The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1885-01-25
THEY H1rr BY CHANCE.

THEY Hkr BY CHANCE,
Asa, Rsiss very Am~saas Fsrssns, Greatly
| Entersaissd ~ Observant Bystaader.
Tho varieties In the mode Of SALVATION OF
people who greeted their friends attracted tho
notice Of tho writer as he stood for half an hour
| In front Of the Hotel Brunswick q few days
ago. Tho air was clear and braclng and tho
avenue was crowded with equlpages rolling
toward the Park. There was q picturesque
| miDglinN Questionable people streaming down
the avenue from O'Clock wedding and bust.
| nsss men who had been steaming I'D Broad
way from their offices. and tho multitude was
dotted with working girls. laborsrs. languid
club men. and brisk young clerks.
A long. thoughtful. and somnolont looking
man. dressed sobsrly In black frock coat with
| high collar. loose trousers. and white over
CATERS. opened the door Of tho cafe and drifted
| with an air OF complete and utter exhaustion
| out on portico. Here he rested on cane
with one gloved hand while tho other hung
limp beside him. and looked. with tho stupid
air Of one OF the last figures In tho "Rake's
Progress" down the avenue. He wasn't an
invalid. Ho was . swell. very short. worry
| fat, and red-faoed man. who also wore frock
coat \ large cane. roomy check trousers. white
overgsitors. and patent leather boots. let him.
| self tenderly out OF the door OF his brousham.
| which the footman held open obseQuiously.
and toddled toward tho tall man. His eye
brows were raised. his mouth dropped. and his
shoulders were held forward. He IL one Of tho
very great swells to be seon driving on tho ave-
nue. on Coaching Day. The two came together.
lss' u,;.., - .r.w.r., ~. .m.u 49,. ~,,,.n.
the slishtsst particle Of lie or animation. 'A'''
| Gold 2" queried the tai man. looking down
s0 SSd rna %9YS a.xa %y s Smaller
as he todded toward the door OF the restaurant.
,hsx the Witch r sasn %SsrH % S
he was answered by the slammine Of the res
| ing past the hotel at the rate OF Ave miles an
hour. ielt somebody's umbrella drop heavily on
young man, whose most conspicuous features
wore a seven-inch mouth. a large cigar. a silk
men wcro similarly attred. were in the Vicinity
OF forty years OLD colIse,.ysiy and were in high
nary vitticism OF hitting a man on the tor OF
MS ns hat Tith an umbrella and tho man with tho
'm'Ello. Petey; 'ow does sho 'ead2'
""pMiumb to yindward; you tarrier'
| We'll, YOU kn2w me"
" pAetene baII g.
mWill I, We'll. just try It on. that's ALL
| With which they seized each others arms,
elegant sort of a reel. disappeared within doors.
and as TAR a. the writer's observation goes they
Two women came struggling down the ave-
and mufls in their hands. or hands in their
nuns nun. They wore sInare.toed walking boots.
nets. and each was talking vvaciously to the
| other-neither. in the meanwhile. paying
the slightest attention to hor companions re-;
| marks. broad. cunlbersomely draped and
Avenue like s1.ionner ' before the " yi t"G
out in front. and little dried up and shrivelled
woman running alongside as tender. As tho
got within earshot Of one another The S1-ton-
WIND and Tx Kissed hSnas n and esbbes
indiscriminately. Each talked to, questioned.
marks With syery one else in the party and not
one OF them drew breath or listened to solita:
word until ths S broke away and
ri S was within three feet Of them. and this was
do MIS- ;. " ~ Where on enrth-h' I'm S so
|ss !; ss Ike really given " Al
@ .ne S"'e We'll. soo Sas. We S"ee'ess- Wind
Must you, be"
""Hemsmbssr me to"
Coo"
,h fat u, man n,n with With, q round and rudy face.
DC down The as hs
with distlnctness Of purpose and determinn-
81 bs sa h%s 6 M He
boots and with. his stout stick, and when he
caught sight of red bearded man who was
air Of famboyancy and Joy he burst into u grin
that wrinked his face as a bood-red pool
smiled. and as be did SO the beard seemed to
upper and q lower half. while between them we're
sSodk bsrs rowS OF testh They stoned
man said with iaborsd and earnest st. mpGasis
and en- air l, OF superna .n gravity: 49,.
to enter this pHeS mss wss absns
ing drink * which sows crime and dsorder-gad
ons ana MAKES W,s,, orphans, widows. and-puff-
| OF his auburn moustache though,iuy and
then hen breaking into another gladstone SMILE
dude appeared. like a memento OF several
seasons seasons ago wearing light top cont that was
pipestem legs ana toothpick shoes With ali The
pride OF his kind. he worked his. way down
ssS sn the wind pInmp LITE girl Of seven
toos that she seemed as though she were com
hornpipe, tripped along and smiled and bowed
repeatedly to THO dude. who removed his hat
| played large and varied assortment of teeth.
~. an there err he cried PLEASANTLY. anh with
ae Easy anu cheeTini orsslihE OF hlEh- born
| hand Do n the grand on the avnoo eh ?"
| oh. you" said the girl. with great ON nhasis
| on the "you.' and tittering up and down on
tho chromatic scale with n rapidly born Of
unusual elation. you're such q swell" with
she added. nrchy. when are you coming to
see me. Mr.. Vanastorbilk p
| TO night. beloved! To-nightw warbled tho
dude. waving his hand gracefully and prunc-
Ing down in the teeth Of the wind. while sho
lifted first one shoulder and then the other in
sort OF parOXysm Of nervous delight, and
| skipped proudly up Fifth avenue.
| FOUR Girls PUZZLED HIN.
| A sociahie BNrber Who was Not Cp In tho
Amuscments Of the Rest Families.