The Washington herald., 1919-10-13
NEW YORK CITY
By O. O. McNTYRE

New York. Oct f1.-A page from
the diary OF modern Samuel Pepys:
Up betimes. the day being foul, and
bemoaned myself under the want
OF money for a great new fur-coat.
my old one hangs badly and Is taw-
dry. This day met A. M. Andrews,
the banker. who is well spoke and
hath a great yacht and with my wife,
poor wretch. win travel on the barque
a half day.
At breakfast. Mistress Zoe came
and We had a great cooking Of eggs
with ham and a sirrup newly come
from Vermont which did make us
eat more than, our NIL. Great talk
mat all the seriveners and editors
may 70 to Chicago on account Of
not.
Abroad IN a public coach and wore
my new boots. very fine, and saw
on Broadway F. Fox. the limner, with
bravely turned walking stick and,
too. saw Anna Held's daughter.
Mistress Lima wearing a smart Rus
sian turban Of silver and gold cloth.
w. Dodge. the play man. came
from behind and clapped me on the
back and I was tempted to high words
with him. IL being a custom that
always incites me to temper and I
md that all men with little meat
on their bones. as the saving is. re-
sent this and yet the corpulent mind
II not at all. But w. soothed me
with a noble beaker of orange Juice.
In the late afternoon home. where
came F. Kelly and others telling me
Of lot of fooiery about F's wumpf-
berry plantation in an ina gined place
called GombaIollo and making claims
mat the wumpf-berry is like the gish-
berry. only more pithy. And L. Gif-
fen came with Babe Ruth. who Is
mighty batter. and Is to appear in
a picture play. 4 sturdy Young man
and modest withal. And SO to bed.
There Is a certain lawyer In Man
haitian whose clients seem entirely
composed OF underworld folk. The
other day a prisoner. who had beon
picking pockets in the subway. was
on trial. Evidence was very much
against him and the prosecutor kept
referring to the prisoner as "AI Nor
ris. The defending lawyer resented
this and several times made obiec-
ton. saying: Your honor. Al Nor
ris may be pickpocket and a man
with record. but this is not Al
Morris: this Is Charles Morris" The
prosecutor paid little attention and
continued calling the prisoner Al
Finally the jury brought in a YER
dict Of guilty
Before being led away. the pris-
oner turned TO his lawyer and said:
You did the best you ~ould for me-
II is tough. but I'm thankful for your
efforts. So good-oy-
"Good-by. AL" said the lawyer.
Down on Astor Place there Is an
advertisement for a girl. Yet the
task required is n dificuit one. II
reads: Girl wanted to sew buttons
on the fourth floor
A. rather middle-aged gentleman
stepped pufffngiv and with difficulty
out Of an open-taced carriage IN front
OF the Waldorf the other afternoon.
We'll" he said to the driver a. ne
paid him. ct have had a great run
for my money" Three blocks from
the hotel his feet broke through the
bottom OF the cab and he couldn't
make himself heard above the roar
OF trafic
Little Rec Palmer, who suddenly
disappeared from the spotlight OF the
shimmy stage. returned last week IN
some new shivers to the accompa nj
ment of a brass os nd all her own.
I saw her to the syncopa ted tune Of
"Vamp' the other afternoon. and the
audience cheered-vhether the song
or shimmy do not profess to know.