The evening world., 1889-06-06
FROM THE CITY'S WHIRL.
DRIFT CAUGHT HERE AND THERE BY
EVENING WORLD" REPORTERS.

An Absent-Minded Man with a Pocket In
His NiGht-Gown.
At some of the uptown hotels affected by a
more general class Of guests the absent
minded man turns up more frequently.
A certain United States Senator was a guest
of the Murray Hill once on a time. When he
awakened in the morning, like an ordinary
man, he slipped of his night robe and slipped
on his dress shirt in one motion aud hurried
down to breakfast.
After breakfast he visited his room. packed
his gripsack and left for Washington. Arriv-
ing at the depot, he set down his valise, while
he set his $3.50 repeater by the station clock.
He felt in his fob, but the watch was gone.
There was momentary dismay, and then he
remembered his peculiar habit of placing his
watch in the pocket of his nightshirt.
So handy q pocket in a shirt.
Opening his yelise leisurely, no discovered
that his niehtgown was not there. The blood
rushed to his face. He had been robbed in
some way.
Mentally he retraced his movements, and
at last IT dawned upon him that he bad prob
Hill.
There was no time to be lost and he hurried
back across the ferry and inmpiDg into a cab
vas jolted back to the hostelry.
Then, as calmly as he was capable of doing
II, he asked for his room key.
why, Senator!" exclaimed the ahable
clerk" thought you had pad your bill and
eft us. have assigned your old room to a
lady"
The Senator related his act of forgetfulness
and a messenger was sent up to inquire. The
lady occupant looked behind every chair in
the chamber, under the bed and in the
dresser drawers, but the Senator's nightgown
was nowhere
The statesman was III n sad quandary when
the chambermaid was sent for. She remem,
hanal oil about that rNnVn Ghn had fnlHaH
The garment and laid it under the Senatorial
pillow, and there il was found a moment
later, the watch ticking away contentedly
and with much more precision than the heart
OF the Senator, for that watch was a precious
gift from an admiring constituency.
The Race Track "TouI" and His Method
Of Doing Business.
tout =" is an interesting feature of n race
track. He is usually a broken-down gambler
or sharper. and it is q very easy thing to spot
them on the track. ,
He marks his victim, lies in wait for them
like n spider does u fly. He will sidle up to
one of these transporting individuals and
give him a : dead sure thing " on the race.
The victim buys the mans selection.
The tout repeats his operation on half
a dozen more innocents, giving each a differ
emit horse.
OF course. one horse is bound to win and
one is bound to get the place.
The tipster generally tells his man to play
them straight and place, and 30 when the
race is over he has two victims to pluck.
Well, boss, | gave YOU the right thing"
he says to the winners with a complacent
smile and ACCOMPANIED with Nh "ain't-lt-
w~orth-something ? air, and he generally gets
ill tho way from ii to 50.
lie always keeps clear of the losers, how
ever.
He repeats the operation on all of the races,
but generally blows i'll his money on the last
race. They make a good many honest CD
dollars.
Good BoatinR, Fishing aud Bathing Within
Easy Reach Of New Workers..
The warm, balmy air of the approaching
Summer is sufficient TO cover the surface of
the Harlem River above the bridges with q
myriad of small boats.
There is no pleasanter row for miles around
than that from Macomb's Dam Bridge up.
The river is narrow and shaded in the after
noon by a small sized mountain of dense
woods. At high tide one can skim along
close to shore under overhanging branches
of chestnut. oak aud willow trees. and il
only requires a little stretch of imagination
to transport one to dreams of country streams.
Then there is the High Bridge and the new
Harlem Bridge. which are objects OF interest.
Old INHABITANTS can be seen further up,
with rod and reel. endeavoring to, catch a
stray striped bass. which tinny tube used
to frequent the Harlem in days gone by.
There was a time. too. when luscious. fat,
softshell crabs could be caught with the
hand.
Amore delightful walk could not be had
than one along the west shore of the Harlem.
Try 1. and see. .
Street Arabs spoil an Italians Stock Of
Toy Balloons.
There was a gang Of street Arabs sitting on
the curbstone in front of the Post Office
when a swarthy. faced Italian passed there
yesterday.
From a cane slung over his shoulder were
about two dozen toy balloons of every color.
The boys in the gutter looked at the bal
looms. then at each other and then smiled.
simultaneously they produced pins from
their ragged jackets and by some trick pro-
PEELED a shower of them into the midst of the
toy balloons.
The pins made no noise.
Ihev did their work silently.
Every balloon that was punctured collapsed
quietly.
Out of the two dozen or more balloons,
only five or six escaped, and the swArthy
italian continued his journey all unconscious
of his loss.
Coming Events.
Musical and strawberry festival by the ladies
Of the choir and, Sundsy-scbool of 81. Charles
Borromeo Church. Jnne IL. IL and 10.
Architect Lodge $40, +. and A. NJ, twenty
seventh anniversary festival, Washington Park.
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