Show INCIDENTS OF CITY LIFE at the twenty third street station of the elevated there Is a moving stairway the other day an elderly man with just the chin whiskers and umbrella supposed to exist only n comic pictures alighted from the up town train there he wanted to descend to the street and stepped to the head of the moving stairs tha floor carried him backwards against the partition indignant he repeated the attempt and got another bump this time upsetting him the third attempt followed before an attendant could drag him away ills umbrella had been broken lie eyed it wrathfully set a trap for me did ye he grumbled well companell compan pay ter that um berel by ginger and ho asked where he could find tho president saturday the revolving door through which people enter the Pull tzer building happened to be motionless tor a few seconds up rushed a man in a groat hurry and tried to enter at the left just as a strong insider started out the proper way there was a bang and a biff and the man was shot backward angry and bruised well he observed to the spectators a few minutes later theres some comfort in knowing im ft rube anyhow it was not settled in my mind before having watched a few pass the door in safety he imitated them without further disaster A heavy touring car was speeding along inper broadway which was crowded suddenly the machine turned sharply to the left and without diminishing speed described a complete circle it missed a street car by a foot a carriage by an inch and another automobile by a traction of an inch then it shot oft at the proper tangent having done no harm 1 I dont think them chaffers ought to drink remarked the cop thought fully and yet he added a man ud broke his neck by a trick like that the bootblack who has a stand and therefore a standing was expressing alg opinion of the other type the nomadic polishers who carry a box with them not ilmy class ae said they the education to shine a shoe not artiste at all the hearer paid hla dime with the remark that all values were relative A group of men stood in the cate discussing tho shower 1 I thought it waft going to rain said one and brought my umbrella lie inclined to craw over the rest wish I 1 had said a second well well have a drink anyhow added the first after this the man who had no umbrella dagat feared and jn a few moments a messenger boy brought in a note dear bill I 1 nin so forgetful I 1 tap got to take my own umbrella this morning or to leave yours tonight and I 1 am forgetting to send youra back better take catnip tea if yon get soaked going home A bail anem is an affliction ory please pay ahn messenger neer the byg station so thal a connuli coi nuli faliu in it gala he einari im a now roan al li armi thi lingo t mcw burh |