New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-09-17
CHANCES HERE AND THERE.

A Southern Judge had number Of colored men up
before him not long ago. charged With gambling ana
I've sentenced them to month each at hard laoor'
But tedgen protested one Of them. ~ wasn't playin
when Mr.. Jones catched us. I done dropped OUT
ledge Ye see I YES drew to three Jacks and missed,
50 / wasn't playin'.' "Wha:'s that you say y
Numbered the Judge Dropped ont with three JACKS
c % Sss y ms s e ns months sSsr
you get three Jacks again rake the pot you fool
An Irishmsn who had Just come to NewYork and
was not remarkably well pleased with the weather last
week. or with snythng else in America was behttllns
everything he saw to his friends who were showing
him the sights. They visited the Eden Musee ana
he had his picture taken by the nickcl-lnt he-slot
camera. "well Patsy. lid ye ever see the ike OF
that now beforc'" lie asked did ever sec
into il and drop In a farthlnp. will take Your picere
In three different positIons-sittn' down. Slaho'h ul
and Wild yer baby on yer kfcc.'
A red. headed man came leapng down the pier Just
the boat starting. lie was evidently ex'iteo
and had gathered himself together to make jump Tor
the gangway but the mate who feared he would fall
into the water and he beaten TO pieces by the padde
wheel put up the gangcway railing and prevented HIN
from making the dangcrou, attempt. Tie redheadGi
man was. furious fou think you're smart you III,
t IN" mate" II had You ashore here confound You.
I'd throw YOU on the boat
When the river steamer that was chartered BY a
party Of Ncw-York Central Railway officials Ia carry
them down the Fay and receive Channccy NJ Dope"
from the deck Of the Tconic was about to l'avc her
pier and sail down the arbo". tho other day. there was
u great IRISH OF people from the wharf TO get on The
boat anxious TO get look at the great man. in W"
crowd some rather uncanny specimens Of humanity
cot ON hoard and had to bc oI-trd by the crew. Inc
mate found the profess Of selection rather slow and "a,
II wa, hgl, time for The boat ~ start he AZ length iIi
out In cAn.pc trd tone, Now. tlc All y0d Falcr'
that don't belong to the York Central get right Oh
the dock
some III natur~d and nervous people. WHO Ar
unable TO sleep unless they have ju, little quiet
most nnrca sonable thing TO expect In some ewes
have said that Brooklyn Is big poultry farm ana
that even the hens there. This. OF course i
gross exaggeraOn. but that poultry arc plenhtni IN
the tackyards OF the city Of Churches l. evident from
the aonrishng though obscure cuisines, done BY on"
cnterpri,ng German whose -ign reads: Fowl kiic'
TO order" This man goes on request 10 the ua'N
yard, Of his customers who keep hens but DO mol
do So even IL they know how. and Their" catches and
daughters as many fowl may be desired. III
,horouyhly hrsincSs and expeditions manner "
0nupinu and hcahlpss bird. bowl around the yarn Vi
The terror Of the children and the horror OF the women
hruising their He>h and driving all the other hem
into his stcric, after he has gone for them nt tne'
die eentcely and quietly the hen butcher pockets nj
ltt. fec the Uf the ncishborhO0d are sfafco
and a life-ciistOmrr j. made.