The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1906-02-09
HAD TO GIVE 1T UP.
lrrom the Washington Star

From the Washington Star.
The man whom this narrative chien
concerns is Washinstonian. born ant
bred. 1t therefore goes without saying
that he is polite 10 women. He always
takes Oft his hat when he gets into ele-
vators with 'em. opens and closes doors
for en-, doesn't growl when they. In
their turn, calmly slam storm doors in
his face, helps EN- on and off cars
when it is UP to him so to do. picks
up after 'em. runs and totes and
traipses for enl, and freely and willing
ly performs all of the other indulgent
and gallant stunts that Washington
men habitually perform for women.
And of course, he always gets up and
record lii this last respect was STAIN
less. without & flaw to mark 1t, until
q few evenings ago.
He started uptown on a Fourteenth
street car-which he boarded at Sixth
street-just at the matinee closing
He had been on his feet all day. not
even taking time to sit down to lunch,
and his feet ached and throbbed with
WEAKNESS. The car had plenty Of room
when he got on board at Sixth street
and he wobbled up to one of the front
ner seat and breathed a deep sigh Of
satisfaction II was the first time he
had sat down since breakfast. and the
relief to his legs felt mighty good.
Il hope this car doesn't fill up" he
said to himself. Gee whiz. but I'm
igroggy! Never felt so tired in my life.
Hope l can hang on to this seat till we
get to Mt. Pleasant. Feels mighty good
to ME, it. sure does, this sitting down
thing"
A lot Of people got on board at the
Seventh street transfer corner-just
about enough folks tn comfortably fill
the car.
Al Ninth street about half dozen
shopping women, with their arms filled
With bundles, got aboard. But the fell
lows i'll the lower par. of the car had
to surrender their seats to these. The
tired man away up IN one Of the front
corner seats felt comparatively secure.
However, he glanced at his watch
bit nervously.
I'VE may catch the matinee gang of
women. he said to himself. Hope
not. 'Fraid I'd just have to disgrace
myself by keeping my seat
The car die catch the matinee woin-
en-. They came bustling and crowding
in, rear door and front, chatting of the
shows they'd seen. The men in the car
some Of whom looked pretty tired at
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snuglN sitting in theater seats all the
afternoon, didn't really look tired at all
Jumped to their feet. grabbed straps,
and gave their seats to the prattling
women. some OF them were thanked
for so doing. and others weren't-but
that's not the story.
All OF the men got up and gave The
matinee women seats except that one
dead-fagged man away up III the cor
ner seat al the front. He lust leaned
pack IN his seat and enjoyed himself
ana alloWed the women up III the 'front.'
part to glare at him.
~ all right. the man said to HIM
self, composedly. I'm yaller dog.
OF course, and all that for not getting
an with the maroon dress or that tit
'tering girl with the wrlnkled-up felt
hat, my seat. But-I-ain't--a-g oin--
Observation-Disclosures? Brutal o.
me, of course, and boorish. and yokel-
ish. and oafish, and n lot o. other
-yere--see? That's what I sure am.
I'm as tired as an Eskimo pack dog.
These women can't be tired. They've
been lolling in theaters all the after
noon. Let em look at me! Let 'em
try to gaze me out O. countenance and
regard me as If were a wart on the
dial Of time! I'm a citizen and a tax
payer and a law-abiding. God-fearing
man. and I believe that women ought
to get the hest of If at ali times and
at every stage of the game. Rut-I,m-
poinr-to-keen-t hissseat-this-a fer
noon Th,s Is nv afternoon To sir down
Vvhat,s more In, .Ssloatinp owe, II
harebv eioar inwardly I'm having the
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passsnse,s clianseo sliefe: oul u sieat
many many o.ners go. on poaro-ch1eny
spick-a hoIspan women. ana none OF
them SO t1red LOOKING that you could
notice IT. They al had to stand Wom-
en- en- nao an .! me seats except one
ithe one occupied by the dead-tlred man
up IN the 'front.' corner.
60 ahead. girls" said he to himself.
with prutal exuitation When the car
started up again, and look me out
or countenance II you want to. know
that I'm a Swampoodie tough, and that
ought to be sandbaggcd with stock
ingful OF horseshoe nails. But I'm go
ing to stay sat down. Right here.
Let EN- look. I'll just pull paper
out OF my pocket and make bluf
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