New-York tribune., 1912-04-14
AN ART THAT IS COMMON
How to Read a Paper Over Your
Neiphbor's Shoulder.

Tic Enthusiast was poet and A
vhilanthroplst lie lived at Mills Hotel.
He strolled the highways and byways OF
the great metropolis. and he always tried
10 benefit his fellow men. on hot days
ne would look on bengnantly at free dis
tributiou Of ice In cold weather he
would be seen with his welcoming smile in
the vcstibules OF churches and museums.
He practi,ed I'm all things an excellent II
economical kindness and his sef-respect
WAS OF the sheet iron variety.
TO read your ueiShbor's newspaper
successfully over his shoulder said the
Enthusiast is great, an intricate. al
most virgin art-like dynamitng or
detecting the original Mona Lisa, one
rigut say / do not refer to reading any
paper hold ly any say Lothario. | mean
the culIing Of ones pet article. like
flower. from the page Of the particular
daily in which one is interested.
Intuition Of what people will buy
he continued. his forefnser jabbing the
air. comes only with experience \
child could tell YOU that the bull rocked
fellow. with the rope Of lightning tie
will not below for The Lady'S Work.
boz Nor will Aunty Prue extract from
her knitted purse the wherewlthal for
Biz the PrzafGbter's Gazette But
viii tho sido whskered Nrstor Of crystal
eyeslass and clear Havana read Tie
commonwealth or The ConseryativeE
That is the question And what will the
plumed and patchou'ied Psyche peruse
over her spCarmlnt?
cars are the best places for follow
face cars hest Of all. where the seats are
arranged for two This gives YOU the
double advantage Of reading the paper ~
him beside yuU and that Of the girl In
front
\ new sboy passed US as he spoke, cry
iur the latest editions. The Enthusiast
immediately be,koncd u him. read the
headlines of his paper one by one, and
pcered into tFc opening paragraphs-then
hc sent the boy away.
Il viii tell YOU an experience" he said,
that showed me the complete desen-
eracy of one i'm whom ! placed unguard-
ed trust \ man in an uptown car be
side me was reading article on bee
hives and was intensely interested,
having suffered from both parts OF that
significant compound word. I moved
closer. and Just as he was about TO turn
tbe mage rested my chin upon his
shoulder. Would you mind waiting" I
said until | have finished the last para
graph?'
.'.IIulor he exclaimed, and stared
most rudely. Here. help yourself he
soid there's an article on swarminS that
l think will interest you
Il read the paper, and asked him II he
would change places with me so that
could ,oo,, out of the window 1t was
s,brrhan elevated train and the sunset
,y,s beaut,tul We discussed the Italian
,.potable gardens over which our train
was passing and we struck up quite
frtsndship When his station was called
ne let me keep the paper.
But would you believe 1t? When put my
hand in mv pocket found that my watch
,.,s cone That man was common or
,...,Ien fblcc and by reading my neiChbors
,..,,,,,rors for years and years ! shall
nc,or no able TO make up the expense he
put me to-
A crosstoyn car was passing as he spoke,
nd rho Enthusiast grasplng his umbrella
ord casting kindly nod over his shoulder
t,,,,herod aboard As the car passed II
,,,.,d ne seen through the open window
-, oIreadv nc was engaged in his gen
,I.manly and artistic pastime, ~