New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-07-14
GOSSIP OF THE BOROUGH
Wantcd Injunction against Son
Lightning IN Prospect Park.

An old man. whose appearance suggested that he
might recently have escaped from the accident
ward Of a nearby hospital, hohbled into the Butler
street police court the other day and asked for a
warrant Ills appearance impressed the clerk, but
his words did not and the clerk called a halt
Just tell me this" he said; what do you want
the warrant for?'
The Old man looked disguised. He scratched an
unirjured section of his scalp and looked ruefuliy
at the floor.
Well it's like this he began. y comes home
yesterday an cats supper an, bein nearsighted
maybe ! cats a leetlc moren my share When my
Oldest SOFA comes nome. ne peSlhs 10 gu ugly AT
onct SEE a few things to 'in-meanin well-an
he Gont take tnim kindly. He reaches back in his
pocket an jiTks out somcthin, all The while cusstn
outrageous.
'Oh. he threatened 10 shoot you. CHI put in the
clerk as the old man paused.
Threatened shoot me- snarled the complain
I wouldn't hey been mad if he had threat
ened to shoot me. 1t just his pisen joke. He
didn't draw. nothirl' but = clssed ole handkerchief
out his pocket an l comes nigh cuttin' my
throat Gpttin' the window, Now. / wants
git them injuncted from aughin at me like II
bunch OF hyenas."
Prospect Park is "a favorite place Cor lightning
according Lame Jim" Jim has been an
enploye Of the Park Department long enough to
know too-ever since that old bullet wound OF his
knocked his career ironworker in the head
back IN the early Sjs. He working down in
the flower garden when the reporter found him
H had just started IN operation Of those
spraying machines That whirl about and throw off
sprals of water in every direction. The spray fell
all the shady seats IN the vicinity.
well as on the shrubs and part OF the grass plat
Great thing. amt IT, he remarked as the
reporter approached.
But IS II not likely 20 make the iron the
seats rust, here in the shade"' ventured the re
porter.
turned the lame one. complacently.
And I suppose its dangerous to have the Peo-
pie sitting around here under the trees. in case OF
sudden tnunde-storms"" returned the newspaper
1T sure is dangerous" asserted the gardener,
Maybe you remember the man who was struck by
Ughtnin' under Il tree out there in the Long Mead
ow. and a lot of other cases. Say. this here park
IS the most dangerous place in a thunderstorm l
ever seen. Why TO SHOW YOU here only the other
day I a case. Know that tree that useter
stand there to the left Of the centre walk by
the fountain-that place there where It's just been
sodded? Yes? Well. the peculiar freak OF
ngh;nin caused that tree to be cut down you ever
heard Of
You know them pigeons that they got up TO the
stable by the greenhouses? Yes? Well they were
in this case That thunderstorm I teln' you
about. a whole bunch OF them headed over here for
protection when IL began 10 rain. \ whole slew OF
them, il was-hfteerl I guess. or fourteen. Now.
think it was sixteen. no Anyway, they headed
over here ard the whole bunch Of them went to
roost on one Imb-remember that limb that useter
sick out over the path? Wei. they all sat in
that limb.
An of sudden there was the most terrible
thuDderclap you ever heard Ever heard real
loud thumderclap in the mountains? Yes? Well.
II like the louiest one you ever heard and
there flash. Gosh a mighty, l never see
anytEiu like j. An all Of i sudden somebody
yes.
Look them pigeons,
well. If they weren't all stuck fast TO the limb
az that tree, We didn't know what the mat
with them. The boss don't wait TO find out.
Them pigeons All fancy birds and worth pile Of
money. He chases Bill there right ont IN
ire rain. climb the tree and what ais them.
When he gets up IN the lie just takes one look
an comes slidiu' down again.
WHAT'S The InatteT?' asks the boss.
The liehtEi1' must have struck the limb OF
that tire says Bin Anyhow, the limbs split
an them pigeons is all caught fast IN the crack
h. the toes
Speaking Of Prospect Park. Commissioner Ken
reGy and Deputy Commissioner Golfer Of the De-
partuent Of Water Supply, Gas and Electricity have
censpired take action toward dispossessng low
from its grassy precincts forever. Following
the example of those thoughtless persons who have
acquired the custom OF lighting matches IN dark
places what Is going on. the officials have
formed plan OF lighting up all the dark places IN
the park with electric lights. Safe TO say, they
married men Prospect Park has long been
one Of the Etandhys OF Cupid, and It's shrUbbery
hidden seats have offered the most approved re-
treats