Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1882-01-04
LIES vicissitudes.

4 well.known man.about.town.
who finds his chief delight in the
study of human nature, and who be.
{ iieves that Denver offers a better
field for that too rarely practRed
art than any other spot on tue face
of the earth, told Tribune rep
rc9ntative good many entertain.
ing and amusing stories in pleas.
ant hours chat. the other day.
He was seated III - comfortable
chair that allowed him 10 Toll back
and rest bis icct on the window sill.
smoking his cigar and lazlly and
drcamly watching the smoke as IL
went mp in little rings and WAS then
caught 10y the Wind and sent carry.
ing oul Of the window and blown
away into Moth nCncSs.
odd you ever illnl; much Of The
vicisSitudrs At litc:' he asked, snd
denly, knorkir. the white ashes
from the cad ct his cigar, and look
ing so earnestly Into his compan.
IONS face rs 10 really Tighten him
into a philosophi,' mood.
The latter an.n rlrd that he hah
rarely giveu the subject cnnsldera-
ton, save when NiclSsiiUdrs them.
selves made it imperative.
eve all have our little cXpericn.
GcS, conliuncd the student OF human
natnrc. \ smile crep' into his face
rs he went ON, examining tue burn
inc end of his cigar critically: 81
read littlr scrap IN n newspaper
one time that amused and interest
cd me exceedingly, not so much he
cansc Of u.s. alleged fupnincss but
because the writer had suggested
some GOOD ideas without knowing il.
He was telling of two men who met
accidentally in the cars. One said
10 the other. Have | not met you
somew here betore!' Aud then the
fellow spoken to went on TO tell nm
that he probably had met him some.
where, saying. Three years ago |
was Secretary OF Young Mems
2 Christian Association. After that
I commanded a ship for while,
then worked in restaurant, kept a
hotel, ran newspaper, ami last sum
mer / travelled with Barnnm rs II
cannibal.'
"Iifc is full Of vicissltndes, re.
marked his companion, TO which the
fellow of many experiences respond
ed. laconical,y, "She am; very full,
indeed
81 think of that little yarn every
now and them continued the gen
tlemau, laughing quietly to himself.
"as look around me in Denver and
sce moor devils whose experiences
have been almost as remarkable rs
those of the chap in the story. You
have often read in the New York
papers of noblemen's sons serving
in the big restaurants like belmont
eos and the Brunswick as WATERS.
Well know that such things Of
ten occur. A man can make big
tumble in very short time. Talk
ing about walters, ii was only few
DAVIS ago that there was n real live
Countess--a Swedish One-washinC
dishes and making herself general
Is useful in the American House
, Funny, amt III ! tell you this is the
country 10 live in if yor want ia
have high. toned people do the ordl'
= nary work. 1t was not long ago
that | had my boots hlackened by a
! little codgcr whom afterward learn
cd was the runaway son OF Chlca
90 millionaire. The vicissitudes in
that little fellows life are beginning
early.
al sat here ut ms window the
other day-you see | have a
good view up and down the street
!, for a good ways-and counted nc
i less than halt q dozen people ri
they passed whose histories knew
b. we're peculiar enough to form tn
interesting plots cf a. many novels