New-York tribune., 1889-12-22

capital fellow, said a welI-known mcmDer OF The
| Madison Avenue Baptist Church, over which DR..
Bridgman presdes.
| lie was right. The Doctor is charming man,
bubbling over with wisdom, wit and allegory, and
therefore good d-natured. cheerful and full of the
milk of human kindness. lie bears striking
resemblance to Benjamin Haydon's portrait of the
| Iron Duke, with the exception that his nose is
! not quite so wellingtonian. A wood engraving
of this portrait is published in the December
" Century," and those who have il will
readily recognize DR.. Brdgman OF course the
| portrait is idcalized, and of course DIR. Bridgman
| is not dcalized. even though the members Of his
congregation do idolizc him. lie is over six feet
| in height. broad-shouldered and straight
! Indian that has never bowed beneath the yoke
of Uncle Sam His speech is smooth apt and
sometimes picturesque, and when pause comes
he has way of pressing his lips tightly together
till the red part turns against his teeth and dis
appears
II have hardly time to think of recreation dur
| ing the work year." he said when vacation
time arrives in the summer I rush across the
water and bury myself in the heart of London,
where loaf Yes, literally loaf. 1
think a sea voyage indispensable for
man who wants TO go through reinvig-
Grating process, after season Of hard work by
the time ] get to London I have taken a new
| life and am in condition to enjoy my liberty.
] try TO become as much of an Englishman as pos
sble read great deal of English literature and
| fill my mind with English ideas. so that shall
have something new TO talk about when / return
to work stroll through the London streets
and walk through the galleries. Last summer |
went to Holland. and still enjoy thinking about
those delightful old Dutch pictures that / saw.
! 7 IL 7 ebo11
ever. I have an idea should like to 90 a-fsh-
ing"
"Ah you fish, them"
at is the only sport for which have an at
tachment l can play the fool at one end of
fishing pole for four hours with the expectation
of getting bite at the end OF that time.
And if the bite doesn't come ?"
"Why. I'm willing to play the fool four hours
longer"
DO you shootP"
I'm the matter Of shooting ] think ] may say
that have an unbeaten record In the course
of my life l have shot gun four times My
trophies were robin two deer and a hole through
my shoe"
! "Then YOU never missed a shot p
| Never missed a shot When was boy bor-
rowed gun from another boy and went hunting
As had never seen anybody load a gun, 1t was
but natural that should be eXtravagant with my
shot and prodgal with my powder. The charge
that put in must have filled the barrel about half
full When everything was ready and primed
espied robin sitting in a tree and crept stealtmy
nnon him. Being ambitious of success | contin-
ned to creep till the muzze of my gun was within
ten feet of the unfortunate creature, then taking
long and careful aim ! pulled the trigger. The
effect was disastrous at both ends. | remember
I Ire hacl getting
with nv law in my hands, while blood streamed
from nv mouth But / went for the bird, and
/ found IT, or what was left of it. My aim had been
perfect The entire load had passed through It's
body taking everything with it except the Two
wings and shred of skin That was my hrst
shot Ny second very Illuminating. we
were out deer-hunting and it fell to my lot to
stand in a certain spot and do the shooting whlle
| the rest of the fellows did the driving. 1hey goV
M several fine deer, which galloped by me in easy
range, but their movements were so graceiul anu
/ was so delighted with watching them as to for
get entirely my great responsibility. Suddenly,
however, the gun went OIL must have pulled tAc
trigger unconsciously, Wand the load passed
through the toe of my shoe. But that wasn't the
worst of it, Pretty soon the boys came running
ND. and the first question they fired at me was
Did you hit him, Charley My other two shots
were made in the Adirondacks, where camp
ing with DR.. Loomis and each brought down
deer"
DO you ride?"
NO. / do not
go 10 the theatre?"
"Oh, yes, often and TO the opera. 7 went 70
the Metropolitan on the opening night to hear
the Flying Dutchman.' 1t magnificent
production l prefer the theatre. on the whole,
though very fond of good singing. ! like the old
English dramas ! think the ability to act is as
much aSdivine gift as the ability to sing, and
persons blessed in that way should be encouraged
by Christian men and women TO make their gifts
beneficial to humanity. / don't often feel in
tragic mood-theres too much tragedy in every
day life, and l don't believe in paying to see it
but whenever ! want to be lifted above the
burdens that surround me, give me a good old
comedy There are times when a play will do
me more good than a ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
could select the fellows at the meeting
DO you play cards ,?
| ayes but not often. When / lived in Albany
I used to play good deal with Senator Harris.
who one Of my deacons WHIST is my
favOrite game ~.
And as to football, baseball, and forth ?"
| 81 like all such sports when the smuggling
tendencies of the players can be kept down |
approve games that take young men out in
the open air and keep, them away from liquor
saloons
BISHOP POTTER on HORSEBACK
The rot;Ind Protestant Episcopal Bishop OF New
! York takes his exercise on horseback. lie is
member of the Riding Club, and often gallops
through Central Park. lie presldes over his big
bay Qelding with the same dignifed composure
that he wears in presiding over his diocese.
| 81 have not been riding much of late. he said
70 the writer: 4" ! have not the time.
DIR. MACARTHUR'S BUSY LIFE.
1t is not to be expected that tie shepherd of
the biggest flock in the United States finds the
commodity time so abundant as TO hang heavy on
his hands. 1t is commonly understood ana gen
orally acknowledged that the Rev. Dr. Robert
$. Macarthur, pastor of the Calvary Baptist
Church. is the busiest clergyman Iii New-iork. If