TO ACCOMMODATE THE LADY.

Thames Star, Issue 3829, 23 August 1879, Page 2

TO ACCOMMODATE THE LADY.

I Writing while on the railroad, Mr Burdette, of the Burlington Hawkeye, says :—A .woman with (three ;hird cages j and a little girl has just got on the train. She arranges the three bird-cages on a seat, and then she and the little gurlstajld up in the aisle, and she glares around j upon the ungallant men who remain glued to their seats and look dreamily out of the ! window.. I bend my face, downiq the j tablet arid write furiously, foir T feel her | eyes fastened upon me. Some how or [■■ other I am always the victimin ; oases- of this delicate nature. Just as t expected. She speaks, fastening her commanding gaze upon me. " Sir, would it be asking too inuoh if I begged j6tf/to let myself and my little girl have that seat P A gentleman can always, .find a seat so much,' more easily' than a* lady." And she smiled. Not the oharmingist kind of a smile. It was too triumphants' to lie very pleasing. Of course I surrendered. X. said, " Oh; certainly, certainly. I could 'find another s«at without any trouble." She, thanked me, and I crawled out of my comfortable seat, yd gathered up my overcoat,, my manuscript, my shawl-trap package, my va.lue,. and my overshoes, and she and'the' liftle girl went into the vacant premises as soon at the writ of ejectment, had, .been, served* and they looked happy an£ cprnforfaßle. Then I stepped across 0 the aisle. I took up those bird-cages and set them along on top of the coal-box, and sat down on the seat thus vacated. I apologetically remarked to the woman, who was facing at me with an expression that bbdeu trouble, that "it was much warmerifir the canaries up by the stove." She didn't say anything,* but she gave a lookrtßjlt made it much warmer for me for about

five minutes than the stove can make.it for the canaries. I don't believe she lilies me, and I am uncomfortabfy confident that she disapproves of my conduct.