New-York tribune., 1905-01-24

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out-of-the-way secondhand store Would you De-
ueve that paid only $ for il? The dealer said II
was owned by family in Virginia FOR many ysSEs
They brought IL TO Nsw-Yorx and sold Vneh
The isWyer hesitaJed and then decided that as
her blissIul ignorS1cS igI S Wss . S a, o0cs So ne
Would you like to know where that table really
Yes: but what do you know about it7,
'It came from some gambling mouse lnaL va
raidsd by the police, and was used for playing Tou-
lette-''
The noise In a certain uptown attic grew 50 loud
that the father OF the family went up to investi-
gate. He found his younger son on the hoor m
dulging in a series Of most elaborats vocal ana
bodily contortions. while the other Was goGnains @
world Is the matter?' asked the parent Inc ssSs.
;We're paying exploring in India and Bobby has
been bitten by veTminous serpent.
Jacob Riis was talking one day Of the Importance
OF early training for boy. Many boy oFis-
nally OF the best stuff" he said "is spoiled rroni
hard knocks when he is at the impressionaole asr.
One OF my neighHors had little girl half grown
puppy and a family OF kittens: They were 81 SO,
piayrnates- one of the dogs tricks was to bury 3
kitten in the sand heap back Of the house nous 80 ~
%seh 01 aT II sG 9s little eIs s1 found G one Of her P
dead. Boiling with indignation. she oE0aS1S T1a "a
she said. isn't 1t a shame! perfectly s0oD o.
spoiled"
The aversion to publicity and consequent antp-
athy to newspaper reporters" said the clerk ~
an uptown hotel. who is a keen observer OF US
foibles or ARE often more a pretenos SHS-'
fact. recall my experience with an ssu1A00
woman, who. on taking apartments. enjoined m~
that il anv OF those horrid reporters called 70 es
her to say that she was not in the house or ina.
she was out. anything I pleased. 20 get ID y
them. I promised to follow her directions AZ
most daily thereafter she halted at the desk 81
a.
ers' had called. I grew weary of replying uuH
fully in the negative. so. relief. met her ~
Quiry one day with Nh I said Yes 1ns
woman frightened. with evident interest. and asAs-
me what said TO the reporter replied tnsl
had ooeyed instructions to the letter. and n =
instant saw had made mistake Her vaas
manner changed and her features were maaaH
with a shadow OF disappointment. Next day =
luck would have It, the society reporter Of "
known daily newspaper dropped into the Office ~
knew that the woman, who shortly sfterWare y
came the wife OF a titled foreigner stayins =
the house but he expressed the belief that It woas
be u waste OF time TO send up his card ls, 20
him | not entirely sure she would reLgs0.ss
chance Of incuTr4ng her dispIeasurs THE ansSs..
was promptly returned; Tell the gentleman % W
Ten minutes sufRced for an impatienty hgrr,1sss ,ss
toilet and the woman appeared, ssss sas Is wAieh
she Yielded him every detail that the poonc, ber
possibly have cared to Know eoneernins IS SSr1 shs
would surrender her name IN exchange for his WI"
a titled prefix
''One or the revelations 20 stranger III - -
York, said an out OF town visitor to the Au.O "a
bile Show. that indicates the immeusity y
city Is the extent to which the people wao
business eentring In a certain section are "a
and ignorant OF what is being done lO1
development OF another. Persons who dAAS -
great buildings IN course Of construction give ar
selves no concern to either the oNhs' havs
purpose for which they are being efect55s- !" sad
had notable experiences within two IAf tiIues
the observer. Il inquired more than tSsS~Sood as
OF persons met tn the Immediate neihil.s
20 the purpose Tor which the great sTansps ~ Mas
ure between Rowng Green and Battery - i have
being bulls Not of tlSm knew We 't4,rse.
since learned that q IS the custom I've story
had the same experience as % the tNsnss Sta.
Slvscraper hotel opposite the Graid ~. asfors
ton asked more than dozen peok'e
learned that u the Hotel bstnoh@