Democratic Sentinel, Volume 17, Number 9, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 March 1893 — Mixed Hep up. [ARTICLE]

Mixed Hep up.

The elevatei stations, says the New York Times, -are a constant source of turning about to absent* minded folk. Those at crowde thoroughfares, where there are stairs, not only on both sides of the avenue, but also of the cross street, prove particularly confusing to “transients. ” The other day a young woman, not often in New York, stopped at one of these to ask the guard a question. “You're on the uptown track,” he answered; “go down-stairs and cross the street.” Down-stairs she went, crossed 23d street, and appeared again. “I told you,” repeated the man, on seeing her, “to go down and cross the street.” Thoroughly bewildered, she went down, re-crossed,' and once more presented herself before the same guard. “What alls you?” he cried; “I said go down and cross the street.” Down she crept, abashed, crossed the street and climbed the stairs for the fourth time. As she reached the top she peered cautiously over. There stood that man. She gathered up her skirts, and, turning on her tiptoe, raced down at the top of her speed. A little reflection on the kerb-stone sent her, finally, rejoicing across the avenue to the other track.