New-York tribune., 1905-01-31
GATHERED ABOUT TOWN.

about the biggest part ever played said tas
retired actor. was the entire outraged populaes
of Syracuse In Damon and Pythias' We played
IN Helens before convention or the hnisnts oA
Pythias rustled up big gang Of 'supers' to play
citizens. Everything went lovely until it came 70
the place where the tyrant condemns Damon 20 die
In place Of his friend The tyrant says; 1t Is the
emperor's decree. He must die; and the NAB s
expected to yell. Down with the tyrantF Lsi
Damon liver etc. after which noble senator
turns to the tyrant and says. Behold. the noois
citizens Of Syracuse protestF When the King con-
demned Damon that night I sung out Hold Damon
must live or the tyrant dieT expecting the rest q
the noble citizens to join in Iney d-on = 9s1 ~ ~
uation BY saying. EIark! a noble citizen proteslA
Then the lines went something ike thls'
.NIvseIf and two oThers-Down with the tyraafF
'rrhe senator Behold More citizens protes~
THE King-'DamOn must die -, a..
Myself and about three mOre-DoWn Win u'
tyranti Let Damon i've. - Id
The Senator. in a tired voice-sorne In''7 S
zens are getting busy, king'
'HThen the whole bunch got their voices back aas
all gave the most bloodthirsIy roar ever nsA~
and the play went on
The price that is sometimes paid for a uonasAl
OF tnadvertence should breed alertness. one 0sS
recently a well known lawyer ate q midday uneH
con In one OF the big new Broadway hoteis an
check was 20 cents. he he put down oill-a coISI,
as he SupDOsed-and said to the walter; hseR -
change" Ten minutes later. when buying s3 so.-53
theatre tickets he checked his cash. and toHasa
It $ bill he save the walter. He vent .sr oasr
to the cafe and told his story. bur me NA4-
kept the change"
IT have been Inundated. deeply. painfully III
inflated" said young man at a club. the 0'asf
day. taking his pipe mOurnfuny Irom his mo1--
Let's hear about It," said chorus OF voice.
We'll" the first speaker went On. this An''
noon was walking up King-st"-
where's that2'' came a query.
A hasty canvass was made. and thrss nan wsr'
md v~Fo Lry.avx "a
situation was made clear. the speaker conLn-s~, S,
i was coming up klnS-st, when IoEne 20 - % ~.
OF small boys spipniug tops On the SideWa4 % y 20
ing to spin tops. Say. mister said ons' S9A -
Now. i used u be a hrst class top splnsss
when was kid. so I replied. 'Sure III snys se
string kept slipping down Then. when I oa 20 so
hold the button-couldnt remember for the Afs p
tried the second and third. and threw. "a 4
the road and % lay stun rSs qS Boys s said n0ynlas
tried again. with the outten between & tns sin
second fingers but still the top Wouidn 50. No
tried the nrst combination again. with ne ns.s,sTa
you, and he amt but SIKH ! put on my gloves =
walked hastily away s.-
doR 6e1a the a 'Psass s1sd Dlsd onf oD p aad 5
I'm practising hard in the hall outside p "a ~
to show eaoss kids SsIs thing er'ts Or sSOi'
ons OF the oldest merchants IN 2sd-st. osss os'.'.-
sth-ave. and Broadway pays no rent or So
bills. His Office Is under his hat and TOR tHs "a
part hs carries his stock In a basket bsSA -,
forth. rrom east 20 west and west TO east ns s.sy
sues his calling selling puppies" The sosa "a.
side OF the theroughfare. whers the throns o. "a.
mine shoppers Is the thlckest. and wners ~ "a ash
miring "Johnnfes'' take their sunoatns Is -. sss
OF operations. I've been IN business on ssrs srs
OF the way" said he. "for twenty-elsns ~ arr
began when ] was twenty ty-rve. anQ ne" cOGs
three. I'm not here all day, said ne. ! -, n0ne
down about o'clock IN the afternoon ahiesseoEsd ahe
/. at / raise ali ths puppies sell No ems cary
dogs for me-they AL have distempeT - hare
three puppies in my little oasket|the under ~
on my arm to-day and usually nANs ee~r-noscd,
coat" and as the vsnder spoke. ss~ months
briGht-eyed. black marked fox terrisr 49,
old pushed bis pretty head 20 view .,.s SCI hals
i've sold two dogs to-day. sonae,is.isa good
q dozen in an hour. and business - Nsy Years
around the holidays. The day oeaofs -trcipal Gus
sold sixteen. No. ladies are not nlf IN the head
toners. They stop and pat the puPplest ma price
say What oeautyr and after iSSSsv tell tnsif
they mostlY pass alonG. i Saess ~ dsar htI1ss
swsethearts and husbands ABOUT ts -. fss "a
thinga, and how they'd ike % nsss -
nnEokASegs Azs mostly nsa, .