New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-06-02
4 MODERN HERO AND LEANDER.
A NEwRoRKER SWIMs THE EAST RIVER To
VISIT HIS BROOKLYN SWEETHEART.

ST. to take the ferry for Brooklyn, my a"oAi'f'H u
arrested by young gentleman going inc Sa r we.
nm the other side OF that th0roughfaIe Ills iAoo
,as bandsomer than common, his step was as grsoeui
nc a youpg fawn's his hair which was long ~'u 'u-
cIined 10 curl gave him rather picturesque '''A'
He vore suit OF dark blue which nt'eu nun -
frctly But these wcro not the things whioh o~'ooN
me n Reep my eyes fixed upon him. IL naspo" "po.
me as sighted him that his dark blue sun 'onoo"i9u
another Of An unusual sort. There was thai VI INC
Tar ho carrIed himself Notwithstanding bis spring
,,r .,.n which suggested some concealed pahoPy'
coniec ulrei that he might b. bound for brooAi'" "
attend masquerade party and that haNihs ~ ,a
aside his blue suit In the dressing room nc 49,
appear in the drawing room as hch~u 80 49,.
lion or one OF the knights that fought at Agnoo"re
While uas thus speculatng tho young fellow ana
ireacbed the wharf But he didn't enor the "'i'
bouse. he turned and walled up The dock'
Co 7 dismissed him nom MY mfnd' bought my
ticket and went on tho boat Pro'H so'A 80
was a commotlon. Something n the "a'oF 9''
the attention OF passengers whose eyes "''o 49,
Gazing where they pointed oehetd tho !o""e la,
from whom | had parted fcw minutes Pro'tou'
i,,,,, s,rImrup out in the direction OF Brooklyn'
Ir as perbAps 100 feet north OF the ierrSDoa'' NJ
,ook n long slow siroko and Il must have oeon c''
dent even to the dullest observer that no "oo'u
resentrd any assistance. ! notfed that 1no nc
were In charge OF the boat seemed !" N
lsngud interest in the spectacle ONO n'Sn' :,
thought that swimming nom NO" -,
nr,ok,vn was an everyday sight to them An'r'S'"e
- - o.,nsd IN, hest naturcd inquired II
=, 80 ,rho The swimmer was, ~ he hsd ever sen
him beforoi . -, -Ao hs x
hut for tho last few weeks Tvo seVerA urleS ''o'
him going TO Brooklyn that way ,--.,..,
Perhaps" suggested. be p,ro.
but whose homo is in Brooklyn. ny s"'H'H''"e
the East River he saves ferragc'
q tIo amt no diver remarked my companion IN
Aoc,dcd tines at you get q close look al MIN you
sec that he looks blAnkcd sight moro hAo p'O'
feSsionRl dude -, IL, 81, ,,o
By ms time the boat was entering the SIP on VI"
proohivn side My curiosity having become thor
,,S,r .ronsed I de,srmiued II possible. Ia find out
who tho swimmer and what mSao aim 90 H.
Accordingly. leaving the boat took my position on
the Heights Iust above the ferry landing waiting Tor
The bold swimmer to land When ! rShon W"
Heights DO seemed to 30 about half way over TITS
emily the shadows gathered over the river ana ius'
sight Of him. had gone to Broohyn for TWO 90.
,scts one of business for Tho Tribune and ono OF
pIeasure for myself Having transacted my bhsi'
ness haspnod to q reception which was being gwen
=, the hons. OF one Of my old friends on I'VE
I hadn't been long In tho house before no
uced an Immensely pretty girl. Ana "h"h
7 GLANCED envously into the face Of the Young fellow
upon whose arm she lightly leaning, saw. 10 my
amAzement that he was the swimmer whom haa
lately left In the Fast River Naturally, lost no time
In getting 10 my hostess TO ma out VINO this
nvsterous norman was, and why he did ~ and all
about It
m. par,icuIors which Mrs. impaired 10 me
rer, ~ novel and Interesting that ] urgrd her tn
allow mo 10 print them At first she stouty demnrrN
I'm, finally consented on my agreeing 10 suppress
names This Is substantially what she told ne;
give her own language, far ss I can recall u
"The young mans name Is Richard - liz
lives on Madlson-aye.. New.York. lie graduated a.
= College. class Of 1884. II you src familiar with
boating matters yod will rocollcct that be phh tho
s,,oRr oar I'm tho rrrw Of that year. HIS iondh%s
for all sorts OF athlete sports would seem b be n great
today a II ever was Last summer he moi inc young
laly with whom you Ehw hin this evonihg HnV'r
mind her namc-we'll call her juliet hor hihe'
was at one time professor OF Persian ht"t@U'o w ~
English college, and 1 am told was essentially
dreamer and a mystic. Her mother, the daughter Of
A famous pima donna, was born IN France W'tn'"
sight Of tLr Roucn Cathedral
g yrIlc, herself was born at Pa,moS. From his
eayIIct youth her father had yearncd for tho oppor
tuny OF visiting tho island whcreon tho Apostle nan
had his subline and magnificent vision MS lh'asi
nation hndled whenever no thought OF the slard ahu
The first wear or two Of his married life he spent cruiS
hp about tho Grecan Archipelago, with heahquart'n
at patnos among the simple fishermen.
"pcrhaps II Is not 81 srangr, considering her parent
arm and bcr birthplace, that tho girl should be such
n romantic creature. OF course all nice F''1s m"
NOR, mr. les romantic but Juliet has a. positive
passion for romance as-wol as Edison has Tor
scientific discovery
"Her mother has been widow FOR number OF
years and II while mother ana daughter were
slmmcr1ng on Cape Ann, near Pigeon Cove, last
suromcr that Richard became acquainted with them
uc fell IN love with Julict-a tho young mon who
were on the Cape that season were Wild about her
But Il by means so certain that Juilot loNed
Rlcbari. lie must have looked romantic enough, tn
te sulc with his brilliant eyes and his long hair
But Richard Is non what might be called romantic
tslker; his conversation lacks frcscoes and bis pro
fesson (hc r. a lawyer Is not at all suggestive OF
romance l have sometimes suspected that Richard
might have won her directly after meeting hor had
he hired a vessel and borne her fOrclbly away from
Cape Ann without stopping TO ask hor own or her
mothers opinion OF such a proceeding or course
after tho vessel had got wo under way he would have
fallen at her feet and sworn that It was the might
Of her fair beauty that made him do II, and that he
would proceed 10 plunge dagger IN his heart ana
lump overheard II sho did not consent to allow him
10 make for tho nearest port and marry her, Hut
he didn't perform this romantic coup d'etai and he
didn't Get her. However, none OF tho other fellows
got her In September she returned 10 Brooklyn, and
no to New.York He saw good deal OF her during
the fail and winter and have good reason for below
ing that the more he Of her the moro surely no
became convinced that was his fate. and that no
could not win her IN any conventional way. But
Just what 90 DO he couldn't think He was good
deal puzzled, but by no means hopeless lie realized
that she must know that he loved her aud the fact
that such knowledge did not induce her 10 rbun him
he interpreted In his favor II seemed a. clear rs Il
had been at Cape Ann that no man was preferred
before him.
swell. such woro tho circumstances. when one
evening in the first week In May. he came over from
New.York and accompanied her 10 a meeting OF road
ing and dramatic club. Brooklyn has q number OF
such ORGANIZATIONS, you know During tho evening
Juliet was asked TO read something and consented az
ter little urging, TO do volume Of Hood lay
on the table beside her. She is beautiful reader and
gave the poem which sho selected with inimtSble
spirit had the pleasure OF listening to her and
charmed. Being newspaper man, and newspaper