Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1902-01-10

INCIDENT THAI OCCURRED ON
AsTREEro OAR.
The Lsctured Him Bscause He Did
Not Rise and 0lvs Her His Seat
Might Have Felt Ashamed, but
Didn't Seem ~.

N0e 6too = Give E0r HIS Seat
Might Have Felt Ashamed, but
Didn't Seem ID.
She was OF an intermediate age
which means about 80 and some odd
iery sharp-featured and distinctly pet
liant looking. She looked as IL she
night bestow the bulk Of her affection
lpon q couple Of aged cats and par.
,ots.
She boarded an uptown 18th street
:ar at 18th street and New York ave.
lue the other afternoon. There wasn't
4 vacant seat in sight. They were all,
except one. occupied by women. who.
strangely enough. were actually press
ed quite close together, contrary to the
usual feminine scheme Of spreading out
skirts and bundles so as to take up
sufficient oom for two or three sit
ters. The one man seated in the car
vas q sturdy, smooth-faced individual,
dressed In black. His seat was near
the door.
The sharp-featured woman gazed fix
sdly at him as she reached for q strap.
However. he appeared to be interested
in the view through the opposite VIM
low, and he didn't notice her fixed
stare.
"Huh!" said the woman with the
sharp features, as the a started
ahead. And as she said it she guzed
1T the man in black as IL he belonged
to a hitherto uncatalogued species Of
fuzzy caterpillar.
However, the sturdy man in black
lidn't see her ut all, nor did lie appear
to hear her. He pulled m evening pa
per from his coat pocket, spread 1t out
and began to read.
'The manners of some folks!" ejacu-
lated the sharp-featured woman, glar-
ing square at the man in black; who,
however, was obviously quite enwrap-
ped with the news Of the day.
Huh! Big lummoxes that sprawl
around in seats and let ladies stand
up!' muttercd the woman who didn't
belle her petulant looks.
The solitary male passenger smiled ut
a joke that caught his eye at the bot
tom of the newspaper page, and as
suredly did not see her.
Its mighty little raisin' some people
We had!' went on the s~harp-featured
woman, as If addressing all hands in
The car-and most of the women in the
ar were %snickering by this time. 81
never cen the like, so l didn't"
The man in black turned over to the
Schley case in his newspaper and
yawncd slightly.
~"Much some ill-mannered creatures
are. SO long as they can spraddle their
azy, good-f'r-nothin' bones around i'm
comfort" went on the sh~arp-featured
woman as the a rounded Thomas cir
lie.
SONG folks are so def and dumb
hat they can't never take a hint" she
continued, after a pause.
The man in black yawned c%avernous-
" over the court of inquiry testimony,
is we'll he might, yet he didn't seem
20 be in anywise aware of the contin-
sency of the. petulant woman.
AT length. as the car was passing r
street she couldn't stand his callous ill.,
difference any longer. She leaned over
he mar in black, and as she did SO he
ooked at her for the first time. with
4 surprised expression.
Ibid you ever see u man give his seat
to a lady where YOU came from, wler-
ever that is" she asked the sturdy
ooking man IN black.
The man reNdened and rose from his
seat with great difficulty. supporting
himself heavily on a cane.
ut was alwa Sys my custom, madam.
20 surrender my seat in cars for ladies
until 1 met with an accident which
aas rendered ms permanently infhm."
ne said, signaling to the conductor to
stop the car. THE sharp-faced woman
1lumpeodn hfiIep are correct ,s tna anu 'hen
viii feed the 6fsahaaat,priced cereal to any
great extent. AT the sdlle time they are
holding It to be prepared fosrany emer-
.gehcy, and are believers in higher.gl-e es:
Crop conditions are fairly satisfactory,
there being the usual number of conflict
ing reports from the Southwest.
In corn the cash situation is weaken
ed, Ind premiums are lie to &c lower than
a week ago, with a light cash demand.
ThetsEast is getting supplies that have
beenldelayed by the inability of railroads
TO hfndle their traffic rapidly, and TO
She moment is not buying. Foreigners
ire: Eiso Indifferent. The weeks range
HI bbth corn and oats was Influenced
largely by wheat, and confined to lie. corn
closing with a loss of &c. and oats Nc.
IS