New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-09-28
GATHERED ABOUT TOWN

Many Philadelphia families still observe the old
Quaker custom OF asking silent blessing ar the
dinner table Out of Difference to visitors from the
City of Brotherly Love this unusual custom had
prevailed for few days in q New-York house
hold where discipline in such matters had become
lax The curiosity of the six ear-old of the
host had been aroused by the strange proceedings,
and ne had also noticed that the Philadelphia
folk excellent treuchermen. His mother
had explained that their guests were saying
grace to themselves. But the young hopeful had
only very hazy idea of what grace before meat
One day he boldly asked the Quaker City folk
why they did not say grace aloud
visitor Is our But thee say aloud and that viii
serve for all of us" Then he bowed his head with
The little fellow thought while, and then said:
God have mercy on this good dinner. Amen!
They say every job has its drawbacks re-
marked the Loafer relighting his cigarette 81 saw
n lucky dog to-day who was impervious to the
tborns in his rosy crown. / wandering up eth
ave. when tympanum ran against the most
doeful discordant, air rending organ wall the city
ever licensed The shabby artist ground away on
the curb with a seraphc smile on his phiz while an
occasional penny dropped his way
How the deuce can the fellow stand that every
rben saw in big letters the front of the
grooming instrument;
little maid was seen riding downtown with her
mother In a Ninth Avenue elevated train the other
dav They had come a long distance and when
warren-st was reached mother and child started
70 leave the The child had been sitting very
sti1I When she arose to go she exclaimed: oh.
mamma my leg is so dizzy
A cononluter was returning TO his home Long
leland after long and exhausting day in New
york nartly spent at his office, but well rounded
off with a party OF congenial friends where white
lights dim the eye and dull the brain He found
his train all right and settled down in his accus-
toned corner When the ticket collector came he
was far away in a dreamland far more attractive
TO the weary than that Coney Island. After
ticket so that 1t might be duly punched but could
not find It in any of his pockets When told he
would have to pay his fare. the result fol-
lowed efforts to chase coin into corner Finding
himself without either tickets money. he became
suddenly very grave and sober. He explained TO
the ticket collector that he travelled that line daily
but different train. and that ne would pay ms
fare the following day. The railroad man was
adamant. He must pay or get of the train az the
next station. Again the communion pleaded that ne
lived much further out and asked for merciful
consideration OF his case To his appeal ana IN
response TO all the arguments he onered the surIy
conductor only Srowied+ IAN! Ter tSlA"i 'A'Oub"
instantly the man yelled a delighted laugh and
he cried IT remember now. Fearing might be
robbed, put my money In my hat hat From rom the
dollar bills and-hls communication ticket
THIS paint drummer was curled up in the smoker
81 Pullman car nearing the city when he "butted
tr,. ~ the conversation graft. commercial and
otbarwise IT'S all right TO that It takes two
crook. RI make a deal" he declared. but had
an exnerience this trip that makes me doubt 1t.
There was a deal pulled OF all right, but one man
atdp.t know IT, out in Ohio there's a town where
foreman OF a factory paint shop and II ON the