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July 20, 1896
Marietta Daily Leader
Marietta, Washington County, Ohio
What is this article about?
In Boston, a polite policeman helps a woman avoid a streetcar by carrying her across the street, but she was trying to board it and humorously asks to be escorted back.
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POLITE POLICEMAN
He Carried Her Away from the Street Car.
The Boston Herald tells of a brave policeman, who is especially attentive to the wants of little women who want to cross the street. It is seldom that kindness makes an error, but in this case the policeman's good-natured helpfulness was mistaken.
The pleasant weather had brought out a crowd of shoppers and among them was a pretty little woman, who seemed to be in terror of moving across the street.
She stood on the corner and gazed at the passing throng, unmindful of the many admiring glances cast at her. A car passed the crossing and was closely followed by another. Then she ran into the street and the policeman saw her just as she left the sidewalk.
The second car was coming along under right of way, when the officer raised his hand and seized the little woman by the arm. She was so slight that he almost lifted her out of the way of the car, and dashed in front of a team on the other side, landing her safely on the opposite sidewalk.
"There you're all right," he said, as she stepped up on the sidewalk and turned her face to him.
She shook out her skirts, straightened her hat and smiled sweetly at him as she replied:
"Yes, I'm all right; but I ran out to take that first car. I didn't want to come over here. Now, will you please escort me across!"
He Carried Her Away from the Street Car.
The Boston Herald tells of a brave policeman, who is especially attentive to the wants of little women who want to cross the street. It is seldom that kindness makes an error, but in this case the policeman's good-natured helpfulness was mistaken.
The pleasant weather had brought out a crowd of shoppers and among them was a pretty little woman, who seemed to be in terror of moving across the street.
She stood on the corner and gazed at the passing throng, unmindful of the many admiring glances cast at her. A car passed the crossing and was closely followed by another. Then she ran into the street and the policeman saw her just as she left the sidewalk.
The second car was coming along under right of way, when the officer raised his hand and seized the little woman by the arm. She was so slight that he almost lifted her out of the way of the car, and dashed in front of a team on the other side, landing her safely on the opposite sidewalk.
"There you're all right," he said, as she stepped up on the sidewalk and turned her face to him.
She shook out her skirts, straightened her hat and smiled sweetly at him as she replied:
"Yes, I'm all right; but I ran out to take that first car. I didn't want to come over here. Now, will you please escort me across!"
What sub-type of article is it?
Curiosity
What themes does it cover?
Social Manners
Moral Virtue
What keywords are associated?
Policeman Kindness
Streetcar Mishap
Humorous Misunderstanding
Boston Incident
What entities or persons were involved?
Policeman
Pretty Little Woman
Where did it happen?
Boston
Story Details
Key Persons
Policeman
Pretty Little Woman
Location
Boston
Story Details
A brave policeman in Boston, attentive to women crossing streets, mistakenly carries a pretty little woman across the street to safety from an oncoming car, but she had run out to board the first passing car and asks him to escort her back.