The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-04-08
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The fussy woman with the fat cure went
away from there with q diminished idea
OF the good sense Of Italian singing persons
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A buttinski of the automobile, agent
kind neatly swung Caruso during the tenor'R
stay here. The automobile man pulled q
gorgeous machine up at the side entrances
Of the hotel at the hour he knew Caruso
would be coming out for his constitutional
Caruso emerged from the hotel at his usual
time, accompanied by Pol P1ancon. They
were for a stiff stroll on Pennsylvania
avenue, with their listers we'll buttoned
up. The buttinski corralled Caruso and
Plancon with a neat little address. The
automobile had been turned over to the
service Of Caruso and his friends by a
wealthy and distinguished Washingtonian
the automobile man merely munbled the
first name he thought Of in mentioning the
w-and-d Washingtonian.
While, unlike the late Tamagno, Caruso
is a spender and not in search Of free rides
or sucn like, this looked pretty good, and
he did not feel that he could civilly refuse
at least one whirl in the gorgeous machine
So he and Plancon stepped into the buzz
wagon and the automobile man took them
a-whizzing along Connecticut and Massa-
chusetts and other fashionable thorough
fares at the hour when all Of the fashion;
ables and those hopeful of being classed
as fashionables were driving or motoring:
Everybody a-driving and a-motor1ng' OF
course, recognized the unmistakable Caruso
in the splendid car, and, Of course, those
interested in motor cars commented on the
make Of the machine. Other automobile
agents whizzing by gritted their teeth and
mumbled their envious rage.
The sharp witted automobile. man dis
played. Caruso and his companion every
where In Washington for an hour and a half,
and then set them down at the hotel. Ca
russo and Plancon made their little speech
Of thanks, saying that while they thought
they would not care to avail themselves OF
the car again during their stay here, they
ever 80 thoughtful, gracious and distln-
guished Washingtonian. DC, DC.
The sharp automobile man has about
sold the product Of his firms motor car
factory since that day. Folks on the point
of buying machines who saw CaTuso out IN
good enough for Caruso ought to be
good enough for them, and the agent was
Inundated with inquiries and orders.
yep, I'm shipping two Of our cars 70
Caruso's place in Italy" has been the auto
| iho bOO bSeSAS i've
most OF the other automobile agents to
the verge of jealous despair.
Caruso and Planoon dropped into a de-
partment store one afternoon. In passing
through the aisles they were attracted by
a demonstration" Of a new cheap grade
photograph. The rasp voiced young man
doing the demonstrating" was just putting
q new record into the machine.
Ladies and gentlemen, he said, address
ing the knot Of women assembled around,
I'VE will now have a song by the in-oom-
peer-abul Caruso!'
Caruso and Plancon halted to listen to
the in-com-peer-abul Caruso.
The sounds that presently ratified out OF
the machine were like the barking OF a
small dog. Caruso shrugged his shoulders,
looked up into the huge Plancon's face and
grinned with vast enjoyment: The two
singers approached closer to the machine
and Plancon stood peering into the big
brass funnel with a wondering expression
on his bearded face,
Caruso noted Plancon's attitude and he
touched Plancon on the arm.
s'His masters voice. he said. and he
slid his arm through that of the chuckling
Plancon and drew him away.