Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-11-30
AS YOU LIKE IT.
Some Stray Leaves from ReportNr's Note Book.

r Note Book.
 Only a few weeks before Santa
 Claus will be around and yet there Is
 not a bit of frost in the ground. Un-
 less the winter soon takes a change Santa will have to visit us in an auto
 mobile, as there will be no chance to
 use a cutter, It does not seem more than stone's throw from Thanksgiv-
 ing to Christmas this year,
 Although the town Is thought to be well covered by the daily newspapers
 It takes an accident like that of yes-
 terday to really show how many do
 not read papers. The As You Like It man was impressed with the number of extra Democrats sold and not withstanding the large number of pa pers that were printed in addition to
 the regular run, at o'clock last even.
 ing hardly paper could be had on
 the streets or in the news stores. It
 only goes to show how many people
 do not purchase paper except when
 something sensational occurs during
 the day. Since writing the above l
 understand the press was started
 again this morning and several hun
 dred of last evenings Democrats
 printed in order to supply people who
 wanted copies of the paper
 It win be pleasure to every one
 and source of satisfaction to the
 citizens Of this city when the last of
 the grade crossings has been elminat-
 ed in this city. The As You Like It
 man has heard of many fatal acci-
 dents at these death traps, but the
 calamity of yesterday capped the cli-
 max. These crossings have not been protected properly in the past, nor are
 they at present The best that any
 of them provides is a flagman and gates which are like paper when any thing brushes against them. Not Withstanding the numerous accidents ill the past, very little improvement as regards protecting the public has been shown. A terrible accident im- presses upon the public for while how the trolley company and railroads hold the lives of the people in their hands, but the loss of life is forgotten after few days and conditions in T short time are just as bad as they were previous to the accident.
 The As You Like It man while at the theater recently saw two young wo- men who greatly annoyed rather elderly couple, although perhaps they did it unconsciOusly. Although it was a supposedly good show, of tear pro ducing kind, the young ladies did not regard it in a serious vein. During the first act they started to laugh. or giggle would suit better, and from that to the end of the performance it was almost q scream. At times they would endeavor to assume straight | face. but it was mighty hard work l evidently. and towards the end of the l performance laughed to their hearts content. The couple who sat near them were highly indignant and sev- eral times they cast the scOrnful eye at the gigglers, but it only added fuel to the flames The As You Like It man, although he sympathized with the couple who did not enjoy the per formance because of the laughing bee held near by, imagined for while as he watched the girls that he was at a farce comedy.
 It is amusing how soon some wO- men will stand up for a man even though the latter has treated her Recently woman call ed on the prosecuting attorney and de- that her husband hc arrested. as she claimed he would not support her \ warrant was made out for the arrest. but he was not in the station house more than a couple of hours before she had repented and and started to get him out She pleaded and begged for him md se- ,ured the services of an attorney. Be- fore he was free again it had cost the about S20. It was only a few lays later that the woman quarelled with her husband again. This time le deserted her and took with him lbout $40 which was the property of lis wife. One would think that was he last straw, but only day or two lgo the woman sent her husband mon- " enough to come hack to this city. He has not come yet. This ,s only one instance of the manner in which wo- nen stick to their husbands in courts. The cases that come to light even within a month are numerous.