barney gentleman

My Encounter with a Gentleman on the Train

An almost elderly gentleman, quite dignified and well poised looked around him in a crowded train when the seat in front of him became vacant.

He offered the seat to a person of fairer sex nearest to him -- which thankfully happened to be me -- as should any gentleman in a crowded train. She, like any woman in high heeled shoes, silk blouse and a narrow cut skirt thankfully accepted the offer.

I looked up to thank the kind gentleman but I paused mid-sentence due to an interruption by his cell phone... which happened to ring along the tune of the well-known but not too well-liked purple dinosaur, Barney.

I still thanked the gentleman. However, I could not help but to conclude that the perfect gentleman, save for my *Gallant, is a rapidly declining and soon extinct breed.