Omaha daily bee., 1911-05-13

D
/ az seen in the Great American
Metropolis from nay 20 nay
| Herb Carthen is an unecmmoniy gallant
comedian and quite portly at the belt line
These features Of a mans training ana &C
quirement usually so together. Fat men are
Jolly. Jolly men are fat. But the PROBES
sionai jollier rarely fails to rehearse his
part. Occasionally he forgets the rehearsal
which was excussble In Herbs case. be-
cause OF his recent marriage, Wherefore
bit Of comedy painfully humiliatlns to
the comedian. while waving farewell
salute to his wife Mr.. CaFthell backed into
coal hole. He did not shoot through the
hole. his baywindow acting as life pre-
server but was snuglY wedged in. A small.
but appreeiatNe audience viewed his un-
happy prsdicament Presently Certhells
pathetic means brought two poTters from
the Hotel Portland to his assistance. Ten
derby they took hold. He did not bulge.
They used force and despite his frantic
outcries as the coal hole reluctantly Yielded
him they drew him forth. Fuffied in TEN
per and saFtorially smudged.
When the first words of the professional
hymn were heard last Sunday morning in
the Cathedral OF st. John the Divine, there
came q lively response from one Of the
corners of the structure. There was a
"chirp, chirp' and several sparTows, stirred
by the soul of the organ, fitted about
singing merrily. Then as the members of
the choir appeared, two robins, opened
their Threats widely and trilled in gladness
because of the bright day.
The birds Joined heartily in the responses.
prayers and warbled during the reading Of
the Scriptures. When the sermon was in
progress the birds flew from one part OF
the cathedral to another. They seemed
to like the pipe organ immensely, and when
the organist played they opened their
threats wide
The birds have been in the building for
more than a week. They have built nests
and the attendants are unable TO drive
them out. The worshlpers seemed to en-
Joy the presence Of the birds.
Il think you're the meanest man in New
York" said Magistrate Steinert to John
Kelly of No. 1858 Amsterdam avenue. Kelly
had been summoned to court by his 2O-year.
old son, Vincent, whose wooden leg he
had taken away.
You ought to be filled with shame,
snapped the magistrate. I'm give you just
an hour to return your boy his wooden
leg, IL YOU den't----"
For three years Vincent has been trying
to make living by doing srrands. Because
he could not get regular job, he said,
his father took his leg from him.
There are two process servers In town
who were given papers TO serve on q the
atrical managers Doing to his office they
sent word in by the office boy that they
wished to see their man. In moment the
boy returned, and said;
Mr.. So-and-so will see you presently"
About half an hour later one of the men
got tired waiting, and, going over to the
boy, he said:
Il thought you said your employer would
see us presently"
so ] did" said the boy, and he did.
He looked in and as he didn't like your
looks he went out the back door"
After this weeks experiences l can un-
derstand why three or four saleswomen
In three or four different stores stand out
In the memory OF western women who
come to New York shopping" said a
woman from Iowa. quoted by the Sun
Ious for my friends who had passed
through the ordeal Of going bankrupt in
New York to say There is enc perfectly |
lovely girl in the shoe department at AS |
store, a nice girl in the waist department |
at RS, and another In the millinery de- |
partmant ct CH.' How. argued. was Il |
possible for women who had spent hun- |
dreds OF dollars In stores that employed |
thousands OF clerks 10 pick cut three or |
four girls as examples OF good nature and |
eheerfulness?
But now 1 know. For a week 1 have
Wrestled with the clothes proposition In /
New York, ana after interviewing scores |
Of young women behind the counter L am |
going home with just three that have |
treated me like human being enshrined |
in my memory. At thought of them a |
glow of gratitude snYelops me. such an |
experience would not be possible in a
western store. Maybe the girls out there
do not stand bit nearer the angels, but
they are required 10 simulate whatever
virtues nature denied them. The stores
there have goods TO sell. and the girls are
Obliged 30 try 10 sell them. In this town
you have to plead with a girl to show the
goods on her shelves. New Workers. are
so accustomed TO such treatment that they
no longer resent II, but ID still FAnkles in
the soul Of the Independent westeFRer"
4 young woman who was going from
house to house in street on the upper
west side soliciting funds to help support
a ehiidren's homa received the surprise
OF her life the other day. As she went
from house to house she noticed that q
young man was canvassing the same
houses that she had visited. but the but
le-S were closing the doors rather abruptly
in his face.
A. she came down the steps Of one stoep
the man was waiting for her at the bot
tom, Il don't know what line OF goods
) on are selling, madam" said the young
man. hut whether you are selling matches
or hair curriers' / can't do any business
with you around. Now 1 tell you what
we ought 70 do. You take one side Of the
street and TIL take the other, and thersH
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