Evening journal., 1898-01-10
WAYFARER' NOTE BOOK
Things, Pleasant and Unpleas-
ant, Caught on the Way.


sKITs ON PERSONS AND THINGS
IL YOU READ THEM BEFORE SUP
PER THEY WILL AID YOUR d.
GEsTIoN, BUT THERE IS MOTH
ING PUT IN THEM TO LULL YOU
WHERE PHILADELPHIA PROFITS.
The story which the Wayfarer IS
about TO relate seems almost incredi-
bic. but there are living witnesses who
can vouch for its truthfulness. AS the
subject OF the sketch belongs to an
eminently respectable family and as
it would serve no good purpose to use
the name of the person, the Wayfarer
Omits it,
A young woman who lives on Adams
street is doing n piece of embroidery.
Not many days ago she ran out Of silk
of a particular shade and went down
town to replenish her stock. She only
went to one store, and that was the
one ut which the family deals when
II does any dealing in the home mar
ket She was told that the silk could
not be matched there. Without wait
ing to see whether any OF the. other
stores I'm Wilmington could match 1t
she repaired to the railroad station,
boarded a train, went TO Philadelphia,
purchased the spool OF skein of silk
and came back again. This incident
merely demonstrates the force OF
habit which prevails among q large
number Of persons in this city who
live here, enjoy the protection which
the city affords. get their living from
the city's industries. and then, instead
OF putting their money in circulation
here go to Philadelphia for every lit
tie thing they want to buy.
SHE FORGOT TO SCREAM
Many women sustain loss and incon-
yenience because they are averse to
making what is commonly called "a
scene I'M public places. The Way
farer hears of case Of this which re-
suited in the loss of valuable gold
watch. belonging TO a young married
woman. several weeks ago.
She and her husband had been to
the Grand Opera House, and were
coming out when The young wife,
who was one of many closely wedged
i'm the press of humanity in the play
house corridor. felt someone fumhing
about her belt She had her watch
there but She neither screamed nor
told her husband The piclSpocket went
ON with his work and then dropped to
the rear
After husband and wife were cut on
the pavement in front Of the Opera
House she remarked in matter-Of-
fact manner
Somebody has taken my watch"
II was too late for the husband to do
anything more than notify the police
to look out for the stolen timepiece.
10 has never been recovered and is
still i'm the possession of the pick
pocket If he has not got rid Of IL
through some fence in this or neigh
boring city.
II the young wife had grabbed the
fellows hand and raised "a big racket
she would not only have recovered
her watch. but have experienced the
additional satisfaction Of appearing in
court as the star witness for the state
and OF seeing the would-be robber sent
over to New Castle jail for a term OF
several months.
Her great mistake was in not for
getting an about the conventionalities
of polite society There are times
when women are fully warranted In
making the biggest kind OF q disturb.
ance One Is when an unmuzzled
mouse is running over the floor ant
there is no chair or table handy; and
the other is when pickpocket works
IN such bunglesome manner as to az.
tract the attention of the victim.
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women carry their watches and purse,
nowadays, it Is not TO be wondered a.
that they lose them occasionally.
A BICYCLlST's COMPLAINT.
81 wish you would call public atten
tion to the condition of the roadbed o
Delaware avenue between the e. & o
station and Union street. remarked :
prominent member OF the bicyclin,
fraternity to the Wayfarer this morn
ing "1he carts which are hauline
dirt out that way have dropped 81
much oi 1t along the avenue that reall,
it almost looks like the road OF q conn
try town. rather than like one Of tn.
principal thorOughfares Of a progres
slNe city Wheelmen who have occa
sion TO use that part of the avenue de
rive no pleasure and any amount o
discomfort"
WHERE MORPHEUS REIGNED.
70 was an ex-train dispatcher VIII,
spoke, and he was a man who had hal
considerable experience in the hand
ling Of trains
Persons who ride in the cars litt,
know the many narrow escapes from
accident and doafh fba,, ba,-o H. ,
good chance. ] can, in my experience
recall many instances in which no,h
ing but "A peculiar and entirely unfor