The Washington herald., 1917-10-22

New York. Oct. ao.-As Samuel Pepys
would record in his diary: Up early
and by steam conveyance to William
Penn's city and the conductor chided
me for not purchasing a ticket, al
belt l was willing to pay the regu-
lar fare in money, and arrived veIed
to the blood.
For a walk through the town and
through the market There q loud
mouthed fshmonger yelled to his stall
mate: Look at the felly with the
trick lid. which reference to my new
fuzzy hat. which cost me one pound
and is very fetching.
To Mr.. Curtis printing shop and
saw many interesting sights. For
luncheon in a celler inn where we
lunched upon the head OF q barrel
OF butter to fetch home to my wife,
poor wretch. but in the heat II melt
ed and / left II in a gutter.
Home in the early afternoon and
saw many soldiers on the steam con-
veyance singing IT'S a Long Way to
Berlin. But Wen Get There" And
believe. God helping them, they will
Happy that L. Bell, the scrivener
has come to town for a fortnight for
he is a gay wag and a cheerful com.
panion. News that must again muz.
zle my dog, poor brute, has disrupted
my daily routine for / would liefer
wear a muzzle myself than worry him
To dinner and found II so wei
done, above what I did expect from
our maid, that 1 did call her in and
give her a sixpence. With gay roy.
sterers to Gramercy Park, where we
talked OF this and that and H. Roth
now in Lord Woodrow's Navy. told
us many quaint stories Of life at sea
And came Miss Neysa McMein. who
draws the pretty girls, and W. John
stone. the editor. and Mistress John.
stone, and Howard Phyle, the artist
and Miss Carol McComas, the play.
actress, all very merry. Home and
after some contentful talk with my
wife, she to bed and to read g
new novel.
Murray Hubert looks after Har,
lem's interests in Washington and {.
known as quite an all-round fence
builder on his own account when bach
in Harlem. He is Just now wonder.
iAAe "hSNhSt ms NOlSItsSlODdl ulsnltN
was sat upon the other day. He wal
passing corner in Harlem with q
group OF friends. Some individual
flung over his shoulder as he passed
Good morning. gentlemen; goot
morning, Congressman"
A man must be about ten year,
learning his trade before he will bt
permitted to drive a locomotive, which
can only do damage to things which
happen to be on the same track, But
anyone can drive an automobile
through the crowded traffic of New
York, however little he may know
about driving.
This may in a degree explain the
alarming frequency of automobile as.
cidents. The other day a well-knowr
actor walked into an automobile sales.
room and picked out the automobile
he wanted. He had never driver
before. but he decided he wanted Il
drive the car home.
He started out. Two blocks away
he skidded into a fruit stand and al
the next block he nearly ran ovel
a traffic policeman, who held UP his
hand for him to stop. Things got
worse and worse, and finally wound
up by tearing a wheel of a big H.
mousine on Riverside Drive.
When he got home. the actor phoned
to the salesroom to come and gel
the automobile. He was through
for life. THE next time get a car
he said. 'it will be a fivver. A
fellow told me the other day thai
they've got fiivvers perfected so nov
you can set 'em SO they'll 60 bach
II you turn them loose"
There are about three people killed
by automobiles on the streets of New
York every day.