Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1901-05-02
PORTALS new YORK LETTER.

heart OF Dame Fash ion g mer ohandise
was attracted to woman standing
near Sixth avenue berating q police.
man. She thought, is one Of
those well meaning everyday tormentors
the world has no use for--'
1t seemed that two boys leading
homely yellow cur had aroused her
anger. The boys were not over gentle
in their Il satment of the dog. ''You
ought to be shot, officer, for permit
ting it," she said. I'm report you TO
the society. - She was evidently a
woman of large heart. The sufferings
of dumb brutes appealed to her. She
seemed to be lover Of Justice and
fairness. She was pining to enlighten
the world on the elements OF justice
and humanity. After expressing her
opinion Of the word IN general and
some thers in particular, she tarted
up the stairs to the elevated station.
Her movement was leisurely and regu.
lar. The flat-boitomed shoes came down
firmly on each Htep.
With one hand she grasped the rail
ing. The other held large bundle.
The train was just rounding the curve
when three men came running down
the street. They were breathless from
haste and their eyes we're fixed ON the
quickly moving train. Taking three
steps at time, they reached the mid
die Of the flight of stairs There they
came to cudden halt, Dumping into
each other with the suddenness OF
their stop. Further progress was
effectually barred. The lover Of Justice
filled the stairs. She continued to
ascend slowly, and with dignity betit
ting one who is wrestling with the
problem o. human frailties. The men
slowly followed.
The train had almost reached the
station, hut the woman did not hurry.
She opened her redicu.e. took out her
purse and selected snail bill. Inc
ticket was 10 her hands. Then she
counted the change, and finally, after
insisting ON receiving an exchange for
Canadian dime, made way for the
Tuning men. The train had come to q
stor and the gateman had closed the
wicket when she appeared on the
scene. lie obliRingly opened it, Prob.
ably because shs was woman. The
gate was slammed shut, and the train
began to move just as three Restioulat-
ing men ran out upon the platform.
This delay may cost me my job. +"
said the first. The boss 10 mighty
particular about promptness. The
second man glanced at his watch. "It's
dollars to dougnuts that I'll miss my
train, = he calculated. The third man
said things that wouldn't look we'll In
type.
elevated, to say nothing of this woman,
is not CITED on account of its novelty.
In fact, it comes rather under the head
OF the old. old story and tales told again,
The won an in the case IS interesting
as q type. She is one of a large class
who msy be included under the general
bead. "Nuisances not prohibited by
law"
1t is a great pity that the wise ones
who have the making of the statutes
did not include human nuisances 10
their prescriptions. They exist every
where, but perhaps most of all In big
city like this, where selfshness goes q
long time without calling down the
wrath Of the gods. And the wrath OF
men don't count. For the nuisance
ia either woman, and you can't punch
her, or it takes The form of bigger
man, and you don't want to; or, II you
do, consideration OF caution project
Themselves, and you don't anyhow. The
woman In the case has Eeen cited
well, because there is woman 10 every
case, and it's customary to give her
precedence. That is her prerogative--
tirst, always and the writer, being O
daughter of Eve. feels this keenly.
This man nuisance is just as bad.
| Everybody has met him.. He ia the
| fellow--a politer word would dignity
| the fellow. then. who stands on the
back platform of the car at the side
nearest the entrance. He is usually
| portly, or, IL not SO, makes up for his
lack Of size by assuming an attitude
| which effeotually blocks entrance and
egress. He is at his best OH crowded
car. He does not smoke himself, bui
he manages to stand In such way thai
your arms are pinioned to your side.
| Another man wants to smoke badly
before he gets to HE office, but this
monster in the shane vt a man wedges
him IN SO closely that hope dies 10 his
/ breast and the Havana grows rank in
his idle hand. And when he tries te
| get off the car he finds him securely
planted. He does not bulge, and IN
| vain the other man shoves to reach the
hand rail. He has effectually placed
hinse I between il and him. This IL
| the same kind of person only some
times it happens to be woman who
ALWAYS chooses the crowded seat.
! There may be several vacant ones,
hut this person, with quick glance,
notices about an inch of vanished
| plank showing between two passengers
in an ready we'll filed seat 1t acts
| like magnet. Fer such a one nj
other part OF the car has any attraction,
and with squeeze and push sever
or eight others are disconnected anl
| this person settles down to the enjoy
ment Of his paper. " course he has
tn turn its pages frequently, only to b.
done iI the narrow space by means o.
! gymnasiic oontorlions OF the elbows
which add to the misery of every one
| In that seat.
A nuisance upon whom the Law
should operate is the newly married
chap who tells you 'Theres nothing
like it," lou plohably know that al
we'll as he, and only necessity oompell
you to live alone and seek sympstnetit
| converse with unsympathetic walters IL
! the restaurant which you seek tire,
times a day with the same JOY which
marks the criminal who places his heac
in the moose. But the newly married
| enc 'rubs it in and you must smil,
sickly smils and bear it.
think one sees more good to- looka
1 pieces of femininity in one block o.
| Twenty-thiId street from Broadway Il
Sixth avenue on bright spring morn
ing thar in any other given space.
| WI men of all Classe5 and conditions
but with it all close look brings tc
the eye the sad fact that few Of then
have the beautiful complications poets