Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-10-26
AS YOU LIKE IT.
Some Stray Leaves from Reporters
 Note Book.

Somc SCray Leaves irOh d heporter
 Note Book.
 The As You Like It man is glad to think there is to be more heat in the cars this winter than year ago. In the late fall and early winter of 1906 the citizens of Waterbury were up in arms because of the lice box" condition of the trolley cars. Much was said; little was done. Because of the lack of power, the people had to walk to keep warm. But the heat is already doing service in the cars and in all probability there will be plenty of warmth this winter. Let us hope so. Dr..
 The As You Yike It man as he saw the leaves being raked in the green this morning, could not fail to think that the winter was not far distant. Although the weather has not become cold, 1t is approaching that point every day. The leaves fell in great numbers during the past week and the days are becoming rather short. It all tends to impress one of the cold, cold blasts that are coming, the winter, joy to some, but the season which causes many to sigh for the good old summer time
 It is amusing to the As You Like It man to see persons attend show, enjoy it immensely. and then declare it to be ''n. g." Will it ever be thus? The audience has right to condemn inferior performances, but when a production is highly entertaining, why unnecesSary knocking? In this day of poor shows, it is so seldom that really good shows are seen, it is shame to ''cut the heart out of them. The writer has often noticed people in the audience apparently taking much pleasure out of per formance only to hear them later declare they thought it was the most boorish and stupid ever."
 Perhaps number of people who do business ill Exchange place daily have noticed a dog which is always either coming from or going into a store. One not knowing who owned the dog would be led to believe that it was looking for the person whose property it is. But no; the dog goes into stores for another purpose. It has mania for chasing cash boxes over the wires. As soon as it sees the little box or holder, in which the money is placed, sent on its way to the desk, the canine runs after it. It would perhaps chase up and down a store all day if it were not "vamoosed" As soon as it is made to "skedaddle" out of one store it drops into ;he next. If there is not much doing there, it continues its daily route. Watch it some day dur ing the week.
 Have you learned as yet how to play "Diaboio"? If not, you should learn, as it promises to become very popular in this country, as it is in Europe "Diabolo" originated with the French and almost everyone in that country is now playing it. It spread from France to the surround ing countries so that it now has a very strong hold on the people across the water. It has arrived in Ameri- ca, but as yet the populace has not become excited over 1t. What is so fascinating about 'Diabolo" is al to the writer. The game does not seem very inter- esting, but from all accounts it is. The beauty of it is that you can play it alone and have almost as much as half dozen. Some are playing it on tables similar to those used for table tennis. The top, as it were, is bounced over the net ting and each player endeavors to catch it, trying to keep it Tn the air as long as possible.
 It was a rather embarrassing situ- ation for the young man, and it looked as though he would not get out of it without incurring the dis pleasure of one of his friends. AL though he always convinced himself that he was a member of bachelor hall, he had on several occasions called on certain young woman. He later became acquainted with anoth. sr member of the fair sex who | worked in the same store as his first | friend. It was all right until he asked the newly made acquaintance ! to accompany him to a dance to be l given in the near future. It was | lnly a few uights later that the two 1 young women met him and the situ- ltion looked ominous for the young | man, but luckily before there had | been time for much conversing the ,ar for which the girls were waiting vas just going to pull out. so they lad to depart. The young man is low concocting a scheme by which le expects to keep in with both the girls. Cruel lad to be so deceiving.