The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-02-25

the station last night.
Il have seen your town from end to
end and back again. l used the sub
way once OH Monday. when l rode TO
the end of the line. tried to get in
the Zoo in the Bronx, but 1t was pay
day there, SO I came back never
did like animals. anyway.
Il slept in the Mills Hotel, on
Bleeckcr Street, at twenty cents a
night l got enough to eat by buying
q sandwich several times q day
went into Tom sharkeys once in a
while and bought glass of beer. and
then filled up on free lunch
ala not go to many moving pic
ture shows. as 1t was enough fun Just
to wander around the streets and
watch the crowds"
Visits the Big Hotels.
did you see any OF the fashion
able hotel life OF the city?" he was
asked
i spent Monday morning a-goin
around the hotels. ! went into the
norman House as though was the
United States Senator from Florida
and started to read. Pretty soon a
boy dressed UP like rear admiral
came a-hoilerin' down the corridor
Mr.. Friedman! Mr.. Friedman!' You
couldn't see me for the dust.
Il walked up to the Plaza sitter that
and took a seat; had two papers by-
this time. You New Workers are aw-
fully careless with your newspapers.
say that marble palace is an awful
gloom After l had been there while
and no one had even sneczed, Went
out and sat in the park. That Plaza
experience finished me for the hotels
Why there was one man there who
came downstairs and started 10 give
money to every one he saw i'll uni
fcrm.
sunday went to Brooklyn and saw
where Mayor Gaynor lived, but didn't
see him.
Monday night l walked up Broad
way ju.t as the theatres were letting
out. | never saw such gct-ups I
didn't know that women cold wear so
many diamonds and live. came near
going into the ISnickcrboci1er ina t
night. | peeked in tho door and saw
that funny picture, but l resisted the
temptation and went hack 10 the Mills
Hotel and drank three glasses Of wa
ter.
Finds Some Ensy Graft. II
The Women here are gocd looking,
much better thnn down In my home
town-but don't quote mo on this as
It might get me into trouble.
II ran into an easy graft on Tues.
day. They were demonstrating = new
IIaChNT III a. store OH wv SlFGe}
and went In and let them feed then,
to me until the people in charge be
gan to get suspicious
.How did You like the Bowery?"
That sure Is an ovcrrnted thor
oughfare all right" he answered. Il
did not oven see a light all .lie time
{ was there.
J lost three cents Tuesday or else
some one picked my pocket. ! had
lust left the restaurant after paying
TWO cents for n glass Of milk When
/ fshed into my pocket and realized
! that the money was gone came Eear
calling Il policeman.
washington Birthday was the
best day of my vacati here, and it
ought TO have hecn, as II cost moro
money than the others. There is some
thing in the New York air that makes
you loosen up got UP late that day
and got mp TO Forty second Street ara
seemed TO be getting ready to 60
somewhere. couldn't resist the temp
tation, and spent a quarter to so 10
| the theatre.
ITO day l bought two egg sand
wiches, and this afternoon ] went to
4 patriotic meeting at Masonic Hall
and fell asleep until it was time to
go 70 the station. Say, have gained
| two pounds, but II cost me good
deal OF money.
Like to live here? Well. don't
know. l think that 1 would get ner-
vous prostration trying to save spend
ing money"