The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1909-12-12
Stray Topics from Little Old New York

New York, December IA little
tragi comedy which was enacted last
Sunday night in Flatbush, should be a
warning to womankind. A wealthy
woman living in that section of Brook
Ivn. went to church Sunday evening,
after she had given her maid permits
sion to spend the night with sick rela-
tive After her return from church
the society woman read book she was
interested in and it was fully midnight
when she decided to retire. Not until
then did she realize that she wore a
princess gown hooked in the back and
that her maid was not within call to
undo it. She tried to unlock the
dress, but the task was hopeless. She
donned a cloak and went out on the
piazza 40 summon help. but gerry
where, as far as she could see, all
houses were dark, even in the house
next door, where the neighbor's daugh-
ter usually entertained her fance until
some time after midnight AT last
she discovered a light in a house way
up the street, where some newcomers
had lust moved in. The woman in dis
tress did not know the people in the
house. but SHE did not hesitate. She
rang the bell several times before the
door was opened-by a man. She ask
ed for the lady of the house and was in
formed that she had gone to bed. Even
that did not deter the late visitor. Up
to the woman $ bedroom she went and,
after fifteen minutes behind closed
doors the visitor emerged triumphantly
the cloak drawn tightly around her, but
greatly relieved by the consciousness of
being unlocked and not compelled to 90
o bed in her expensive princess gown
The maid is not likely to have many
nights out in tho future.
The severe illness of Hamilton Mem
Twomblv, railroad magnate and fnan-
cier, recalls little story which shows
that the millionaire does not lack a
sense of humor. One day, while tramp
ing around in muddy weather about his
farm at Madison, n. j., which with its
| model creamery is the show place of the
district, he was overtaken by woman
| who had come from the South and had
| inst moved into the neighborhood. Tax
/ ing Mr. Twombly for farmer, she ad
/ dressed him in a patroniZing manner
/ and asked him where she could order
cream to be delivered at her house
every day. Approaching the humor OF
| the situation. the financier suggested tC
her to send an order by postal card Il
Twombly's farm and assured her that
the cream would be delivered all right
In the course of few days the femi
! nine end OF the Twombly family calles
on their new neighbor, but not finding
called on her next door neighbor lacel
and informed them that her millzman ,.
wife had had the audaeity to call OF
her. but that fortunately she was out
a few days later, when the Southerne
rushed over to her neighbors to inform
1 them with iud gnation that she had re
ceivel an invitation to an evening "a
homc at her milkman S. When sh,
learned who her miikman' was, tin
Sautheyner aid not hesitate to accep
the invitation, but she was a triae EN-
barrassed when Mr.. Twombiy sminngl.,
regularly.
/ How important it is for o man court
ing a girl to win the friendship an
sympathy Of her younger brother-i
she has one-was clearly demonstrate
by d case in this city the other da,
A railroad man, who is spending grea
deal of his time travelling, visited hi
sweetheart the other evening ana ms
with decidedly chilly reception.
/ was plainly limited that he need NJ
/ call again, if he did not consider
1 worth his while to write to the youn
/ lady he prafessed to loce at least ono
/ week. The young railroad man, ha,
Il ing q clear conscience on that scor
\ swore by all the saints that he ha
Il written every other day, but his oath
1 met with sneering doubts and the pos
/ tive statement that not single one /
] his letters had reached ita destinatio
Bv mere accident the distracted Low,
ascerfained that the younger broth'
!. ct his intended, together with = fe