After dinner stories by famous men : . re, sir. EX-MAYOR DUNNE, of Chicago, says that herecently visited a barber-shop where the barber,failing to recognise him, was very talkative. Have you ever been here before. asked thebarber. Once, said the mayor. Strange that I dont recall your face. Not at all, the mayor assured him. It al-tered greatly in healing. By Famous Men 23 CAPTAIN ROALDAMUNDSEN, the Norwe-gian explorer, relates an inei-dent which, he observed,proves how women are ad-dicted to the very habit ofpretence. At a recent reception, ahandsome young woman whowas stylishly clad entered t
After dinner stories by famous men : . re, sir. EX-MAYOR DUNNE, of Chicago, says that herecently visited a barber-shop where the barber,failing to recognise him, was very talkative. Have you ever been here before. asked thebarber. Once, said the mayor. Strange that I dont recall your face. Not at all, the mayor assured him. It al-tered greatly in healing. By Famous Men 23 CAPTAIN ROALDAMUNDSEN, the Norwe-gian explorer, relates an inei-dent which, he observed,proves how women are ad-dicted to the very habit ofpretence. At a recent reception, ahandsome young woman whowas stylishly clad entered theroom, saying to the footmanin a loud and peremptorytone of voice, Kindly tell mychauffeur to bring the limou-sine back in about an hour. The footman went, andin a few moments, just as the cpyiiKiii. wiute young woman was about to shake hands with tlie hostess, he returned to say,in a voice perfectly audible throughout the room, Your chauffeur says he cant come back in anliour, maam, because hes got another taxi-jiartyfor then, ROBERT W. , the famous novelist,tells of a New York friend who rtcently visited aChicago cousin. lleury, said the New Yorker, before I leave town I want to be sure and visitthe Stock-Yards, the Art Institute, and the Field 24 After Dinner Stories Museum. I suppose its an old story to you, so ifyoull direct nie right Ill find them myself. The Chicago man laughed. Im ashamed toadmit it, he said, but the fact is Ive lived inChicago for fifteen years, and Ive never been outto the Stock-Yards, nor visited the Pield Museumor Art Institute, although I pass the last two everyday of my life. I guess Ill take a day off andaccompany you. He did and was as much interested as his cousin. A week later, as he was bidding his relativegood-bye, the Westerner said, When I go to NewYork this fall I want you to take me out to EllisIsland to see the immigrants land. It must be agreat sight. And I want to get a view from theStatue of Liberty and walk through
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