The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-09-14
LIVE TOPICS ABOUT TOWN.

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New Workers. certainly are good to their
dogs said the observant visitor. II don t
great kindness to him, but they have a
kept in fats most Of their lives. / cav a
dog the other day, and when they came to
the dog was thirsty. At this particular
dogs, but that didn't bother them Bit. She
held the doG up, soooped her hand full Of
wstsr and Mr.; PEP took flying laps . ct IT, It,
was satisfied. Tho other day bearded a
crosstown car In driving rain, and right
after me came man who had wrapped his
little dog In q newspaper to protect 1t. He
vas vet through himself. but the dog was
dry and happy
"You'd think We were specially detailed
to Precinct with some obscure idea that
We had special qualifications as herders OF
Lost Tribes, said an imperturbable copona
bridge train platform. -That's big part
OF our job, discovering missing friends and
relatives and uniting sundered domestic
relations. Just look at that woman. She
was showed into this train at the Brooklyn
end and the kids were left. She's been in
tears all tho way over and she comes to me
to find out how to get back to Brooklyn at
once. Time assn ages all grief: that's bor-
rowed philosophy, but 1t works here: tells
her to stay right where she 70. My side
bawling kids and ships them over on the
next train. Now you'll see the reunion and
the kids get their ears DO xed. She had to
walt less than minute, but you can bet she
was anxious. How often does 1t happen2
bridge local. But can you tell me what she
boxes the poor kids ears for2'
'We're nothing but mechanics said the
communicative housepainter. We've got
our union and the eight hour day and
scale Of wages. just plain mechanics. But
BY the time we're done with this job you'll
te ready to confess that we're different.
II you have q carpenter working for you
he leaves when he's finished the job; then
you have to clean up after him and hire q
shavings. same way With plumber.
when he's done you find big smear OF
red lead on the bathtub and like as not
hunk Of old pipe on the parlor mantel. A
painter is the only mechanic that comes
makes. II you don't believe it just wait
until we're done. You won't find so much
ss a splash Of paint on your windows. We
are nothing but mechanics-dont pretend
to be artists-but We are dealing with the
raw materials Of art, and that may account
for the difference
Among it's host Of Municipalities Mail
street is 80 much the best lighted street in
the city that all others are nowhere. In
the few yards OF it's length 1t has ten arc
lights and eighty incandescents in ten
baskets. And this Is only on one side and
not taking into consideration the light that
filters through the trees from the City Hall
Park. It's just as we'll for the present to
fcation, for the cops on strike duty might
develop misunderstanding II one seemed
too curious.
Two young married couples met at
hotel in the mountains this summer. They
became the best Of friends. When the day
for parting came there were loud express
sions Of regret
.oo SeT ~, vi NM mus &. come to sec me real
i certainly shall, replied led. Ms; A. what
part Of the city do you live In?
I'VE live at 81 West - street. said
The other woman looked amazed.
.What' she exclaimed, 1911 West -
street-why. We have lived there for more
than two years
you all up North here have an idea
that We all down South drink whole lot
Of whisky, but We don't remarked
Georgian in Broadway cafe the other day.
.Tn admit that when I'm in New York I
drink more than do IN Atlanta. but that's
YOU to drink from. With us the glasses
are about half the size Of those here and
We pour them nearly full. From force Of
habit I pretty near flll New York glass
every tine IL, tsss dFns 60
Col. Jack Chinn Of Kentucky was sitting
in the corridor Of the Waldorf-Astoria
few evenings ago talking horse. Some
one asked him II he ever played tho Wall
Street game. The Colonel smiled.
TN tell you how 1t looks to me. he said.
Il was going down the street IN Louisville
once when q man called to me from q
second story. window.
Hello, what you all doing up therer
.Playin' faro he replied
s'Put q hundred on the ace for me-
said. Before I had gone ten steps he called
scolonel' he said. the ace has lost"
The police Magistrates so often admonish
women complainants to come back and
report any further wron sdoine on the part
Of husbands who have Just been released
that they fall into the habit Of repeating
the edmonton On every occasion In which
a man and wife arc concerned. The other
day Q woman told Magistrate Moss that
her husband had threatened to kill her.
1very we'll, madam. II he does, you come
back and tell me and will punish him.
veD1ied the MaRstrat0 meChanically
In the window Of . West Side pawnshop
L. what appears to be diamond ring. The
pawn broker, with an unusual amount Of
humor and truthfulnees. has the following
eiQn attached to IL: