The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-06-10
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Naturally, there is only one person
for whom I am qualified to speak, but
so far as he is concerned, he infinite
ly prefers to walk rather than to
stand-which latter, all said and done
Is about all that riding amounts to
nowadays That does not, alter the
fact, however, that, with the coming
of automobiles and rapid transit Of
one kind or another, Shank's Mare is
going out Of fashion, together with
other equines Modern society IS
well-nigh as shy OF using its legs as it
is Of talking about them; and pres
emily, if we 80 on at this rate, these
hitherto useful appendages will have
become, before we know It, merely
rudimentary and our arms abnormally
developed and strengthened as a re-
suit Of hanging on straps. as are those
Of our alleged ancestors, the anthro-
poid ape, as a result OF hanging on
branches | use the word alleged"
advisedly Surely there is little
enough to be proud of in the contem-
plation Of the average family tree,
without chasing back some millions Of
years for the purpose of populating It
with the unsympathetic and avowedly
plain-featured chimpanzeel We may
have descended from the branches,
but from the anthropoid ape? Perish
the thought!
Admitting the need OF public con
veyances, which one is compelled TO
do SO long as babies, bundles and loco
motor ataxia continue to flourish. is
not to admit the need Of their mani
fold inconvenience. For it is mani
fest that we are working out the prob
lem Of transit by the process Of null
tiplication Of the public to be pro
vided for and Of addition, If not sub
traction, OF the accommodations. That
is no kind Of arithmetic. Already,
rapid transit Is walking with limp.
Sooner or later It will be going around
on one leg. E pluribus unum is a
very noble sentiment. The same can
not be said of piures in uno-particu-
larly II the uno be a public conveyance,
We Americans are notoriously good.
natured and long-suffering. but there
is such a thing as carrying good ma
ture to the extreme. At present It is
pertinent to inquire whether we are
prepared to stand anything and every
thing from the companies who pre-
tend to transport US in comfort from
one place to another Apparently We
are; and the mightier the company
and the more modern the conveyance
the more we stand The which IS NJ
mere idle figure OF speech.
But let us lay bitterness aside. Fol
to recommend a more consistent ant
constant use Of our legs does not O
necessity mean that we should b.
eternally kicking. Let us, on tbs
contrary, strive to see wherein LEI
the compensation for the discomfort
attendant upon the intimate proxim
ity Of unlimited numbers Of our fel
low-men. This will most certainly mo-
prove to be a mere wild goose chase
Whatever IT may be In the way q
injustice, a discomfort and an impo
sition, your crowded trolley is a fer
tile field for the study Of human ma
ture. Primarily, Il teaches you that
whatever your lack Of beauty may be
it cannot compare with that Of othess
II it is true that beauty is only Skin
deep, It is plain that beauty, like
the eel, has become used to beinl
skinned. The operation has been per
formed. with consummate efficacy an,
dispatch, upon the faces Of an over
whelming majority OF those whom on,
meets in the average trolley Thil
is undeniahly true, but none the les
uncharltable. After all, they can
help it, the poor thlngsi But. then
after all, one can't help being unehaT
table. It's more comfortable thar
the other thing. Charity, you knew
suffereth all things That's a prett.
hard load on the shoulders Of charity
To come back to our fellow-trolley
ers-place aux damesi The ladies'
bless 'em-are not to be judged by al
pearances. Were they, we shoul
arrive at the conclusion that not on
in fifty Of those who board a trolley ha
the most remote conception Of wher
she is going, or how to get there
They scramble on with an eagernes
which seems to suggest that this pai
tlcular car is the last which wi
ever pass, and when they have II
covered breath u am merely a man
! I cannot know how this is done i
the case OF a woman. but It seems t
be accomplished by turning her We
up across her nose), they appeal I
the conductor:
Does this car go to Asteris
avenue?"
Yes. madam
"Oh, pshawl Please let me OF 4
the next corneri"
They depart with an air Of wronge
! innocence, leaving their fellOw-passel
gers consumed with curiosity to kno'
/ whether their object IN getting on va
TO be taken somewhere as surprisl
an object at once defeated by lear
ing the name Of their destination
Such evidence Of instability is fatal [
contemplated matrimony. and some on
Is always contemplating matrimony-
even i'm 3 trolley. The latter ha