Evening Republican, Volume 20, Number 157, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 July 1916 — HAPPENINGS in the BIG CITIES [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

HAPPENINGS in the BIG CITIES

“Jackie” Finds Fishing Good in Hotel Fountain HEW YORK.—For almost three hoars at dinner time recently the water of the fountain in the fountain room of the Ansonla hotel was quiet. The usual Inhabitants of the fountain were totally absent and the tinkle of the

splashing water against the metal sides of the tank was missing. It was customary each evening for the diners as they passed Into the fountain room to stop at the fountain, gaxe for a moment at the Japanese goldfish swimming about and wish the head waiter a good evening. They stopped and looked, but they saw no goldfish, and in their desire to know why and where they had gone they forgot to wish the head waiter the usual good evening. A hurried Investigation, whispered

conversation between the waiters and the diners and the story was out. Little “Jackie” Williams and his father arrived at the Ansonla recently from their home In Bay St. Louis, near New Orleans. “Jackie” who is eight years old, was one of those who stopped a moment the night before to watch the goldfish. They reminded him of the fish in the pool of his father’s garden at his home. The tables were set, but no one was In the Hining room when “Jackie” appeared later armed with a bent pin on the end of a string and his father’s cane. When one of the bellboys discovered “Jackie” far frqm the hustle and bustle of the life of a busy city, the little fellow was vainly trying to catch with his hand one of the finny creatures which had refused to be lured to the hook. The rest of the gold fish family were wriggling and flapping themselves Into a state of coma in several plates which had been placed by to contain soup. First aid was administered by the bellboy, the fish were watered and "Jackie’s” father notified. The result was a bargain and sale of the fish by the hotel management to Mr. Williams so that “Jackie” might not feel homesick. The fountain was stilled so that the last member of the family might be captured, and a new assortment ordered.