The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-12-01
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& HE WAS Il large lady, at the Hobo
y ken station, and she was anxious
for information regarding the time,
degree. cause and manner of the Della
ware, Lackawanna and Western trains.
the ticket man at the window WAS
mildly amused at her explanations of
how she happened to miss the O'Clock,
and he was endeavoring to convey the
impression that she had also missed the
Z o'clock, as it went at $50.
All this time there was a string of
individuals waiting in line to get at the
ticket man and catch their trains. The
large lady was so occupied in endeav-
oring to comprehend the fact that she
must wait two hours for the next train
that she was utterly oblivious to the
anxious patrons. who watched her with
unconcealed impatience She purchased
her Pullman ticket, counted the change
several times, and kept on with her
questions and remarks. You see, it
was this way" she explained. II was
down at Wanamaker's and / happened
to remember that I had forgotten to
get some of those panne velvet ram-
nants at O'Neill's. They'll be so nice
for Christmas bags and things. 1t took
me a while to go the ten blocks. and
then I wanted a little lunch, so by the
time I got to the remnant counter it
was pretty late. (What time did you
say the next train goes, o'clock?
There was lovely piece of panne Per
sian, just Il half yard for a dollar, so
cheap. and another woman was deter
mined to have it, but I wouldn't let go,
and, of course, that took time. Any
you suppose I've lost it somewhere?"
and she began to industriously count
over her parcels, and incidentally her
change for the Pullman ticket. Dust
here the foremost man in the line
looked as If he might do some damage
to somebody if he was not restrained.)
Yes" she continued, II live In
Scranton. There were lots of folks
from our place down this week. How
long is it since that o'clock train
went at $50? Since June? Oh, I guess
you must be mistaken. never heard
there was change My son is over
there watching the rest of the parcels.
7 knew there was no use sending him
here to find out anything. He never
will ask Il question. Why, he'll go
blocks out of his way rather than ask
a policeman the right street to take.
l don't. I just say, Officer, please and
they are so polite after that. Why. one
led me so carefully by the arm away
across Broadway today. (The line Of
men heightened out and the frowns
became ominous.)
do you suppose ! can get into the
car now and be comfortable?" she in
uuired sweetly, and then she reluct-
antlv moved on as the cross man in
the lead poked parcel containing a
hat which she was carrying. Then
those men made wild plunge for the
ticket window and still wilder plunge
for the door, and the loquacious lady's
son remarked, irreverently: You kept
that whole bunch waiting all the time
you We're chewing there, and some of
'em's missed their train"
A look of dismay came over her face
and she gasped "Why on earth didn't
you tell me, Tom? l never noticed
them"
"Ch, It was too much fun to watch
their faces" said the heartless Tom.
You ought to have seen 'em. That
one old duffer in particular l was en-
joying it, but he wasn't, 1 bet he's out
there saying things yet"
wen, remarked MS motner, after
moment of reflection,"I suppose therell
be another train" and she couldn't see
Why her son laughed SO long.
The royal road to beauty seems to
be as mythical as the royal road to
learning. Women will do almost any,
thing TO achieve beauty except go to
bed early and be careful about their