New-York tribune., 1901-12-29
Gossip OF THE BOROUGH

Apropos Of rubber heels which have been in
vogue less for the last few years, a friend
of Lieutenant Governor Woodruff told a good story
on him the other day. 1t comes from Albany 1t
seems that one day agent for a particular brand
of heel visited the Lieutenant Governor in the
State House and pestered him until Mr.. Woodruff
finally consented to try a pair of the heels The
agent the house with a note which
gave explicit instructions just what footgear
was to be used for the experiment. Through some
mistake. pair of the Lieutenant Governors patent
leather shoes were put into the hands of the shoe
man and duly fitted with the heels. This particu-
lar pair caused Mr.. Woodruff no amount of dis
comfort and annoyance, wherein lies the tale
That same night the Lieutenant Governor attended
one of the most important of annual social
affairs at the Governors house. Dressing in a
hurry, he did not notice the liberty that had been
taken with his shoes. Being fond OF dancing, il
was not long before he essayed "trip the hight
fantastic" After TWO laborious trips around
the room, he paused, out of breath, excused him
self and ned TO the dressing room TO see what
wrong with his shoes. When the trouble
DTeath, put resolved tnat he would not allow the
pigheadedness of somebody to spoil utterly his
went through the evening, mentioning his troubles
TO no one and making heroic effort to carry out
on the ends of his toes and performing strange evo
Woodruff has reputation as a graceful dancer
he managed to keep the rubber heels off the floor.
and the Lieutenant Governor says that he would
not care to go through another such experience,
even for seat in the United States Senate.
There is one of the most prominent real estate
operators in Brooklyn who is patiently waiting for
the new administration in order that he may obtain
the privilege of having water service in of his
subdivisions. This privilege denied to him be-
cause he not familiar with the personal peculi
arities of Mayor Van Wyck, and rubbed the city s
chief executive just the wrong way. 1t all hap
pened many months ago. and the real estate man s
subdivision has been practically of the market
all this time. Few people care to buy building sites
unless they can have water privileges. After
many months of laboring with the members of the
Council and other officials resolution ordering the
extension of the water system into the subdivision
was obtained. 1t then went before the Mayor for
his sanction. which il probably would have re-
ceived in course of time, being more or less of a
routine affair. But the real estate man grew ner
vous at the delay and began to fear thai the i'm
Van Wyck and began TO 90 for him hammer and
tongs He told the Mayor that he was one of the
Improvement did not receive the official approval
Of trouble for his honor After the Mayors visitor
had expended all of his explosive energy Mr. Van
h% %an me to act on this
Gn s e spak A Ae 6? wT1 w m DO Hn the
pers in the case and handing them the real
estate Tbats mani nil said Good ID dsy sharp tone
The real estate man almost collapsed when he
ters the words Not approved" Too surprised even
to speak he he left and went TO consult some of his
had done, and 1t was agreed that 1t would be
Immediately after the rsf of the wear the question
will probably be carried through, but much money
has been lost by the delay, and the real estate
operator will be more diplomatic in the future
Sport is not handsome dog. but of
money would induce its owner William G. Nor
riseys of No S772 Twenty -first-st, Bath Beach, to
part with him. Two weeks ago Sport saved the life
of Mr.. Morriseys young by dragging him out
of the waters of Gravesend Bay. Willie Morrisey
had fallen off pier. Sport jumped in and sup
ported the drowning boy until the latter
cued After this Sport disappeared several
days. and the Morrsey family nconsolable,
but the dog returned. and last Friday distinguished
himself again by saving a boy from being run over
Dy one OF the Bath Beach electric trains. Harold
e. Williams, neighbor of the Morriseys was
playing on the tracks near the Morrisey home and
oid not hear an approaching train. Sport ran out
and pushed the boy off the track just before the
train whzzed by. ~
The dog is in danger of becoming sick from over
attention ~ "
General James McLeer commanding the Second