Life — November 29, 1900 — page 14: what you’re looking at

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UNDE TWENTY-ONE. young Sothern—who, I grieve to sty, has aspirations wholly away from our modern tendency. His success, however, was but a feeble one. Some day we shall have a real Ham- let with May Irwin as Ophelia, Peter as Hamlet, and a grave-dig- Should this seem wholly to you, I can only assure you that your sense of humor is sadly defective. In its day it no doubt passed for what it was. But the Rogers Brothers would put you to shame any night in the week. The fact is, sir, that you are almost forgotten. You did the best you could, but you could not be expected to forestall requirements. And in conclusion, I can only quote to you your own words: “Farewell, a long farewell, to all your greatness.”” Yours disrespectfally, man—one modern Gideon Gutterpercha, A RE-SRATED BILL, The Common Lot. «(TM HERE'S one thing about my wife that is very trying.” “Lucky man !"" “She thinks I argue with her only to aggravate her.”’ Commodore Gerry. ‘YOMMODOREGERRY hasresigned all his offices in the Gerry Society and will retire to private life on the first of January. He says that he has no special reasons for retiring; that he has always whipped the State Board of Charities when he has fought it; that ho is on excellent terms withhis direct- ors. But he says that he is older than he used to be, and that the Gerry Society's work is pretty heavy, and that he wants a younger man put in to do it. He has business of his own to look after, and probably he wants more play time. He seems to be doing wisely. The work of the Gerry Society —more formally The New York Society for the Preven- tion of Cruelty to Children —is in great measure a war- fare. hts abound in it. Questions of the rights of parents come up all the time. The actions of the Society are always subject to criticism, and ought to be. They are also very liable to be misun- derstood and misrepresented. Commodore Gerry has fairly won relief from all these conten- tions. The work that he has done has been so admirable, and has brought him in so large a measure the affectionate regard and respect of his fellow-citizens, that we would rather see him pass it on to younger hands of his own choosing while his own vigor still endures, than see him harassed in his age by labors too heavy for him. He does well to ease the shoulders that have borne so noble a burden. Good luck to him, and long life, and all rewards that ought to come to one who has. used his strength and his power and his wealth to defend the weak and succor the miserable. F the valet's suit against Mr. Howard Gould had merely emphasized the imprudence of indiscretion, it might well have passed without criticism. But in addition to that, it seemed to demonstrate how easy it is to use the courts for purposes of blackmail, and that is a lesson that is far from accept- able. All laymen and, apparently, most lawyers, were amazed at the questions which the valet’s lawyer was allowed to put to the defendant. Mamma Trout: 1 wisi PEOPLE WOULD USE A LITTLE MORE SENSE. AND WE WANT TURKEY POR DINNER. IT'S THANKSGIVING TO-DAT,