New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-07-08

took me 10 minutes 20 understand what no really
tended-which was simply TO seli FIVE straps per
mitted him that luxury.
What the consideration. tho compensation. the beg
carly pay for each 2" inquired no bucRled 10 his
buckug.
"Only dollar Sir"
or what material arc thcy fabricated; are they
Russian leather ~ nsked.
"Ruslu' leather on youi Oh no. Sir; we sell good
many course. but hinges will break and locks
amt much count no way. Now II there was any cot
the boys that handle the baggage ana us
who sell the straps II might look like game, but there's
no profit onto them. We only keep them TO oOngc the
| public Five dollarsl All right, thank You, Sir"
"The obligation is mutual, my good friend" replied
REALLY am the TO say thank YOU For here
have been travelling up and down ard over the world
with these trunks and never found ont that they
were deficient in straps No one has much limited
It before and really profoundly grateful to you for
mentioning It, the more especially as l see by this ad
verseaent that there is change Of baggage between
here and Saratoga. But why do not your assistants
handle baggage with more care What good comes OF
banging them about SOL"
what good comes OF It Really I am surprised that
gentleman Of your intelligence should ask such ques-
ton. What good comes OF it2 Do you remember that
Rozensweig AFFAIR." Now, how would that murder ever
have been found out IL the boys hadn't been little
rough on that baggage3 And how would the woman
ever have been remembered and identified II l hadn't
sold her strap for the trunk when got little shaky
You the fact Is" (herc ho dropped his voice and
whispered in my earl. when body along who
looks like murderer now. the boys always contrive
to"
looked at my watch here and saw that It was very
tram time, 50 / said goOd-by, cordially.
Would you not like strap for that umbrella Sir 2"
he called after me- 1t looks as though would come
open easy"
NO, thank you good bye"
"A strap for your pocket-bOok perhaps"
IL Halr DIV
Good bye"
And il was good Of me TO buy many straps, though
after all did little better in that direction than my fell
low travellers for noticed that nearly every trunk on
the tran-even the newest, the strongest, and most
vigorous; IRON bound, brass ointed. hickory hooped
box supplemented with OF those russell leather
surcingles which have ascertained be purchased
Of any good in the land for from 81 to S.
the dozen A few moments more, but not before had
again met the other official who gently deprecated
the word q" adieu" and our lightning special was
laundering along the track.
How improving conversation Is TO the mindl Here.
after intelligent interchange Of ideas with the var
Gus officials OF the Grand Central Depot, carried ami
cably Notwithstanding some unmistakable differences
of opinion. went away invgorated and refreshed,
sessed OF much knowledge that had never dawned upon
me before This is why have introduced much Of
conversation at length And will any say that this
was not much better than sitting idly about having
v
come
Wagner carlow comfortable it Is! Whether
not the Wagner music is that of the future VIII not
derake decide but certainly the Wagner is good
enough for the present. 1t is delightful TO
get away from "'Ere's your popcorn, fresh su
CARED and sailed !" How do these wretches
INel 1 never any buy any pop
corn Of them. The friends, too, who lay packages Of
prize candy, every package containing valuable
present" and dirty illustrated papers and books your
lap without asking permlsson-rallroad accidents
are of nfrequent occurrence. but read Of
any of them being killed. DO they die They
scarcely seem bright things" Our lightning special
makes few stOppages but Poughkeepsie the conduc
tor announces ten minutes for refreshments-and to
enable any one who is without trunk strap to purchase
one, suppose.
The excellent language used along the line OF this road
really surprises one and compensates for all manner of
minor ncOnyenlences. For instance, asked man in
the restaurant what kind of ale he had.
"vassar," he replied.
as it made at the Young Ladies' CollegeT asked
% it of that brewedP'
suppose it from family Of that name"
he said. Upon my word he did. Eliminates" the
word he used-and maintain that emanaes ais good"
under the circumstances And the young ladies OF this
Tesaurant-f they not graduates OF Vassar, they
should be. They serve doughnuts with dainty grace
you pie than you ought simply crafty
them. And they speak the languages too. I'm not
much in that way. but experimental little.
" De quot IditS-ii les Soulers3 2" asked.
You will find the in the book Of Familiar
Conversations French whore you got that quotation
FROM she replied
"Al right 90 ahead" shouted the conductor, and
fell into train of thought the coincidence, which
was scarcely broken until reached saratoga-though
passing the various shops where the Commodore
features bis locomotives cars scrip dividends, &c,
could forbear wondering where he makes all those
trunk straps.
But here am at the end Of both the sheet and my
journey. JOHN PAUL.
p ST. add postscript TO remark that my trunks are
all right but the straps broken. shall telegraph
more for cannot be happy without them. now that
1 am accustomed 10 them, as it were. J.P