The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-07-12


aroling chair begins by lolling back COM
fortably on the cushions. The things are
made for loliing, and lie can't help lolling.
Gaining confidence after the boy has
pushed him along "a little way he arranges
himself as much as possible like Caesar
Of Byzantim in a palanquin-a spread
out on the arm rests or hariging over the
sides with limp and weary unooncern;
head settled back in the pillowed rest, legs
negiigently crossed--and the fat man in
a,state Of pomp s,rsyeys his feet and Won
ders how they wonfd look in sandals with
cross ribands 81
Itisonly at the very outset Of his roller
chair ride that he IL able to feel the calm,
lordy Joy which fills the bosotns Of those
who ride in state while the rest OF the world
walks. Not often does he progress much
beyond fifty yards or SO before the guying
of him by the board walk strollsrs begins
All hands along tie grastSwoodet way
take part in the " ging of the Fat Inan
In the rolling chair, Parading groups o.
en nd nasss sGs.nsa fss 1 lin ~
mans face as he is :SssssSad. along BY the
painting and perspir DIX black boy;
80 healthy looking. isn"'he'' they say
to one another. = va
But maybe he hasn't. learned how to
Isn't he just the tcannin'est pudge" :.
"Sh-sh-sh! He does look tired"
Mammals angel Is taking the rest cure !"
"T.ookl The push boy is goin TO- give OUT
And the girls, their arms around each
others waists, pass on. laughing.
Then the fat man sits up in his roller
chair He begins to feel that his lolling
attitude is too much of an invitation to
the humorously disposed He twists his
han nd N EAa "a lD.NH ont nf q
OF his eye at the boy pushing the chair
II the ehairpusher is an understood black
and looks unequal to his job, the disoom-
fort Of the fat man in the roller chair
grows. The lordliness of his. reclining
manner falls suddenly away from him.
He sits rigid, and tries to look business
like or UNCONSCIOUS OF his surroundings
or like man who ia bound for Some place
or other on the boardwalk and has taken
the easiest method to get there as matter
of habit.
But it is no go. A party of young fel-
lows coming from tho opposite direction
espy him. They make no attempt to soft
pedal their remarks.
Little Willie in his go-cartl"
He was born in Brooklyn, and he's
never got over itl"
Get q horse and dray!S
"Give him show-maybe his props
are on the fritz" . o.s ...
@Can't you soc he's carrying fifty
Pound penalty! for winning the Dope
1t is of no use for the man in the rolling
chair to scowl at the young fellows. If
he does that, they viii turn about and
follow after his chair and chant what
they have TO say in a chorus He can't
help overhearing the buzz of funny things
that are said about him as he is wheeled
past the pavilions wherein are seated
the thousands watching the boardwalk
parade. 49,.
He has probably set out to be rolled along
the boardwalk from end TO end. But
few fat men ever accomplish that feat
in an Atlantic City season. Nine out of
ten Of them give way under the pressure,
and sheepishiy climb out Of the chairs
after five minutes or so of riding
This makes 1t good for the chairboys.
whose rates are ST. an hour or any part Of
an hour The fat man who passes it up I'M
der the strain Of the guying after being
pushed. oyer only 500 feet Of the boerd-
walk. has to give up his dollar Just as IL
he had ridden. an hour and covered several
miles Of the boardwalk. g, .',.,
But. he is generally glad to do that and
TO lose himself In the crowd sfoot. The
Atlantic City rolling chair is a fine institu-
ton for tired folks, But its comforts are
denied to the fat man if. in addition to
being tat. he is anything of a sensitive
plant ....
A fSw afternoons ego a beautiful young
thing. partridge-like and symmetrical in her
tallness, and with flowing Zaza locks,
strolled out OF private bathhouse on the
board walk and down to the tides verge
Then all the bathers forgot about bathing
and the on-bathers on the sand forgot to
gaze at the bathers. The beautiful young
thing got all their attention-whle she
lasted.
The upper part OF her bathing suit was
n mans bathing Jersey OF blue This mas
culine jersey was snugly tucked into pair
Of blue, hght-fitting knickerbockers. No
skirt or semblance OF one screened, from any
point OF the compass the knickerbockers.
Blue silk openwork stockings of shade to
match the knickerbockers incased the
young woman's shapely legs, and she wore
the tiniest imaginable pair Of military
heeled patent leather Oxford ties.
/, She meant to 90 into, the water, too,
She stood at the very edge ,combng her
streaming red hair back from her face with
her hands, preparatory 10 walking into
the surge, when one Of the qleer-Ooking
little Atlantic City cops, with his blouse
flying open, exposing pink-barred neg
lig6 shirt and an ornate four-ln-hend tie,
and carrying his cane of authority, walked
llp to the side Of the young woman and
Growned upon her severely.
She smiled amiably upon him and con-
6lnued 10 LObb Inc tulLhnbgedIJle WlRpR OF
ghimmering red hair out OF her eyes with
her hands.
miss, said the odd looking cop to her,
Teproyiingy, -hAin't you forgot some
Why, dear me, yes. I have forgotten to
lock my bathing room door" replied the
perfect young thing, with the most adj
inirable seif-possessiQp, 49, .. .........
Then. turning upon her high military heels,
she slowly strolled, without trace of self
consciousness, back TO her private bathing
House. She did not reappedr. although
thousands waited for her 10 show up again.
The crowd on the sands made the funny
looking cop look uncomfortable when the
young woman acted upon his tip and dis
appeared =, r-.-u,
the cop -Johnny-on -theSpot out for a
walk Hey, why didn't You club her to
death you lobster?"
No more than people elsewhere do the
Atlantic City sand-strollers like to lose out
on good thing. ... 1....
The girl with the radiant red tresses made
only that one appearance so iauntily rugged
for bathing. She appears as a show girl
every night, however, in a presentation
Of an extravaganza that had u great run IN
New York. In that performance, though,
she wears the conventional skirt Of the show
girl, and her aftepglow locks are restrained
from riotousness by hair-pinS.