The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1904-10-27
NAN MUST NOT LINGER
S THE SHOPPING DISTRICT He
SHOULD KEEP MOVING.

at she Curb He is Apt to Have Some
Experiences.
"A few days ago I gained new idea
the sense and and safety of the
loye-on policy for male persons living
| little old New York," said a a well
roomed, but wholly unebtrusive man
IS. Before left for the Office on
bat morning my wife directed me to
sure to meet her at a certain crowd
b corned in the shopping district at
o'clock that afternoon, to help her
lex out tailored suit for herself.
s"CIeYer little plan of my wife's that,
the way, asking me to help her Sc
ct her things, and her professed rell-
ice upon my judgment in such mat
rs no doubt costs me pretty extra
nny on the wardrobe and millinery
counts every year. But that hasn't
lything to do with the necessity for a
an to keep a. moving when he's in the
hopping district.
Il was on the corner, in front OF one
the big department stores, on the
mute. My wife. of course, wasn't.
| hadn't expected her to be there
onptly / wasn't much disappointed.
.'Aimlessly, to put in the time Of
aiting for her and without really see
with the eyes of understanding any
the details of the garments I was
pking at l began to gaze into a win
l - .,.ose1 ,,,;4I :. t,;fI0Ixyx Array sOf
uslin, linen and lawn garments, with
INNINGS of lace and ribbon and
hffy stuff.
I didn't know that was doing any
ling wrong, you understand in cast
unseeing, mountaineering glances
Ter these things. But it seems that I
hs.
i first became aware Of my bold
d unblushing iinpertinence when a
Dup of three middle-aged shopping
pmen ranged themselves in front of
lingerie Window-for that, as you
by have surmised, is what it was
began to hurl dagger glanees in
direction.
Common creature!' I was amazed
hear one of them exclaim.
s'pose he imagines he's a gentle
M shifted No. 2.
It's a wonder he wouldn't tend to
own business!" said the third.
1t was only then that / became
are distinctly aware, that is-of
nature Of the window display
ward which had been directing my
pudent glances
( hurried away from that window.
my confusion. and utterly without
y vicious intent, 1 halted before the
siery window display, in which were
Aibited many seemingly correct
dels Of the female limb, draped
h fancy stockings. only stopped
re for the purpose of gathering my
together and to take peek at my
Itch, and solemnly asseverate that
idn't rubber at those hosiery -draped
b models even out of the tail of my
But 1t soon appeared that had no
hit in front of that window, either, I
iced three or four parties of shop
passed. saw their stares in the
5 fror back of the show window-but
puldn't make out what I'd done to
d those glances Of disapproval until
be strapping athletic girls, with a
i of independent coed look about
/. n, lined up at the window and eyed
81 with expressions of the most
ster dislike.
4. went right away from there. 1
I. he up my mind that if I wanted to
n b myself from being despised by the
mime element of the populace Of the
e, I'd better not take chance on
ting into any more of the windows.
Il So I hiked away from the windows
N took I'D position near the curb,
|, hat could command a view Of the
n entrance to the store, in case my
Il should, after while, remmehber
(, she was standing me up on an APP
ntment.
81 hadn't been standing there long
4. pre- / became vaguely aware that
ething was wrong. observed that
II ething was wrong. observed that
/, numbers of men and women
IS ping by, particularly the women,
s Tled at me. With some little alarm
k I noticed that the big cop on the
Der was bestoWing decidedly vinic-
glances upon me.
W took a furtive look over my
Il, hes to see if everything was all
r. It, and found that no placard had
m pinned on me calculated to arouse
FL disesteern of the passing folks.
f. When looked up from this inspec-
til / happened to catch a couple of
+ lied footman, standing beside the
II Is of their carriages, pointing at
and I was mystified to note there
., sneers on the countenances of
Z, of them.
&, he situation was becoming serious.
I was becoming sore.
What the dickens have 1 done, or
n I doing. to these people that they
as lid appear to detest me SOP / be-
ss grouchily to inquire of myself.
~ here was no making it out. I
ed around to see if any universally
Il Used character happened to be
4 ding near me. BY this time there
= a lump of wrath in my throat, but
6 etented to swing my cane jauntily
to hum an air in order to keep
+ elf from running amuck and at
ding a few of those folks who APP
e led to hate me without sense or
n. pn.
al ut swinging my cane and hum
an air didn't appear to mend
r. ers any. Passers-by appeared to