Evening star., 1916-12-10
HEARD AND SEEN HERE AND THERE.
By Earl Goodwin.

A party of sailors from an English
battleship once went ashore In New
York, and as they had plenty OF time
they determined to have regular dry
land holiday. They wanted to do
something they couldn't possibly do
on shipboard.
So one of them suggested horseback
ride through Central Park.
This struck them all as q delightful
idea. So they sent the boatswain's
mate on ahead to locate livery stable
and arrange things. The mate found
stable and opened negotiations:
'I want to get an 'orse for an 'orse-
back ride through the park" he began.
"Yes, SIR" the livery stable man re-
Piled. What kind of horse do you
want?"
II don't know much about 'orses." :"
said the boatswain's mate, but I
think you'd better give us a long one.
for there's eleven of u.s."
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Brother Frank, who is an artist, has
been in Philadelphia for several
months:
"Why do you do it?' he was asked.
Because there's nothing to bother me.
1 can work right along without dis
| traction.
.sWell, what do you find to amuse
yourself2"
.'This is what I do. After my model
goes home / shut up the place and take
walk until o'clock. then I go to din
and then I go to a moving picture
show for about four hours. and then
walk about for about eight hours. and
Just when 1 think it's dawn l look at
my watch and find 1t is Just 8 pm.
and time to go to bed
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On one of those rude days when the
Thermometer drops and the furnace fire
goes out a man in Mount Pleasant.
sore on general principles, had to go
down the celler and wrestle with the
furnace.
When he emerged his little son. who
is five years old. looked at him admir-
ingly. and said:
MY, but you make nice fire. How
do you know so much about furnaces?
Did you ever go to collegeT
An elderly Scotchman, Robert Nc
| lavish by name, went into the little
tobacco shop kept by John Hobbs in
which all England calls Stole" for
short. Now, McTavish comes from a
| long and lanky line of clansmen who
| have been mobilized and ready for hos
| tilities ever since the Roman wall was
| built cross-wise in the British Isles.
| There is naught of which the clan Nc
| lavish is fearful, and naught that Rob-
| ert would not fight if he has the chance.
| And this fighting spirit is not the least
| dampened by the fact that Mr.. Nc
| Tavishs eyesight is dimmed with the
| years, and he can distinguish objects
| only with great difficulty.
| John Hobbs, the tobacconist who was
| about to be favored with McTavish' s
money, being friendly soul who liked
| company. kept wild gorilla in his
| shop for pet. The animal was gen
| orally confined to a cage. but when
| trade was slack John would let him
have the run of the shop. He would
sit on the counter and bother no one.
and Hobbs. being thoroughly British.
! grew to have a real affection for the
| beast.
The gorilla was sitting on the coun-
| ter when McTavish entered. Mr. Hobbs
was not in the shop.
| "Ill hae a shillin's worth O 'baccy,"
| said McTavish.
| The gorilla made no reply. and, as
| far McTavish's dimmed eyes could
| see, he made no move. This annoyed
1.-The Scotchman, who spoke a little
| louder:
Hey, mon. gle US shillin's worth O.
'baccy''
| Still the gorilla made no move, but
| stared gIoomiIy at Mr.. McTavish. who
returned the stare, and. with sudden