Omaha daily bee., 1909-08-27

Pathos linked arms with tragedy in n
of New York's modest homes and formed
the background for a heart-grtpping
scene. A small boy, desperately Ill,
writhed and tossed on his bed in a dark
ened room. The doctor bent over the little
patient. felt the feeble pulse. and gravely
shook his head as doctors are wont to do.
But a smile OF hope softened the solemn
face as he put his ear close to the feverish
head, swathed in bandages.
II want to put 'em on" came the faint
whisper. please femme put 'em on, an
I'll be good and take me medicine"
What do you want to put on7" the doc
tor asked.
Me pants, O. course said Herman
Rubens. Il wears pants. SeeI Here dey
are
Feebly he drew from under his bedclothes
a pair Of knee brooches, the first he had
ever possessed, and proudly displayed
them. All along he had been clinging to
them like a little girl hugging her first
doll.
Certainly, you can wear them" said
the doctor. "WeTl put them on right over
your nighties, and 1 just bet they'll look
swell"
And right there little Herman, lying
dangerously near death frem a fracture
Of the skull, proudly proclaimed 10 his
grlef-stricken mother and his little broth
ers and sisters that even IL he did have
a busted" head there wasn't a guy"
living in the big tenament at 1T6 Third
avenue or in the neighborhood who had
anything on him,
They drew the breeches over his
"nightie' and until his eyes closed in
sleep he kept %thrusting his hands into the
pockets and tossing off the bedclothes
so he could view the general effect. He
woke up next morning with fever ban
ished. NJ pants won.
The never.failing curiosity Of New York
ers was turned to good advantage by a
street faker the other day.
He stopped In front OF the high iron
fence enclosing the Public Library build
ing at Fifth avenue and Forty-second
street.
He peered for a moment through the
bars. Two or three men stopped to see
what ne was doing.
Then he Strengthened up, waving his hands,
and began to shout:
you can never break out Of there!" he
yelled. mot in a dozen years. They have
locked you in for good this time!"
A dozen men and women had paused to
look at him. Others were on the run to-
ward him. He kept up his shouting;
They have locked you in! Hal Hal"
He had rs crowd by that time. Then he
turned suddenly upon them. and had sold
a half dozen boxes Of enamel before any
one realized what he was doing.
According to anoplnion rendered by jus
tice Golf in the supreme court 1t isn't at
all the classy thing these days for a
young woman 20 lend money to her
fiance. Justice Golf says 1t cannot be
considered a crime for a man who obtains
money in this fashion to omit the for
mality Of repayinE II, because he may be
a trifler and his vow to wed may be a
false one-a situation that rests entirely
with the conscience Of the party OF the
first part and over which the court has no
jurisdiction.
The case that inspired Justice Goff's de-
cision was that Of Samuel Winter, held by
Magistrate Barlow on a charge Of grand
larceny. The girl who had Winter ar
rested said she had given him 800 10
open a tailor shop. the agreement being
that they were to be married, but that
Winter had failed to make good at the
altar and didn't even open the tailor
shop.
She believed him" says the justice
and gave him the money. He neither
opened the tailor shop nor married the
girl. He made a promise TO do two things
In the future and he failed TO fulfill. She