The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-12-24
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Town Tales
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One of the most striking window dec
orations in the city is model Of the
Columbia, done in fruits and nuts, in
a windcw on Front street. The hull of
the yacht is of oranges, with bulwarks
of Malaga grapes and a cargo of figs.
The mast is made of cocoanuts and
the saiis-a mainsail and two jibs-
are of peanuts. The standing rigging
is made of chestnuts, and the running
rigging and reef-points are of strings
of filberts. The model is exact in de-
tail, and is manned by crew of three
toy sailors. The whole business is
about SIX feet high.
In window on Front street are sew
eral copies Of Spanish newspapers, pub
lshed just after the breaking out of
the war. The cartoons are striking IL,
their originality and each one bears
a threat against the United States. The
legends under them have been tran
slated by some one who knew little
English-a very little; for one says;
"The United States have only one sheep
and our Sleeps have destroyed it, One
picture shows Admiral Dewey caught
in a rat trap, with the bait labelled
"Cavite," and the inscription says he
s-ill never get out. But somehow he
did.
1 dropped into florists store on my
way down town yesterday morning, and
during my brief stay became convinced
that there are others in the world who
have their troubles. The store was full
of people and the clerks were at their
wits END between answering telephone
calls and endeavoring to wait on Gus
toners. One woman in particular
claimed the attention of all. She mo-
nopolized the attention of a salesman
for fully a quarter Of an hour trying
to maze up her mind on the exact size
and shade of a half dozen roses which
she might or might not wish to pur
chase. When the patience of the clerk
and the waiting customers was nearly
exhausted, the woman settled the mat
ter by taking a few sprigs of holly and
requesting that they be sent to her
residence at once. AS the woman went
out, the clerks breathed easier and
gently ;nurmured, Rather so men than
one woman, on day like this.
Two urchins stood at the corner of
Main and Chatham streets, yesterday
morning. One held an orange which
had been donated by kind hearted
passerby. Gee, Bill, amt she peach ?" |
was his comment as he held the fruit
up to the admiring gaze of his COM
panion. / looked at the donor and the
gift and the boys remark was apple
able to either.
At the county court house, the en-
ployees near the Christmas holidays
spend considerable time at the noon
hour in planning presents that they are
to give each other. Some of the young
women have been there for several !
years, and have formed intimate friend |
ships during that time. They do not in |
every instance intend to give a present |
of great value, but rather something |
that will make them all laugh when the |
carefully tied package is opened on
Tuesday and rag doll or a cigar or
some such thing is exposed to the gaze
Of the recipient. During the past week, |
in every office in the building, III
noticed the girls busy with bundles Of
all sizes and shapes, and the laughter
provoked by the mere process of wrap
ping surely meant that the contents
We're something funny.
Various large bouquets also appear on
the desks of the popular clerks, that
mint of friends of the other sex who
wish to show something of their feel
ings by the sweetest Offering that can
be made to woman, unless it be a |
mans heart
Worcester county has the shrewdest
Sunday school superintendent in New
England. The gentleman is one Of the
most affable Of men, kind in manner
and earnest in speech AS an adyer-
using agent, he would be without a |
peer. Several Sundays ago in his |
ever-working brain, there came an in |
SEPARATION. He sought to secure a large
attendance at the Sunday school which |
he presided over. This is how he ac-
complished it:
Mounting the platform at the close
OF the session, he made the following |
speech: Now, boys and girls, 1 have
great treat in store for you. Next |
Sunday will show you something you |
never saw before, and never will again |
so long as you live" He repeated this !
several times, and concluded by say
ing: Now, children, tell all the little |
boys and girls that you know, to come
mere next Sunday, and you wf1l all see |
something you never saw before and |
never viii again, as long as you live" |
During the week, every little hoy |
and every little girP' for miles around |
heard of the announcement and many
young heart and mind was filled with |
eager expectancy. On the Sunday the |
superintendent had promised the treat |
there was not another Sunday school |
session in the town. Children Of every |
nationality anG religion flocked to the |
church where the novel exhibition was |
to be given. When the teachers had
vainly tried to interest their enlarged |
classes, the superintendent mounted the |
platform, and his audience was breath
less. i am now going to show you |
something you never saw before" he |
announced Taking peanut from I
bis pocket he coolly remarked. lyon /
never saw that before" and placing It |
in his mouth. he added. "and so long
as you live, you never will again"
This Sunday school superintendent |
never announces novelties now
Speaking of economy, Frank Bush |
the comedian at the Park theatre, tells |