New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-06-13
CHANCES HERE AND THERE.

Two men sat In a well known restaurant the other
day. One was grizzled and there were deep lines
down the forehead between the eyes, which were Keen
and bravelooking beneath heavy brows. The other
younger, stout and ford II was he who did all
the taking, and his voice strident and disagree
able The wine had sent an additional flush to his
already coored fat cheek and must have unloosened
his tongue for such Dragging ana Boosting could only
have been inspired by spirits which come from the
cellar. After he had bawled out dozen times that
he was In the Navy and that sailors are reckless
men, by George and after giving long and detailed
sketch Of himself for the benefit Of the public, some one
In the turned TO friend and said in low tone
don't know who this young boaster Is But lust
hear him talk and in the presence Of the man SHIRE Ing
fingers: Why, the other one is K, one OF the hard
Est fighters II the Navy Tat the b. war We Worst
piece Of impudence ever saw
Do you thing that in the hurry and derious scrsm-
BILE Of impetuous New York there is time for refined
and courteous charityl Not long ago blind beggar
stood on the curbstone trying 10 stop car Inc
street was crowded with hacks, cabs, carriages and
laundering trucks rapidly walking business man, MS
face filed with his cares suddenly stopped, took
the blind mans arm and led him into the street,
speaking to him in kindly way The swift vehicles lies
all pulled up, and when the guide had helped the
blind man to seat In an open ear ne sHpPea ro SUt
When the conductor came TO his Sgntless passenger
fare was held out to him Put your money 10 your S
String too, which indicated that i've cents had been
collected That fare was paid out OF the Conductors
pocket.
There were your business man, begsar, conductor
and NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. who believe in fair
play Contrast this with an incident which the
writer noticed on the same day, on another car on
another surface line. A young woman entered the
car, and smooth-faced fashily dressed young man
offered her his seat. She thanked him politely ana
he remained standing before her. minute later you
might have seen two round spots of crimson In the
woman's cheek. They caused by cowardly
trick to which contemplate wretches sometimes sub
iect in cars relying on their unwilnhshess 10
show that they have been insulted. This young
puppy had evidently trodden lightly on the girls toe
twice. for almost Immediately after the color
leaped TO her face she arose and said calmly, but
quite distinctly: please take your seat back
prefer to stands You may be that the insulter
of women left the very hurriedly There were
ten men present. who when they understood the sit
uation, as they could not help doing, looked as II
they would have given a good deal TO assist ule
sneakng villain from the platform with d toer oo SDd
modesty. Women in New-York need no personal
protectors.
CoIonel-but his name shall not be disclosed-a
colonel. is noted for his great generosity and
good nature good dinner warns his naturally
warm heart to the melting point. He was 20 dine
with party Of friends, and one Of them said to him
81 got caught without any money, to-day, Colonel
Can you let me have twenty fvei" The Colonel re-
pled that he was Just going home 10 get twenty
for himself. "Pu tell you what I'll do, old man"
he said "when l you just before dinner. I'll sip
half Of IT b into yGgr aa a dinners promise me now
that you won't borrow it ALL
One of the unhappiest young girls in New-York TO-
day is the sister Of Harvard freshman. she Is
going to Cambridge to see the classday baseball game
between Harvard and Yale, the old-time college
rivals Her brother, with cool disregard OF mar
mony in coors and what his sister calls the oecom-
inga and with an ardent spirit Of college PATRIOTISM
and loyalty, has insisted that she must wear crimson
as much as posslble-a crimson parasol and Drlsht
ribbons she is Of the dainty, fragile golden type
and is Mortified at the thought OF putting eTnS s
parasoI over her shining curls and white and PINK
cheeks She would like to wear blue, but that "oulu
be rank treason Brothers are brutal.
There Is a great deal more in the study of trousers
than would appear at first blush-that Is to say
trousers that are worm for there is certainly little
satisfaction in looking through the show windows
OF tailOrs fashionable or unfasnlonaoie' buV nave
YOU never noticed that the short man VIII run 10
checks In spite Of every one and everytmng lie wears
them in all fashions and all styles Of checks but ne
generally prefers them big And the bigger the checK
the smaller the wearer in appearance. Inc iat man
wears larger trousers than he should and for MS
pains is credited with many pounds more than nc
actually carries Again you will see the tmn man
arrayed in stripes. If he Is tall they add several
inches to his already fragile and pole'like frame
The easiest and quickest way in the world for long
and lean citizen TO grow is TO buy trousers IN stripes
Jacks bean stalk Is snail IN comparison. b'tt 49,
man is touchyn about ms trousers ss taiIe
charges women with being about their ages. 4 TAILOR
can only hint mildly protest or deract attention from
the fatal passion the man mas maze up tailor S Who
insults his opinion by challenging IL loses customer
A few wears ago when Eastern and Englishmen
were considered legitimate prey by some Western
mine owners the methods chosen to begue the unwary
we're often so reckless and bold that they took the
breath away Of those who discovered them. Things
are different now. story is told Of some Westerners
who tried to sell silver mine in tie Wasatch Noun aims
in Utah 70 an innocent youth from somewhere,
certainly not from Utah. The mine, which consisted
Of four stakes and a claim the mountain side,
had been richly sailed When the young man and
his party went forth 10 prospect they were delighted
The silver lay almost the surface and every stroke
of the pick turned up some Of the shining metal It
needed little refining. But one stroke brought forth
a white piece that looked if the edge had been
on the remains Of quarter of the date Of sos This
was too much even for the conhdins mind Of the
Intending purchaser and negotiations stopped tnere
and then But the story goes Little further. The
wicked mine owners had cut up number OF twenty
muniton and fred the charges the ground. still
no affdavits are given with the story.
The summer vacation problem is becoming a serious
one, If men may Judge by pleasure-seeker who
is determined possible to his ideals.
He likes yachting, but.cannOt afford the expense Of
Yacht SO he has bought ticket for trip to Europe
and return He will stay the other side only until
the same steamer which carries him over starts back
He will not attempt TO or do much while IN Eng
land but will calmly sit down and wait for his big
rcean Yacht 10 raise anchor. He gets q magnificent
sail of two weeks with all comforts and uXnries
Of modern ocean steamer enjoys himself ana goes
vacation for the money, but he desires cruise.
and considers that weeks of satisfaction better
than four Of Indifferent pleasure. Not a bad idea in
some respects.
They we're telling how far they had travelled and
what thew had seen. One had ridden horseback for
200 miles Another had been around the Horn twice.
A third had ridden over 10000 miles by rail, east,
north south and west. and he had not paid cent