Barre evening enterprise. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-1898, 1898-04-27
THE SELFISH WOMAN.
A TRICK THAT ENRAGED HER SLEEP
ING CAR COMPANIONS.

She Emerged the Pink of Perfection,
While the Other Women Barely Man
aged to Get Their Eats on Straight Be-
fore Leaving.
A sleeping car which arrived in New
York numbered eight women among its
passengers and one of them displayed
wisdom which made the other seven her
enemies. She was prim looking mid
die aged woman, and she had attracted
attention the previous night by the bust
nesslike way in which she ordered her
supper. 1t was evident that she had
Travelled on sleeping car before and
from their nervousness it was quite
clear that the other women were novices
In night travelling and that they were
anticipating great discomforts. 1t was
not until the morning, however, that
the wise woman proved her wisdom as
well as her Eelfshness
Two hoErs before the train was due
in New York she left her berth and dis
appeared in the end of the car This
sleeping car, like others of its class had
four wash bowls for men with large
mirrors over them and ouly one wash
bowl for women, in a. room so small
that two women could not stand in it
at the same time. Half an hour after
the wise woman arose the other women
in the Car began to stir around and four
of them went at the same time to com
plete their toilets. The wise woman
still occupied the room and they sat
down to wait. Half an hopr passed and
still the wise woman didn't appear.
The men in the car had become inter
ested in the comedy, which promised to
develop into tragedy They had al
ready completed their toilets without
interfering with one another
"This is an imposition, " said big
woman whose hair was disorderly, land
| am going to investigate. ~
She disappeared, and the other pas
sengers heard her voice, first mild and
then loud and angry, but the responses
of the wise woman could not be heard.
"What do you suppose that creature
is doing" said the big woman, when
she returned, "Wky, l never heard
anything like it, Here we are within
all hour CT New York and not enc of us
has had an opportunity to wash her
face and that woman inside has little
alcohol lamp going aud she is delibtr-
ately curling her hair Size should have
some sense of decency I'm sure she is
old enough"
This information cast the other wom-
ell into the depths of despair, and a. TIE
train sped on one Of them, the youngest
woman in the car. began to cry Her
woe was greater than that Of the Others
because a certain young man had prom
Used to meet her at the station, and she
would not have him SEQ her as she then
looked for the whole railroad The men
in the car evidently thought that she
was good to look at just as she was, but
none of them knew her, and this in
formation could not be conveyed to her.
A delegation of two women YVES sent tc
compromise with the wise one who was
curling her hair, and they returned "
disgust
"She says that she is going to com
plete her toilet before she comes out '
said one Of them. "She is curling bel
hair all over asked her If she
wouldn't please just curl it in front and
then put her hat on. 7 he rest wouldn =
show, you know She said she woul'
attend to the curling without any as
sistance from NE. This is simply dread
full. Ill never ride in il sleeping cal
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little bit CT cubby hole reserved fo'
women, while the men Rave all thu
room they need. I'm going to sue th'
road. -
An indignant discussion followed
and Just as the train was pullln" lht'
New York the wise woman made he
appearance Conscious that not Single
flaw could be found in her toilet sh'
ignored the angry Rlances Of the othe
women 1t was too late for them tt
; make elaborate toilets, ard the mel
-, withdrew from the smoking room, St
, that they might at least use the mirror
to set their hats on straight. The
trailed after the wise woman rs she lief
the car, and if angry Chances could hav
stabbed her she would have become
coroner S case right Oh the platform.
This ism It the first time that hav
Z seen such ali exhibition, said com
mercial traveller who had been III til
car, land really don't blame the WIS
woman at all she simply showed he
experience The fault Is III the cen
struction of the car and it is a short
sighted policy to make them so ncon
venient for women Ii taxes Wolna
I longer to dress than man, ana pt
l leye that if the car builders would sac
\ ritce the space occupied ty section Q
l two and put in wash hnWls ter wolhe
D more women would be willing tn rld
! in sleeping cars AS 1t Is, the averaR
e woman would rather stay at h0me ina
y make a trip that involved night ride
Il New York sun.