New-York tribune., 1908-07-18
THOUGHT IT WAS SNOW
Moths Giuc Hotel Patron a Chiu and
.4mateur Auiators Gasp.

Deem peac. bovered over the lobby Of the Hotel
Astor last night In corner sat an atsecne u
the British Consulate smoking seven-incn ele~. 49,
ette and surrounding him talked the man i.o'n ron
Arizona. the gentleman OF the Spanisn L"e-o
and the French aeronaut
TT is so simple" said the latter hying IN tho
air. The laws of gravitation cannot be
..Mn-st Rc-n-n-d,' droned the passing page.
''Fcet -ees So
.Nothngtoit," snapped the man from Arizona
"Anybody can fy. Bet you I can If had ma
chine Going tc have aerial autos out West IN
a few years Why out in Nevada-Nevada-Neva-
da"- He paused The Engiishman's case had
converged upon the tip of his nose Half way
down his cigarette roasted creamy SHADOW. me
Englishman drummed nervously upon the eose OF
his chair
Extraordinary" he murmured Most extraor-
dnary.. The member of the legation arose from
his chair. .'snow.' he gasped in perfect English
Snow
Aviation" continued the aeronaut. sis the future
solution OF Transportation in He choked
Ruped and subsided, wearing the expression OK
one who had swallowed fly.
Suddenly there came the nutter,ng OF myriad
wings. through doors and windows swarmeo
legions of creamy shadows.
by Jove, Snow you know" explained the Eng
lishman.
Butterflies" said Arizona. I'VE have 'em in
millions out
"Oui," from the aeronaut Il comprehend. Fly
in re butter"
Straight through the corridors went the hutter-
ing white army until it reached the Orangere.
There it separated into thousand squads to at
tack the Towering roses, hydrangeas ana sweet
peas There was a wall from the orchestra
Three butterflies in the flute, sir" explained
waiter to his chief. The telephone in the ONCE
jingled NO 1856 wants two extra blankets and the
steam heat turned on. SIR came the voice OF tho
bell captain Says it's showing and he's freezing
TO DEATH
How excessively dusty the air is. remarked the
British attache.
butterflies butterflies 1 tell you declared the
man from Arizona. Cant you see emf You
Engshmen did have a sense OF humor.
H'mph! Dust! My eyer
Very dusty" murmured the Brton. intro
spectively. And such extraordinarily large dust,
you know. Tell me-in Arizona-do they But
Arizona had fed
From around the corner strolled the maltre
dhote suave. confident. masterful. Thrice ne
clapped his hands. and from hooks and crannies
sprang eight porters. twelve bellboys and sixteen
walters. Seven and one-half words by the lobby
clock spake the maitre dhotel. The porters van
ished. reappeared with four huge frames, adjusted
them and behold! there were revolving storm doors
and immediate cessation Of the stream or nouns
The bellboys and walters produced from some MD
den hoard long handled weapons with cloth hooos
fastened to their ends. and the chase began. Up
stairs and downstairs and In my lady's chamber
rode the thirty-six and before their weapons fell
butterflies and nothing but butterflies.
For two hours the chase ragged, mostly over
velvet carpet and marble pave. Slowly the enc
my was driven to the wall and floor. One by one
they folded their wings and collapsed before the
dreadful onslaught and were swept up In dustPans
by Mike the head porter, and his trusty hench-
men. And presently from the Orangerie came a
glad cry of happiness the flute recovered IT'S
voice and foated dulcetly into the strains of Tosts
"Goodby. From No 1856 came an order for Ice
water for the brooms had conquered
THE principles of aviation" pursued the aero
naut, easily applicable to those night moths
You see, they"-
'.Nothingtoit" quoth Arizona. We've the pref
tiest butterflies in the world out IN
'D'you know" said the Briton, Il can't quite
realize they're night moths. They're like
dust So excessively like dust
See here" demanded Arizona Dust to dust"
observed the attache. iickng sadly the ashes from
a brand seven inch cigarette.