Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-12-05
As YOU rIKE T..

~ YOU LIKE IT. Some Stray Leaves from . Reporters
 Note Book.
 Why are you late for school, Johnnie," asked the teacher as n lit- tie fellow in one of the local schools came in a few minutes tardyi one day during the week. Because ma had q great lot for dinner to-day and l had to eat great lot. You know, teacher, 1t is only once in great while that ma has great lot to eat and on those days I eat until l al- most bust"
 A man always noted for his hu- morous remarks and his ready wit, walked into wine emporium one day during the past week and called for q straight whiskey. Of late years prosperity has not walked often with the fellow, who still likes to look upon the wine when 1t Is red. The day in question he had not the price of drink; three pennies was his total valuation. We'll. he went into cafe where he was not so very well known and called for a drink. It was placed before him. What will you have for chaser?" the wine clerk asked. You" replied the endman as he threw the three cop pers on the bar and started for the door. No one followed him.
 "I think he has an awful nerve," she indignantly said as young man compelled her to stand while he squeezed by her. It was in the the ater and happened, as you might sur mise, between the acts. Of course you could not blame the woman in a way for 1t was annoying to her when he went out and-when he came back. She had to hold her hat in one hand, pick up her skirt in the other. and with the other-no, the third hand was one of the hands of her gentleman friend-tried to keep her coat from falling. After every act, and there were four. the hat had to be clutched, the skirts caught, the coat grabbed, while the gentleman pushed his way to the aisle. It was after the third act that the remark was made. In addition to holding her hat, catching her skirt, and pushing back her seat, she had to restrain her. self evidently the last time from tell ing the troublesome young fellow what she thought of him. As long as there are theaters men will come and go between the acts. Where they have to pass women, causing them much bother and worry, they should not run out every time the curtain descends. You know the average woman is easily rufiied at theater and especially so If she is gowned in her best The woman in question would be an artist on the stage if one were to judge from facial expression. The shooting of huntsman by a game warden last Saturday and the criticism following the incident make the As You Like It man remember a l warden that one night tried to cap ture his next door neighbor. Mind you. he was on very friendly terms with his neighbor, also We'll, the neighbor and one of his friends start ed out one evening to hunt rabbits with dog and ferret. They were close to the warden's home and were not long in attracting the attention Of the warden. He proceeded from his home with lantern--and gun. He went towards the place where the dog had just scared up rabbit. But the huntsmen were not slow in think 1 ing. They made wide detour and when the warden reached the spot where they had been they were al- most at the point from which he had started. There they set another rab- bit going. They did this for some 1 time and finally the warden began to fire off his gun at random. send ing it in the direction where he heard the dogs barking. But all his shots were fruitless. He at length became tired of discharging the gun and started homeward The huntsmen, lying fiat in clump of bushes, watched him as he, awfully disap- pointed. linked" it for home. That l night they caught eleven rabbits. They enjoyed the catch all the better because they had the laugh on the warden. Notwithstanding all that is said in their favor the game war dens seem to be rather hasty in firing guns.
 The letter of the mayor to the su- perintendent of police during the week relative to the speed of automo- piles and the action of Judge Case in Hartford, sending two chauffeurs to prison for reckless auto driving, go to show that the auto fiends will no! have so much liberty with their ma chimes in the future in these cities at least. The mayor instructs the SUI perintendent to have reckless drivers brought in whenever they seem to be violating the law, and furthermore they are to be hauled to court often if they persist in driving their ma chimes at speed dangerous to the safety of the public. The As You Like It man believes it will take the speed fever from many of the joy riders if carried out. Much comment has been made in regard to the cases in Hartford. One of the chauffenrs while under the influence of liquor ran down a pedestrian, the other while passing trolley car struck 8 person crossing the street, the acci. dent being fatal. Both pleaded guilty to manslaughter. The former received four years, the latter four