New Britain herald., 1930-02-24

 modern Pcpys: To the barber to te trimmed and occupied a chair next to Vincent Astor, who slept through the ordeal So 0 see Carl l.. SeitE Of Shanghai, who has brought his son Clayton here 10 enter business in the city and as fine q lad as l know.
 In the afternoon driving 10 Sing Sing to greet a prisoner released after many weary years in Gaol and drove him to the station to board a western train. And he in complete silence and immobile all the way, save for twisting a handkerchjaf into an agonizing knot, poor fellow.
 At my labours but weary an1 with my wife through town anI loitercd in a jewclry auction room, at whose gyppery l frequently hoot and made a purchase or two, Ike brush ape. Home and came Hora-o w. Karr, of Cincinnati. an esteemed friend of youth, and Roger W. Sol by. the shoe merchant, and we sat late.
 Peter Arno, a dctt dclJncator in black and white, is rumorcd tlrlrg oi contributing further 10 the bil- arrerie-mayb it isn't right, but doesn't it sound katish? of New York sophisticatcs, and is planning a jaunt to Europe for long stay Arno created the hilarious "Whoops Sisters" for a weekly, and alrily spurned a neat offer to incorporate the idea in a comic strip because, ., dear, 0, dear, it ran afoul Of artistic ideals.
 Charles Dana Gibson at the pin nacle Of the Gibson girl craze sud- denly tired of it all' and desert2 l a fabulous income for the uncer- tainties of portrait painting in Lon 1 don. But he did not tarry long, and ! returned gladly 10 the field in Whicd ! he had won cminence. Sooner or ! later they all come back. And Il ] yoo-hoo for Frank O'Malley. ] 1 ton We can do something else be- i ter than the job in hand. Every i financier l ever met is secretly plot- ! ting when he can get around 10 r, ] of course, "to write a book \ i best selling novelist spent q fortune in a scientific ranchng experiment that was a total loss. And l never saw the newspaper I couldn't edit | better than the editor in charge -- yet the only one l ever edited was 1 a mighty flop. can still hear il.
 In 47th street one evening las; 1 summer shuffling figure stcppt d i out of the shadows and inquired Ii | knew where he could find a pla e | 10 sleep for the night. He was wretchedly unkempt, but there W22 an unprofeSsional embarrassment il! . his manner He accompanied me l. lodging house on 9th avenue. Whcrl 1 paid for his room and gave lH< clerk change 10 send out for somr- thing to eat. The total expenditure vas S1.50. How he learned uy identity | do not know, but in the mail yesterday was a cryptic letta. which read; Thanks for gooj turn. I never begged before" Pinnrc to the letter were two one dollai bills. And If he happens to see thi. will be glad to return his forN cents over payment and direct hin to a fairly good job in q factory rear New York.
 At one time in my life I wa
 broke. hungry and joblcss in q cit!
 where I had lived but two weeks
 The room key-holc had beer
 plugged for payment of ren
 and I was ashamed 10 wire or writ
 home for aid. Twice on one of tn prominent corners l Circlod abou strangers trying 10 summon CouraS
 to tell them of my dilemma. bH
 couldn't. And since l have been al
 easy mark fo9 street bcGGars. Gu ' of all the professionals there ma be an occasional amateur.
 But heres poverty 10 gloriou