The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-11-22

In the fourth act of 1.-TWO Little
Waits" which is being played this
week at Lothrop's, the villain appears
on Broadway with another mans wife.
The other man sees the villain and
draws pistol, the first impulse being
| to shoot. On second thoughts he says,
No, 1 will not kill him; I'll let him
live" At one of the performances a
voice from the gallery shouted at this
juncture, Shoot! Shoot" The au-
dience turned as one and discovered
that an intensely interested spectator
was so wrapped up in the play as to
feel personal grievance because the
villain did not get his deserts, viewed
from the standpoint of a gallery con-
science.
Two tubercle tales. Last week I at
tended the valedictory exercises at the
Rutland State Sanatorium for Con-
sumptives. The graduating class, con-
slsting of patient about to be dis
charged as cured, was taken by his low
ing ward companions to the ward bath
room and immersed in the chilliest
juice that pipes produce in Rutland.
He stood it very well and was escorted
later to the station where for a send
off he took three cheers and tiger. /
understood that when the graduate
lags of sobs the ceremony is made
much longer and accompanied by ice.
Yesterday afternoon, my mind still on
my lungs, I called on the doctor and
let him try me out with the stetho-
scope He tapped a little.
|" 'Steth!' quoth l. He stethed and in
quired: What you been doing-eXer-
cising?"
mo" said I.
Your lungs are in better shape than
I ever heard them" said he "You
must have been doing something"
mo-" 1 persisted. "The only time
I get any exercise is when I go in
swimming with the Brownies at L
street"
"Now?" asked he.
Yes"
open air?"
Yes"
you don't want a lung specialist,
you want a mind specialist Boston
Post.
The young man who rejoices when
an opportunity to tell of his captures
among the fairer sex is afforded,
bucked against biting sarcasm the
Iother night and was chilled. The young
man had just finished a tale in which
| the beauty of certain young woman
was dwelt upon at length, when he pro-
duced a cigar case of imported leather
That's a little present she gave me, -
announced the young man. Then he
continued narration of his conquests
while members Of the party examined
the choice present. Beautiful" ex-
claimed an elderly man as he fondled
the cigar case. Other similar express
sions were offered and the young mans
face was frightened until the caustiC
fellow who didn't have much faith
in girls or those who seek them, spoke
up Yes; it's simply great, and your
name is on it, too" IT hadn't noticed
that" said the proud young man, as
he eagerly examined the case. There "
said the other fellow, as he pointed his
finger to the inscription on the outer
case, real calf"
| William Vino, who used to do stunts
as clown with Barnum's circus, and
a Worcester newspaper man whose
first name begins with a Walter, did a
little piece of rescue work Wednesday
night, but they won't do it any more
They discovered a forlorn little dog OF
the Skye terrier brand on the Common
last night and, on examining it, they
discovered 1t had been up against
someone who had used a club on it,
judging from the appearance Of It's
head They took it to an electric light
and found the name of Its owner on the
collar They hunted through the direc-
tory and learned where the man
worked. They went there and found
the man out of town. They then board
ed car for Barber Street, where the
man lives, and rang his door bell His
| wife. evidently, answered the ring for
a woman's voice came down the speak
ing tube with a well, what is it?"
! did you lose a dog?" went back.
YES" came down the pipe. Here II
is" was waited back. "All right leave
ii there" and the snapper on the other
end of the tube snapped to indicate
that the incident was closed ST and
Wallie came back to town and they
will not play the st. Bernard act again,
at least not in double harness.
The new suburban cars of the Con-
solidated Street Railway Company
those on the suburban lines that are
! upholstered in red plush--have en-
deared themselves to travelling stu
1 dents of palmistry. A sharp tap on a
cushion with the fiat hand will leave
a perfect outline behind it, defined in
an artistic gray dust. All the lines of
the hand can be distinguished and a
person skilled in hand reading can get
\ a fair idea of the characters of many
of his fellow -citizens without ever
seeing them. The cushions also leave
well-de1ned patterns on black cloth
ing Of all kinds The phenomenon is
said to be due to some action of the
! electric heaters. on the wool of which
the plush is woven.
In the good old days of Democratic
politics in Worcester County a rally
was held in Hubbardston one evening
| and parties from Worcester attended
including Calvin S. Pratt afterward
Judge of the Supreme Court of the
State Of New York, and Col. James z.
Estabrook and others from Worces-
| ter. Col. Estabrook was short in sta.
tue and with beardless face had a boy
ish appearance. "Cal" Pratt was tC
make a speech and at a certain point
! Col. Estabrook was to arise and shout
"Herei' "Herel"
All went well and the Colonel arose
to shout when an old farmer grabbed
him by the collar and sat him dowr
saying: "Sit down, we don't allow boys
to disturb public meetings"
OLD SPORT