The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-03-04
Prudence
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coroance with the principles laid doxr ~,
nose old philosophers who claimed thai
inc universe only existed to be "piastic ~
mans thought" ~
unfortunately 1t isn't always the bach.
elors that are brutal. In the parlor car q,
q certain train that moved out Of New
10TH during Dewey week." last fan.
tnere was young mother and n haby,
who evidently hadn't enjoyed himseis q,
tne celebration. Perhaps he had been
gwen the Evening Post or the springsaia
Republican to play with and had TINS
picked up the idea that the battle Of Nan-
ia bay was not an unmixed blessing
ANYHOW. he was cross and fretful. and he
oiun mink the world was a nice place.
and he let II be known,
And In the same car was n terribly m
to-date girl. II her hat didn't cost yao
In John Wanamakers millinery denart-
ment, then you knew II must have cos.
more somewhere else and she wore ar
" shirt waist from Twenty-third street.
and the one and only variety OF necktIe
In which a self-respecting New York wo-
man was willing TO be found dead las.
summer. Also she was travelling IN a
well-cut white pique skirt II was terri
bly, swagger last season to travel in white
pfque, because II showed that Won had
absolutely no regard for the size OF yo,1r
laundry bills: and It also advertised YOU
as going from the city to some-so,,ntry
house within a days ride from New York.
The Lenox and Stockbtidge summer foIk
set that particular style
This up-to-date girl did not like the
way that baby had of expressing it's dis
approval. The other people In the car
were just average. kind-hearted folks.
and they said to themselves: Poor
thingl It's sick, I'm sorry for its
mother" But the summer girl twisted
and frowned and finally rang the bell for
the porter with the air OF one crossing
the Rubicon. When he approached she
fixed him with an eagle eve and said
Porter. remove that child II Is an
!, outrage that babies should be allowed In
parlor cars
The porter rolled up his eyes and gasp
ed. Then he said "'Scuse me miss. his
ma has paid for her seat"
From the other end Of the car a slight
sound approached the seat of the naughty
damsel Nobody knew who started It.
nobody knew who perpetuated t. But
when II reached its goal Cthe train was
standing stiil at country station Just
them. SO everyone could hear. 1t was a
perfectly audible. though restrained and
self-respecting HISS. The New York
girl flushed and turned TO the window
for the rest of the journey.
And the baby went right on fussing.
r r +
don't believe that could have hap
pened on a parlor car moving out OF Sc
attic or Portland, or even San Francisco.
Which brings me around TO what start
ed to say In the beginning. II they are
going to treat babies so contumeliously
down In little. old New York. II is time
the babies got UP and out. and left them
to their fate. The center OF the CONT
nent has been shifted to the Pacific coast
In the last two years anyhow. and the
population is following fast. II we could
get the Babies Union to boycott the At
lantic slope this country would be jam
med from Seattle to San Diego. For
there is no doubt about it--where the
babies go the grown folks are bound to
follow.
PRUDENCE wINTERGREEN.