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Show GETTING HIS HAND IN. Why Man Was Practicing Dlvlno Through New York Crowd. At tho Drooklyn brldgo approach tho other day a man wast observed making frantic rushes Into tho thick of tho crowd. As everybody who goes to Ilrooklyn during rush hours does this, it Is necessary to explain why this particular man wns observed. At first no ono paid nny attention to him excepting ono old fellow with heart dlsonse whom ho Jostled, nnd two young women with bundles who wero knocked off their feet by tho 'nshness of his charge. Everybody filso wns too intent on sprinting past his neighbor or ndroltly disabling a rival to bother about such a common-plnco common-plnco ocruironco. It was tho repetition of hln rushes over tho snmo ground and not tho ferocity of his behavior or his dlsro-gnrd dlsro-gnrd for tho softer sex that flnnlly mndo htm the subject of rcmnrk. When for tho third tlmo ho retreated over ground thus gained, and ns often returned to tho attack, n small, dyspeptic-looking bridge Jumper whosu corns hnd been rudely trodden upon ventured a remonstrance. Subtly Inserting In-serting his elbow In the abdomen of tho center rush, nfter tho most approved ap-proved brldgo Jumping tnctlcs, ho courteously inquired, "What seems to bo entln' you?" A look of pained surprise overspread over-spread tho fentures of the rusher. "You needn't bo bo unreasonable," ho nnswercd with offended dignity. "If you must know, 1 promised to tlo my sick wifo'R Christmas shopping in Now York on Saturday nftcrnoon, nnd being n bit out of condition, I wns 'Just getting In form. Hut I didn't mean to mako myself conspicuous, I assure you." And somehow tho apology really did mako him conspicuous for tho moment. mo-ment. Now York Herald. |
