The sun., 1909-06-29
EVELYN THAW'S SNAKE OUT
FORSAKES THE FLAT FOR a
VISIT TO THE WALPORF



A had Scare for John the Jsnitor'
Mrs. Evelyn Nesbit Thaw, who has
studio where she models clay figures and
a writing desk where she writes stories
and wood burning outfit to make burnt
leather things and gas stove and q
chatting dish to prepare the morning meal
all UP on the two upper floors at 81 West
Thirty third street--also has a generous
sized king snake named Eunice. Eunice
got out yesterday while Mrs. Thaw was
over in Sixth avenue buying penny's
worth OF yeast or something.
John Maloney the janitor OF the build
ing where Mrs. Thaw puts in her time
modelling and preserving peaches and
things for the winter, first saw Eunioe.
the big king snake. out In the back yard
heading for the Waldorf cafe. few feet
away. 1t 90 happened that this was the
first time John had ever even heard OF
Eunice.
There were three ash barrels and a dis
carded icebox about seven feet high be-
tween John and the rear door Of the
building By taking q hasty jump 1t is
possible to clear the barrels and the ioe-
box and land in corridor that leads out
into Thirty-third street. And 30 Eunioe
we-t her way uninterrupted by John
Maloney and finally wandered out upon
the asphalt driveway that runs along the
western end Of the Waldorf-which is
studded with windows that were wide
open yesterday to admit fresh air to the
cafe and bar.
While Janitor John was beating it west
wand toward Broadway to lodge oorn-
plant against Eunice with tho first un-
occupied cop he met. the king snake was
bea ting 1t toward the bar. II Mrs. Thaw
had only come straight home with the
yeast perhaps nothing would have hap
pened. because all she has to do is to say
Here. Eunice. and the snake goes right
back to its basket. But just as she was
going In to buy the yeast fire engine
passed up Sixth avenue and she ran after
it to see whether or not it was going to
fire. Sure enough 1t was, and so she
didn't get home until almost dark.
Some say that the first man to see
Eun!oe (after Janitor john was tall
stout man with white side ,whiskers and
merely as Colonel" This Col Some
thing had reserved a table in the cafe
from 4 A. NJ. on. With him was an older
man. The two had been sitting there for
many hours in absolute silence. except
that occasionally one or the other said
to the waiter. THE same. suh,' and
leaned across the table to remark to his
Dayton. Ohio.
As the afternoon wore on the Colonel's
friend replied "Of all the buffalo that
once roamed the plains few to-day are
left Both the gentlemen, according
to the waiter, are Of a sympathetic
Colonel should furtively wipe his eyes
as he thought Of the needless slaughter
OF the shaggy kings Of the prairies. His
buried in his arms. The Colonel withdrew
his handkerchief from his eyes and looked
thoughtfully out upon the damp asphalt.
Within his ken crawled Eunice.
II Policeman John Carberry OF the West
Thirtieth street station hadn't come
upon tho scene just at this moment.
followed by John the janitor at safe
distance. the Ahock to the Colonel and
his friend would have been even worse
than it was. John the janitor had hap
pened upon Carf'erry. out near Broadway
shst ae KIM asa snSHe wss essr seaIs
The evident anxiety OF perfectly normal
cop TO catch Eunice soon reassured the
Colonel e and hi; friend that after all some
Policeman Carberry was inclined TO
think that the best way to cause Eunice
to halt was to use his club at long range
and fire when bs heard what ne thought
to be runaway back OF him. Turning
quickly the policeman by clever footwork
sidestepped just In time 70 escape the
onrush Of MAybelie Lppincott, Mrs
Thaw's African maid.
Maybelle had just gone to the basket
in which Eunice usually reposes up In the
Thaw aat and was lowering some live
annual meal when the maid discovered
that the king snake was missing From
noises that were coming up from the
street Maybelle straightway grasped
where Eunioe was just at that time.
Come to muvver. 'itty. bitty, Oonioe,'
cooed Maybelle after she had quieted
Policeman CarberTy, with one, severe
snake and took It back to its cotton lined
basket.
Mrs. .Thaw never did come back with
her pail Of yeast-not at least up to late
hour last highland 40 1t was impossible
to settle definitely the weighty question
"a 10 how Eunioe got out. Eunice. which
Mr. Thaw got from Curator Ditmars up
saw that she was unmatched
and therefore thought she could beat II
10 the Waldorf bar and free lunch and get
,way with II. Maybellc, the maid said
last night that she never will forgive
herself II Eunioe contracts bronchial
trouble OF any sort from wet pavements
md exposure. 1t 10 siid that the Colonel
noon for Nashville. Tenn,