The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1898-03-12
LAUGH MAY CONTAIN A LESSON.
suEEesGed Improvement for LesvIR.
street Cars ORSrsd Women.

suEEesGed Improvement for Leaving
street Cars ORSrsd Women.
''Very ludicrous, certainly, but yet il
il not quite the proper thing to laugh
so loudly that she can hear YOU"
1t was a xtrong-fsced old man who
gave expression to the above while
standing on the corner OF State and
Madison streets one evening lately. lie
referred to the great discontinue
which overcame a pretty little woman
who, like most OF her sex, managed 10
get of a street car the wrong way. In
alighting she turned her back on the
still moving train. and as a result she
was left sprawling in the damp street
the observed of hundreds of eyes. Her
light-coiored dress was irretrievably
ruined and her flying ribbons slapped
and futtered in the little puddles made
by the melting snow.
And her facei 1t was clothed in as
crimson color as a full-blown holly
hook. Four or hve men leaped to her
assistance and in q jiffy had the little
woman upon her feet. But she did not
thank them. Not a word. She just kept
her eyes on the ground and, with wild
and startled bound. leaped for the side
walk, and in = moment disappeared
within the capscious doors Of one of the
bazasrs near by. Theu those big.
bearded pirates who a moment before
were all grace and tenderness IN their
solicitude began to roar.
mot exactly right TO laugh" con-
tInued the old man who had Witnessed
every phase Of the above incident, but
it can hardly be helped under the cir
cumstances. If women will persist in
getting of the cars contrary to the man
ner in which they should, why, they
must expect to take a tumble. But teven
with one mistake, II they would only
be careful in the future it certainly
does seem TO me that they might avoid
their very annoying acrobatic feats."
We'll. sir" put in one of the men who
had assisted the little woman to her
feet, 1.-The only reason 1 can figure out
their persistence in jumping of cars in
reverse is because they see newsboys
and street car employees do it. / have
seen one of these boys drop on car
going at full speed, allght on one foot
and retain to perfection his equilibrium
How he manages to do 1t is past my
comprehension. The momentum in
such that it would topple me over like
the proverbial load of apple sauce"
But there are women who ahght
With az much ease and as gracefully a.
the men," said another. These are the
younger women-those of the athletic
or new woman type. They never ask
the conductor to stop his car, either
coming OF going. but II you watch 'em
youn see that they jump manfashiont
In my opinion do not consider myself
at all ungallant. These awkward wom-
en- should be laughed at. 1t may teach
them better sense for the next jump
Let them wait until the cars slow up"
That's what they ought TO do in
terpozed the old man as he turned 10
leave, land If they don't do it they
ought to tumble about the streets. It'4
not the conductors fault, though
don't approve of his and the gripman's
loud outlaws as they pull away from
the houndering heap Of ribbons and
lingerie.
Ought to have charts posted in the
cars giving an illustration Of the right
way to jump" added another, as with
a parting roar the hard-hearted fellows
drifted away TO their various objective
points.-Chicago Chronicle.