Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1911-03-24
HEARD IN THE LObb|ES

There is an old story about the shock
of sudden and unexpected meeting. A
certain man named Smith, making New
York his habitat, had family troubles.
and left for South Africa in order o
escape the perpetual and eternal nag
gings of his mother-in-law. He got
away nicely on the first boat, and
found his way to Melbourne. where he
began to have the time of his life. be-
ing separated from his relations by
fifteen thousand miles or so of watery
main. One day he was enjoying the
wine of life. and slipping the nectar of
unrestricted liberty, when a hand
tapped his shoulder. He turned around.
saw his mother-inlaw and-drOpped
dead. The shock killed him.
A similar story might be made out
of an experience of ]. c. Goodwin. a
Rough Rider of Colonel Roosevelt's who
stopped at the Hotel Ford last Mon
day. Mr.. Goodwin was called to New
York early last summer to attend to
some business matters, and found him.
self one bright morning in the offices
of the Thompson Towle company on
Broadway (not Thompson Towel COM
pany-the firm mentioned is a mining
firm and does not manufacture towels).
Looking around the office, gayly, but
not impudently, Mr.. Goodwin attract
ed the attention of a New York attor-
ney named c. F. Ayers, who was also
in the room for business purposes. The
two men began to talk. 1t was Alice
in Wonderland in real life, for a
Roosevelt Rough Rider and a New
York attorney make a combination of
fairy-like novelty. Both, also, so
charmingly naive and unsophisticated
i don't think. Well, to resume, Mr..
Ayers introduced Mr.. Goodwin to the
members of the Thompson Towle COM
pany, and they separated. II ought
to be noted that on this trip to the
east Mr.. Goodwin saw the colonel, who
had just returned from Africa-from
''Elba." To tell the anecdote in classic
al fashion. the years flew by" After
the space Of about seven eighths of a
year had vanished Mr.. Goodwin came
to Phoenix to meet Colonel Roosevelt
again. He was present at the Rough
Riders banquet, and afterward went
down to the lobby, where he was stand
ing around waiting for somebody to
offer him a cigar, when a hand tapped
him on the shoulder-the hand of Mr. |
Ayers. who had found him again. ac-
inadvertently, but most hap |
PLY to the minds of both gentlemen.
who Immediately adjourned to SAM |
chas nearby soda fountain to drink |
a lemon phosphate by way of celebra-
ton.
Henry F. Ashurst of Prescott, |
stopped at the Commercial hotel few
days ago. Wednesday, to be exact, and |.
to his mountain home the |
same evening. Mr.. Ashurst came down
to attend a session of the supreme
court. and as soon as the court adj
iourned, he had nothing more to stay
for. and did the identical thing that /
guests should all do when they have
nothing further to say or do: viz. he
went home. o We Boresi Pattern after
Mr.. Ashurst. Learn to know the pro-
Driety of a timely departure. When
is DONE when it is IL o'clock,
Ind your rattle brains have exhumed
heir contents. depart, go, beat it,. (Ad-
dressed to SWANS. and not to honor
lble lawyers, or other city visitors).
A pleasant party of eastern tourists
Irrived at the Adams Annex last even
ng. From Saranac they registered.
md their destination is the Neal ranch,
few miles out of Tucson, where the
Joys of the party. OF whom there are
hree, and the girls. of whom there are
wo. will get a taste of real western
ife. and live close to nature. There
5 considerable difference between
;aranac and Tucson, but laying per-
onal prejudices aside. notwithstand-
ng the inferiority of Tucson to Phoe-
tx, it is still probably few pegs ahead
( Saranac, when people are so con-
entional that they call the leg of a
able limb" and so behind the times
hat they devote themselves to a dead :
ne like Chaucer. The western air will |
clip these people, there is no doubt
bout it. Why don't the young people ,,
tay?
Frank Carroll, representing theIn-
ersoll Rand company of New York,
ut travelling for the FL Paso branch,
pent last Wednesday in Phoenix, and