New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-03-03
CHANCES HERE AND THERE.

Colonel Charles A. Metcalf, manager OF The Irincc
and the PAupcr company, leaves New-lorh lh1'
morning with the company which Will play at HART
ford Albany Detroit and Chicago, closing the season
| at Boston. Colonel Mctcaf whose title, by the way
comes from the plains of Colorado. no one knows by
what right Is greatly attached TO little Elsie Leslie
and the Prince rewards his knichly devotion By
| making him Lori High Carrier OF the Japanese
| Doll- and Lord High Leader Of the Pug Dog 1t
is tone ling to the genial and courteous Colonci
step from the train and start oil with the doll under
his arm while with one hand lie leads by string the
dog little Elsie guiding the procession MI MetcaH
is one OF the bright popular young men who make
many fricrds lie always finds many people to greet
him with cordial hand-shalc and sincere pleasure
when he gets back from his theatrical rounds
Dxey, the actor is said to be one of the many
victims Of the craze Of matching coppers. There
was time his friends declare, when he would
match FOR ANYTHING. OF good many stores
are told about him and his matching one OF thcm
is that he and Crane matched orc day for long
time in a place where people usually DO not gahDc'
until Dixcv won go. The alleged field of action was
in a church. and friends of the two men who tel INC
story always apologize for implying thal tIcS ~ ~
church. Mr.. Crane, when asked II til3 was a 'fuo
proiablc bart Of IT by declaring that they entered the
church to get ont OF the RAIN
In connection with this experience Mr. Crane tell
the following story Talk about the development OF
the gambling instinct in man. either Chinese or naive
YOU ought to have met man named BIZ hl'oru' VINO
used Il, be in the first company in when EoDSon ain
/ played together. Kicord Wa goou ACTOR p"' was
subicci 70 cataeptic fts lie the greatest gambler
ever saw. In fact about the only time lac wasn't
gambling was when he was in "A IT. THINK we "'fo
PLAYING at the opera House in Springfield ILL., ""Iu
was brought to my at night that BIZ was dead
Robson and to ls hotel and found IlcoId laln
ont in the parlor with two big copper pennies on NJ,
eyes. Robson. after looking at nun mVn,enl, sal
I.n~ va, q good follow Il should thinA ne wa
said the corpse suddenly, getting up ana cdNinno ~
| copprr, before they fell '1hcrc thereF ne 'rlel
cxcitcdy, showing us the coppers was Wpnuer'"i
| A. I lay there whether heads or tails were up
! made mp my mind that they were both heads ana
sure enough they Isn't It hard luck ne adHe4
moIrn.ully. moi 10 nave bct on IT, III" mn
only had another TT.
4 choIcric person Of the senlor sex IS pleased
with The Tribune for punching up the puncher' As
the old gentleman neatly puts it. Also he wants To
know IT, Il, a measure OF economy simply, it wouldn't
pay at least company h. knows OF to s'nd
away the Office buffer and pay little attention
io a reasonable man, reasonable complaihts
business man don't 10 To car 'iahie ~, o'.i-, ,
-tlll less he 90 there to lie hlufcd 10y III" 'oH
pany's Butler something seems To nave h"pp'"''
Dear Madame. The Tribune does sympathzc with
you truly earnestly But T. it all the fault OF the
ncw-paper,' THINK % Bit Then this in thy
me,no-v write: one cnlrot hc In the papers on Mon
day "wednesday, and FRIDAYS, and out OF them on
| tuesdays. Thursdays and saturday.
@Push end aecrc,.i,cne,s point tho sure road to
| .ucccssp Quite snrcl Name. name. give an in
stance. And what ab,nt tact and Judgment
II Won want to knox where You got those three
dimes and the half diur that not oven the German
italian walter viii take from you gift look about
Won Tor the sign. SO Canadian coin received here
wh,. i. Il I'm the clociwork Of the human mind
,hat makes that wondrous mechanism OF sudden
strike thirteen The other night one Iei5'' ''"
returning from seeing Jersey of with the "iN GOV
c~,or and on with the now at Trenton with unhlnS
cymial, and sounding brass. and Hbatons ana tA'ns'
upro,e IN the train and csl'd aloud
The band played Annie Lowre.' Win t"a' IT,
tucked h. fur eolirci cont about him. curled himself
. ,.,, 80. Dis ut,le l.s-- and was no moro heard or
,.,,..,,l I'LL the brakeman ,ald: Jcr' city, All
1n,ns..~ Wly Lourcl IT'S NOT the fs-' time nor
ti, second Of late. cD.l iaci is generation gro"
hr mp that knows not Annie Laurel
speaking Of striking thirteen. whcrewith are many
weird SUPER itlons connected. do You chance to know
that the hr bell of -. ri.is. London once took It
into t--chprrr SHALL wc say Ito strike thirteen
dd %. aud saved MANI. l'e by DOING H. Thus:
sentry A. windsor Castle Was found asleep on post
"a, iic sergeant SAID. D. fcnIns man said. Rubbish
.Il i" "i''f 60. l.' qua, '.'-' l',,,...
gnt 80 .t lHi 'i' -i,.n- "i'
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lnt lcf,rc thc 'lu' martial ID "A, clearly p'' .,
NAV me- ,'tI''N {, ~, p ,~~ ,r,,rn,nr AZ /
ph,t' Yc. t,. fhe man Vas let off,
400,
oil yes, sir. iIr -.'i "i '''"o' .Pr'o -
'r'il'ai'd' ana >"H '''' -' 81" '-'
f.lYu.d fruit ln o. proper season. the golden 1911 'i
.ie year. Il YOU 500, i.t go where IT grows Only N''
mustn't expect 60 fa early or often In tle BIZ mar
Lets. WIc".c newer ''' T., h.. ,,,'.. ,ri,rr,
'hr GOOD ....rn-. r,. fHt.. delightful r""ninss of
,'orr ,,.u groom l,.lI. OIL, N'-t OLD gentleman. AID
NfrIu-lfi. oregon iii
,,., m 're. ,nl...lf i.fl greetings d rIuDo- tii
Won fancy yourself Young AGAIN.
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name ~ stockton, Wiil''. Inc i""D' "lp'0 ""
n...ed for 4 prDmincni family I'm Wilmington, Del.
'I - ... tl.. .,flir-t settler, I'm that state.
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