The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-08-07
THE MAN
ABOUT
Town
BY
Harry Tucker
coney Island. N. Y, July IS.

Coney Island. N. Y, July IS.
This place is sight.
There are moro places to take your
money than there are at Reservoir Park.
and half the time you don't get your
moneys worth.
We went into concert hall and sat
down. and looked at a lot OF girls on the
stage in red. white and blue stockings.
In a minute a man came up and asked
US what 1t would be-
We told him we didn't know as we
hadn't consulted the almanac yet. but
that 1t looked cloudy, and 1t might be
| rain.
He gave US stony stare, and told us to
ccms OFF, and said it was up to us to
order drinks, and did We expect to see
the show for nothing?
We make mistakes sometimes, and this
mus. nave been one OF them, but we ire
always fond of being In the swim. and
we ordered two sodas, one for US and one
for him.
look at tho red, white and blues again.
when another fellow came up and asked
US what we'd have.
If 1t was all the same to him, we
said feeling he was very kind. to set
'em up to stranger, We would take a
cigar.
thing and told us 1t was good ten-cen-
ter and he stood there, so that we felt
for his Kindness. so we asked him what
he'd have and he said a hlgh-ball.
We got em, and when we got up to
go to the Handicap Park. he told us that
we hadn't paid for all. It cost us some
thing for the cigar, too.
We smiled at all the red, white and
blues, and went out.
When we got into the steeplechase nlace
ct ten cents. We found twas worth the
price, for girl with auburn hair trifNed
up to us and wanted to know II we
wouldn't waltz the next set with her.
We had to decline. as we do not waltz,
but only execute a sand jig or horn
Then we went over and looked in the
funny mirrors and laughed rntt we came
near being put out. for creating disor-
der. After. that we climbed the. rickety
stairs and had our hat blown off by, the
gale and walked across the tricky floor.
We never had SO much fun in ON. life,
before SINCE the time. we got stranded out
with George Guvernator and one or two
others, and had to catch raw crabs TO
eat, until the life guard came to our
rescue,
Having been asked to call to see him.
we paid our respects to Bostock, He
was the same hearty, good-natured fellow
who promised, to give us a monkey be-
fore he took his show away from Rich
mond, but who forgot to do So because
Mister Tudor didn't remind him of it.
He offered It to us the minute he saw
us, and we told him 70 keep It until WIN
to send it, as we didn't exactly know
where we lived at home, and wanted to
get settled down before we added to our
Bostock made us a fine offer to remain
with him, and said he would furnish our
cage handsomely and wouldn't let US
want for anything. j,
he said, as he told us all reYoirr. and !
promised to meet us later on the heach' |
where we would take a bath.
Luna Park turned out to be a great
place and we saw some of our old friends
among the attractions, The electrical
display was one Of the finest We ever
ok next summer with the Six Barefoot
ed Ones and the Brown-Eyed Girl to look
1t over again. I
he famous clam chowder, but It was
money we'll spent and we longed for
Johnnie Murphy. who is SO fond OF s 4,
II we feel better to-morrow, we sl,a,,
what s H. ~