Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-07-11
TALK OF THE TOWN.
Charlie Sevens Recovering From the
Bite Of a COpperhead Snake.
THE SWIFT NOT ALWAYS WINNERS.
A Doctor Asked to Declare That He Wasn't
Dead and Buried.
QUEER SIGNS On SOME CITY STREETS

Little Charlie Seveus, the boy who was
bitten by copperhead last Sunday, is re-
covering slowly but surely. DR.. McCready,
of Sewicklev, thinks the boy will get well
now, and accounts for it partly on the
ground that the snake which did the biting
was young Copperheads grow in poison
Gus mower with years. The case has en-
listed the sympathy of Sewickleyans to an
unwonted degree, because the boy is wonder
fully bright and sweet in disposition, and,
deaf and dumb as ne is, intelligent into the
bargain. Since last Sunday many carriage
has stopped at the picturesque cottage by
the Little SewIcklev, bringing kindly
visitors TO inquire for the boy, and to leave
delicacies, fruit and flowers and what de-
lights the boy more than all else, picture
books, magazines and illustrated papers
He enjoys looking at the pictures, but
whenever he comes to one in which a snake
figures he closes the book at once.
The Race Not Always to tho Swift.
The watermelon was simply immense
1t was really more than he cared to carry to
the train, but as it was the first melon of
the season that he had bought, and its ad-
vent in his East End home was calculated
TO make a sensation, he bought it and
started away from the Liberty street store
with It. He thought he had plenty of time
to catch the train, but when he reached the
Union station he saw some neighbors hur-
rving ahead of him. and he quickened his
steps The watermelon was beginning to
feel heavy. But he hurried, and was
almost running when he reached the gate
= Il, - a.
that train. please let me through he
pleaded The gentleman opened the gate,
and the watermelon with its convoy passed
through. For moment the latter paused
70 consult the signs whf;h are alleged to
inform the traveller, and then seeing
train lust in motion on the right
he set off on a run to catch it. The water
melons weight had grown double by this
time. Still he ran fast, holding the big
fruit in his arms, much as the father does
the first baby. 1t was a race between him
and the train, which was momentarilv gain
ing speed. All down the long platform he
ran: travellers and railroad men stopping to
look and to hurl encouraging words at him.
He reached the rear platform of the last car
at last, and bv a superhuman effort swung
himself and the precious melon-which by
this time weighed a ton-aboard. Two !
brakemen helped him up One compli- |
mented him on his sprinting powers; the |
other more practically asked: "Where are |
are YOU going to?''
''-ro Brushtony" painted the sprinter over
the melon.
"You are on the wrong train-there goes |
your train" hurriedlv answered the brake |
man, pointing across the depot to a train |
Just getting under way.
The man with the melon dropped off the |
train at some risk to his limbs, for the cars |
were moving ten or fifteen miles an hour |
As he walked back, to wait twenty minutes |
for another train, he avoided contact with |
his fellow-man. His soul was too heavy |
SO was the water melon.
Risking NecIs Rather Than Dollars.
Fate and the Pittsburg and Western
Railroad were kind TO large crowd of base
ball cranks who object to paying for seats
inside the ball grounds yesterday. A long
line of passenger and box cars was strung
out on the tracks between Exposition Park
and the river, and about three hundred men
and boys clambered up on the roofs of the
cars before the game began. The crowd
grew till every inch of this lofty and rather
precarioUs perch was occupied. The view
could not have been very full or satisfactory,
but enough of the game was visible through
the open space between the top of the fence
and the uperstructure-specially built to
hwart such improbable spectators-to
make most of them howl every time the
found the ball Seen from the
grand stand the crowd on the car-tops looked
very singular-only their legs were visible.
1t was generally remarked that the array of
ieadheads on the outside was larger yester-
law than ever before
Some Queer Signs in City Streets.
A sign outside the Domestic Home on
Anderson street, Allegheny, has attracted
considerable attention. After the state
nent that lodging N ay be had there for Is
ents a night and 81 a week, appears this
omewhat startling postscript; Laying
)ut the Dead Speciality" A little expla-
lation seems needed. Are the dodgers in
he home supposed to be expert in laying
,ut or are they to be laid out?
In the East End a sign to be seen from
he Duquesne car window reads: 'This
Property to Be Let Alone. Inquire -"
If course the word "Alone" is an addition
# some enemy, but as it is printed as
realty IN white paint on a black board as
he rest Of the notice, the effect is very odd.
Lots of Fun for the Boys.
'Catchee da Strah.' ''See der bloomin'
hing skute!" were the exclamations of
rowd of ofbootblacks on Fourth avenue yester-
ay morning. Seven of them then started
p the hill on a dead run, following bunch
T excelsior that was mysterioGsly
along tie center OF the
treet. One of the BOYS had taken
bunch of excelsior and tied loosely |
ntwined rope around, so as to leave long
treamer OF the rope free. This he had |
ropped through the cable road slot, and it |
aught on the wire and went sailing along
cross Smithfeld street and up the hill. Ii
assed between horses feet as he climbed
pward, and Ter afew moments it appeared as
a runaway were imminent. The animal evi-
emily was not accustomed TO seeing bundles
pparently propel themselves along the
.reets. The last seen Of the excelsior was
hen it reached Forbes street, where it
urned the corner, with the boys still in {
ursuit.
Asked to Prove He Was Alive.
"Will You please state whether or not i
ou are dead, +" was the request that greeted
Dr. Ferdinand I. Fem, of Glendale, as he I
ntered Register Conner's office yesterday
fternoon. The worthy doctor was so as
,nished for a moment that he could not ,
nswer but finally managed to stammer /
nat he thought he was alive. The cause of i
le query was the following letter received 6
esterday by Register Conner: t
BUFFALosN. Y, July7.
r. Conner, Pittsburg, Clerk of Orphans Court:
DEAR SE;-Is DIR. Ferdinand 7. Fem. of J
lenda!e, Pa, dead and did he leave will? :
so. Is u person with the name of Eerdi- |