MODESTY OVERCOME.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 2685, 4 November 1876, Page 3

MODESTY OVERCOME.

An exceedingly modest young man, droned in a now suit of broad cloth, entered a Now I York car and blushingly took a scat by the side of a nurse with a baby in her arms. Tho mother of the babe, a young woman of vivooious disposition, but who unfortunately Bquinted, had v seat) on tho opposite side of tho car, whero sho could fondly gozo upon her offspring, and mark tho play of its ohorub oountenanoe. The ''chioka-biddy !' was exhilarated by tho gentle recking of tho bobtail, »nd looked nt its mother and crowed and thruet ,ita fists into its mouth. The young mother responded by a tender glance at the "sugar plum," but to tho ba»Mul young man it seemed that hor oyes were fixed direotly upon him, and ho blushod co vrlet and wiped hia faco with his handkerohicf. "Jo it fond of its new oosy ? •' exclaimed tho tender parent, unconscious of tbo presence of all exofipt )>or ohild. Her faco was agio w with intense affection, and her *>yes lighted up with tho firo and lovo of drvolion, but, alas, they woro looking m tho wiong direction, and beamed upon the modest young man, as he thought, with too muoh freedom. Ho wriggled in hi« cent and fried to turn away, but another lady wan at, his loft, and he could not avoid theguzo of tho admiring woman opposite. "It will be a litilo uiau by-nnd«by, and havo a nicey moustacbo when it gets older, and it will go and see the girls, and flirt with them, won't you, darling P " And the eyes blazed and burned, and seemed to devour tho faoo of tho young man with increasing appetite. " Doob it want a stiok of candy P Well, its muzzer'll get oomo when »he gets out at the oornor j so don't cry, my little darling." The young man was now in a high perspiration, and, being unablo to etand it uny longer, soizod the strap, and, giving the bell a dozen vigorous jnrks, rushed frantically from tho car. Ho told tho first acquaintance that he met that a beautiful girl had mado lovo to him on tho car, nnd that sho was ao"far gone" thut sho declared her pas«ion in a street oar.