The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-07-31
4 CAREFUL OF WOE.
Six Children Encounter n Eat Woman Who
Had Good Intentions.

Six Children Encounter u Fat Woman Who
Had Good Intentions.
A busy looking fat woman with an amiable
smile brought confusion to the passengers on
an open Boulevard car yesterday morning
though her intentions were good. She hustled
aboard at Seventy-second street and crowded
herself into a seat whose other occupants were
a tired-looking mother and four small children.
She made every one. uncomfortable by her
search for her pocketbook while the conductor
waited for his fare. She examined each fold of
her big skirt until in the last she found her
pocket and subsequently her pocketbook.
This Is a hot day. young man." she said to
the conductor as she gave him the fare. and
then addressing her remarks generally to
the other passengers. she added. but I
dunno as 1t Is as hot as yesterday. I was
awfully het up yesterday and I declare 1 most
felt as II l couldn' stand it."
Every one In the car was too drowsy from the
heat to take up this challenge. to discuss the
weather. and the fat woman mopped her face
and beamed impartially on every one who
would look at her. The mother of the children
in the seat with her had closed her eyes. when
the fat woman gave her a nudge and asked:
Are these all your children. mem2"
YES" said the mother.
Little dears. every one Of them. I do love
children. How DIDO. children?"
Up to that time the children had kept quiet,
As the fat woman glared at them the youngest,
q girl Of about 8 years. began to whimper In a
frightened fashion.
Nice little girl. nice little girl" said the fat
woman.
The child drew back to her mother and the
fat woman turned her attention to the others.
She patted them on the head and she asked
them their names. AS the car came down near
the elevated road at Sixty-sixth street the fat
woman grabbed one Of tho children. a boy, by
the arm. and twisting him around violently she
want to see the chu-chu cars2 Nice chu-
The boy didn't want to see them. and he evil
IDENTIFY did not understand the. fat woman's at
tempts to interest him. He burst out crying
men on the back seat swore. and the fat woman
turned around and GIered them Into silence.
II dunno but after all it is as hot as yester-
day. Heat does make children terribly peevish."
The mother was doing her best to quiet her
Poor little thingsl" she said. Don't want
them. mum. n milk and water that rash viii
dIlsappeqE I've had children Of my 9wn. and |
ike mix and water. That's nice. Stop your
crying. Tootsey-tootsey, ootsey;tootseyn'-
cries Of four children.
For heavens sake. leaveN them alone,
madami p said O man on tho seat back.
"Slr?" said the fat woman. turning around to
face him.
The mar tried to look as II he had said
pothing. In tho meantime two children. who
had been sitting quietly on the seat In front Of
the fat woman, got VI, on their knees and
the crying was about. The fat woman beamed
as she saw them and danGIed her purse, which
was OF the chain variety, before their blinking
eyes. One child settled back in her seat cry
ing. The other held her ground until the fat
Woman began to tickle her under the chin. and
10 the discomfort of, the heat, the passengers
now had six crying children. Whenever any one
OF the. six stopped her sobs the fat woman
would beam on her until she cried again. Such
q carload of woe since the fat woman boarded
1t had not rolled down the boulevard for many
with a farewell pat to each child and a stern
Remember what said. mem. milk and water.'
to the mother, allghted. The car started ahead,
and before 1t had gone W blocks the children
had ceased crying,
THAT fat woman was . nuisance" said the
man who had advised her to let the children
alone. and II ever see her get on my car again
III get of" and the other passengers agreed
with him. The fat woman's intentions. how
ever. were kindly.