The age-herald., 1897-09-08
HEARD ON THE STREET.


 sleeping car last night kaid R. D. Hig- den, a drummer who arrived in the city yesterday by way of Chattanooga.
 "A few Jacks falling out of a mans pocket caussd the disturbance and if the gentleman who had the leaky pocket had been present when it was discov- cred, trouble would have been inevita- ble.
 "Traveling Passenger Agent Brown. of the Big Four route, was returning to headquarters in Chattanooga after trip putting up advertising matter for his company. We were all in a boudoir car and four of us had on= section. When Brown went to get out at Chattanooga . he dropped a. lot of tacl1s from his poek- ct. He picked up part of them, but left some. When the other occupants of the section arose the fun began. One big man jumped out, there was ssowl of pain and a voiley of oaths rippc>s tfe air. Things cooled off. Then preacsl- tr crawled out We'll, there were frowns, pshawsl and like innocent inprecations.
 "The two, victims sympathized with eahc ether as they sat on the floor of tine car and extracted the tacks. Why. there was more fuss than there would have been among crew of bicycle riders on striking a lot of tacks in the street." [.
 
 It was a dark night. Two reporters were running down suicide item. They stumbled up three flights of stairs to the room where a deserted wife had made a desperate attempt to e2d her life. They knocked and out came a young woman bearing a smoky lamp. Very good looking woman, but her eyes we're swollen from weeping. The re- porters made their business known and then, well then they were the brunt for a ffrst-class chastising from woman's tongue. She was finally induced to tel the pitiful story of a sisters way wardness. She cried more and the hard places called hearts, that ever and anon revolvs somehere in a reporters breast. were moved with pity.
 'sBut," said she, don't want nothin' bout me in the paper"
 Another woman's head emarged from a side door and simultaneously batch of youngsters hopped out like animals from a cage. "If shs wuz my sister," screeched the new conner, there wouldn't be nothin' in them papers bout '. u LtlIO llICul tOpOA bo tONA eAAS steps"
 The reporters shivered and calculated the distance to the first floor.
 Woman No. 1 gave the newcomer g freezing glance and she slammed the door with another imprecation hurled at the reporters.
 "No," said Mo- 1, 'T've got good rea- sons fur not wantini nbthing in bout me-" and a semi grin and smile played over her face. 'I didn't have nothin' at all to do with sisters fuss and row with her husband, but then, then-I've got another reason," and the grin and smile was merged into a blushing maid- en's peal of laughter It must have been at least a peal, for there were Irish po- tato peelings in pan near by and the 'irontongued be1l, pealed forth the hour of midnight. st. ' ff
 eff you people put my name in the paper it will make him m. No, it just wonit do." There was another peal of laughter, she unintentionally turned over the bucket of potato peel ings and the tiron tongued bell' finished peaIing forth the hour of midnight.
 "I just as we'll tell it," and she grew bold and slapped one of the reporters on the back and seemed to forget all about sister. "I'm goin' to get married on the 18th at the Baptist church, and I wianlt you all to write me up in a different way. Recken as how I'll send you an inviue."
 IA gust of wind blew out the flame i'm the smoky lamp and one of the reporters peeled an inch off his new kid shoes while scrambling down the steps.
 
 It was tine afternoon of the club mset- ing, and the girl who brides herself on the earnestness of dner aims and objects in life came into the room with the light of noble resolve glorifying her counte- nance.
 "Ive been reading the love1iest book in the world girls, she exclaimed enthusi- astically, and henceforth I shall never flaItter or deceive anybody. The author says that ffattery is bhe worst of sins, and that"
 "Tel us your experience next week." interrupted the sarcastic maiden, grim ly. "They'n be a lot more interesting than an account of the books preach ings. and besldes-" But the earnest girl had flown off in indignation. And she was decidedly meek and creztfallen wh n next the club members met.
 "You needn't laugh," she remarked to the sarcastic maiden who was grinning expectantly, "for I believe what the book said was true, only we're not sufficiently developed to live by such an elevated standard. You know I said I should never f1atter anybody again in all my life. Well, that was last week. Now I've had enough of plain speaking to last me a lifetima Last Monday I told mamma she was gsttng crows feet, when knew she wanted me to say she wasn't Next day Mamie asked me how old thought she ioolslsd and I told her honestly. Mamma hasn't got over being Naxed with me yct and as for Mamie. don't suppose she'n evler speak to me again.
 "Wednesday our pastor called and wanted my honest opinion of his last sermon. told him, and he was awfuily turt Friday told my dressinaker that considlsrei her awfully careless with