New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-04-03

Sometimes an evasive answer amounting to
untruth breeds train of troubles. The experience
of a guest of an uptown hotel affords a case in
point. He was agreeably engaged in the reception
room when messenger from the house exchange
appeared and announced a telephone call The
name of "the man the wire given, and
for answer the boy was told to say the wanted
man was i'll in bed and unable to answer the call
right down the hotel and If there is anything
[ can do for him" The boy at the exchange made
joinder, and to save his reputation for veracity.
the evasive man did the only thing-he went to
none TOO soon, for moment later his apprehensive
friend was on the spot
There were two or three reasons why the guest
at a certain Broadway hotel failed to secure the
currency on draft he tried to negotiate at the
cashiers desk. One that. owing to some re-
cent unfortunate experiences at the same desk IA
vors were not 'easy'a in the past Then. again.
the guest In question IN the house for only
the second time, and his first appearance, which
had been within week was for out Gay A1 I
with the management OF the place the cashier haa
apparent boon companiOnship with of the
CRATER" guild known as bad check men The
asked that he could not waive The rule of Of
of the incident, "a man can be judged by the COM
pany he keeps
'Hello Hello! I want to telephone my baby is
a refrain that is sounded on every busy corner in
the shopping district 1t is the cry of the curb
stone merchant who has new toy-"a telephone
for 10 cents''-and he rings the 'tingaling and
asseverates over and over again TO the throng
every telephone rings" Ire absence of the line
that would connect the phone at hand with the
domciie of the absent Dulcnea is notable but tnat
TOW and il is no embarrassment TO the treess mer
chant He is not concerned about the transnlisson
that every telephone rings and continues to angle
for dimes
Sxth-aye below 22d st. is apparently the profess
sional Paradise OF dentists. and as a means Of at
tracing patrons to their respective tooth extraction
IA rlors-v,here more or less painless service is
AFFORDED faithful colored marks the entrance
10 each of the numerous establishments They
are mostly CARRIED striking shades of blue or red
or brown, but since ST. Patricks Day the parker
that most conspicuously commands attehqoT I IS
happy-go-lucky sunkssed citizen whose pqlk al
most constitutes street opstrlctioh.. ne -
gorgeous in suit Of TlppeTary green Jnat H TS
excite the envy Of any worthy son q Erin md line
erbIazoned in golden letters on the back between
the neeros shoulder blades the rival oarkefs
were happy till they saw him.
James c. Clancy clerk at the Hoffman. who Is
an APOSTLE Of the abstemious and simple life re-
called for the benefit of group about the desk
one day recently an experience Of few years
ago in which bibulous friend-a cornet player
was a dramatic as well a musical figure IT
was in Brockton. the great shoe brewing town OF
Massachusetts," related Clancy and my friend
had been prevailed upon to contribute a number
to the programme of a semi-religious charitable
benefit performance. He had been so long addicted
70 the use of stimuants that he really could
do very little in the line OF artistic execution with
out q quantity of elixir aboard. he persuaded
me TO go along. carry the flask and put check
on his appetite He must have something to drink,
but of course wanted TO stop short Of the point
that would incapactate him for his turn on the
bill on the Wav to the hall in which the enter
tainment to be given my musical friend in