The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-04-20
LIVE TOPIcS AROUT TOWN.


LIVE TOPICS ABOUT TOWN.
you rsmsmbsF.' the man on the other
aide % tho car was saysUg-and somehow
when hs began 20 talk line that his voice
made people sitting around listen snFrsp-
titioHsly--ths story Of tho farmer and
his horse.
The farmer was an economical old
man. and somewhere no ha6 grabbed up
tho iaea that he could train his horse to
live on n0thing. and % save tho cost Of
fodder. 80 he sst out by taking away
from The horss's hay one single spear;
just QUO spear. And the horse didn't
eeem 90 notice that. and 90 the NEXT day he
took away two spears. and the nett day
three. and % on. till he'd got the feed down
very small. And the horse didn't seem 10
thrive on thess smaller and smaller feeds.
but he stayed alive and the farmer kept ON
reducing the supply Of hay until he'd
sx - 20 ros . 20 az s1sy ssss
but tho aight before that day came the
horss died. And no the farmer never
really discovered whether q horse could
1--we without eating OF not.
went on, Tim something like the iaEmer
and his horse rolled into one. I'm the
farmer and the hores too. bat I'm noe
trying to 80 how little can nake myself
live on. I'm doing that because have 20.
on sSCo1n. Of 70. r ris1E COS, .S q food:
cut down and cut down I'll nov our fod-
der's pretty slim and getting simmer all
tho time. We can't live on nothing any
moro than the farmers horss GOULD. and
what I'D like to know In where all this n
going to come out
Il caught q man to-day with . new
scheme TO beat the company sAid Q
trolley Conductor. "whsn went through
the car and called Fares plsase' under
his nose he held out a transfer and said:
I paid you wheu I not on glanced at
the transfer and saw q was OF the Kind
va give ON our line and went away Ihs
man had striking face and couldn't re-
member having taken money from him.
~ I went hack and demanded 70 see his
Finally no got L out. bat kept the date
covered and Wouldn't trust q In my
hands I snatchsd Il and found u
was neNriy q month Old J Suppose ne d
been riding all that time BY flashing the
Same old transfer a. evidence that he'd
paid fare
You may talk about Regent street and
VI
that said q man ilas back from the
British metropolis. but with all respect
and courtesy u doesn't compare with our
own fifth avenue. Look he Said. and |
this patriotic citizen swept his glances
up and down the street. look ~ those
lofty and splendid buildings, with beauii- |
full shops. great and small. stretching |
for a mile and more along and picced out /
with churches. clubs and hOisls And
see upon the sidewalks those gayly dFeesed
thronKs and zee in tho broad roadway
these endless professions OF AUTOMOBILES
passing in double lines Isn't
this a spectacle. q wonderful showg
tell YOU that neither in London nor in
Paris nor anywhere Ella" in the world ~
there a street 90 compare with Fifth
avenue"
"A pushcart peanut vender who stands
near one Of the largest railroad ferries
was the victim OF n petty bunco game the
other day" sad Contra, once &c: ectivc.
A man rushed zap to him and asked for
puart OF peanuts. While they were being
out he picked ons up out OF
the stock and put u 10 his mouth. Glanc-
ing at his fingers. he said that he had
dropped his diamond ring among the pea
nuts. After searching while he glanced
AZ his watch. Then he said he had to
catch q train and offered the vendeT slS
for the return Of the ring on the following
day when he expected TO come hack.
About an hour later q new customer |
ordered some peanuts. Picking up one |
he displayed . ring for which the vender
made q grab. The customer pocketed 1
the RING. saying IL probably belonged
to some other customer AFTER some dick-
reward. offered to give $40 for the ring. IL |
vas accepted. In counting out the
money all that the vender could raise vas |
% in dimes and nickels and 20 cents. For |
the balance he gave peanuts. Ot course !
the first man DIDN'T return TO claim the
ring Il was Of glass
The young man who went into the |
theatrical business compbsted his hrst
season the other day and feels thar h has |
had a varied expsricnce with his stars.
The first one. he said. asked me the |
iay became her manager TO 90 out and |
x., her a head Of John the Baptist. - she
needed |, 20 do q aAlome dance. That |
was a pretty large order for youngster.
bat I succeeded. Then q part Of my
iuties was 20 bsIy her every day bunch |
n flowers TO scatter around when abe did |
4 sprinG dance. Tho naxt star ] had
needed a snake that she lsed while pooling 1
a. Cleopatra and 60 u had 90 wriggis
sloduently ehsre wa9 eU9rcety Gay /
did not have 20 90 out 90 gst new snake:
The talented artist with whom ] wound
no the season needed q dagger for tbs
xrand climax Of her act. which was sup
posed 20 wind up with q thrilling suictds.
scaFcely . night passed shat she did not
lrnaah the dagger. and ] have eco,lrsd
more peaceful neiGhborbOoda 1ooking
Tor cheap dA9gers than any other mild
hammered man ever did before. Tbs
manager Of tho lady star. however modest
hor plaoe In the theatrical nrmamsnf.
nav RELY on a certain amount Of variety."
Before the hrsmen started upstairs
he renting aesut stopped them and said:
For h@Mvsn'a sake. don't throw any n
mattresses OF couchss out of ths window
{ you can help IT,.
Apparently thpy could help 10; thSy
hrsW none.
sThssr cOnsidsratlom has saved mo
, tenant said the agent. "A IRE that
r,cIcaaas unciannlinos1 a. tho Soslroo Of
"a origin makes the rest Of tho tenanes
mo don't have fires dMsaeiseled. They 4
ook down on the people whosS bidding II
made al tbs trouble and threHepn 90
move n they don't - osEl. In order 90
paolfv them the poor foAlrw who hAye al
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