The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-07-07

The Summer Man has planned for thor
oughly good time these next two months
whether he has made up his mind to en-
dure our equatorial weather and stay AT
home, or has betaken himself with his fam
ny, II he has one, to watering place
e he - to be in st. Louis he Will haunt
the gardens: invite an occasional man with
out q family to share his house with him.
provided the servants are not gone: give
such girls a. he may know a pleasant time,
and possibly bic himself North for q little
5aunt in August.
The Messr4 Francis probably will be in
q. Louis all summer. Worlds Fair business
win require It. The Governor viii go down
to Jamestown. possibly. from time to time.
but a good many warm summer evenings
will find hira on the grassy terrace behind
the St. Louis Clubhouse. chatting with
friends, or dining quietly with a consenial
acquaintance who happens to be in town.
Thomas H. Francis has already begun
to gladden. the summer girls heart by his
pleasant attentions. MIR. Francis is most
generous and thoughtful when it comes 20
planning good Zines fer girls. He is his
niece's-Mtss Sidney Boyd'S-riGht-hand
man. and thoroughly delighted to be her
escort. / saw a whole "Kinloch'' car frll
Of young girls. Mr.. Francis In the midst.
travelling over the road few rights ago.
George Lacey Crawford. a ubiquitous
summer man. has gone to Charlevoix this
year instead OF jamestown. which saw all
the Crawford family last season. They have
taken horses and traps. and with a beat
or two on the lake, are prepared for a
summer OF enjoyment. Mr.. Crawford is hos
4 pltable. and most in his element when en-
pertaining friends.
The IAlburn @. McNairs are at Po:nt-aux-
BarQues. or rather Mrs. McNair is there.
and Mr.. McNair will follow very soon.
Once at the lakeside, this gentleman gives
!. himself over to the spirit of the summer
= with great avidity. Always delishtful. social
and thoroughly conversant with the scheme
OF how to give others good time. Mr.. Nc
Nair is q marked acquisition to any sum
mer resort and its gayety.
The Claude KEpatricks are disporting
themselves in London these days of the
English season. They have great many
friends in the big city. and are. consequent
IS. on the 60 continually, now that the
reason Il fully advanced.
: Later Mr.. Fitzpatrick will run up to Scot
land for aome shooting. and both he and
! Nrs. Fitzpatrick may make q tour of some
Scotch country houses, where they have
2 many friends.
We naturally expect the bachelor to do a
title more '.summer;Eg'' than the beae-
diets George Markham will be on the other
ode this season, and as st. Louisans may be
se1pected to appear round every corner.
from Southampton to the Danube. his So
seial talents win be constantly called into
sias.
aa Mr.. and Mrs. Douglass G. Cock. Miss
! Cook and D. Dickson Cook are on to Buff
{ falo and Cape May to-day. This last-named
Almost no st. Louis patronage for many
; seasons. Some few persons who CHANGED
to be on the Jersey coast. just wandering
about from place to place. have occasional
sly within late summers stopped there. but
a'fhe patronage Of the West has been moth
ling like that of a decade ago. when Cape
May was the vogue.
:. The Dulas are all going down there about
the middle OF the month-that is to say,
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Duia. with their
daughters and two sons. They will join
the Cook party. Mr.. and Mrs. Selwyn Ed
gar, Jr.. have decided not to go away from
home. but with their young daughter will
spend the entire summer in st. Louis.
s No one who knows John Wilton Cunning
ham has ever fancied that ne has a medical
cast Of countenance. We are all so used to
ascribfng artistic qualities to his form and
features that we should never attribute
phyAcian's makeup to him. I'm very
sure. Perhaps the circumstances were to
Ol0me. 1t was THIS way.
=. Mr.. Cunningham started west on Wash
angton avenue few evenings ago. He ex-
tected to take a car. but the Page avenue
line did not appear to be in commission.
and, after walking four or five blocks with
out being overtaken, he concluded. as the
Hnoon was shining brightly and he hadn't
exercised much all day, that he might just
NJ well walk. at least for a half mile. So
.oa he strolled.
Rnnrhann thn YA~3nn o$ Eorrtoepfh
street and those fine old mansions that had
become into boarding houses. he spied a
crowd gathered on the steps of one tall
house.
AGr Cunningham stopped. and inquired
hom Q bystander what was the matter.
Overcome by the heat and tainted on the
l60sWalk, Was about to pass on. when, sud-
1enly. . youth darted Oh from the crowd.
missed Nr. Cunningham BY the arm and
began TO pun him up the cps. saying ex-
tatsdly:
). 'This way. Doctori Bee VII. you can do
1ne TIE lady!'
beEUuaded. There was nothing else to do.
And he thought that possibly he might be
u some service. 30. up he went. the crowd
.rsapectfully falling back. Bending over the
peogtrate woman who was stretched out on
The top step. he saw that she breathed. but
had tainted from the heat and exhaustion:
%. drawing q coin from his pocket, he
called cut:
: Here. somebody! Take this half dollar
md get some icei She'll be all right In a
,6inuta."
y One man grabbed the money and rushed
"a. while another at the artists direction
tte0k Z newspaper ana began to fan the
woman. The crowd meanwhile had swelled
% . half hundred. A policeman elbowed
h1s way up the steps. and. seeing Mr. Cum
nlagham bending over the patient. asked
,tsspectfully:
.'oet everything you want. Doc? Is 1t
Aipensary caser'
no" answered Doctor Cunningham.
.UAe'n revive ~ soon az get some ice on
her head" with true professional brevity.
IAN right. sir. II you need me. I'll be
within call at the corner" said the po-
lceman. backing down the steps and rap
ping few noisy small boys over the heads
- be started on.
The ice came. Mr.. Cunningham cracked
up,a little In his handkerchief. tied It on
the woman's head: rubbed bit on her
hands. and soon had the satisfaction OF
oeetng her ut up and open her eyes.
. The crowd. meanwhile. with no more
prospect Of excitement. had begun to dissf-
pate. ana soon there was no one left with
~ patient except Mr.. Cunningham, the
So0th who had gone for the ice and another,
Nno aid he knew where the woman lived
end that he would take her home as soon as
~ could walk.
7 think that you better 70 long with us,
doctor. said the last named. Maybe
seeM need something before gets her