Waterbury Democrat., 1902-06-18

tWO nOACl, CdINSSAA5 tLNt oiAhSo os' though they were playthingx Sud denly someone gave shout near where l was standing, and they both instinctively turned toward me. recognized them instantly. They were my old schoolmates, the Misses Ryan and McGill.
 | AfNr we had returned to Fruin's house he told me that he would be obliged to start for.New York that af- l ternoon on business and invited me to accompany him. 1 accepted his in- vitation so we started off immediately after dinner. The railroad had like everything else experienced a great change for the better and the time the trip took had also been shortened. We reached New York in what seemed marvelously short while compared with the time it used to take. As we got off the train we mo- ticed great crowd ill the depot. On pressing forward to see what was the matter we beheld sight which filled me with astonishment, for on the plat form stood a man who had evidently gone through many weary hour of | toll and suffering. His originally bright red hair had faded to a dull pink, but underneath all was still to be seen that beaming countenance ot my old friend, Miles F. McNiff. When he caught sight of me he gave vent to his feeling in a sort of dance and a l few guttural monosyllables which straightway led me to believe that he was crazy, but which I afterward learned were an African welcome. Fruin, after exchanging greetings with McNiff, left me to attend to his business enterprise, so N1cNiff led the way to a small room adjoining, where it was possible to look out upon the constantly increasing crowd. When asked him the reason for the presence of so many people, he gave a grunt and said that he had obtained q situa- ton as special correspondent for the New York Journal and had just re turned after voyage to the middle of Africa, where he had actually succeed ed in discovering the missing link. Probably you do not know" he said, that my companion at the start was my old schoolmate, George T. Fray. George accomplished the first part of the journey all right, but when we were near our goal he became so cap- tivated by the charms of native princess that he married her and is now ruling over a large and powerful nation of cannibals. Indeed, were it not for his power and influence among them 1 would long since have been re- posing in a can on the shelves of the royal larder." At this moment m off cial entered to announce that Mir Me Mfrs special train was ready, so I started off alone
 Soon after I left the depot I was startled to hear my name called, and turning, I perceived the Misses Lord and Sheeran, my old classmates. They informed me that they had excellent positions as stenographers in a hash factory. and were enjoying a holiday. As I walked along with them I noticed a large and beautiful building, carved over the door of which was the fol- lowing: sThe Hayes Library, erected by Thomas Francis Hayes and presented by him to the city of New York"
 When 1 questioned Miss Sheeran as to the identity of this Hayes, she re- piled that he was the same Hayes who had been member of this class. She said that Andrew Carnegie had found Hayes on the street one day and. talk ing liking to him, had made him heir to. his millions. Hayes. with his usual good nature and generous disposition. had already disposed of a great deal of his fortune in erecting libraries and other useful buildings. while there was scarcely a state in the Union which had not been greatly benefited by him.
 At this moment my attention was at tracted by sign across the street which read, Madame Margaret Ly- man, Terpsichorean Artist" Miss Ly- man was not in, however, and so I continued on my way.
 Hereupon Fruin met me and as he had nothing on hand at the time he went along with me. He said that dur ing his absence he had made the dis covery that Miss Humphrey and Miss Siyiter had founded a home for desti- tute cats and were living very com fortably He also said that Miss Mill ton was employed in the same place.
 Just then we were surprised to see the well known countenance of Miss Myers. When I addressed her as Miss Myers she informed me of my mis- take and informed me that she was now the Countess Von Krautzensauer. that her husband and children-seven was all she had-were in Germany, but that little family business had com pelled her to spend time on this side of the water.
 Just as we left the countess an auto came along at full speed and knocked down a man who was crossing the street An ambulance soon came up and in it recognized Miss K. NJ. Bergen and Miss Waas. in the well known uni- form of Red Cross nurses. They were so intent on their duty that they did not recognize us. so we went along. We soon passed a theater where q vaudeville show was being held, and Fruin here showed that all his love for good time still remained, for he ab- solutely and positively refused to stir past the door until consented to go in with him. The performance was very creditable. At length there appeared a pair of athletes whose names on the program were Butter and Lee" but we did not have much difficulty in dis tinguishing the Well known f-Tms and features of Robert Butler and John Joseph Butterly. The latter indeed was a wonder and the muscles which stood out upon his brawny arms and chest showed that his early training in the smithy had not been without good results.
 After the performance we met But Ter and Butterly at the rear of the the ater. They quickly took us to a din- ner which was in sense a class re- union. for there were many of the class