The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-03-02
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BROOKLYN bachelor was showing a
Few trienda through his tidy apartments
Now. Said he when the tour ~ inspec-
ton had ended At a couch piled with pil-
lows. " you'll look closely ycull learn
scmething. Ne brought out an electric
IN place with two heavy hooks end set
tea kettle upon the bottom. The tea
Sas ready before his guests had recovered
from their shrprise
Every chance I get said the opera
gner. y sneak ~ behind sumo on~ who ~
reading hr'~cen the acts and try - find
gallery y lot q friendl~ss folk read l,siws,,il
acts They cn;ns alone ard have nobody
to tax To. and a. they don't carr "a study
the crowd thsv fall hack on a hook "
newspaper Newspapers predominant. tut
hooks hold their Dan pretty well Lihr't-
too don't count Nobody up IN the top
gallery needs q hbretto Novels are
popular. Every time lLlcta' ~ sung more
than me perpOR sn~aks The BRIDE ~
Lammertnoor' out 20 the hookcase and
numerous Wor - on mythology. TN"
night I p~~ped over the shoulder oT a
young man who WAS studying algebra
But Tor pure cstholIcity ~ taste commend
me to the woman who read Mr.. Doolsy
between acts 81 par-ifal' I had ALWAYS
sympathies IN music and literature. hut
after that exhibition II hherality I skunk
back mt seat reserved for ultra CON
ssrVAtiVes
Il was muddy On Nassau street and
prudent persOns' over-hoes wers soon
coated with slime At the corner 20 Beek-
man street a street cleaner had opened
q hydrant nd lett n small stream flowing
from u into the gutter Presently came
q meek male accompanied 10y his some
what strident SPOUSE.
John, she said in a loud voice audible
10 the peanut vendors way up by Prank
ltn = statue. hold your ruhberr under
that hvdrant and Wash the mud OF them
John obeyed and within five minutes
q long line Wa waiting to repeat John
performance
And that - the way the citys water
~ wPsted under a reform adminiztr;t-
ton said passing ramuiany cynic.
with all nation siit.es a. patrons wa
GEL us>d To all SORTS IT queer demands
SAid dealer. -so nothing reilly surprises
us. But to-day, I confess. ! was puzzled
wh~n a wom-n sent in an order for three
cans OF snaps.' Not a clerk ia the -ats.b-
liEhment knew what was meant Ginger
cookies and rubber hands H-.en,.d equally
out OF the question. 50 ! called w the
customer aud found out that snaps -
RSN'hNhh W. a"tAA bN'auHs
MIR and Mrs Country Lots returned
from All auto ride tn fiud an aunt and
uncle. severely proper persons 10th.
waiting for them At their home Mr..
Country Lots hast"Esd TO apologize for
their long absence from the hous-s
You 80. said Sh'. the spark plug
was working BADLY and Ne had to stop az
the country club TO get something 10
An mamma four y~ar-old Mildred
Country Lots broke in. did that thing
you got at the country club have pretty
cherry IN It this time. too
ANsst SADIE mother has a little daughter
who remembers tho lessons the daisies
taught her last summer Not long ago
the T,Arent heard little voioe IN tho newt
roo'O saying SOFTLY, RichmAn. poorn.n
heggArman thicf,- After while she
look II in and there stood tho child pluck.
ing the last cherished leaves from the
rubber plant - she CrOoned her little
fortune song
One Unnecessary question that clerks IN
the naturalization hurcAu sometimes ask
10 this. What first made you want 20
become = citissn of the United StAt@s,'
80 Often has the answer. Mr. Blank
NJ the Bowery Mission sst ~ thinking OF IT
been given that the clerks have com. 20
NfNl'lNT " FiAhh UAAN not 10 a secret
agent 81 the United Stats Government
laboring IN the guIse 90 a MISSIONARY /
Mr. Blank ieniossry such dtIsl eXistancs
1t Just happens ne aid. that whan .
arm knoCking around in the foreign quar- /
s~rs ] meet -sor-e 81 'ho-.. yooV fellows
Th"v are dis~oura god but they have ~
them the making, 81 good cIti1-ua ~ as
soon 49, they get on their feet I =uSgeat
that they hsd f-"tt"r make up their minds
10 stay here for good and take out their
first pepers. They think ! an a pretty
good soTt and that everybody ~la~ IN the
Tn ted Sta'~s must ~ a pretty good sort
50 they take my advice
Vh@re would you look fn- ne Nr~st
h~m!Ock forest IN the state n Won we've
asked to find it, gueried a man IN the
forestry service
To IN the Adirondack suppose
wa4 the response Of The others
Wrong You'd find % right N thus
city. up in the BronE PARK The grove
NJ h~fnlocks there cant - h-.stan Nv anv.
hing IN th'sStAte or perhaps IN -" colr-
Try some Of hem have hcsn m" - Tor cen.
luries when Jonas Bronck hnuRh' m
most OF the country Whereabouts IN ldsp
rom the Indians he ronk PRE- aut ions for
The preservation Of much ~ the forest land
Thor are @0Tne fine trees -ea- the
river thar hows through the rex irst A.
impressive IA their way a. Tho down
own skvsCTspers One IN tsArttCtIla- BE- .
known a. Delaney Pine Il d. IN
'~~t high IL y. older than ~. r~ptIhIir
~ liv" in but u one 81 'hs. few Jnlpral
e landmarks that did not ,E"ltar ten
v ANhingtOn when he VP~ trying TO dr,N. ,
he British army from New York
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