The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-05-02
GATHERING A CITY CROWD
Experience of IA Waggish Club lIan ,t -.
New York Drinking Fountain

new hotk bfinhlbb ohufllu.
have a friend Of the cluh.-es mai
wag as ever lived when the hum0r of d..
before dinner absnihc is upon lu ~.
were crossing public square DD. bsl...
evening last spring; u 'c.ocs iud fa..f...,
screeched at Us BY every f8ctot, w......
whiting hearing, and the s.dewa.A,r..
4 swarm.
"I'll lay you the dinners. said r.
farceur, that can create Rot Lcs. III
side Of five minutes.
He stopped 30 tine public drnsatlu
tain and took up the tin cup l.at u..
chained tOit The passers by ,tlelal.r.
to see SO. elegant gentleman Stop o. l...
at common fount Of cheap leAsln.,,
Several halted, after going 0l did.
PAGES, 10 look back lie n..Cl tae rD
deliberately. The waiting s.lca. I'D
become a score. He raised tho r.. .....,
toward his lips. The score gi,n i.l.t.
Suddenly he dashed the water ..l u.
basin aud flied the cup again. O..r Do
again empty ii untouched - .ls .ne
we were eucircled by 80 maly p.oD.u.t
they could not be counted. alI ..gI
hear such observations aid A4..,... ..
around Us, as
Hell drink 70 this time.
Bet you the drinks lie dom
"Must be dirty
"W hat is it,
MAY be the cup leaks
Gle must be some crank
"What ais him, anyhow
May be common water isrf ...4
enough for him
There was also addressed CD im
through this running fire ot Drum...
many more or less friendly uli e.r
ested suggestions aud instruction.
Wrench the cup out from o mo...y
fat woman, pokIng her umbrella o., ln
Have stick in It, By q m.u u..a
shiny black hat aud q shiny toI l1.
Tell the waiter to open .4lal
bottle
This sally, which proceeded from d
young man in crossed barred uQ.ss
with very large aud massive ca1l stitch
he carried ike yard stick ~a. .i
with such applause That a pat, r sd.
man found himself called uI9a u l...
tere; whercupon my friend Ll l
cup into the basin with aa expire a 10
the face indicative of great DISCUSS aal
loathiug and showed L.7 way l.. l. r.
crowd as quickly rs be could We .I
hear the roar OF voices and tae .p
rappiug OF the policeman club u..lre
turned into the restaurant bloc ai
more away; and | lclrued by dep ..at.
next day, that the shiny --d nose ... .-s
shiny black hat slept iuasulon i0t..
cell on general charge of d-0rIcr.s .H.
duct and the uttoruCe of muu
threats against some person or I-al3
unknown
II IS the same crowd that .u-r Ore
sewer hole into which u shiny ua l-
seends. the cellar excavation wa-u Dbl.
men are not working because b. j. $751;.
weather, the house Mrs. Llu-tgy .t.
or the man nc the fountain This H
crowd will invest q shop window whore a
pasteboard cobbler is stitch-- at O. paper
shoe gader the propulsion %, tla .l.
from a gas jet, or rather undcra tu. .a
safe that IS being hoisted zap t0 tenth
story window by rope that may be-
ten aud machinery tha- may De u. e
point OF giving way, for All the though.
they give 10 it, or pack street ".ls
some roofers have LETT tar p0- boiling
while they have sat down on door .e1u
eat their dinner The quality an. Guam.
tity OF amusement an average New lofk
street idler can extract from au l9ll5
stare at an INTENDED tar pot Will l9
doubt ever remain q mystery o. you arl
me. But such MS 10 is, Doe extracts lr l.i
is. to ali appearance, quite satisfied HA
his bargain Alfred IrumDio E Tie
Argonaut.