Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-06-19

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 names were Nellie Phelan and Julia
 Sullivan. They said they were both
 teachers of English in New Haven l high school. and had gone out for
 drive when the horse became sud
 denly frightened.
 That evening I decided to see a
 play-something classical So pro-
 cured good seat at a high class production of Macbeth" The lady
 sitting next to me was writing short
 hand at hair-raising rate of speed.
 By accident she dropped her pencil ] and as we both bent to pick it up
 our heads bumped together with a
 tremendous crash. With great haste
 l made excuses. and much to my sur prise found the lady to be Mary
 Hayican, who had become a dra-
 matic critic. She told me that one
 of the old class was in the play and
 would soon appear A few minutes
 later the theater was filled to it's ut
 most capacity with awe-inspiring
 music, and May Powers entered in
 the costume of Lady Macbeth. Her
 brilliant acting in the sleep-walking scene took the house by storm. Ev- eryone said she did it so naturally.
 She received many floral offerings
 during the performance. I may be mistaken, but l am almost positive l saw her wink when urging Mac beth on to the murder of Duncan. The next morning. I packed my dress suit case and prepared to bid | Connecticut adieu. I was making my way to the steamboat with weary ! steps and wondering if should ever see my native state again, when, with the greatest rapidity, I. slid stairs I found myself in the day nursery of Corinne Baker. We had long conversation in German while brushed off the coal dust. Miss Baker told me that Lucy Leisring had gone to Germany to teach Eng lish.
 The steamer was just about to leave when I reached the docks. I got safely on board and was soon making for New York. noticed how we gracefully dodged the rocks and was not surprised to see some of the timid passengers walking around with life-savers on. The wind blew me around just little and after while bumped into the captain, who was Harold Wolff. He said he had gained great fame in a war with Japan and was now run ming steamboat line with ship he had captured at Tokio.
 The voyage was completed after several days and I landed at New York.
 The first place I decided to see was the stock exchange. Entering I saw very large man in the center of the floor, surrounded by several hundred brokers. There were cheers on all sides and looking at the bulletin I read that the market had been swamped by the huge earnings of the president of the beef trust. Merritt Maltby
 The session was soon over, and I went out to Delmonico's for lunch. At the next table lady was trying hard to open bottle of ginger ale, when the cork blew out, and I re- ceived beautiful shower bath. When arose and looked around I saw Florence Eccles wearing her holiday laugh. We shook hands, and while I was waiting for a cab Florence told me she was now in so- ciety, having married wealthy New York broker.
 The cab soon arrived and I was hauled up to the Waldorf Astoria. l retired to my room, and was just about to fall asleep when a man burst through the door, picked me up and threw me out the window. After several minutes I landed in fire net, and then found that the hotel was burning. I asked who had saved my life and was told the chief, and that he was overcome with smoke. but would soon revive. Pres ently he came and saw that he was Robert Tracy.
 The hotel was now burning rapid ly and there was no hope of it's being saved. l went into telegraph office to send after more money, and there saw Bessie Dodd busy sending mes- sages.
 That night I secured new quarters and after few weeks I was able to go sightseeing. The first place on my list was the Eden Musee. There l saw crowd shedding copious tears before a wax figure of a man. l edged my way to the front and read the following inscription: This Is an exact likeness of General Benjamin Leopold. the hero of the l battle of Kashiwazaki in the Japan ese war" I left the museum with tears in my eyes and thought how Benjamin as youth had waged | sham battles in a war against mathe- matics.
 In drug store window I noticed a lady doing a pantomime and | stopped to look on. The lady was | Anna Reed, who was demonstrating | a new face powder she had discov- cred. Anna was always an expert | authority on face powder.
 continued on my walk and soon arrived at Fifth avenue. In watch Ing the horses going by, I noticed that every one was branded "J. F." My curiosity was aroused and II asked a policeman what the mysteri- ous letters meant. He replied that they were the initials of the presi- dent of the livery stable trust, Jacques Pollack.
 A large flower stand attracted my attention, and I entered to buy rose. The lady at the desk was Margaret Bowes. who. in her old lime coquettish manner, said that nar hnshand daIirornd tho Aau-o-- 1