The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-01-17
LIVE roPIcs AMOUR TOWN.


suaded my employers to give il 10 another
man. lt's nc place for a supcrstitious man
to visit
4 used TO start early in the afternoon by
way OF the Thirt y-fourth street crosstown
car. When reached the foot Of The street
a string Of funerals war sure to lie waiting
for the ferry. ! could not 60 direct TO the
ferry house without cutting through a
funeral. and had TO walk back to First ave-
nue. and sometimes as far south as thirty,
second street before could skirt the rear OF
the funeral line and walk TO the ferry house.
Many's the boat I've missed on account
of il,
In bad weather it was an unpleasant
experience. In the summer | frequently
observed superstitious persons. bonnd lot
the races, doing the same thing
Charles Reed the veteran horseman,
now sports beard. 1t ia something In
which he INDUCES now and then in cold
weather, 1t makes a great change in nus
appearance and many OF his friends would
fail TO recognize him were 1t not lot Mr.
Reeds famous hats whose shapes ana Dahds
are peculiar to himself.
An Italian actor in a current success IL
compelled by the requirements OF his part
10 stuff himself during one scene with spa
ghetti. Thirty quail in thirty days IL no
such test OF gastrouomic endurance,
Il don't know how ii last through the
winter" he said yesterday It's as muoh
as ] can do now 10 sit down at that tabe
II | could fake ee..ng the stun II would
be different. But The star sits at the table
with me and wh6 never ! want TO let up ne
gives me n kick to show he's Watching,
The spaghetti makes IL the hardest part
ever played,
"Tonsorial Barber Shop ia sign on the
Bowery. Practical Haircutter" appears
in Mulberry street, advertising barber
who probably re CARDS his rivals in the neigh
borhood as mere theorists, Bows re-
haired IS on the window of musical IN
strument shop in Brooklyn Make your
own puns
There has been more entertaining TINS
winter than New York has known in years.
In addition to the balls which have been
expected features Of the social season
there have been numerous entertainments
which have not been looked upon ~ the
customary certalntes Of the social year.
One restaurateur has had every room IN
/ his house engaged every night Tor the last
two months Lent comes this year muoh
later than usual and by that time there will
i have been many more thousands of dollars
! spent in entertaining than in any previous
| season
! A Chinaman devoid of English approached
| Policeman Schilp at the BROOKLYN Bridge
/ entrance yesterday morning and handed
/ to him hit OF paper on which was written
/ Please give this Chinaman Smith street
! car" Schilp took the Chinaman and his
note to a trolley inspector.
sorry" said the inspector. but there
/ isn't a Smith street car to spare 40 can
! cash the order, even If you were Cassie
/ Chadwick 7
The Chinaman had to be satisfied with a
seat
Some Of the chorus singers slightly IN
iured in the accident at the Metropolitan
week ago received more attention from
the subscribers than they had ever known
before Some of the regular attendants
al the Metropolitan took pains to discover
1 the addresses OF the unfortunates. sent
! them fruits and other deicacies ana petted
! them in n manner never known before 10
| Italian choristers Some OF the Metro
politans subscribers know the Italian
chorus singers from the old days at the
| Academy
The family had had a telephone PIT IN
and awaited with eager interest the first
! messing e. BY and by the bell rang and the
CHEEKY voice Of Mrs Jones, who lives next
| door. came over the wire
Il saw the telephone man, said the voice
-Will Mrs Smith please lend me cup OF
! eugnrSr