Show I i i I I JUST AN INCIDENT A New York paper mak s fun of Col Henry Watterson jeering him good about his former anathemas against the tariff and intimating intimate ing lug that he goes to Europe Europea a 8 good deal Whereupon Where Where- upon the Sun says that that Colonel Watterson does docs not go to Europe more than once a year jear and he never ne sta stays s 's in this capital long longer l' l than he possibly can That reminds us that Watterson visits New NewYork NewYork NewYork York City a good deal There was a time when he wag wai a friend and spokesman of the late Samuel J. J Tilden He had many close friends there Among the rest was Travers the wit vit whose wit was intensified in in- by his stammering and the story is we well l authenticated that when in New York Colonel and ih Mrs lis s. s Watterson always went to the same house where Ir and Mrs Travers TraversA I. I And the story gees gecs that one day at luncheon Colonel Colnel Watterson told his wife that he would have hac ha c to te ye the cit city and would n not t be home until the nest ned day and Mr 1 Travers at the same time said that he too would be obliged to go to Baltimore his Baltimore his old home home that that t evening and that he would not be able abl to return until next morning Then Mrs 1118 Travers Traver clapped her han hands ls and s said id That will be splendid Mrs Watterson and I can sleep together and talk over overall overall all nIl our old schoolgirl days The story further goes that in some manner Colonel Watterson was delayed in New York that h hi did not leave the city but he went to his rooms al aj a time in the night when most people are supposed supposed supposed sup sup- posed to be asleep leep Reaching there he ho went to his wife's bedside and turning up the gas said U My ly dear it is strange I never noticed it before b but t it iti iy i absolutely striking how you and Mrs 1 Travers r resemble emble each other Whereupon his thoroughly posted wife quietly remarked I am glad you think so I will investigate investigate investigate the matter in the morning In the meant meantime meantime mean mean- time ime t dont don't don t worry Mrs ills Travers is not here h re The chances are arc that if Colonel Watterson does not remain long at a time iz iq New York City he still could write an interesting book on his recollections of that great metropolis |