The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-12-23
'Moness Plsasant Psrsons
,ve,lish. reIse, Futile.
By 0. 6. PARTRIDGK.

EOol1sns False, Futtte.
 working man, and those who worked on such days as was yesterday were es. pecially sympathetic Rain fell until everybody wished he was smphibiouss bie. that everybody thought 1t was just as good to be q hsh on land as 2 hu. man in the water. Every person that wgs in ths least sentisns intent. wss rss just as press 1t, and the dullness was of the kind that permits only haft slumhsrs during which the victim dreams dreams and sees visions of his early downfall.
 But none of the many expressions of sympathy was Eo cordial as that of fered the upfortunate hremcn. The were called fAr from their headduar- ters. in several parts of Montgomery | The compsnies from the Madison Ave nue station, of course, were most ob- served for they had to run through the downtown and to them went most of the sympathy. But others suffered, foo.
 The copipanies had a long run and the men were not whit oppressed by the rain and It's discomAtins effects un- sion is call the seat of disorder. When they discovered that there was abso- lutely no reason for their avocation. as saa for m s Mords aorm Sr one ta wa: 3: false. that their picturesQue flight had beon futile and that the whole affair was foolish. more than one of the ex- people wouldn't ask him to 90 out without, his umbrella and gum-shoes just to attract the attention of the
 The more than one did not say it in just those words; but he meant that 1t was a crime for men to be haled out in such weather for nothing. The weather. you see, makes for pneumo- mia. which is very. very annoying thing indeed.
 Fond of Flowers.
 In all the mad rash and hurry after Christmas things and money matters the people of Montgomery, have shown they have a distinctly aesthetic sense.
 The most observed of all the window that n the ssrp1 sh9ppnf 5S wRee shsle Is no financial smallpox, in which credit may most readily be established, were the windows in which the for of them there was always an admiring throng. and some became so enthusias- tic that they could not restrain them selves and went in and bought guar. ters worth of color and perfume.
 As an indication of what the floral trade in Montgomery is, tine display of one flower grower was notable. Under one one tent. as the circus persons say. he one thousand, count 'em--worth of plants. They made q fine show, too. ..IN Is goodly thought. that while large thing that it must have flats. its blossoms.
 Mir. Nicrosf's Natal Day.
 Few. if any. social gatherings in Montgomery have been more pleasant than that which made not only for Mir. Je!nna yohn B. Nicrosi, but for fifteen of his neyer-to- o-be-forgotten.
 MT. Nicrosi is one of the best-known o or Montgomerys citizens. Most of the | Ncrosi lived in Motgomsry aas vsa and dar ing those years he has made many | good friends in Alabama. At his birth tained his old friends--those whom fe | had known during all the years of his | residence in Montgomery. There were mo no speecnes ind ts.t ana the gath erlng was of agone.
 The dinner itself was. of course. ex- 1 cellent for MT. Nicrosi knows how to | speeches. none of4Awhiqh had been | made to order. were quick. lively and |
 Mr: Nicrosi in excellent health. re- sponded heartily to the wishes of his l burn. where he was present at the or- ganization of the Alabama Veterina- | rians' Association. Dr. Saul said that 1 the assemblage had been both profit | able and pleasant .and he thought its | results would be permanently benef- | cial.
 H. Q. Murfee. President of the Ma rion Military Institute was a promi- nent visitor to Montgomery yesterday. MT. Murfee is staying at the New Ex- | change Hotel.
 Rev. c, c. Williams and Mrs. Will Hams Of Mobile are in the city for few days. They are staying at the New Exchange Hotel.