New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-09-15

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Is Tlayin that tune. Ring Off"
But SAY what's the use wastin high art converse
non . coCoanut head like that: So | don't tell
him what happens out 10 Primrose Park on a wet
Sunday. You see. when | goes up on Saturday
night was lookin' for another dry sIzzler; but |
guess / must have read the signs wrong. for when
/ wakes up N the rnoTnin the rain Is comm down
slantWise and plenty. and the lawn is lookIn' as
soggy as the under crust OF huckleberry pie
Il sure seems Ike an all day session with my
heels up the Tall and nothln dom but read the
papers and wish l was back Broadway. One
Of Mrs Whaleys Sunday breakfasts cheers me up
some, and I've got myself planted III dry corner
81 the SIDE porch. prepared for the worst: when |
hears souethin out on the Post road that makes
me SIT UP. Il sounded ike a solid bump followed
by breakln glass l squints out through the RAIN
and sees big black touTln with its nose damned
good and hard against elm tree about three foot
Looks like > case OF skidd:n, saws to myself
some Of a curve there. and. the road BEN
greasy. and maybe account OF the dew on his
goggles NJ Shutter has cut II too fine Not BEN
able % climb the or 60 through il, the sixty
horse power gives = hlccuP or TWO and goes out OF
business.
I,ucgl- he was -ullin' inside the speed limit or
the machine would have plasteTed him up against
that tree 50 tight the would have had TO ply
him Of with a putty knife As Il Is, he only has
ms wind knocked out by the steer1n' wheel, and
before / can grab umbrella and get halt way
out 70 the road he has got his breath back and has
climbed out take view OF the bu sted lamps
That's one way Of stoppin' quick" says l,
soothin.
Which don't help much, says /: but Il Il
any relief 70 your ieelin ;. let II come
And lie does too. | don't understand much
French. but YOU always tell clss words IN any
Ia7lp7sare and this gent had a fine lot tap He
was vslIr around that bu sted machine and tear1n
'ern on bv the ward. when raps on the
plate glass windows Of the limousine and he Corks
ID Ike the emergency brake had been put on
Gee" SAYS l. ! thought YOU was runnIn an
empty II YOU ve got folks IN there YOU d better
see how bad they're shook up
With that begins rubbeTln at the black windows:
bur GOT as much satisfaction as i been Ieetiln
down = ioirted gas pipe Every curtain was pulled
down tight. except one, and that only stays up
lorl, enough for hand 70 wave the shutter 10 the
cher side OF the car. He trots around lively too,
and begins TO explain how Il happened and what
the damage was
We'll. there didn't seem 10 be any wild call Tor
-1lv help OF society either: but was gettln cur
Gus wanted TO know what kind OF people was
--d1n around the that way. with the shutters
al ur3 50 Stros across 70 my Own side OF the road
and waits 20 see what's g0ln' to happen next. II
d.dnt take long for Goggles TO convince his people
that the car was all TO the bad Then sees shade
pulled back and / has feeIn that some one was
SIN me uu close. In minute or 50 the shutter
comes over and touches his cap, as polite as YOU
Ees that The house Of monsieur" says ne,
I,o.1rlr 70 the cottage
That the house OF me. fo- a fact says /
Pard0ng saws he; but viii monsieur have
the great kindness 10 declare his na1ne:'
Why. cert. F-enchy, says l. Il am MonsooT
Shorty McCafe Here's my business card and
telephone number Sorry l amt got my latest
Photograph and vaccination certificate too
''Aercf nercI" says he
Same 10 YOU and many Of en-. says /
II Wa nj exactly the weather I'd pick out Tor
sNapTln bows and that sort Of thing bu1 can ne
5ust polite the next one even Il am sta1ldln
II the mud. with an umbrella IeakIn down my
collar.
F-enchv takes the card over 10 the shut up
IL c7-- he door