New-York tribune., 1905-05-12
G1THERED ABOUT TOWN.

v,s,tr,- nurse the other day took dozen big
oranges 10 little sick patient on the East SIDE.
Three days later. in making her regular VISIT SIC
noticed that the oranges were still on the table u'
touched.
Doesn't Jacob like oranges she asked the e1i'-N
mother.
..W5T sSSu doesHt he siS eat Some Of these then
& W dG ess ss 90 on FfS the tab @ was s the
ton ton 50 "''''''' % '''
little byplay between two painters on q LackaS
wanna ferryboat the other day resulted IN =
tragedy But as the stomachs OF the participants
were the only sufferers. everybody laughed
The two we're standing the front OF the boat
One made pass at the others hat and received
a counter prod in the ribs The next blow was
little harder than the first. but both the painters
were good naturedy laughing. One OF them jumped
away and his companion seized his bundle OF
overaIIs and brushes and made a feiHt to throw
them overbolrd. a passenger who had been
Let en- co. and overheard they Went.
The first workman's lunch pail followed and IN a
River When this had been accomplished the two
painters looked first At their clothing and dinner
What dun fool yoI can be. Jim. when You
y adnit amt far from one replied the other
The town is full OF excursionists brought here
by widely advertised reduced rates on nearly all
the railroads Most OF them bear the upstate
trademark. There are beaten paths for sightseers
In New-York and upon any Of them can be seen
the sensation hungry rural visitor
The other day in a restaurant on one OF the
high buildings downtown, place sightseers think
they must surely so to. there was a young sirl
Vow. yoI know I don't want chicken" the
young one confded 20 the waiter 1t does seem
as if we've had nothin but chicken since pa begun
Steak With musk rooms on it. The steak was
substituted in the table d.hots dinner Inner -, cir,
claimed: ,''''' -
Frequent callers at n woman's hotel down in
the twenties have learned tnat in the afternoons
all the belgirls seem to be swallowed up in the
package room, disposing of the results Of the
guests morning shopping tours and that il
times takes half hour get ones card sent up.
A yOuns woman who had friend staying there for
week recently. and who attempted 10 in for
a glimpse of her at odd moments soon found that
the long wait which prefaced every fve-ninute chat
was playing havoc with her nerves and disposition.
so she fell into the habit Of carrying along an
interesting book every time she went. One day
luncheon. and after she had handed over her card
to the golden hatred woman clerk she settled her
her novel suddenly, in the midst Of those tender
she spied belgirl escaping around the corner.
LILY you go right up to the American dining room
ana say that Nli wants her mother
a leading physician of suburban town. who IS
building a new home and Office recently ordered
the contractor TO erect wall fence and gateposts
OF rouSh powders The builder gathered the neces-
sary stones from some vacant lots ncerby 1t han
pened that detachment of the Salvation Army,
had been through the neighborhood some time be
fore and painted various sCripturaI texts on con-
veniently placed rocks. one of which found its Ua1
concern visiting his new home lust before its
completion 70 be greeted with the words Prepare
bovders at The ae Needless 10 yV T 1e ph c,6 9t the
thought the text Just ,rfc 100 suggestive for he
OF mind of his patients.