Waterbury Democrat., 1902-07-19
AS YOU LIKE IT
Some Stray Leaves From a Reporters
 Note Book.

tan shoe from the show windows ana counters of the local stores. It was given out then that fashion had ban ished this most comfortable summer shoe. Fashion had to give way to pop ular demand since that time, however, and gradually the dealers have been putting them ill stock. This morning l noticed Lucy x Fitzgerald's two show windows filled with all styles and sizes of the tans
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 Those people who laugh and make light of St Swithin's day lore should keep their eye on the weather these days. This is the fourth day since the anniversary of the great saint and It has rained on every one or them. oI course some persons will say this mas ben wet summer anyway and that St Swithin has nothing to do with 1t. However, the As You Like It Man would suggest that all interested get out their pencils and pads and keep tabs on the weather for the fun of the thing. ss%
 The As You Like 1t man was walk ing home from town one hot day re- gently with man who is inclined to be somewhat cynical and pessimistic and after about dozen of the latter's friends had greeted him with the sal utation, ''Is it hot enough for youW the pessimist very forcibly impressed the As You Like It man with tbe fact that he could tolerate only two seasons. spring and autumn. At those times it was possible, he said, to escape the "is it hot enough, of summer and the Sis 1t cold enough of winter even if 1t might happen now and then that the fool killer at those times of the year should inform him Of the fine weather he was having.
 Every person in Waterbury that had the pleasure of an acquaintance with Dr Parry is speaking kindly of him since his sudden death Thursday af- ternoon. and well they may, foc he was whole souled, generous and kind 1y man. Well read. he was at home with the man of any nationality, creed or color, and he never was so busy but what he could give few moments to even the lowest. He was especially good to the newspapers. The As You Like It man remembers on several oc- casions when he put himself about con siderably in an effort to accommodate. | from him he always prepared 1t ahead and gave 1t in so that there would be no rush and hurry at the last minute. He was a familiar figure on our streets. and he will be missed, not cnly by his own church folks, but by all the people of Waterbury, and especially by those who had the pleasure of his acquaint- anee. .Aa
 The As You Like It man was en- deavoring to take an item over the phone one day this week and the young lady who was at the other end punched her words in an exasperating fashion. After informing her of the fact number of times with no results the As You Like It man finally impa- tiently said twill you please stand away from the phone and speak dis tinctly?" The young lady turned to some one near her and remarked "he must be deaf'' which the As You Like It man heard perfectly well. That re- minds him of the clergyman who was telephoning to his sexton. The latter was not acquainted with the use of the phone and the clergyman could not understand him although he had in structed him to keep his mouth away
  The poor sexton at last turned aside for little respite i'll which he might relieve his feelings, and he said to him. self, sotto voice. ''oh d." That's right" said the clergyman to the con sternation of the sexton. talk like that and can understand you"
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 We have all heard of the absent minded man who went to church with out his hat and the unfortunate indi- vidual who forgot to eat his dinner, but the As You Like 1t man witness sed an amusing evidence of forgetful- ness one day last week in one of the stores i'll the center. The principal was charming young women who has been married but recently and was do- ing little shoping in the domestic line. She had purchased a number of articles for the kitchen and among them was broom. She took it in her hand to examine it and as 1t was the last purchase she intended to make the saleslady asked her if she wished to have it delivered. The young wo- man replied that she did but commen- ced to leave the store with the broom still under her arm. q thing which greatly surprised the saleslady. The latter said nothing, how ever, until the young woman had almost reached the door, when she thought it time to intervene. When the saleslady reached her and informed her that she would have the broom sent the young woman was surprised to discover what she had been carrying and explained that she had thought II was her parasol that she had had all the time. .fs
 Some people will tell you that there is nothing in the world that makes a good christian of a man quicker than the constant use of the bible. We have implicit faith in the Great Book and don't wish to be understood as belittle- ing it, in ny way, but we have no hesitation in yenturing the assertion that the bible isn't here or there in the matter of turning a man towards his God, temporarily at least, compared with an accident at sea. Nobody who was on the ferry boat at Bridgeport yesterday when all aboard thought they were going to the bottom and saw such hardened sinners as Alderman Blakeslee. City Clerk Ryan, Sheriff Me Donald, Superintendent Kelley of the street department and Com Moore