The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-24
SIDEWALK PENclLING5
Tll n1nnuer. at rhentres.

If there Is one thing which is less easily understood than another among a, pubic as vel bred as are h ths people ]. last niPhf. 1t is the unseemly and dis courteous haste which Q many people exhibit at every theatrical performance T have attended nearly every per- formance given in the two iooAl pl ,y. houses this season and do not believe there has been a single attraction here. at which the people in the audience curtain in the last act. risen from theft l seats and prepared to leave the hall. To me, this action Is most obtectiena- ble, Taken from the standpoint of to the aetors Prom another view pont however, 1t Is disagreenble. be- cause of the fact that l donnlng wraps and putting on hats. the people. who do of others who have paid equally as much as themselves for the privilege of seeing the performances
 It take on 2 few minutes og the to leave the theatre After people have set for two hours or more to see 2 play, 1t seems absurd that there should So hs puch haste to to oe the nrs of common sense such action is fool ish. for throughout the entire event.. the audience has been awaiting sse
 
 the closing scene of the last Rct is not one of the strongest scenes Of the en- tire play, It Is certainly so ip comic Dern soaay mo eo p tbs srama foT h s to the denouement that the eAtire piece .. T, seems gr:s. sr:asA @ s ss stissstts ,ts before the close. pot only to the actors. but to those in the audience who wish to see the play thrsugh to the end-'
 A Message For ssnta ctaus.
 The teisphone hsll in the office of long and loud. A busy reporter rushed and then silently objureated the cen trai operatyr who continued to keep the susse; ringing for what sses,sd @ thing stse to do, and the wire ceased to roar. The reporter put the receiver
 "Hello.s came a wneesy. childish voice over the phone. ''is thls The va
 The reporter. started by the duIcet tones out of hls angry mood into an unusual sa ,ns mooa of EFseionsnsss' r4spond'
 T want you tell santa Claus for me" said thevoice-aand then followed man at the phone pause and Essr for breath.
 Say that again, please" he said and as near as be could make the voice re-
 T want you to tell Santa Claus that want htm to bring me a dol, doll carriage. q nice new dr ass, a Christmas --one Of those furry And-ssms cara mels. apples, oranges and lets of can-
 .who are you" the voice was asksd. after. ,gthe reporter had tniSnsd the formidable list.
 "Franoes Anna crensnaw." came the
 kWeI. you had better tell me where you live so that santa will know where you are,a she vas tcld.
 It's S2 Virginia Avenue,e was the that. Just teii him my nam name. He knows nas where ! live He was here last And % tue msn at the rec.lvAr heard the phone
 The Placid PeIson Ruminatea.
 The Placid Persons smre was pleas ant.y ironieal. as he gazed. with the appreciativeness of the connoIsseur. through liquid that gave roseate hue to his speculations, seeing as throu sh a g.ass darlly, indeed, yet altogether deleetahly: His plactdity was unruffled by the arid impatience of his compan- ion, and hts speech, when at last ne l spoke. was quiet and leisure.y as usual.
 Yes, yes" he said, Tit is the IL ost popular method of the celebration Of Christmas, and in some respects the most enjoyable. But yod will notice that the Day of Resolution Is just one week after Christmas and indeed has its chiefest strength from the rapen- tance subsequent upon the celebr ton. You know the celebraht forgets that while one drink makes him feel good two drinks make hin feel too good and 50 he procrastinates the practice of moderation. It just seems natural. somehow, for persons that have been sober for twelve months to forget that though they may be all smiles tonight their heads will burst tomorrow
 Now that suggests an interesting If not altogether queer trait of human na- ture. Your steady celebrant to wnJm every day Is Christmas, will be your sober man on the festive day when his ordinarily abstemious fellows, cram~ed by prolonged sedentary posture upon The Wagon get down to Timber up by walking a block.
 .You needn't pin a white ribbon on a mans coat just because he is notably unchanged on christmas Day"
 GsyrOtechnie TimefineHs.
 You Southerners are an odd job lot, sure enough, enough" said he whose briskness of conversation marked as ] coming from beyond the diverting llt- tie line that Messrs. Mason and Dixon drew with more of art than enduring usefulness. You bet, like you, all right, all right But you do such dueer-
 @Here: this is what mean, gives you line on it. you know. l picked up q newspaper yesterday and saw that the police officers were instructed by. the the streets. l couldn't make it ont. Wondered if you had Q uyrotechnic mania, chronic case of 1t. Then asked tho hotel clerk and he said you were getting ready for Christmas. I'd never been South Christmas before end the idea of shooting fireworks this time of the year threw me down Ard then he finished me by saying you didn't shoot anything on the Fourth See ms to me the times are out of joint. If 6 nan used his fireworks Christmas In him; they'd just remove him from the vu, gar gaze.
 '.'No, not at all; no harm in it that can see--just an uniGuitv."
 Middle Alabama And The Law.
 "As far as the United States gov ernn,ent is concerned l be ieve right here in Montgomery and In adjoinin7 territory embracing several counties II this immediate vicinity. we have a ver' flaw abiding set of people" said gov ernment official yesterday.
 "Tn a narrow belt running througf Middle Alabama with MentRomerv fI its center. it is a rare thing that VI arrest persons for violations of inter, na, revenue. Go south of this belt t' the wire grass region, north of 1t ol east of 1t, and we fiud a great m n' l S,io1atov Chr ITnited states commits