The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-05-14

Nlhol u cpllhIll43Ll OF hhHe'ublNiudu ! puukt
who represents Abe GrubCr'S district,
politely requested MIN 10 introduce q little
bill repeating chapter 81 the laws Of
former year. Mr. Young g. lawyer and
inclined 10 he skeptiCdl, but he b al-O ar
fable and his anability overoame his in
credulity. Well acquainted with The man
VINO made the request, he readily con-
sentod e. father the measure
Mr.. Young was only saved from intro
d. cling The Joke bill Of the session by the
clerk, whom he requested to prepare
proper title for the bill. The clerk found
that the chapter repealed by the bill was
the penal coee
Il Is not so bad for Three Musketeers"
to walk abreast upon the pavement, az
IN "Trilby, but four musketeers in a row
rather block traffic. Coming up behind
such a group the other day, It was some
thing Of surprise 10 hear one OF the rank
saying:
Il think the mistake Is in throwing the
ideal too high. Now, | say, don't ever
throw an ideal too high for you won't
get i; What l believe in is, don't have
No wonder the disciples Of such philo-
sophie leader were all ranged In rank be-
side him, for who could bear 10 walk in
the rear end possibly lose some accents Of
that silver tongue?
They we're all 10 have a Sunday night
supper at a friends house, and even the
boarding mistress was invited; 80 the girl
got an extra Sunday night out and the
household split up into parties for the
afternoon.
BY twos and threes they arrived at the
hosts home until there were left only the
boarding mistress and the husband Of the
vCwan who had engineered the party
There was a quarter hour wait and at last
the husband strolled in.
Miss Blank says she cant come he
announced, as he shifted the odor Of the
oldiashioned shortcake. Il guess she must
have another Of her sick headaches, for
she seems TO have gone to bed; just poked
her head out Of the doorway and said she
was sorry
home a generous slice Of shoTtcake and
found the absent one sitting, disconsolate,
in the parlor.
i thought you were ill?' she cried. will
said you, had gone to bed
MY dear sobbed the boarding mis-
tress, all my dresses button up the back,
and when started TO get ready the only
person In the place was your husband.
/ couldn't very well ask him, could I?'
And the only comfort she received was;
why not? I've trained him 10 do 1t beau
tifully.'
Owners Of Office buildings and large
residences in this town seem 70 think that
they need not put numbers on their build
ings,' said the man from Boston. i come
10 New York on business about once a month
and IL seems 10 me that about one-half OF
that time Is spent asking for the number
want A building may occupy q whole
block, covering, say, q dozen lots, yet the
door will bear but q single number, and
you have to walk to the middle Of the next
block 10 find some other number before
you can locate the object OF your search.
This Is caused more than half the time by
the ignorance Of the employees Of the build
ings In question, for few know the numbers
covered by their building
That's the last time shall ever act as
social MENTOR said the nervous woman.
when Maize was married she came 10
me for advice. ! ordered her wedding an
nouncements, gave her tips about her
trousseau, told her what she was expected
10 provide and what the bridegroom paid
for, and did all those little things.
Il went TO the wedding, and must say
that could not see the effects Of my careful
coaching. Now that she was married
knew she would want TO drop lot Of what
she called her table d'hote' best boys,
who used to take her out to supper Sunday
evenings
Remember, Maize warned as was
leaving. When you come back from your
trip, send cards TO ell those whom you
wish TO have call. But il there are any
whom you want TO drop just forget to send
them a card and that is all
'Well7" asked the friend.
Il received no card was the wan. Il
had taught her how to cut me-
the subway Is going TO boom the straw
hat business said an marlborough con-
ductor Tho windows in the trains, lower
ing from the top, leave the passeng gers
hats Just on level with the open space.
A pretty stiff draft is created merely
by the motion of the train, but when an
express passes a local it's good-by to all
the hats that are dislodged by the subway
zephyrs. l know Of a dozen felt hats lost
In one trip from the Bridge 20 Harlem.
or course, straw hats will sail much more
readily
A question OF identity yesterday In the
Childrens Court brought out a peculiar bit
Of evidence The witness, a middle aged
man, produced from an inside pocket the
silver nameplate from a coffin. The evil
dence was accepted a. conclusive.
But why do you carry that thinsi' asked
the Justice.
was my mother-in-law. She, committed
suicide / had her cremAted after her
friends cav her in the coffin
They looked very young and had evil
IDENTIFY been married but a short time.
She was going away and he went to the
train 70 see her of. They waited outside
the gate until the very last moment, then
they both tried to 90 by the gateman on
her ticket,
TOO late to sec the lady on the train,
said the gatemAn after the young woman
had passed him.
He stood a minute and looked longingly
at her through the fence, then this idea
struck him.
Come up here, dear he said, and they
squeezed one kiss through the piokets TO
the delight Of the other passengers.
"Well, l got it. didn't I7' he said to the
grinning crowd
what Is your defense2- asked the Magis-
trate Of the prisoner accused OF assault.
Your Honor was the reply, 'the other
man begun II by usin' very profound Lam
guage against me-
"Provocation enough, decided the Court.
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