mostly on his desire TO make money.
The last time Hitchcock ran for mayor
of Peoria, Easton AS usual was against
HIM, and Frank knew il. Frank was
sure he would be elected. so he put up
an elaborate job on Ed. About 30 on
election morning (it was before the day
of the kangaroo ballot) Hitchcock drove
raDidlY down WASHINGTON strcct 4, th.