The Washington times., 1894-11-04
CURB AND CORRIDOR GOSSIP.

ciety man, pays IS pair for his shoes. This
may not appear important information to the
general public, but when it is known that the
price of Mr.. Wilson'S shoes is matter of
record, and was the cause of suit between
him and another Wilson, who Is a shoe
dealer, II may seem more OF news item.
Young Wilson and his friend, Malcolm HUFF
ty. have tender feet. They are particular as to
the fit and the color of their shoes. So par
ticular are they in this respect that the other
day in getting couple OF pairs of shoes they
refused to take the pairs which Mr.. Wilson
had on hand and ordered two other pairs.
which were to be precisely the same in shade,
but with slight difference in the shape. The
sample shoe was Of a most gorgeous hue,
sort OF strawberry cream.
as matter of business a small deposit Of
81 apiece was demanded and paid. The
shoes were to be done in about TWO weeks.
Every day the young men met after o'clock
and @ended their way to the shoe store. and
anxiously inquired If their shoes were done.
Day after day they received the same reply:
''We are expecting them every day."
Still they did not come. At last the eager
question was met with the answer, They
have arrivedm When they saw the shoes
they discovered that instead of being the color
Of strawberry cream they were a slightly
darker shade. An animated discussion fol-
lowed between the young men and the shoe
dealer. They demanded back their dollar.
He refused to give it to them, but offered
them another pair of shoes. The disappoint-
ment was too great to the boys, so they re-
| fused 10 be plaeated and left the stors, voWing
to get their money back.
| So Wilson sued Wilson before Squire Tay-
| Tor, alleging that Wilson had sold him a pair
of shoes by sample which were not like the
sample. and therefore demanded and sued for
the 81 deposit which he had made. Hufty.
who has graduated from the Columbian Law
School. acted as chief counsel. and Mr. John
| Drew was retained as consulting counsel.
" Ilson. No. 2, appeared in his own behalf.
The squire heard the learned counsel and
carefully considered their arguments. lie
took until the next day 70 give his decision.
1t was that as the shoes which had been
ordered did not exactly agree in color with
the shade Of the sample from which the shoes
had been ordered the Young Wilson was IN
der no obligation to taksthe shoes. Further
more. Wilson (the shoe dealer was ordered
to refund to Wilson (the society NAM the
sum of 81 deposited upon the aforesaid shoes,
/ and TO pay the costs OF this suit which
! amounted to S1.70. Hufty did not have TO
sue tor his money.
The recent smallpox scare has had its
/ amusing side. Poundmaster Einstein, who
| has been conveying those attacked with the
I
! trates how brave men shrink from the disease.
/ The night he was sent TO Judge Fuckers TO
convey him to the hospital ne forgot the
/ weight with which he was wont TO fasten the
/ horse. Seeing no hitching-pOst neartne house
/ he proceeded to fasten the horse 10 q tree.
Scarcely had he done so when burly police
/ man walked up.
Don't you know that this is against the
law?n queried the officer, in gruf tone.
Mr.. Einstein pleasantly responded that he
/ did know ii, but, as there was no hitching-
post. he had been compelled 10 use the tree.
'Wel, you will have TO go with me 10 the
! station-house."
''Oh. very well, responded Einstein; Il
have been conveying people with the small
But the copper had heard enough, and was
suddenly called TO the other end Of his beat.
DR.. Robert Reyburn is favorite with little
children, and they sometimes make early
morning calls or him. He was not surprised
/ the other morning to see at his door little
mite only four years old. with a large doll IN
! her arms, whose eyes were as blue and whose
hair was as flaxen as her own. He inquired
what his little caller wanted, and Wss much
/ amused when she llsped:
Il wanth my dolly yathinated-"
Among the figures which have appeared in
the hotel lobbies since the race tracks opened
is that of a small stoOp-shouldered man,
neither old nor young, with small. sharp feat
ures slight limp, ana a good-humOred air
/ about him. But you have 10 see Tommy the
| Tout TO appreciate him He's known among
the profession as Touch NE light, Tommy the
/ Tout A friend of mine told ne the follow
ing story OF him:
Il ust ter be a Jockey and wusn't as bad
| Jock as some we see here. l was trOn on,
and that's why limp. But dat amt wat
started to say. You see | halnt been here
long and the town amt what l fought it wuZ
but the other day l run up against sof:thing
and l played in great luck. Dis Jockey Joe
wild his cheap tips has done spOilt ny biz, and
it's only when / get let in on the ground floor
that | makes KILN.
well. the other day I played the races and
/ wuZ in hard luck. At de end of de third
race l wuZ clean out. The boOkies had all
nv dust But some one gave me tip on
Jodan an told me be wuz a sure ting. But
wuz out of rocks. laid aroun' waitin' for q
sucker and fought sure wuz goia' TO get LEFT
out of de game. until eroun' came a guy wild
his han full of bills and ne wuz so tanked up.
He had skate on surei Well. I seed my
chance in minnut and 1 sez to him:
"'Pard, put your money on JoGan.'
HE swung aroun a pos and straitened up
My friend. says he. DO you know that
came over here with 81. 800 which had saved
to get married; and I have just SIS left?'
Il sed to him: 'Mebbe yer have, but I tink
it's sure ting
He looked at me an looked at de board
Jodan stood 100 to /. He Strengthened out
and wild plunge he showed his dough in de
face of the bookie and got ticket
1T wuzn't long before he wuz sober
enough Dere is no use in tellin the story o.
de race. Jodan won and Yesterday cot di:
out of de mail bag and he showed small
diamond ring with an inscription in it. " '10(
to l. Touch Ne Light Tommie The Tout
/ Jodan -"