New-York tribune., 1900-04-11
THE PASSING THRONG.
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day
In the household of a friend Of mine said d. W.
Parkinson OF st. Louis at ths
INSISTED Hotel Imperial yesterday. MY
UPON TAX friend at his club quite late
ING HIM evening, when VINO should
HOME come in eut the man with whom
he had chummed and roomed az
college but whom for various reasons. save on the
occasion Of his marriage. he had not seen in the
ten years that had elapsed since those halycon
days You can picture to yourself the scene that
followed in which large cold bottles played both
pcr1rTsauf & abg b, a3 tbe college friend shon
become the guest OF my friend. and that. too. IN
stanter In vain the newcomer pleaded that he
was lodged at q hotel would come the morrow.
and any and every plausible excuse that came to
his mind. but my friends hospitality would not be
house was full although my friend had forgotten
the the f Gt In his 9y n h. san R m task Of open6 qn
the front door with the feruie or MS walking stick
and his friends entire satisfaction The fact dawned
upon him. much to his cAssrin That Ia spite ef
friend for the night. However, ne made the best
in comfort on the library sofa. departed in nj
Umph for his own couch
THE night waved and waned.' continued Mr.
Parkinson. might gave place to dawn, which in
turn became broad daylight. and
\ MOTHER with the coming of the day
IN-I.AW'S CURED the catastroT he OF which
DAILY IN am TO tell you. Ny friend gives
SPECTION the lie direct TO popular belief
for ne lives at peace and In COM
pIete harmony with his mother-in-law, than whom
a dearer sweeter and more Iovable old woman does
exist. but. like others who have far descended
and IS nvariablv tbe rst one Of the household as
in the morning Her daily habit was to make
room to room inspection Of her house, and = was
this custom Of hers that led 70 the trouble /
neglected to tell you that the college chum a for
mer famous athlete, was man or enormous stature
and the owner Of a glass eye over over "hlcn when when
quence when that sweet and aged lady in her
regular morning inspection OF her house threw
back in 5ecideGIv neSiigee costume and. horror of
horrors while he gave unmstakabIe evidences OF
being asleep. nevertheless one eye was wide open
grotesque and horrible expression the face The
sight was too much fo- her nerves and shrek after
haste the library, where they found a trem.~--s
off from her gaze shaky and much fus 91sd
giant, clad principally in a blanket Who yolubly
expainabie situation II was all straghtened ou,
house house now Which is TO consist Wholly OF guest
chambers in % n9ge a OF wnsfh @ beT {hs FOOT
At one time when the late Georgie Drew Barry
more was playing in-san Francisco fabulous sum
was offered her by local theatre
A TELEGRAM for her services for a few weeks
THAT The offer exceedingly tempt
TALKED. ing but her contract with Charles
Frohman stood in the way. How
ever the nothing venture nothing win theory.
she teegraphed detailed statement of the offer she
had received TO Frohmdn in New-York. explained
how anxious she was TO accept il, and wound up
with the plea viii you release me?" In due
course of time she received the following teis-
gram in answer;
Mrs George Drew Barrymore. Palace Hotel San
MOI CHARLES FROHMAN.
Albeit disappointed, Mrs. Barrymore at once sent
this characteristic reply:
Charles Frohman. New-York City.
Oh! GEOEGIE DREW BARRYMORE