Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1899-01-21
New York Nuggets.
Especial Correspondence from New York ]

Especial Correspondence from New York;
Every one has the automobile fever at
present, aud is permitting the pangs of this
complaint to attack him or her in the
weakest point-the pocket book. Up and
down, and all around the town these horse
less carriages whiz by with dashing sense
of their Importance and attraction that
means reckless. disregard for all other
vehicles SO hopele'sly out OF fashion.
The Pari.i4ns were first to discover how
to do without horses, and Americans are
never averse to following and improving
the latest invention. The means by which
1.-THE wheels go round," as Bulge and
Toddy used to say, are storage OF electric
batteries from which the electricity SLOWLY
gives out power, and also by the use of
petroleum There is a constant buzzing
and humming as the rabber-tired wheels
spin by that is slight drawback.
Society rolls along in the horseless We
hicle with SO much verse that they may be
said to have almost abandoned the horse,
despite the attendance at the last horse
show. Du,irg the snowy and icy weather,
these automobiles cut their way through
thout inconvenience, although they can
not be called gracsiul while surmountirg a
snowbank, or gidi G over ar obstruction.
In truth, numbering and cumbersome de-
scribe the appe aranee of motor-cab or
brougham.
Only once has one toppled over and
been thrown down in the dust OF ign lmlny,
and that was when cable car track got in
the way of an inexperienced motor man
and caused it to trip over the cable slot
Several large firms have electric wagons
and are using them satisfactorily. And the
Auto Truck company now forming part
nersbip, will build an furnish these bo s.
less trucks as earlv as possible to relieve
the congested business section of Broad
way.
"Nathan Hale" now being presented, is
an interesting historical play in which n 1t
G ,odwin and his beautiful wife, Maxine
E lott, appear with much sincerity and
effect. Yourg Nathan Haleis seen fist at
his schoolmasrer's desk in New Loldon,
Conn.,. the petty trials and trivial comedies
of school life being forgotten in the love
he teels for his lovely pupil, Miss Elliott
Later, he becomes a Continental captain
and takes the task OF the spy upon him
then, he is inside the British lines and is
finally captured. Lastly, we see him go
ing in faith and hope and love to the death
OF the captured spy.
The sacrifice is made quietly without the
usual ranting. and it is a farewell in panto-
mime that Nathan Hale makes to bis sob
bing sweetheart. All this touches human
'ympatby and stimulates the patriotic nerve.
Ii is strong contrast to proceed from the
| high light OF the nrisy school room to the
deep shadow AMI silence OF the doom Il a.
les waiting for him at the gsllows in the
apple orcta-d.
The principal historical CT acters inrfo-
duced are the Provost Marsh,, Cunning
hsm. .acted With realistic and vigorous brl-
'alty. and Lisztensnt Colonel Knowlton
Although the play is based upon one of the
most profound trags dies of the Revolution
'ry va-, and though it follows the facts oi
h's'ory with sufficient accuracy for stsge
= quirements. it never d. & n-rates from
drama into melodrams, but traces an even