New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-11-30

Here is an old anecdote, very familiar many years
aro and old enough to be new to many OF thls gem
Grafton, which was regular lh&EKSelVihs
night standby. No gathering about the fire
ever separated without lis being told. il ran
something in this way: new railway had
been opened through bleak and unsettled section
of country and had been IN operation only a short
time when a heavy snow began falling and soon com
pletey blockaded the road, stopping the train WI
its single passenger car far from any
Mace of hahitatIon. There were dozen
ar more travellers, but as the prospect
IF relief within a few hours was good they were
taking the unpleasant situation calmly Among
t,em WAS a tall, lank, lay-preacher, whose
cnunt.nance was chiefly remarkable for
nreternaturally large mouth. Soon after
the train came to standstill, he arose at
the forward end of the car. and with
his bIondest professional smile began: Now, bTeth
ron and 81 -ters we've got to stay here
shut nm together TOR an hour or two, so let us
,nake the best of it. / say brethren and sisters
bacause we are all brethren and slsters-alnt
that SOL We're all Christians, amt we Oh
oo,,rsa we are Now les have a little experience
meeting here Why not We all love the Lord,
don't wet We all believe He knows best what Is
good for us, don't wei OF course we
do Well, les talk about Him little.
To begin with, we all believe there's
uotbinq the Lord couldn't do if He wanted tQ-we
all believe that, don't We Y At this point
n green looking countryman, VINO had
been watching the smiling speaker with
olose interest. startled him by saying: WAL,
NV NV dunno bout that think | know one
chino the Lord couldn't do" ION! do you ~
e,claimed the preacher with great delight " Do
vou indeed! Well les hear it. Speak up loud and
LOT rs all hear what il Is the Lord couldn't doV
.Naalv SAID the countryman with great delibera-
tion ..He couldn't ha' made your mouth any
higger onless he'd ha' sot your ears back" That
ended the conference meeting.
,,oro the blessings to be thankful for, but at
so,a distance is the college football match which
,npu,llv crowns the athletic season on Thanks
'i,,,oIDay. Snow and slush make little difference
- the pluyers while the spectators art aided in en-
dr,ipq the chill and discomfort By the excitement
81 tina game and the cOnsci0uAness OF Ihanksgv-
~ an, elite rapidly developing intO fair and lusty
nroportiuns. To-day Yale and Princeton send out
Ioven each of their mIghtest men OF war, who
having triumphed tueir weaker brethren of
Harvard and Columbia, stand ready to do fierce
L.,t,Ie for that somewhat empty honor known
.L cbamponshp. AS the score rs now Yale has
49,, Two matches, having beaten Harvard and
Colutubia; Princeton has won ono from Columbia
and lost one to Harvard; Columbia has lost three
o,d wen noue and Harvard has won two from
princeton and Columbia and lost one to Yale. If
Vale wins to-day therefore, she bears OFT the cham
,nionsbip. while If Princeton wins, her victory
i,unly causes d tie between herself and ale. That
the match will he holly contested no one will
doubt who remembers the riyillres of his college
Ava and additional interest will he excited by tho
faIt that both colleges send out this year the best
sIeyens they have shown, la past matches the pa
trance oil SPECTATORS has been put TO severe test
Inv tho tedious defensive playing, in which the
hloek game and safety tOuchdOwns played so inl-
nortant part But 10y the rules adopted last spring
the side making four safety touchdowns
Legs than their opponents win the game IN ease
nothine else is obtained. And another new de-
,arture IL that II in three consecutive fairs aud
downsa team shall not have advanced the ball
five yards OF lost ten they must give M the ball
to the Opposite side. So tho monotonous fencing
and ieintng hch have characterized past matches
will be changed for hot, rlpid work, and the
thousands Of spectators WIN will flock 10 the POLO
Grounds IL the weather permits Will be likely To
40. the shatnest we'll the hardest fo&ght foot