The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-07-04
1.-THE WHOLE ToWN MoTIY,.D
Mrs. No-Rusher's Complaint She Went
Back to Deckertown.

Back to Deckertown.
I'm very exhausted" said Mrs No-Rusher
' as she collapsed into the ferryhouse rocking
chair and undd her bonnet strings. Twenty
minutes to wait. did you say 2"-this to the
waiting room matron. well. I'm glad Of IL:
that is. II you're sure this 10 the right boat for
us. ana it goes to the right place and we don't
have any more care. New YorE's the greatest
: place to do person up when they amt done
nothin' Of anywheres | know. and I've
been shopping to Deckertown often. and
/ to Port Jcrvis. and stayed two weeks
! last summer visiting in New London.
/ All we've done since we came yesterday was to
| buy some canned goods and a new suit for
/ Jimmie and carpet for the new paror. and
| I'm worse off than ever l am at home after
! weeks work in preservin' time. when I've
! stood to II steady over the cook stove and been
on my feet and into one thing and another
! from morning till night. There's no knowing
how the things in nv valiso stand or whether
| they're packed right or wrong / amt able to
notice. All want Is to get somewheres for
! little where things amt quite so rapid and
can get my mind Off the stretch.
ITS everything moving 30 constant in New
| York that wears a person out" she went on.
| You look out on the water and everything's
moving and you look on the land and every
things moving. and you look uptop and every
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with the strain and you're all confused Now
in Deckertown where they do q real lively
business. things stay quiet for little until q
person can catch up. but here II you're not
hard down to 1t. on the dead tear for what
you're aftor. you'll not get 1t. and II you don't
watch out sharp what you do get will be the
wrong thing
That was how It was on the elevated train
to-day. Third avenue. l think they call 1t
nd oil tIn frni hal 4, al
same place We found that out. had asked
the man who sits working a long handle by
the ticket box. what train we must take to go
! where we wanted to go. and he said. City
Hall 80 when a train Numbered up. and
looked at him to know IL that was tho right
one, and he nodded. I thought he meant
yes; and Mr.. No-Rusher thought he
meant yes; and on we got. that is. soon as
the people who we're getting Off would let
us Mr.. No-Rusher had gone inside with
the baggage. and I was still on the platform.
when the tcket-box man hollered out to me:
Here you! That's not your trainv and off
stepped. Mr. No Rusher heard tho word. too,
and he came out OF the car to get off, but by
that time the iron gates had sIapped shut with
a click. just like mouse trap and off that
train started. with No Rusher and the satchels.
and me left behind.
Say" Say to- to the ticket,bo1 nan. Why're will
Square and says / What must do p and he
laughed and shook his head, saying maybe the
old man would come back again. Just fancyl
Only may be he'd come back and stranded
there all by myself on that high-up. strange
me oS ns tn eo koms nfF So
Rusher Just knew was worrying his wits out
as to how to get back to me.
e" Where's that place he's gone to?' asked
the man when two more trains had rushed up
f h%Rd fSn0 on ana he wasn't busy pump'n' his
80 Down in the swamp. he told me, Down
felt worse than ever. and went through ali sorts
Of worry t1gurin' out how was to get homo
h2v Tc .dd M hefs paasSE Of
shot up from somewhere and there was Nj.
5sGs stepping Ss fs had as kSf S: oon e
duetor twice. he said. how he was to
get 6aGb to his wife and just because
course; all this while he was guessing what a
that he could ride back and look out for me on
the e Pe SIDE Ge G road a sos
uptown he wouldn't be SO apt to see me, He
the lady thought to ask the name of the place
where we bought the last II, things before We
e h na 50 the ad
my ny ps bsss and bs him
swamp place where they land The conductor
was too busy, slamming his gates and calling
THE things always so shifting and on tho
g. and x the LUMP tb Is my objsction to New
steady. standstill places in the town some
where. but we amt found any. It's Zip!
zip With the he elevator swinging up and down
change carriers in the stores. and Tang, tang.
tang, tang, IT. tang MT tang With The Eoags in ne
ont or miss here there and eyerywhsre
box fashion, until your head spins Just from
lot o York FOXES Sns
to think Of It. the Deckertow9 e"i school, fHdc
that's so fas hionable. Anyway. ! like TO sleep
at night and to collect my mind some in the
in New York. Last night there was footsteps
bumpin' up and down outside our door in the
hotel and doors lockin and bells rinen' all
morning. long about noontime. when we
irSshments there was ST more S's'' so 'R on on
| armed thing UNI bob like bats wings twirling
| round and round over it, enough to make you
| dIZzy and there was an engine in there goin'
watermil grindin fast and constant. and |
| should say as many a. twenty-five ilne-looking
girls. all dressed or in white. rushing about
with walters and tumblers and with bill mark
| ers and bil! slips slung at their waists. 'Whir!
whiir! whtr! went the fans and clang went the
general until tsits eat so
| much as a biscuit or dish OF rhubarb in
peace. Is this what yop call reireshment
h" looked as worried over it as / ieIt' what hat
| with trying to do the right thing ana pay at
| the right place; And get on to al the new
can do. We'rc both going to lay up n day when
we get home till the tired wears on and we get
80 we can count up the real fine sights we've