New-York tribune., 1891-09-23
CHANCES HERE AND THERE.


he should be grateful But sometimes he yo7r-vorr
much amused on a steamer which left new iOiN
recently was a young fellow who awakened one "'Sl"
ing to find himself much respected as saii'i n
steamer took it into her head to roll one oay, u hoD
rolled beautifully and increasingly. She rol'oN -,
there was a sea, she rolled when there was 49,.
and she rolled when any elfrespectlng vessei "o'
have shown that she was on the water IL i 4 a..
difference what the weather was, she roheu '"'' 90
cana In less than six hours after the roll began, %
ner cent of the passengers were seaslcK' INC "'o-
AT meal-times looked as II banquethAil nav N
hastily deserted. There was deep ueau sioo'" -"
over the ship A great many people tIleo 10 he'P ~
the upper deck, where the air was fresh anu "0 viz
q little envening but the swing Of the snip was ~
married up here, being on the circumiereuce oi 'n0
Gle OF motion, that most people who craWleu UP 0'A
around in a dazed way, feebly staggered oach anu
crent down to the lower decks There was one Soune
man. however, who did not seem to mlhd INC ron -,
tbe slightest He had arranged hlmset conlor''oy
in one of the ships boats, and lay there III ah coz,
position all day. He was there, covered WIN go
coat when the last passenger himself had gone u
hod The next morning the steamer was In better
mood and rave ND the rolling habit. A. dinner n9 t'9
vovagers who had sat at the table VIII IN D sic
n"rs :. How in the world could you stay IN one VI
those boatslo some asked him Inc ist iUse gef ont
good TO keep. "stay - he said u cguut , S tbere
as so Sick that / couldn't move. Just lay 1lere
waiting to die" so much for appearances
,to,re,s postal dog. who is never happy unless ne
l., q, n car surrounded with mail bags has oecohio
famous in that part OF New-Englano' iie non
regular trips and seems TO enjoy MS rOu'o9
morsev But he really suffers when nc Is ouC VI
. rroi,car Some of his admirers tried to get ilin
photographed recently. They took MN up 10 Ono
rnotocranher,s place, but amonnt OF coaNins'
n,++irr and threatening could make him Keep q'heV
There were no mail bags there and nc winleu' ron
around the room and scratched furiousN az UU w.
in his efforts to escape from the place Flh'i1 w
trionds sent for some mail bags and threw them on
tho floor The dog at once lay on top OF tlein' do
mail service Maine is boasting about those pno'o
rronb was taken Now every man in the railway
noH s,rvce Of Maine Is boasting about these pnoVo
granhs One thing about this fourfooteo
member OF the postoiice Department he Is mae
pcndent of any @pull" He gets into car Wnen
bo tooIe like IL. whether he knows the men wei OF
o+ md gocs over the route his own responsloih
He doesn't care which route ne tnkes. AL V""' -'
demands is postal-car with mall Days
The telephone has an enviable reputation IN one
family at least. An old farmer who keeps summer
boarding house on the St. John River In Ne"-bruns
wick was asked by an American this summer no"
letters shoud be addressed TO reach him. On uol
ind tho LETTERS he said d" there's telephone up
| 20 tbe bouse Whenever you want me Just call me
mn and nv wife will answer you " But'' said inc
other. aPm an American and | may want 10 "rilo
von come time "We" answered the old farher,
| haven't people got telephones l SV" '"""'''
on course but" "well." interrupted the Canaolali
then Just call up when you want me 5e.as; anG
| guess youIl get us" That settled the oiscuSsion
right there.
sncaknc Of the St. John River. the people who live
nm its hanks have delightfully."- risky way OF getung
on and of the steamers which run on the river As
| thc steamers cannot make many landings, man VINO
wants passage gets boat 0nd IS rowed out lhoO Vno
river When the steamer comes along she SLOWS uo"h
| and man armed with long pile-pole gets grip
IN Tho roUboat and literally snakes 10 alongslde'
The passenger is then hauled on board up some ahs
ipc stems This snaking7 process IS salfuly done
! bv the nike pole man. He always gets his boat ana
ba always gets his passenger. As harpoon thrower
| he could make records fifty times day But ne
| is not gentle When he swings the rowboat H. inc
| sudden Jerk comes within an ace Of swapping the
naseon rcr's head Of or of breaking his backbone
Tben 10 add TO his enjoyment and appreciation OF the
uotiou three or four barrels of water, more or less
are washed into the rowboat lie gets il ALL But the
New brunswick Cansdian has the disposition OF
| sain+ He comes on deck, wet and collapsed DuI
| smiling as If the steamboat company which IS goOd
enough to accept his fare had perfect rleht 20 hln
his neck fracture his spinal column and soak nm i'll
| brackish water.
Yon Will see. II you look for them along the lower
G. rohn River lines of lime Idlns. There is huge
| vein Of lime rock which through Eastern Maine
| into New Brunswick The rock in New-Brunswick Is
ouarried near the ST. John River burned on its banks
and shipped right there for transportation IL mas
| heen pretty dull around a good many OF these hlhS
| tbis summer In fact. they look more like tombs
| than ANYTHING else "What's the matter with those
| dns?p asked a visitor this summer. mckinley
| hill, was the prompt Most of them are
ehut down now well. where does the lime come
from that the United states used 10 get from you =
! The Canadian looked up with a twinkle IN MS eye
| Right across the line IN Name" ne sad' lou
| Americans terribly selfish"
There IS something superb abOut the lOftness of the
| average British Army officer when in the presence OF
d" civilians In the recent tennis tournament for the
| cbampiohship Of the maritime provinces Of CANADA
Halifax sent the flower Of Her Maiesty's Officers TO
compete for tennis aurels. The military men pooh-
| poohed the idea that the civilians had OF
| making fight worth talking about with British
! redcoats "Now, if you had any military men
| here said one lit might be different They
! stalked around with a majestic army stride before
| the tourney began Then two young men, hardly
| mor, than boys. who had heard the talk about the
| civilians tighteued their belts and went for the
whole British Army They defeated all Her MaiesW's
! PLAYERS save two the "crack7 pair Of Halifax and
when their turn to meet the humilated officers
leaned back and smiled once more IN 9npjHor wy;
Now let these Youngsters beat them IL tiey C1n.
/ thew said. And the youngsters did beat the Ihey
! nlayed tennis that made the officers shVer, ana
| ihrashed them beautifully The military men couldn't
eXplain il. but the boy, could " WOuu fi'Ier nave
beaten those fellows than the best PLAYER in the world
| said Of them, and the Young cNluah shuI HIS
| teeth, and I'D like TO do IL again.