Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1889-09-07

passing over his face He struggled and cx-
claimed:
II wanted my hair cut"
"Yes, sir, 50 heard you say; but when
shaving has to be done too we like TO have
that out Of the way first But beg your
pardcn perhaps you were raising beardi"
"No," said Phil, settling himself again In
the chair. At Haynton young men shaved
only on Saturday nights; Phil himself had
shaved only three days before, yet here was
another unexpected expense imposed upon
him by New York custom. Half an hour
afterward he emerged from that shop with
the not entirely satisfactory assurance that
his oldest friend would not know him at
sight; and when he had bought new hat
and surveyed himself In q long mirror he
was not certain that he would know himself
II he were to encounter another mirror by
accident The replacement OF his hard rub
Der watch guard by thin chain plated with
gold completed the metamorphosis, and
bootblack whose services he declined set his
mind at rest by calling him dude.
What next to do he scarcely knew. An
inclination to 60 back to the sloop and see
how Sol Mantring was getting along at dis
charging the cargo was suppressed by the
thought Of what Sol and the crew would say
II they saw him in his new suit. The country.
man has some grand qualities that denizens
OF cities would do well to initiate, but not all
his moral courage can keep him from feeling
uncomfortable when first he displays himself
In new clothes to old associates Country
youths have sometimes run away from home
gone to sea, the city, the devil-anywhers
rather than undergo this dreadful ordeal.
Suddenly 1t occurred to him that be was
not far from Tramlay's Office; he might make
call, If only to show that he could, with
proper facilities. look unlike countryman.
Besides, he wanted to know all about the iron
business, about which he had seen so many
contradictory assertions in the newspapers
He entered the store and walked back to-
ward the rallied counting room in which he
saw tho head Of Haynton's recent summer
boarder. A clerk asked him his business; he
replied that he had merely dropped in to see
MIR. Tramlay. The head of the establish.
ment looked at Phil without recognition
when this Information was impaired, and
advanced with a somewhat Impatient air.
which suddenly changed to cordiality as he
exclaimed:
"Why, my dear fellowi excuse me. ]
didn't recognize you at FIRST; we can't all Of
us have young eyes, you know. Come in;
sit down; make yourself at home. I'm glad
you dropped in; I'm going out TO lunch
pretty soon, and do hate to lunch alone"
Phil soon found himself coaxed and assisted
to high Office stool at desk by the window
and all tho morning papers placed before
him, while Tramlay said:
Look at the paper two or three minutes
while l straighten out muddle In Gus
toners letter; then we'll go out"
Phil took up paper; the advertising
page-which happened to be the first-was
very interesting; nevertheless Phil's eyes
wandered, for his mind was just then curious
about the iron trade, He looked around
him for indications of tho business; but the
only bit Of iron in sight was paper weight
on the desk before him. Closer scrutiny was
rewarded by the discovery Of bit Of angle
iron, few inches long. lying on window
sill In the meantime the proprietor had
scribbled few lines. assorted some papers,
and closed his desk by drawing down tho
top. Then he said;
snow let's so in search Of peace and com.
fort"
~ shouldn't think you'd have to leave your
Office for that" said Phil, who had found the
counting room greatly unlike what he had
expected.
There's no peace where business is going
on" Tramlay replied; although | don't
know, after careful thought, of any noisier
place than New York restaurant. Here we
are. Come in"
Phil found himself in one Of tho very large
and noisy places where New York business
men herd about MONDAY Phil protested, in
the usual rural manner, that he was not at
all hungry but Tramlay ordered so skillfully
that both were duly occupied for an hour.
Phil found his host attentive yet occasionally
absent minded. He might have spared him.
self the trouble Of making a mental memo
randum to study out the why and wherefore
OF this apparently incongruous pair of quail.
ties had he known that Tramlay was cudgel-
ing his brain to know how to dispose of his
rural visitor after dinner, without offending
While they were slipping the coffee-a bever-
age which Phil had never before tasted inithe
middle Of the day--Mr. Marge lounged up to
them, looking exactly as intelligent, listless
and Interchangeable as the night before.
"How are you, Marger said Tramlay.
Phil afterward wondered that his host could
smile 30 genially on SO cold person.
"As usual" replied Mnrge with a slight in.
clination Of the head "Good morning, Mr..
Hayn. Don't let me interrupt conversation
merely meant to say I've nothing to do this
afternoon and would be glad to show Mr..
Hayn about town little, If he likes"
That's ever SO good Of you,n said Tram
lay, "for the truth is, l was wondering how
sshiS w w ~ dhl Llh
! couldn't"
entirely at his SERVICE" said Marge, as
lifelessly as an automaton.
"And both come and dine with mo this
evening"" suggested Tramlay; "entirely in
formal, you know"
~ should be delighted" said Marge, In his
unvarying manner
Tramlay hurried to his Office, after the
briefest Of leave takings, and Marge began to
conduct Phil about New York Soon, how
ever, there developed marked difference Of
taste between visitor and guide. Marga
wanted to show the young man the Stock
Exchange, which to the many minds compos.
ing very large class has no rival attraction
except tho various institutions on Blackwell's
Island, Phil exhibited abject ignorance and
indifference regarding the Stock Exchange.
but wanted to 60 through the sub-treasury
and assay Objective buildings in which
Marge had never been. Margs made special
trip to show tho young man the outside Of
Jay Gould's office, but Phil identified Trinity
church from pictures he had seen and wanted
to make a patriotic tour of the tombs Of dis
tinguished men Of the revolutionary period.
Marge offered to introduce Phil 10 Russell
Sage, but was amazed to learn that the young
man had never heard of that distinguished
individual When, however, Gen Hancock,
passing by, was casually pointed out by
Marge, Phil stopped short and stared respect
fully. Marge showed the Field building, but
through the trees in front Phil correctly sur
missed he saw Castle Garden, and desired al
once TO go there and bo made acquainted with
the method Of receiving and distributing i'm
migrants
On the Produce Exchange they fairly agreed,
Marge admitting that in importance it ranked
next TO the Stoci Exchange, while Phil was
able to regard II as a great business neces-
sity. Pretending to search, by Pills request,
for the building in which Washington bads
farewell to his generals, Marge succeeded In
getting back through Broad street TO the
vicinity Of the Stock Exchange. where he
tried TO atone for his failure by pointing ou.