The sun., 1905-09-13
LIVE TOPICS ABOUT TOWN.

| ""o just came out OF the tecpnono
oootn telephoned to some girl that as the
weather was bad he thought 1t best to post
pone their luncheon till tomorrow. That
common trick with men. They are
AFRAID OF a storm. Every little while l
near tnsm put OIL an engagement on ac-
COUNT OF the weather. never saw woman
VINO was guilty Of similar weakness. 1t
dday piow great guns, rain pitchforks and
90 al the other atmospheric stunts on
record, No matter. The woman who
ta mas an appointment with a man never
Patrons Of public libraries have one
hanit that gives the attendants good deal
of extra work. They remove the covers
OF books while reading them. Why any
body should be ashamed to be seen reading
book borrowed from the city is not clear,
put apparently there are many such sensi,.
tive souls. At any rate, II they wish to read
whiie travelling about town they strip u 9
book Of all external signs Of library owner
ship. Before returning the volume they
replace the cover, but the wear and tear
on the paper II considerable, and book
that has been 50 treated has to be covered
twice as often "a one that is borrowed by
less particular readers.
The tan on her face was sufficient evi-
dence that she was Just back from her
vacation, but her voice lacked enthusiasm
when she spoke OF the trip.
Don't talk to me about the peaceful
joys OF country life,' she said. Little
old New York Is good enough for me. We
engaged board for month in tidy Jersey
village. Tho cooking was great. but trouble
began the first Sunday. Billy had en-
gagged number OF Sunday papers, and
when our landlady brought them to our
door she spoke in vinegarish tone, re-
questing that we read them in our own
room, because she didn't want her neigh
bors scandalized by seeing the sacrilegious
sheets on her front porch.
But the worst was yet to come. Two
Of Billy's friend, came out the next Satur-
day. and on Sunday morning donned their
old clothes to 60 fishing. The silence
ment OF their intention was awosome,
but fishing they went. and Billy and !
lady said that If we desired to entertain
any moro dissolute New Workers we must
seek other auarters. An And l we didmour our
looking the Hudson. As ! said before,
that's good enough for U.s."
.Yes," sighed the worried mother, y
have about decided to let Don 60 into o
brokers' offloe.
There was a time when l cherished the
hope that he would take after bis grand
father and 60 into the navy, but after yes
terday l have decided that his forte Ia
! high finance.
His sister has little girl from the South
visiting her, and it was decided that she
must see Coney Island. ! wanted to 60
down with the children, but something
came up each time to prevent me, and ut
last decided to let them 80 alone; snor.h ~
look after his sister and the other little
girl; my objection was merely that they
| would spend more money than was proper
| IL they went without having me along to
regulate expenses.
| Il gave Don 81 and told him that they
could see quite a lot Of the Island for t2
EACH and. aft ar making sure that he had not
| visited his saving, bank for further funds.
watched the three of with the glad feeling
that for once the youngsters would not
waste their money on the chutes or the
THAT blessed feeling lasted until the
morning the little visitor was to purchase
her ticket for homo. Please, said my
daughter we ran out OF money at Coney
Island, and we had to borrow the $40 MaziA' q
mother sent her for her ticket. We knew you
would be so glad that we did not run out Of
money
That's why think Don will make a
high flnancier. / know the scheme was
his
TIE average conductor on the trolley
lires has horror CT anybody riding on
the car with a coffin, because he thinks
it mears an accident either to his car
or TO some Of his relatives. Sometimes
when an unGertaker's helper he's only
a short distance to 20 with baby's coffin
or a coffin-box he takes car.
On q recent afternoon at 126th street and
Third avenue q young man stood waiting
at the crossing with baby's coffin-box.
When the first car came along 1t did not
take the conductor and the motor1nan long
to know what the young man carried. The
car stopped but as the young man tried
to board it the conductor yelled out -Not
on your life we don't want to be numbered
among tie dead ones!' and he rang the bell
fer the motorman to 20 ahead
The Young man waited for another car,
and when the conductor caught SIGHT OF
rs Che nan ti..sd to board the car Re said
sSay. Young feller! This Is no undertaker's
wagon" The car passed on and left the
vo,ing man stantirg He tried 70 get on
the rext four cars but he was unsuccessful.
SO he walked.
Thu. Bridge Commissioner Best ia pre-
pared for the coming winter Is evidenced
by his woodpile under the shed at the Man.
haitian end Of the Brooklyn Bridge. II is
a good sized pile, consisting Of more than
two cords OF good dry wobd which only
needs to be split for use In a large fireplace.
Whose woodpile Is that" asked Brook
lynite Of Policeman Harry Smith recently.
aWhy. understand 1t belongs to Com.
missioner Best, said the cop, and the man
walked away in a Deep meditative mood.
The reopening Of the theatrical season
Is a matter Of great importance to certain
boarding house keepers uptown. for within
the next few weeks they will be able to count
up the profits or losses Of the boarding house
hscal year Just ended. For many weeks
thew have been boarding actors on trust
4 real actor-that Is. one who has really
had an engagement last seascn-h little
di0aculty in getting credit for his summer
he ard. The bill u allowed TO run on with
cut comment and In many cases there Is
even no objection to advancing the boarder
money mon for tobacco and carfare. All that
Is iU asked is that payment begins when the
salary begins. II the actor takes to the
road he is expected to send back weekly
remittances until the old board bill Is can
ceied. There are fewer losses than one
would expect. The boarding hou se keepers
= ~ IL pli toll for