The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1900-01-12
He HAD NOT "zAT HONEUR. y
An Extremely Polite Frenchman Ore
ntes Much Amusement ON a
street Car.

The car was crowded with typical
lot of II o'clock passengers. 1t was
the one warm evening which the wealth.
er man had sandwiched in between his
showers and frosts. 1t was rather close
inside, and the young man, who looked
as though he might have been working
overtime checking stock at the silk
counter, had yawned two or three times
and been promptly followed in kind by
all the passengers within sight of him.
The ventilators were open; SO was the
rear door, through which the conductor
monotonously called the streets.
Congress-"
Among the seven people who climbed
aboard at this stop were two men with
opera coats and crush hats. They
had been making adieus at a carriage
door as the car came up. They stepped
inside and half unconsciously obeyed
the request to "move up front, please"
until at Harrison street they found
themselves just in front of the stove.
One of them appeared to be visitor
to the city. The younger man, who
called him ''uncle," was saying some
very initiated things about the perform
apce just witnessed, TO which the other
man responded with decided Partisan
accent. Before many minutes they had
secured the attention of almost the en-
tire car and were earnestly discussing
the outlook for the coming opera sea-
son, commenting upon the Wagnerian
virtues of the lamented Klafsky, when
q sudden lurch threw the older man vio-
lently forward. He preserved his
equilibrium and his good nature grace
fully, and when the car stopped at
Michigan avenue and Twenty-second
street lady and gentleman alighted
from the rear platform, leaving a va
cant seat Observing this, the young
man urged his companion to be seated.
''Non, non; am not weariee," and as
he cast quick glance around to see
if any ladies were standing he added,
with an emphasis on 'some one" LET
some one occupy re plaice."
His manner and speech We're SO easy,
and deferential that the eyes of every
woman in the car were cast admiringiy
upon him and the men regarded his vi
cinity with something like curiosity in
their faces.
However, the seat was destined to be
occupied and by parsonage upon
whom no one had counted. A bulky col
Rred woman bearing basket which
smeilei suggestively of cold victuals
had entered from the front platform,
where she had evidently been standing
ut the time the two fares got ont at
Michigan avenue, She, wore immense
soft-soled felt shoes and stepped In
noiselessly just as the young man asked
the elder to be seated. Although the
latter had not seen her at all, the dame
took his courteous remark to herself
as she rolled into the seat and eiacu-
lated:
LANDS sake. honey, but I'se obleeged
10 yeh! It's easy seem you don't stick
NO hogs nor weigh in at de stock ya'ds."
At sound of the voice and feeling
the nudge the woman gave him the gen
tleman turned, taking in the situation
at a glance. Doffing his hat very grave
", he replied, in a most polite tone that
was evidently sincere;
"Ah, maGame-non. have not Eat
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