The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-03-08

per table [ took corner away Or from
the rest of the travellers, ana who
should sit opposite to me but Wander
bilt himself. I hadn't forgotten, you
NAV be sure, about the drunken pilot, I
and thought of the collision with our
brig. I made up my mind [ would talk |
to Vanderbilt at once while the mat
ter was fresh on my mind had 10
call him by name two or three times
before he answered me, which | did |
not like.
What is it, sir 2 he asked grufiy at
last.
This is an awful tough beefsteak,
| said.
We'll, then don't eat it, WAS the re-
ply.
Mr.. Vanderbilt said [, if you
hadn't taken the wheel in hand we
would have run into the oyster smack
quite likely.
Drunken pilot.
L don't admit it.
You must, because you said so your
SELF
Then [ was - fool.
You even made reference to that
very pilot in connection with a coils
ion last Spring.
There was a thick fog then.
have looked into the matter, and there
was no one to blame. Are you
lawyer"
NO am not, but part owner Of
the brig your boat ran into IL you
employ incapable people. which | can
prove by your own words, you will be
sure to lose your case. | can bring
every passenger here TO affirm your
statement. | have three or four ac-
quantances among them.
you haven't said word to them
You amt ii lawyer! Now, you show
me plainly who you are. Come into
my office, and we will talk it over.
The coach and the passengers may
have to wait ten minutes
went into a sanded office, when
Vanderbilt gave me cigar. / showed
him some letters OH my person. which
answered for an Identification. He
was polite enough now. The dam
age done us by that collision cost the
Loaf $500. Now, what did it cost you
to repair the brig?
Il nave UOU CIlG cAtCG huAOulit. w
have laid our damage at 50, 00O.'
well, you never could get half OF
that
Yes, we could. The repairs cost
ST. 500. and the time lost in getting
the brig ready we put down at S5Ot
more.'
THAT amt so. She was fixed upol
, the wharf where she was diSchargins
cargo. Now | will make you an Offer
: set off our loss against your owl
bills for repairs and | will settle OF
) that
We'll. said +, Il know am not fal
/. out of the way when say 81, 800
: Good. / will pay for our people Slo'
J in quit or all claims. Here, you max
. out an agreement to that effect, ant
r sign it for yourself and owners, am
!. that will be the end of it. will sen'
YOU a check for the money. II you ar
| not willing, say so, and l will fight tn
q case for the next ten years. That l
q nv way I considered fol- a moment
: AS the lawyers fees and annoyance
!. would have been considerable, | &C
n cepted the proposition. Two OF thre
b days afterward came the check, an
d with it a pass over the road to PhIls
d delphia. for the year, which pass IL
O turned. for I never was what you boy
). call dead headed We sent, however
d to Vanderbilt, on the part Of the owl
d ers of the brig, a cask of choice Mi
J. deria, and SO the matter ended.
v Tt might have been in 1865 when
d met the Commodore at Saratoga. | al
4, fond of whist, SO was the Commodor,
e There used to be, ten or fifteen veal
It ago. set of players in PHILADELPHIA
lie who were the best whist players in I'll
lie United States. I have seen some f
rs nous games in the English club house
ot played by leading whist players bl
a think the Philadelphia game was qul
0 as good. remember that one of the
he Philadelphia players. for mischief
he sake, was in the habit of rafting abo
q all sorts of things during the gam
ed against all the rules. but who had SUI
g, knowledge of the game, that wi
n. good players he could almost invari
e. bly, name the nine last cards in Il
ed other peoples hands. At Sarato
10. the Commodore who never lik
p anything better than to tack
n with strong opponents, was in t
re habit of playing his rubber with the
ne gentlemen from Philadelphia. No
nd the Commodore never was stro
IS. player, and never got beyond an .
II prentice game. I don't mean to I
vance the idea that now I am equal
he cope with those Philadelphia VIII
i'll players-but they do say that in /
as time could hold nv own with
We best Of them. l don't think any
lit you or your fathers will ever pl
IRE whist decently. None of you have I
genius of the game. never lose ]