Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-04-02
AN "ELEVATEDn VISION
A Dream in Which a New York Man
Sees Things.

From the New York Sun.
When a brutal elevated railway track
walker kicked dog from the structure to
! the street. the patrons of the line who wit
messed the outrage filled with right
! eous Indignation. They even attempted to
| throw the trackwalker over the rail after
! the animal Great was the virtue with
/ which and women denounced the
| cowardly, cruel act, and every bosom filled
! with pride over the spontaneous display OF
kindness and humane feelings. a police
| man led the offending trackwalker to the
street. The miscreant should have been
taken before a city magistrate to be
insulted
AS the next train stopped al the platform
the waiting men and women stepped for
! ward to board it. Each man looked about
| to see whether any woman child or
| feeble person was near him. Those who
perceived weaker persons trying to get
aboard politely made way for them. stand
ing back from the car gates that there
| might be no crushing or discomfort. Women
and children entered the cars first, and took
the vacant seats. After them ca me the
Older men, to whom the juniors respectfully
yielded precedence. An athletic young man,
seeing elderly man accompanied by q
small child, offered his assistance and
aided the two TO enter the car Last of all
the youngest men and boys passed through
the gates.
Unfortunately there was no seat vacant
in the car for one of the old gentlemen
who had been waiting on the platform.
All but one of the seats were occupied
by women or old and infirm men, In this
one seat sat man, apparently OF middle
age. and of rough and forbdding appear
ance. The citizens who had punished the
trackwalker were quick to understand the
sitJa ton. One of them advanced to the
seated man and spoke in low voice to
him.
Sir" said he. you evidently a
stranger in our city. Were you a resident
frf Vnrl H.,
while yonder venerable and feeble gentle
man stands. We do not do such things.
/ am sure you must understand that 1t il
necessary you should arise and allow him
to take the seat you now have"
The stranger, much abashed. stood up
Immediately. Politely doffing his hat, he
offered his seat to the old gentleman. Then
he turned to the man who had spoken to
him.
Il thank you, sir" he said 'I am In
deed a stranger in your fair city, and UNI
acquainted with its customs. You have
taught me a needed lesson. for which
thank you
AS the train went down town similar
scenes were enacted at each station. The
men treated the women with the utmose
consideration, and among the women the
young and strong commended with one ans
other for the pleasure of giving up their
seats to older women, cripples. mothers |
with babies and those who seemed feeble |
or wearied.
When the train stopped at the terminal
station there was no unseemly rush 20 /
leave the cars. Each passenger departed /
quietly and with instructive precision Of
movement There was no crowding. So I
thoughtful and so orderly was everybody |
that the dainty gowns of the women werSl
not rumpled or even slightly disarranged an
the cars emptied. The stranger who HAD
acted In such an ill-bred manner watche6l
the polite and careful throng with deep insi
terest Even he. beneath his unpublished
exterior had kindly human heart.
TT is splendid, splendid" he said. !