New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-07-05
CHANCES HERE AND THERE.

a fine example Of the man who defends the rights
Of Others and the man who can't be redeemed from
his wicked ways was in Broadway recently IN
the front platform Of Broadway stood Sew-forK
fireman. Directly before the and running Squarey
the tracks was a wagon. In IL was peculiar load,
the two extemes-rOal and ice. The cardriver whstod
and yelled but the driver Of the icecoal wagon paid
no attention 10 the warnings Finally the fireman
cried ont say IL you don't get of this track and
let go past, III set Off and pull you out OF that
scat" The driver of the wagon went on unconcerned
Then the fireman with an oath sprlng into the street
and running ahead stopped the horse of the wagon.
He threatened to pull the driver into the street and
tho driver threatened 10 "break the face Of the
fireman. OF course trouble followed. The fireman
started to climb over the wheel The driver met him
with a pair OF ice-tOngs, striking him over
the head and in tho face Icc-tOngs are deady
weapons, and In a minute the fireman looked as
II his face had been through th?eshing machine. 1t
looked bad for the fireman until policeman came
running up and started to arrest the driver. But the
toHgS went scot free hut the moral Of this story
Ike TIE sting Is In the tail. The in which the
% ha Pe end Hs 9 F car had up bot paid
slightest attention to the knight who had gone on
driver of the icewagon climb to his seat than he
got back TO the track and moment later was block
Ing the way OF an uptown car with an icy caimhesS
and an lnsOlence that were superb
college boat races had ended who a refreshing
treat to those who were In the Connecticut town.
He had son who ives rowing In one of the big uni
versity boats and he example of the paternal
college spirit which may grow old, but which seldom
dies Here was a sixty years old, who spent
three weeks in New London, following college oars
men from ono end of the town to the other. You
might see him with couple of young men whose
arms were locked In his. No years could rob him
of the sentiment which hung around his memory OF
his college days. lie undergraduate again
with the undergraduates who were classmates OF one
Of his sons Whenever he saw conege man Whom
he knew whether the yOungStcr were 100 OF
500 yards away. tho old man would hnrr{ OH, cry n
after the other Hall0a Old MAI walt aai nna Of
old four-mile course on the historic Thames.
After the big race between Harvard ard Yale q
young woman came into the hotel flushed with pride,
a radiant triumph IN her smile. Crimson ribbons
we're at her corsage crimson streaIner hoated from
the end Of her paraso and the scarlet Of her check
was the deep color of Harvard She was almost
breathless. and her eye spared with excitement and
patriotic fervor. Some one said to her: wasn't 1t
hnein ooh lovely" she cried. "And how they
rowodln said the young college man who beamed
upon her beautifully" she answered. "This Is a
glorious day for old Harvard" said the other In
deed it is7 she cried who Won 2oc, What GN 1o ST
Is freshman" CynicS who scoh a. Young women
Interested IN dtnlotlCS WIS cAdhPlN
for II ever story true this one Is.
There was an amusing incident at the New-LOndor
railroad station after the train from Boston
pulled in and man, jumping from the car platform
ran hurriedly up to a group where the crimson was
d,snlaved in lavish quantities. slow did it CONT
out1o asked the traveller breathlessly EleveI
lengths was the answer "GraciOusi' cried the man
thought we should get beaten, but not 50 badly Us
that What was the trouble with the boys2' "Couldn
now - came in a chorus from the Harvard men, and
then a rafting cheer for Harvard rang through TIN
| station "Why calculated the Boston man II
! amazement "you don't mean to say that iiar--
Rah rah rah" was tho answer. "See here, he crec
excitedly was IL Harvard Rah rah. rahl' te cr1e'i
toinng in tine cheers. And then ne made wlld rusl
for his car, crying ont as he entered IT, Hurr9h 10
Harvard Eleven lengths and Thought IL was haie
Several thousand women In NewYork City who havt
had various experiences with conductors may question
the truth of tie following story, but for all that IL Is
true story There blockade IL the street anc
several cars were standing in line. woman on th'
| sidewalk had her arms filed with baby, a couple o
| bundles and a paraso, when the baby's hat blew on
The woman was about to step out into the street u
follow the hat, when conductor OF one Of the car
cried ont to hen wait moment, mann, and Pll get
for Won Then he Jumped from the car and, running
after the Int caught and restored II % s owner
This seems hard to believe of the much abused street
CONDUCTOR but 1t may BIO the exception that proves tn
run