Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-09-28
AS YOU LIKE IT.

AS YOU LIKE IT.
 Some Stray Leaves from . Reporters
 Note Book.
 i. If "war is he'll" the As You Like ft man would be pleased to know something with which to rightly term ward politics. Tn some ways 1t has war beaten forty different ways and from natural deduction you can sec the term of hades would not quite 1t. Something a little stronger.
 To give the trolleymen their due, 1t is quite noticeable that the men who are peddling the Sewell buttons seem to be great deal more en- thusiastio than the men who are having them pinned on. The As You Like It man saw one being attached to the coat of a motorman by a ped dler this morning and the former looked as though he was having 8 limb amputated, or was taking a dose of castor oil. Oh, yes, he will vote for Sewell, l don't think.
 Captain Carter Is delighted to think that Captain Fitzpatrick has joined the ranks of the g. o. p. He says he is going to nominate the new acquisition to the ranks for mayor at the first opportunity, and expects in return to be made dog warden. Yes, but wait awhile, Cap, until there Is another vacancy in the c. N. G. somewhere higher than cap tain's berth, and you and Fitz will have the same old longing for office, the same old squabble, and, as usual, the New Haven man or some one else will run away with the stripes.
 
 It was in one of the upper grades of a grammar school that the schol- ars with their teacher were recently discussing the way in which some people look on religion at the pres ent day. Some of the pupils stated that many of the traditions which our fo-efathers believed are not re- garded with serious thought in this age of advanced ideas. One of the girls in the class, who apparently was an unsophisticated young wo- man and who, judging from what developed, Is unaware of the fact that many expressions are not to be taken literally. At any rate the girl listened and when the discussion was about to end raised her hand and said: "Yes, and I know some peo- pie who claim that Eve did not hand Adam an apple, but gave him a lemon" The girl stayed after school and asked her teacher what was so funny about her remark.
 The As You Like It man sat on a car one evening during the past week and saw a young man become greatly embarrassed, simply because he sat directly opposite young wo- man who was rather comedy. It was in the front end of the car in those two seats where the people on one side stare into faces of the passen- gers on the other. By the way, did anyone ever step on your toes and knock against your shins while oc- cupying one of these seats? The young man was apparently enjoying his ride until the fair girl got on. He might have continued in his state of enjoyment If he had not gazed a couple of times at the vision in skirts. A couple of times their eyes met and after that it was all day with the chap. He must have felt himself getting the "rosy cheek for he got off the car before he reached his destination. She looked after him, but only for a moment. The As You Like It man stood in city hall during the past week and was furnished much amusement by men coming in to learn how the vot- ing machine works. Although some of the elderly men became proficient in moving the levers after very little instruction, others had to be instruct ed several times before they knew "how to do it." and though it was i'm possible to get line on some of the voters, the writer was conceited enough to think he could get the dope" on others. For instance, he saw a couple of men vote a straight ticket and then heard them ask: "Supposing, now just suppose, wanted to vote for MT So and so on the other ticket, how would I do it?'' The emphasis placed on 'supposing' and the manner in which the ques- ton was put would almost convince one that these voters would split On election day. The incidents impressed the As You Like It man as he knew both men and is pretty sure they will vote for the men below the names which they cut. Although wanting to know how to cut. they were back ward in asking presuming that those present would come to the conclusion that they would cast their ballot ac- corIllngly Although little attention is given to the average man at the machine as he learns everything about it, it is almost a certainty that q goodly number of the old time voters will vote on election day as they dc when trying 1t: mean by this. voters who cut. When they simply ask | abottt onn man tho AS ynu Iikn It