New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-06-02
CURRENT CHAT.
NOTES ON MEN AND THINGS.

man little way ahead: "Lock at mat fellow: he
Is eating crust Of bread, and Just saw him pick
Is up out OF the gutter; thar must be u genuine
case, and ! am going 10 give him quaFtern
Keep your quarter for n good uIsarS replied his
companion, "and watch that rascal a fcw moments
and you win be glad you gave him nothing"
So tho two passed on and thon looked back at tho
man IN tho shabby clothes. When he found that
nothing was TO DO got from them he stopped eating
the crust and put 10 back In tho gutter. not IN uo
mud, but on plece OF clean wlio paper, and waited
IN some other beneyolontloOklng person should
come near enough 20 zoo him pick 81 up again.
"wcn, WE'LL" said the who had saved his
quarter, the ways Of the professional begSar 40
past finding OUT
"Not at all past finding OUT the other rcpliei,
when you have seen him play the same trick twice
The Rev. DR.. +. ". Gunsaus Of Chicago, who Is
we'll known in this city and Baltimore, tells OF an
amusing episode OF bis first pasorate, which, by the
way was in a town on Long Island. al was full Of
enthusiasm in those days no says IN telling the
story, and came nearer 10 believing myself a great
preacher than / ever havo since. This Long Island
town 20 which assigned was considered very I'M
godly but with the optimism OF youth OeHeVcu mat
my eioquencc would soon reduce II 10 state OF IN
nocuous virtue Well, The day for my maiden sermon
osme around, and the church well filed. was
never more eloquent than was that day. and before
got half through my felt quito confident OF
converting the whole town In short order Just then
. taFdy brother enter tho church and weave up
certainly up the middle aisle. II required no second
glance 70 that fun the church was that morn
Ing, he sun fuller. ! was In hopes that he would
quietly drop into Of tho tho door, but
my hopes in vain. BY walking up both sides OF
the aisle he gradually got 10 the very front pews,
right under the pulpit. II then occurred to me that
might prevent an unpleasant scene by ADDRESSING
soothing and pleasant remark 10 my bacchansNan
brother. So said in sympathetic tones: perceive
that tho brother Is sick Perhaps he were 10 allow
the sexton to accompany him to tho door be would
speedily recover In the open air felt like con-
graduating myself on my diplomacy, but the sick
brother seemed TO misunderstood my good intentions
Dracjlg himself uncertainty against pew ana gazing
rc =, S s'f IN thick St audible tones IT'S
me thSt thsh hic bad Bresshn doesn INC.
laugh ard when left tho pulpit bad gwen up all
thoughts OF converting the town oy my eloquent
preaching"
Said business man. telling Of HIS experiences
with tho mails: at Is surprising how stupid the men
in pos tosces can be when the whole they are NJ
nnarkabIy Sklful In dealing with pulling cases The
other DAY | wrote a letter to banker in Santa Fe'
n NJ and in ~ OF absent mindcdnesS addressed the
envelope Santa Fc, n Y Tho letter came back 10
ne opened, when every ono who handled u must
have known that Santa Fe VA In Now-MeXleo, while
o. tho head Of tho letter the address was correct on
The other hailn j once SttI NN"'o =" h~ ''''''
Philadelphia which was addressed simply with my
name and No Prarl-st There seemed TO
have been no delay anywhere. Again letter postci
10 me In his city with nothing on the envelope OnI
nv name rrarhed me within = few houS aifer u was
posted When recall these incidents am inclined 10
think that tho men 10 tho postal service snow moFe
than average intelligence on many oec@'"n0'
Those who do not kenp track OF The postage stamp
collection craze can hardly realize how the lad runs
AWAY with a mans Judgment At 0 recent SAFE OF
rArc postage stamps In London single British guinea
stamp OF 1850 brought $3.50 and was considered
,hs.n =, ,hn, prce s1mr Eus ;iln stamps -
rare that they will command almost any price and
attempts are frequently made tn forge them. The
great coilecuo OF Philippe Ferrari, OF Paris, COZ
tans quarter OF million ~ stamps. and Is housh'
Ia be worth about q million dollars Mr.. Phhoirh
recently sold his collection 81 Fcrrarl for 100000
and STR Daniel Cooper. the we'll Known Austraian coz
hector has soh his fine collection to the same cob
,ctor for $4,000 The collection OF the late Ouch.
e.s de Galiiera said to have cost nearly 100000
and the cost Of tie 5000 volumes 10 which Il Is con-
tanned about ea5.Ooo. AZ the Paris Mint there Is
q remarkDbls collec ton. whn tho Rothsohud eonec-
srll At from 300 $1,000 and the collec tors keep
a close watch on all the sales throughout the world
in cedar 10 secure the specimens they dssirc Alto
gher the craze represents Fictitious value Of mill
IONS OF dollars.
There are many complaints the part OF women
Of the shabby condition OF the Ftfth.ave stages
TIE upholsterng OF the seats has De-
como hard aud hummocgy, and so Slip
perry that II IL impossible to keep from fall
ng OF except by brssing the feet against the floor.
There are altogether too few stages running, an IN
explnabie fact In view Of the great demand for thom
Il Is to be hoped that the company will devote tho
ESQ 900 It is borrowing TO the purchase Of q large
number of decent stages worthy OF the great metrop
OILS Certainly VIII not be possible always To
Keep horse-car railroad OF Ftthave. II the stage
company dos not satisfy tho demands OF It's I.StrOns
bettor than IL has done thus far
An italian street pedler had boen making nuisance
Of himself in FourteenthAt ono fine afternoon re-
Gently, impotuning the busy shoppers 10 buy his
toy. balloons Suddenly, Is he was making change a
fierce gust Of wind swept along the street. snsched
his bundle OF balloons from his relaxed grasp. and
tossed them high In the air. With yep tho aston.
ished podler turned who had robbed him. The
driver OF covered wagon Just az hand was grinung
a, him. You TAXA my balloon shouted the ped
er rs he tried 10 chamber up the front wheel Of tie
wagon "Get down, you Dago," said The driver, as
he pushed him OF with his foot and raised HIS whip
10 strike. With string OF Italian swearworis the
peder rushed around IN the rear Of tho wagon and
pcorcd ln Seeing nothing he Looked up on top. and
he did So sped hs balloons dancing along over the
heads OF the crowd, and now some distance away
The shoppers bad stopped their bargan'huntns to
enjoy the Joke men were striking at the flying bundle
with canes and umbrellas, boys wcO throwing tner
hats at It, and through the crowd torc tho almost
weeping italian. followed by Of laughter. Just
as no got underneath bis another gust car
RED them up again This time they caught In tho
telegraph wircs and would not come down. They
we're 20 pole, however, ana the now desperate
pedisr tried 20 climb II. Tlc had " Skinned" up
little way, under the encouragement OF the crowd,
when policeman pushed his way 10 re foot Of nc
pole. With thunderouS shout 10 the climber, no ny
The solo OF the mans foot, all he could reach smart
rap with his club. Tie pcdlers strength wN already |
1hausied and the shout and blow frightened him 80
that be slipped and fell plump on the polcemans
head Both wont down In Tho gutter and roar vent |
up from the crowd. Needless 10 say, the praying |
swearing, protesting son Of Italy was Prompty |
marched OF % the police station and the balloons |
we're loft To the care OF Themselves
Although IL Is not cheerful subject TO those who |
arc suffering from hekrnns OF the cutIce on their
toes Il may interest them 10 know thar the FIRST |,
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