The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-03-16
LIVE TOPICS ABOtr TOWN.

the counterfeit half dollar that he couldn't
get d Of. He's very accommodating
about relieving fellow % had money
fou won't have To buy anything either
just tell him you want a nickel for car
fare
The man marched up IN Tony's cash
register and carefully laid down the -
cent piece.
Can you give me change for thisS-
he said blithely 4 want couple ~
nickels for Carfare
Sure said Tony. and counted out two
/ nickels and four dimes.
The man raked IN his change. Half a
block away from the store he stopped To
ook at II. Well. III be jiggered'- he
said. The dimes wern Canadian and the
nickels werc plugged
Library fright 10 an awful feeling
sad the librarian. 1T attacks p~Ople
who 60 Into "A strange library To hook
around ar rest for a few minutes and are
told that in order 60 en- joy the hospitality
Of the reading room they will have to ask
for a book and make AZ l-ast a pretencc
~ reading
i hav" had library fright twice myself.
NV first attack was o. the Congressional
Library m Washington. wanted To read
there for few minutes Just tn ~ able
Ia SAY aftsrward that | mad read there
Used A. l was to handling books. I couldn't
think of even tho dict ionary when It came
to making = chpiCa After a few minutes
of hOTNel''Ss foundering Talue's History
~ English Literature came into my
mind. ! had no desire on earth To lOok
at Tainc's English Literature then or AT
any other time. hut ! give Won my word
! couldn't think OF any other book In save
INV life
Another time IN a library right herr
in town ! wac stricken with a similar
panic. and after stumbling through the
catalogue W dalpd sort ~ way ! asked
for David Copprrfeld' Jopprrtisd, mind
you that had rr1d forty-eleven times and
knew hy heart 4 person who has ne yer
exper encs-d library fright cannot inn
agine how f. lish ard helpless the sufferer
feels
1 thought ! Was pretty sharp In seeing
through the methods e book agents
until the other day said young woman
who has Just hegIn 10 keep house 4
rather good lcoking man clothed ~ Hack
came Ia the door and said that he WAS a
minister and would like 10 MAX" a call
~ course | asked HIM 10 come IN II
was several minutes before found tina.
no wee trying tn sell some kind ~ hook
and then ! couldn't 10 rude Ia him, h'
Vas 80 polite
4 got the r"-' II panhandIsr tho
Other day sad man who works IN the
neirhborhood or Wall street and the
memory II " Uckls'S me vet poor
diSh.ve'i.d sp"cin~n IT humanity ap-
prnarhe,i Ne. and bek eyed a meal
4 iopk him INTO \ ltti" restaurant and
ordered a,atA Nth IIotatC~~. onions and
all the trimmings that appeal tn a hungry
man. For myself ordered = very humble
unchror Nhsn he fOod WAS brought
the man mate believe D.. Sd- very
hungry bu' no slut liter getting away
with ahplf five cents worth asked HIM
what was IN" matter agd h. -Iid h" WASH
feeling very well
-He sp,Irt..d up again frr a moment
only and then lad down h's knife.
finished my mos. pa'd 80" "h"'k and
went OrI' Tho TGunaUdler - 1Tts-t 10
thank me and walked away bat ! grabbed
him Nv the arm.
Do voI -ssa that cop down the street =
I asked MN Ne- his eys~lght Wa- good
~ III. my turn ZONES nov con
tInued You tors over tho ~ Cenis
paii for your meal 81 will turn YOU over
to the cop
Witt ont an in-tants hesitation he
dug down ~ hl- ppCNefS and ullNt Out
a ro'l u bills and = little nag & chang"
% must have n.sn nearly So aii tuget her
and counted utIt e.; o"nt- ! 10, MN GO
then. hut never will trust 10 appearance
agar
Talk about rushing New YORK. ~
i57th sfr.e' and Broadway eNodyation
for an -uartment house - going. an and
by tho AID q! rnuch dynamite a large hol"
the length 1T tho tio,S has been blasted
Not even the foundations ara M sight
and Vet all along a.. front Of the hole are
.ign- whish --t forth the merits ~ shops
which vii occupy m" ground Amor IN "u
the building - finished An rcs cream
and confsrt iouory store. meat market
A grocery and a Cigar store are already
Advertised and 20 most ~ me commuters
the signs are already familiar and attract
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