The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1900-06-07

most capacity, even the roof being
utilized by the more daring as a means
to an end thereof. From which you
will readily infer that the conductor
'didn't get all that was coming to
him."
Being among the first to board we
were so fortunate as to secure seats
well up towards the front. But, alas,
to quote Carlyle, ave built our castles
and dream our dreams, when 10, a
thundercloud, ETC." I have only a
vague recollection of what happened
next. An "angel" boarded the car and
tripped lightly down the aisle. Your
humble servant being the recipient of
a most bewitching smile when she &C
cepted my proffered seat. Possibly
you would not think her pretty. It's
merely matter of taste. But she had
one of the prettiest faces I have ever
seen, i. e., 1 refer to her features and
not figure, as it was case of fair, fat
and-well, about eighteen.
In stature she was short, broad
shouldered and weighed about $50
pounds. But cher face was her for
tune" In that respect, at least, dame
nature had been more than generous.
Her hair was golden and she had plen-
ty of it. Liken her cheeks unto the
petals of blush rose, lips to cherries
and teeth of pearl, with the loveliest
eyes have ever seen in human being
large, brown, depthless orbs, sad and
soulful. In short, like nothing so
much know of than ''calf eyes,"
The foregoing is this summer girls
description to T. Her escort was
long-geared chap with no particular
personal charms worthy of mention, so
we will pass him by with nod. His
companion finally got seated comforta-
bly, and everything went along merri-
ly. The love scene that was enacted,
presumably for the qualification of the
passengers, would certainly discount
any of the "Dora Thorne" variety if it
came to show down on the mushy
mush sort. She was his little tootsie
wootsie," and he was her "bestest boy"
and all that sort of thing. Such gush
is seen quite frequently in fiction pro-
tected between the covers of a yellow
backed novel, but seldom in real life.
Oh it was delightful; particularly so to
jolly old duffer in corner seat, who
made frantic attempts to read his
newspaper bottom side up and succeed
ing so we'll as to have everybody's
attention about equally divided be-
tween himself and the young couple.
To repeat the latter's conversation
verbatim would be anything but in
teresting, so we will cut it out and
remember the main; any way, it was
only prelude to the melodrama enact
ed as we were going under the viaduct
on Washington and Eighth Ave. So.
The bridge being so low that the trolly
must be pulled down from the wire as
the car passes under it, an operation
OiloC lCoVOS UHO NCLlClC Ill COtdl UdTk-
ness as the circuit is disconnected.
Now when osculatory demonstrations
are performed in secluded places it is
very proper, provided the temptation
is so strong that it can't be overcome.
But on street car!
"N-i-n-t-th Aver sang out the con-
ductor in stentorian tones, and as the
car thundered down the hill presto! the
lights go out. A little scream of fright
it might have been delight-from
our maiden fair, and another noise,
like cow pulling her foot out of the
mud or cork being extracted from a
bottle, when presto! again we have
some light on the; subject, and the
sight that met our astonished gaze
would have made a wooden Indian
wrinkle. Her "bestest boys" good
right arm encircled her wasp like (?)
waist, and their lips-well, I'll leave
the rest to the readers Imagination.
The realization of the fact that they
were in a public vehicle must have
suddenly dawned upon them, for they
came back to earth with sickenipg
thud, so to speak. Evidently she was
the first to recover the power of speech,