New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-07-09
CHANCES HERE AND THERE.

II instead OF taking OF the many cars Of devious
route and doubtful destination one chooses 20 pick
ones way back from the docks Of the great Atlantic
llncrs afoot, few steps land one among the shady
trades that always nestle and thrive under the Ice OF
ne big ones. Here. surrounded by substantial ware
houses, with tho splendid new building Of the Mount
Morris Electrical Company towering out OF the squalor.
you come upon those strange tanges of stranded rub
Dish Of all sorts, from saucepans 10 anchors that
call iunkshoDs For the most part they resemble the
little measure from which Mr. Wegg sold walnuts 70
conidng public. IN having almost visible lnside7
70 them but they make up for this in (and tol more
senses than ono by frankly OVERLOOKING the sidewalk
Here Is a heap Of scvcnth-hand clothing. How the
last owner, II he was the owner could get into
or out Of any garment OF The whole shabby lot what
this enterprisng merchant car possibly have given
for H. how he expect TO sell It again. these
are mysteries, even wnere all Is mystery. All kinds
| OF wasten he announces his readiness 10 buy. And
here comes lad OF say sixteen with nautical gait
and half Scotch pis' hs shoulder bright enough
At the newly broken end, but elsewhere a mass Of
rusty bunons and pocl1narhs. such as pigiron takes
10 look for (but not, Ter hope. ind anything We
have loet OF marine or general sccOndhanded nature
It is an open secret 10 every one that has anything
to do with children, only dealers in foreign toys
and rich bachelor unces, their victims that healthy
boy in his first brees7 would rather play With an
empty sodavaterhottle and string than have for
hts the costest complications OF Nuremberg.
fved in opinion for the private delectation Of the
| Old German that makes them. Now look at young
Washington Street paradng, Indian file, barcfooted
| In the oozing gutter every boy in the whole
radiant in the possession Of pair Of tin eyeglasses
made within these three minutes. every for him
self out OF the clippings Of convenient cannery
| We tale cur glasses on and make believe to wipe
/ them rather than mock the rising Aldermen.
! Speaking Of steps" why is II that for this long
! time, no one has walked or gone anywhere. for any
PURPOSE but invariably Stepped And there seems
fascination about the word too for you are carefully
sured that no. she Il. they, stepped when the
Of fact Of hts. hcr its their proceedings is Of
/ no consequence whatever
AS rule prefer 70 keep probabilities in view,
but there are-in short in the cool Of Saturday even
/ ing on upper Broadway. IN this very New York. we
ourselves a horse complaceuty looking out Of a
second story window and standing By his side
tanning HIM Not Proctor Knott any Of the flyers.
/ mind you. but Just the common horse Of North
| America And the horse seemed 10 enjoy this novel
equine toilet very much and the looked happy,
and there were three Of us and yOu If you Ike,
may be fourth.
The retirement Of Colonel Clark from tho command
OF the 9TH Regiment and the changes which VIII take
place I'm this favorite corps Of NewYorks citizen SOL
Gcry recalled TO the mind of veteran Of the regl-
ment some "reminiscences relating 70 it which arc In
terestlng have proudly worn both the blue and
the gray" he said. by which you may think that
portion Of my military service performed In the
Confederate Army but that IS not so. wore the
gray as a cadet at West Point and member OF the
9Th Regiment The proudest day can recall In uni
form was the 10th day Of April 1861 when with
musket on my shoulder and knapsack on my back,
marched with the 'Now-York I'M wearing
the historic gray Of that noble regiment
say historic for that uniform has a glorious origin
During the War Of 1912 the Government supply OF
blue cloth gave out The country was without manu-
featuring facilities. and owing 70 the British enbarso
no suCh cloth could be imported It was contraoand OF
var The result was that General Winfield Scott's
BRIGADE was clad Fl gray. the only goods the United
state, quarterma, ers could obtain This gray uni
form was distinguished on every battlefield against
tie Duke Of Wci.iuctons veterans Of the Fennsular
War. but especially al Chippewa and Lundys Lane
I'm honor OF SCOTS heroic command the unfprm OF the
ADDS AZ tho United states Military Academy was
chosen when the corps was organized. General Sou
himself is my authority for this statement. Tho
or.rinators OF tic It'll adopted their uniform from
at of TIE cadets ard the regiment has done honor 10