New-York tribune., 1910-08-21
AROUND NEW YORK
Some Gieanings by One Who
Listens.

| OOWf NtPGhWSS OY one " no
Listens.
| Seated on one of the cross seats of an
! uptown T. train was a well known club
woman returning from a federation meet
! ing. Directly opposite were two stolid
! looking German women. Their clothing
spoke of thrift and comfort rather than
| taste and refinement. In loud voices. heard
above the rumbling of the train, they were
| discussing the everla sting woman question.
and the more stolid, she who looked as If
she might, not have idea above the
! washtub. was doing all the talking.
The woman of many clubs and Of null
| titude of reforms cooked her ears to listen.
Yes" the Teutonic lecturer was saying.
These American vimmen do have goot
| times and if l ever comes back to this
world again as there are some folks that
say We vill-not that believe them at I'll
i am going to be one OF those clubvim-
| men. Wy, look at dose goot times they haf.
They do no works at all: they dress in fine
clothes all day and their husbands. they
think they are just-right, No, sir. ven [
come pack, | be clubvomman. ] go to
the club all day, and ven | gets home at
night and John a-comin up the street
turn and ] holler back John. you go to
the delcatessen and you bring home
pound of bologna. vile put the kettle
on Yes" she added. meditativety. that
is the way to treat the mems. Vat is the
use of a-working ones life away for only
a MANI?
Apparently unaccustomed either to much
thought long speeches. the woman from
the Kaisers land settled herself back in
bnr 1arifb a ,sIV VIII he t.IlJhVOmIr,
she of the many reforms. clutched her bag
and ran conscience stricken, for the door
as the conductor called out 105th street
1t was o clock and her Johns dinner had
not been bought.
Two women were hurrying down the
steps of the subway at 42d street. one
was sweet looking. white haired old Wo-
man. She was considerably ahead Of the
other a much, younger woman, who was
hurrying to catch up with her. When they
had been properly squeezed into the eX-
press and the door had been more properly
slammed by the guard. the younger woman
was heard to scream to the elder. Il never
haxe seen any one like you. mother Since
YOU left Philadelphia. you have just kept
me on dog trot to keep with you
Il have to keep up the pace. the old
lady bithely. screamed back. Why, If
did not these miserable people would
trample me into the earth.
We hear lots about the conductors who
knock down fares, and who treat the
pa assengers rudely. but hardly ever does one
hear word in favor. of these knights Of
the bell rope. There are few good ones,
as a passenger on the 12Jth street cross
town car learned a few weeks ago.
At Sth avenue a neatly dressed. whole
some looking young woman got on the car.
II was around 7:30 in the morning and
she was apparently bound for business. She
settled herself comfortably in her, seat and
began reading a book. The conductor stood
a second two in front of her before she
saw him. She looked up opened her hand
bag. felt in all the corners, then gave it a
shake upside down. but no pochetbook.
please let me off she said: but the
conductor paid not the slightest attention
TO her request.
Won't you please stop the car" she re-
cord.
The conductor said complacently, For
gotten your pocketbook?"
Yes, the girl replied, "and l must get
off the car
"Oh. that's all right
But want a transfer
For the L" Here it is: and / saw.
miss. if you want something more to get
through The day. l can let YOU have that
too
And yef it is said conductors are Drutes
DO YOU find much money il the cars?
the only passenger asked late one night as
The conductor stopped down, pulled up The
flooring and gathered unto himself a dime
Well, Father" the man answered Il
have got dollar day. sometimes more
when q drunk gets on don't care and
sometimes not a cent. What / get | take
home, and my wife puts IT in bank for
the kid. AL the end OF the month We open
II. and. would you believe IT, we had SIS
dollars the last month--that vas the most /
You see. a dime OF nickel slips through
folks fingers, and when the cars are full
a fellow can't get it for them and they
count up, them coppers, dimes and nicl1els,
when YOU put them away, see"'
The modern child is such a wonderful
animal developing all kinds OF unheard of
abilities even diplomacy. The following
story was told recently ny i well known
woman educator.
My little niece is very fond Of sitting Oh
,he arm of my clair. watching me en-
broide! The bright silks seem to please
aer and she will sit there quietly for a
ong tine looking al The needle as il goes
n and out OF the linen. One day she had
a cousin of her own age visiting her. AL
though she was delighted to have her. she
vas determined to stay with me.
AT last /. said to her Eliza beth, you
must stay with Kitty 1t is very rude to
.reat ii ep.tt this Hay.
SHE sal very quiet for Il minute then
smped down from the chair ran over TO !
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