The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-04-01
AND THE brute KEPT HIS SEAT


THE consistency Of man" said wom-
an, bracfng one small foot against the
opposite seat of the carette and jabbIng
ner nat pin In securely. us not startling
~ self-eyident"
The two ladies' put their niekels in the
Two little railroads. bet chocolates on
which would reach the box first ate their
bets and the philosopher resumed:
lie cursed loudly and picturesquely at
the theater hat with Its pyramidal trim
mings. and the theater hat became in
consequence extinct. He stil however
with the sublime nonchalance of his spe>
cfes, continues to walk all over woman's
feet and crush her gown and upset her
equanimity by his regular entr'-act ex-
cursions out to see n man. because he
knows that she will have to look amiable
or her escort will think she has an i'm
possible disposition"
She looked aggrieved, and her compan-
lon handed her the chocolate box sym
patheticaily.
He said things" she continued about
those rude women who did not thank men
when given their seats that were not at
all nice-that were-were unfit for publ
cation"
She ate another chocolate hurriedly.
Now he busies himself behind one of
those horrid newspapers, and Just because
few women were rude to him ~ is rude
to all the women and those straps are so
awfully high and everything-!''
She sighed and mournfully selected an
almond bonbon.
"And yesterday on the Alley II was
just tired to death and let my umbrella
handle punch through his old paper go
ing round the curve and dropped that
cloisonne vase that | bought at such a
bargain--its done In silver. yon know,
dear. and can't break-on his hat or
course l apologized sweetly and looked
n n 10 IN hU
sporting page and never stirred in his
seat. So j stood all over his feet and
pretended the crowd pushed me from be-
hind, and just bore down as hard as
could. But he never paid BIT OF atten-
tion. You know / weigh so lIttle-oh,
It's a fact Only eighty-seve No.
know you would never believe It. Aren't
they natural7 Such a nice curve from
the waist line. Yes, wire and horse hair.
Only three-fifty, covered with silk. And
I sighed quite loudly several times and
lost my balance when the train would
st6p. And would you believe that fniser-
able man never made any more sign than
a sphynxg Really, l began to lose pa
tience Those are lovely chocolates--de
licious There goes the bridge And I'll
be late home, of course. Is my hat on
straight"
She looked at herself in the little mir
ror hanging 10 her chatelaine and wiped
80 l waited till the train stopped at the
next station. and that blessed motorman
nearly telescoped us all. 1t gave me a
good chance. so | gasped In frightened
way and fell over and knocked off his
glasses with my elbow, OF course, pro-
tended TO he awfuliy sorry And the mis-
cradle things never even broke. And. my
dear, he actually picked them up, calm
ly put them on and turned TO the stock
quotations"
The depravity OF man was too much for
speech for several blocks. The carette
rumbled mournfuily on The chocolate
box was empty.
AT last" abe whispered. lat last he
actually got up. l had triumphedl
thanked him ecstatleaily and effusively.
| ahowered smiles into his face as he
p,oyed aside and | sat down. And as
beaned up At him the train stopped at
Sixty-hrst. And, my dear' the brute sot
off."--Chicago Chronicle.