New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-08-26
TIE opUr AND CALF KING BACK

THE "pUf AND CALl" hlNu bANN
RUSSELL aAGE RETURNS DROWNED AND READY 10
DO A MODERATE BUSINESS.
There were smiles all day yesterday on inc faces
of The hoYs " ab Russell Sagos oloe., III, SoSIhot
like Fourth of July, Christmas, ana hahhsg Why
Day rolled into one The cause was lho io,u I, in
cold gentleman" las he 10 9hectonaM,eE YorE II
Wall Street, from Quogue, J.. L., TO NoW-i3rk. a, ~
was che first time In nearly eight weeks thaI Ut
Sage had been in his Office, and not only WIS ne ne
heartily greeted by his employees Dut ,Ie ~ ~
corner of the Street Mr.. Sage left New-York on
July g. anxious to seek rest after tho terrible siege
to which he was subjected by tho holders OI MS
puts and calls " in the latter part OF june
His departure gave rise to extrayagant reports re-
speeding the state of his heal and mind ana Inc
rumor-nongers even went SO far us TO say that he
had retired from business.
Mr. Sage arrived early at his Office and was cor
daily greeted lie received several TRENDS d9rilg
the morning, and then attended meetings OF the
Law Committee and the Committee on Expendl-
lures Of the Western Union Telegraph Company.
He went back to Quogue III the afternoon, put Is
expected to be here to-day. lie Is brown as perry
with bright color in his cheeks, aud his whole
appearance is what his friends call "tip-top.D
'"Come in" Mr.. Sage said when a tribune re-
porter ran across him just as he was entering MS
Office :" am trst-rate-never felt better IN my
life. A little Drowned Yes, L should say so-a
good deal Drowned. The cool weather tempted me
back to-day and if it continues so shall run up TO
New-York every day or so before come PACK IN
September. don't expect till then to settle here.
! would not have como ny to-day If tho weather
"Whon the autumn weather settles you expect
to buckle on the harness
ooh yesp replied Mr. Sage. " But dom eK-
meet 10 look after the volume of business that /
have taken care of heretofore. have been work
ing too hard. Do you know that this is tho first
vacation | have taken since | was twenty years
old | was sick once before; when ran for Con-
gress ! caught cold from exposure and hdd 10 idl
OF; but with that exception nave not been ava.
from business more than eighteen days Ill the IaSt
foTty-iive years.
day card present, sent to the Office 9nony-
mously. Mr.. Sage's birthday was ceobrat ed carry
this month. 1.-The newspapers all got MI. sage :
ave wrong remarked tho lieutenant "Iboy said
he was seventy -four when no IS only siSty-eiEht
years old r., H.
statement Continuing his chat, he said:
mo- | haven't done much business to-day !
have had most of my important letters sent 10 me
at Ouogue. aud have looked after those matters;
but | found u good deal OF matter accumulated
here during my absence. | nave been boating
time. No nave brought back no lish stories but
our party tlc other day caught bass that weighed
twelve pounds. What do | think of th" stock
mukct1 We'll, if Wc have 20 cpnUuu ln', oi TINS
weather for % couple more weeks or Sl tln western
corn belt viii be- ou, of danger from i'ott mat
no local matter; II means big business Tor wau}
of Tie road. aud thHi will mako ro1l t"!l ol pros.
pcii.y with IA. corn ,rup assured, Cuu'Id"r't Ntil
hc created aud Tint really b. what We n''l more
than any thug elise. About the tiiIro11 rllr iron
hlcsi On, That We must expect now AMI tl' 40 ad
the best thuP Wo can do ~ not iucNdf.'itiC li'
mpnrin' hui lp mn.' Il' h.'I OF o.. '"'I -. ~
must go aud pct nav h1ir clt lrs the dr. t'mo
I'm my He went sixty days without htirrul.
lie coed thing had IL pretty close when went
away