New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-09-21
GATHERED ABOUT TOWN.

Augustus Thomas, the playwright was dining at
g summer resort a few weeks ago, when his at
tention was attracted by the antics of waiter at
adjoining table He was clean shaved. IAN
tern jawed individual. with melancholy and de-
jected air. But every time he glanced at the
dramatic author he would smirk and grin in sor-
did obsequous recognition
Mr. Thomas searched through the tablets Of his
memory. and finally recolected that the man had
once played small part in one Of his productions
At an opportUne moment the funereal faced
waiter sQuirmed up 20 the pIaywrlght ana SAID:
guess you don't remember me-
ooh. yes. do, remember you very well" said
You do?" said the, waiter with sokly smile Of
you're very much surprised to see me waiting at
Not at all. I've seen you act you know" was
the quick reply
busy mother sent her fve-year- old daughter.
Dorothy. and her son. Harold. two years younger
to the village store. The girl was to get dozen
eggs and the boy a new scrubbing brush. Both
were very proud Of their commission, and started
off, with much show Of Importance and dignity
firmly grasping the money in their chubby hands
Ten minutes later they returned to the cottage,
Dorothy crying if her little heart would surely
break and grasping q broken paper bag from
eli that vas left Of dozen broken eggs But the
boys face beanled with smiles OF satisfaction
Mes very sorry. mamma Me touldn't help It
Ne dropped the bag and mes broken all the eggs
f Har0ds little bosom sweed with pride in
'o! Ma q Ia! Me didn't break scrubbin brush
mamma.
Miss Marie HareIle the Australian soprano. tells
story Of an Irish immigrant girl in Australia VINO
married one OF the wealthy men of that connuy'
When the Sydney paper announced the marriage IL
gavs the names Of the bride and bridegroom and
added after th9 latter's the fact that he was
.an Australian native In due course of time the
account Of the wedding reached the brides mother
in ireland while she was on Visit 10 DuDlln
Going few DAYS later to the zoo in that city the
roo Labelled Kangaroo. an Australian native On
Teaag me sgf t and Exclaimed: Glory be to God
Can thai be the sort OF man NY poor 4H"i' ALL
married.
a Aaga+v OLD woman was riding uptown on a
e,,r,v-s local and on boarding the train at Brook
I Bridge she cornered the conductor and told MIN
at great length that she wanted to WISH her oaush
ter-in-lavr who lived in West 40th-st The con-
ductor explained that she had oetter leaVe th@
train al 42d-st either the Grand CehlraI ollioi
or Times Square She still SAID she Heeueo "eS'
se+h-st and when told the train could not stop
+hara inst for her convenience, she compromised
by making the conductor tell her just "hen she
e III rns where get off won't YOU" she said
10 him every time he passed her. IeH me "lietSS
gI on 5f 6erself up into frenzy of ex
element. she jumped up anu Of a station
She landed on the platform before the conductoEE
could stop her. When the train starLe s +bro'Igb
window he cried: ''Yez wanted me to .+ tel yer
where yer got of Wen. yer got OF At i4
The saving that a woman's first thought is OF her
clothes was we'll illustrated recently by an tncldenI
on one Of the excursion boats which ply tue 4'
Dor Leading from the upper deck Is q stan wy
which has proved particularly dangerous Tor women
to wear bigh-heeled shoes. On the day in oues-
tion a prepossessng young woman. fauuessiy
dressed all in white. TO her shoes started 10
descend the stairway She caught her heel on the
Ton stair and fell the whole distance, landing on
her knees on the deck below. The fall must nave
been very painful. but the woman did not seem 20
been torn Of and rolled across the deck ne
roman made dive Tor It. ana capturing ~.
Claimed. oh my poor heel Ny poor heel. ma
9 do but grin and bear II, and the woman wa, %ss
seen more than her bruised knees
,..sys r7attery Dam Finn had negro before him
' u1s ago charged with stealing eggs.
So ~. ,,arneq" asked the judge. a bit sterny.
,.ar1s sab? Ma names-Tu spell it for va.
80 tt,s a bit queer; ma names . 10 george
81 patrick. 0 for of and lot HAII -1eoi 50
+ea.-trl- OHara That, sab is ma fun name; II
Fa'I1Ii - name what ma father had"
All , - ,ricken thief muttered the Judge,
us ais breath AFTER the case had been dis
nosed Of the judge said: .,,f.le-, thieves in Ire
seTi e mind YOU, an Irishman or the ROAD ls
fond Of his stomach ana ToI1u .rh4 case reminds
pass hs scens in rural magistrates court taaL
saw a. FOR stealing chickens, ana the 4a'leF
said v very are tharged with stealing your neghbors
chicken s nan Of the road smiled calmly as ne re-
pleav; e- Honor me father came from me BLae tx
zyather forninst place caiiga ~ see IN ioight
ma ma ~ that way sayin' yer presence We MeiS
nivir taiched 10 TOD GU -