The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-05-24
LIVE tories ABOUT TOWN.

Said an actress who played In the first
cast Of "The County Chairman"
We used to be very much afraid OF George
AIDE at rehearsals Not that he was ever
dIsagreeable, but he was 30 distant and
quiet. He never took the least notice Of
the actors. used to say to the other girls
that 1t was just as we'll because he'd prob
ably say something very clever, and we'd
never know how to answer him.
One day, though, was sitting on q COS
tune basket when Mr.. AIDE came and sat
down beside me: I was frightened nearly
to death. He didn't open his mouth for
maybe minute. Then he turned and said:
Which would you rather be-a literary
Il gave him the first thing that came into
''Whats the dinerenoe7' said T.
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Tho backward May weather has one
thing at least in It's favor. Oysters are
still good. They usually disappear as
seasonable from the bills Of fare Of first
GLASS hotels and re s.aurants and clubs by
May /, but this year they are still being
served. Furthermore, they are as plump
and tasty rs in midwinter.
There was q big crowd on the street
corner as the car stopped and two women
started to say good-by. They weren't
going to see each other for q week and
had such an awful lot to say Then
they embraced and the conductor un-
feelingly shouted:
Step lively, pleased
The blonde stepped aboard and the oru-
'Oh, Jenny, there's something else I
wanted to say, but it's secret and don't
want anybody but you in the world to know
it, The car jerked forward and she called
out: III drop you a postal In the morn
ing telling you all about it. Remember
NUNS the word!'
A street faker selling line Of 'bazoo'
whistles-the kind you play by singing
tune through them-has formed COM
bination with an Italian organ grinder.
They do the residence district, the organ
grinding out its tunes and the faker play
ing them on his bazoo. When the organ
grinder stops to pass the hat, the faker
spells. OF course, every boy who can raise
a nickel buys a whistle. Then they all
fall in around the organ and join in the next
tune. Last week the faker and the hand
organ man marched up Lexington avenue
playing Wearing o. the Green" The
partners are getting rich.
Prof. John Dewey, head Of the depart
ment of psychology at Columbia University,
believes children should be taught to cal
their parents by their Christian names.
Prof. Dewey was formerly member Of
where they tell this story:
The professor was working in his study
one day when water began to trickle through
the ceiling. He ran upstairs to see what
was the matter and found his young hope
full in the bathroom with the floor flooded.
Prof Dewey was about to express his feel
ings. when the youngster plped out:
aDon't say word, John. but get mop
An amusing instance OF how cross-ex-
aminers are sometimes confounded by their
victims occurred recently at the trial OF
an action before Supreme Court Justice
FITZGERALD. The suit was for the disso-
luton Of a partnership, and the physical
possession Of a typewriting machine was
involved in the evidence. The witness
had testified on direct examination that
the machine was not in the firms Offices
on certain day. Then the opposing law
yer took him in hand.
so you mean to swear, MIR. witness,
that this typewriter was not in the OFFICE
on this particular day?'
Il certainly do" was the answer,
And you're just as positive OF that state
ment as Of all your other evidence'
II am
snow, just tell us how you know that the
machine was not there continued the
lawyer, in his most insinuating way,
well, drawled the witness: Il hap
pened to be sitting on the typewriting table
a good part OF that day, and know blame
well there weren't nothing under me.
Poverty compels odd expedients in many
minor necessities Of life, such as the drying
Of handkerchiefs by sticking them up
against the windows in the bachelor bed
room. A young man stood in the bright
sunlight on the bridge prom enade the other
day contentedly reading newspaper
while waiting for sun and ar 10 dry GUY
the three white handkerchlefs he had
pressed out on the iron side rail. 1t was
n case OF necessity, no doubt but 1t seemed
neryy to use the big bridge az a clothes
horse.
A woman leading a pet squirrel by a
leather leash is an almost daily visitor to
Central Park. She seats herself on bench,
ties the leash to a log which she brings
along throws a quantity of peanuts about
on the grass and begins to read.
Soon the pet squirrel is the center OF
attraction for the regular SQUIRRELS %, 81 we e
,,aanuts When at last the woman is
Ieavinr she has hard time getting her pet
10 follow her-he seems TO hear the call
OF the wild.
The Seag0ers.