The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1874-03-05
A Danbury Fact.

II the following accident were an
invention 1t would be remarkable be-
cause Ofcits fertility, but being an ac.
tual fact IL is simply extraordinary f;
we don't pretend to explain why the
hero pursued the course he did, but
that the whole,is simply a fact sew
eral excellent persons can attest. 1t
illustrates one thing in particular,
and that Is that there are more ludi-
crOus events happen-daily than the
mOstsanguine journalist can invent.
MIR. A. Robinson, Il halter, whom
our Danbury people know to be a
gOod-sized man in spectacles, was in
New York recently on business. Al
though he went down on the cars In
the mOring, he concluded to come up
to Norwalk by the boat, and for that
purpose repaired to the pier on time.
He had with him Il large and heavy
bundle and an equally heavy valise-
one in each hand. On arriving on
the boat it suddenly occurred to his
mind that the boat at the next pier
might be the NOrwalk boat. 1t might
have occurred to another party that
the surest way to- find out would be
to ask one of the deck-hantls. How
ever, the idea did not strike Mr..
Robinson. He determined to board
the other boat at once, and leaving
the bundle, which now appeared to
weigh ton, he retained the valise
and visited the other boat. Here
again he was uncertain he was right,
and here again another might have
interviewed one of the officials.
Much puzzled by the similarity of the
vessels, Mr.. Robinson set down his
valise OH the second boat with some
vexatiOn, and going ashore he pro-
ceeded to do what, viewed in the
most charitable light, appeared to be
Il very extraordinary performance.
He climbed up on a pile Of lumber.
This pile of lumber lay between the
two boats, and from its summit Mr..
Robinson cxpected--so he says-tO
take a general view of both vessels,
and so determine. which was the
most entitled to his confidence.
Climbing a lumber-pile in ones best
suit of clothes and in a strange neigh
bOrhoOd is no trifling undertaking.
So Mr.. Robinson speedily discover
ed. Despite his utmost caution, Mr..
Robinson several times scraped his
shins, and once, narrowly escaped
splitting his nose open but he per-
sisted in his efforts and in due time
made his appearance ut the top, very
red in the face and very short Of
breath. v Adjusting his spectacles he
brought them to bear on the boats,
and as he did SO thrill of horror shot
through his brain. Both boats had
cast off their fastenings, and were
moving away from the piers. Mr.
Robinson stared at them with all his
might as If he was in hOrrid dream.
But 1t was no dream. Just as plain
as the sun above his head was the fact
that one vessel was moving away
with his bundle and the other start
ing out with his valise. He took off
his hat and swung it, and stamped up
and down ON the. boards, aud shook
his fist at random, and shouted and
cried and screamed and sObbed, but
1t was no use. Steamboats, arc not
turned aside by fat men i'm spectacles
dancing on top of lumber-piles. Mr..
Robinson fumed and pranced around
until the boats were out of sight, and
all immense crowd of people had
gathered about, and were eying his
distress with the most lively interest.
Then he got down from the nile, and
smashing his hat down on his head,
modify stalked to the depot.-Ddn-
bury Ne,OS.