Riverview Military Academy - Orbit Yearbook (Poughkeepsie, NY)

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In the 1nidst of the A' crowd, came to my at- cf' -'WH .tention a tall, dark, .gf ' kinky haired individual whom I at once recog- ., 'W li gr' nized as lieak Quin- !-ii t. .1 A 12 . .' ,- ws I arc. s us name sig Q V mhes, the protrusion on 'f ffl' the front part of his face was by no means a small one, and as it seemed to , ll' me that day at least, had ,ii grown larger with age. He wore the same smile .iw f - on his face that I had known way back in '11, and with outstretched hand, which rivaled even Lauer's mouth itself in size, he advanced to greet me. During the course of the conversation, I asked him what he was doing for a living. Why, I've been dabbling more or less into politics, since leav- ing eollegef' Beak informed me. My latest achievement has been in passing through Con- gress a bill, providing that civilians may be allowed to call more than once in four weeks, on the girls at Tebo I'Iaviland's school just north of Poughkeepsie. I have succeeded in obtaining the limit of not more than four times per week, and am now on my way up to take advantage of my opportunity, he chuckled as he sped on down Broadway. Q if N 1. im.. xX . fc ,., . W X ,, ' 1 7 NN t 9- X As it was getting rather late in the day and I did not wish to remain in New York City over night, I decided to show a few signs of speed and vacate the angry village as soon as possible. The old proverb, Haste makes wasteu was certainly exemplified in my ease, for I had not gone one hundred yards, when a man started to cross the street just in front of me. I threw out my clutch and jammed on my brakes as quickly as I could, but in vain. My machine passed Cas I learned afterwardj directly over his head, breaking my front wheel all to pieces as well as the axle. Not only did it damage my machine severely, but the impression of his

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in a large chair at one end of the room, his silvery top in strong contrast with the black upholstering of the chair, and listened at- tentively to the case in hand. I gathered from a bystander that the fuss was about a woman whom a certain druggist had accused of stealing 100 boxes of talcum powder. The room had become quiet. Presently Judge Crum arose, his stately figure awed the entire court room to silence. The case is no case at all he said. This druggist can't make a charge out of talcum powder! Every one was satisfied, and the court was adjourned. Judge Crum slipped out in the crowd some- where before I Mid! could speak to ' -P him, so I again I took to my gaso- 9 line buggy. , I I . I had not gone imqtl very far, before a most spectacu- ' lar sight con- ' fronted me. A l A most gorgeous parade was com- L 'A-so ,il ,ingdown liroad- - -, - way, headed by the best music in the country, the Riverview band. So far as I could judge, the parade was in honor of some most lordly personage, for such banners as Long live the general, The cleanest sweep in the country, etc. ware to be seen on all sides. Bye and bye, the general himself approached, seated in an open carriage in company with the Mayor, and a few other noted personages of that city. Of one of the excited bystanders, I asked what this great man had done to deserve all of this honor and who he was. Why, don't you know, he asked me, that is General Gildersleeve, lately appointed, of the New York street cleaning department. lfVhy, he is the best of his kind the city has ever had. His education even makes it possible for l1in1 to talk with the Greeks on the street corners, and tell them to stop throwing banana skins all over the streetf, Then I remembered the General Gildersleeve up at school, and rejoiced that one of my class mates at least enjoyed such a distinctive position.

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head put a dent in the asphalt pavement about a foot in depth. I jumped out and pulled the unconscious individual from under the ma- chine and-Horrors! it was Bone-Head DeOna! His head was sensibly not marred a bit, and he seemed to breathe freely. I took him to the nearest hospital, where, in about 15 minutes, he became conscious again. When I told him he had had a very narrow escape, he only laughed, and said he had had lots of things happen to him more serious than that, the worst of which was a railroad wreck in which he took part the week before, 15 cars and the engine were piled on his wiry sky piece, in which position he stayed for two days, after which the burden was removed from his head, and he was allowed to go his way in peace. I apologized for running over him, put my machine in a near-by garage, and contrary to my wishes, stayed in the city that night. It was some days before my machine was again i11 running order, and I could continue my journey. And this part of my journey was the most uninteresting of all, as far as my acquaintances were concerned. The scenery to be sure, was perfect, and as I went further south, I could not help but note the difference 'J f' -. In 1 J Nl! f , - !, v In in the habits and appearance of people with whom I came in contact. When I reached New Orleans some weeks later I saw an invention which dumbfounded me. There was a man, out on the Mississippi River, apparently walking on the water. As l1e drew nearer shore, I recognized him to be Rube Hiller. And what do you think old Rube had done? Nothing less than model his dainty shoes into gun boats, by the aid of which he was able to walk on the water. But this was not his only achievement. I learned froln one of the inhabitants of the town, that Gun Boats had won hundreds of medals in foot races all over the world, and that his record for the hundred yard dash had been reduced to 4153 seconds. Had I had more time, I would have certainly stopped and congratu-