New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-07-10
CHANCES HERE AND THERE

man told story the Other evening where tne IoD0
was on himself. The subject Of discussion "s sy III,
I c.rpn n man could derive from writing ana scinps
poems 81 don't think he said, that any map VINO
writes verses in these days can make hVn's' Vi
course 1 mean young author VINO Is Dos'n.A.s 80
make his reputation, not one VIVID nas sn0"1' -, "
his like n very eminent poet WHO reoch"V IoVo'
fabulous sum for writing haii-uo1en Nei9e' "ioa ~
schoolhov could have equalled. livery ono at t'o
800 a,roed with him rccardlng thisJ But to come
hocA IN INV example When first plncked up courage
en,neh 10 send some verses 10 magazine edtor was
thrown into condition OF wild elation BY having .nen
accented With the letter of acceptance como CHECK
Cor SIG and / entered the amount In memorandum
hook as my first literary earnings. Then waited lot
-, mann IN appear DO you know how long Waieu
Irst SIX years DO you know what that poem cost
| mo IN actual money! Just 80. because pFompuy
shscribed for that magazine, and had spent go ID
subscriptions before my poem appeared. Inc "os' Vi
| ~ WAS that | was rather ashamed 10 send hoo
verses until my flrst ones had been published 10 ta'
magazine so that for SIX years that publication was
not a source of revenue to me. Well was senuihs
ooes To other magazines and periodicals. TO one Oh
them sent four stanzas with hints as to ilustTatOS'
The poem was promptly accepted But no CHECK caii'
with IT, Tho verses appeared six months alo9r"aru,
and got check for $6. Two more OF my poems iad
been accented meanwhile by tie same editor was SO
disguised with the amount OF money PAD me i0 tnS
Grst set hst wrote note asking that my other two
wVhen cot checks for them tore them up in rage;
That biting my tongue on, you say, pnt coua .
help H. That Is the way makes living by wiiung
poetry Why have / continued B. write verses, theil
| We'll because lind pleasure IN H. nave Ipns'l
o fd d for %v p y Vas 800 oi have made
! great deal less in some years."
Hero are q couple OF true stories about animals.
vrorDan In Neyy.York has two canary birds. The male
bird is scry and delicate but Is priced for his sweet
voice. The female bird does not sing much, but Is
cherished by the woman for her attcntoa 10 her mate'
There isn't the slightest doubt in the world that the
female bird could thrash her mate within an mon Oh
his life If she cared 10 d. And yet she submits 70
terrible abuse She is pecked, beaten and claWed AL
around the cage. Her lord and master is as peeVish
and petty as soured old bachelor He is never happy
unless he IS whipping his spouse She never retaii-
aes even scOlds. She even feeds the disagree
! able brute as If he were young chick 20 much Tor
this case Of feminine devotion and adherence 10 duty
The other story is told for the benefit OF those WHO
know all about animals and tell you that Instinct
makes the most savage mother in the brdte world
tender with her young II IS all about two cats and
their Kittens They all belong in the same honse, and
one family of kittens weeks older than the other.
Now 10 happened that Of the feline mothers visited
| the others kittens. Cat No. 2 made no objection
whatever. Eut the first mother refused absolutely to
have anything to do with her own children. Inc dc,
posed mother however adopted them. and has cared
for them afectiOnatey ever since II ore cat attempts
! i
at once but neither Of the mothers has yet shown
the slightest inclination to take back her own.
A good deal Of sympathy is wasted on the New-York
newsboy. AS a rule, he IS an irredeemable young
rascal who hasn't the fainest idea of the meaning Of
the word gratitude gust of wind caught an armful
| Of papers from ono Of them the other day and sent
| them flying In every direction. benevoentlookng
old gentleman Joined in the chase for skimming papers
! and gathered mp half a dozen or more, He was red
h. .raA
TO The boy and handed him the papers. The boy took
them without word Of thanks and thrnsI them under
lis arm. At the moment that the old gentleman was
walking of second newsboy came up. "Wen,' he
said, "ddn't the old man buy any Of Won after
your hard luCkl" "Nop,' answered the other, in a
| Disguised tone "wen the old codgerl" said the
dirt
Now the following story may not be new. II Is
very probable that It IS not for it is Yankee story
about shrewd, regular Down East" Yankee. And
| every one knows that the genuine Down-East'
Yankee shrewdneSs borne in the first generation
Of such Yankees, was pracsed by them and has been
handed down By them to their SONS, grandsons end
even the third and fourth generations etc. But
whether this trick IS original not-that has nothing
TO do with IT, for in this 1t illustrates the futity
Of trying TO get the best Of a Yankee. This par
| ticuar Yankee farm and ne hired two new men
to NOV one Of his hayfelds. As he could not watch
instead Of talking and doing work the two men
would keep away from each other. Here Is the pre-
| scriptiOn Farmer says to one man: "This other
fellow is deaf as post can't talk either; dumb as
an oyster. But he's eoOd on a bayfield,
Only don't worry him. He's sensitive about his deaf
ness and dumbneSs, and viii get madden than
hornet if you talk TO him. Just let him alone and
he'll show YOU A thing or two about moving hay
Then he went 10 the other man and gave him the
| same story. The two farm hands went out hlI
the other and each tried to outStrlp the Other Inc
| Yankee farmer smiled benignly when the men 1ult
| work and cOlld not be made to understand that h3
ought to be ashamed of his lie lie was Yankee
| you see.
It not too much TO that Professor Briggs, who
has recently been appointed dean Of the faculty Of
Harvard COLLEGE, stands among the first four most
popular professors Of the university at Cambridge
He IS a man who has always kept himself " in touch
with the undergraduates. lover of athletes al
though he has suffered much from III lelth, no mas
ALWAYS lent his aid TO the advancement OF the oeSe
GRADES of college sports. He IS the one professor
who ALWAYS hunts the bulletin boards when his cOiiege
teams are playing out Of town games lie can
always be seen, when his aruOus duties ono" HI"
! the pleasure on the athletic fields II any eahas aTe
in progress One Of the hardest workers II uio ui'
versity. despite his III health, be has always c".F
mapded the sympathy Of his class men a la'oIl'e
saving at Harvard has long BEEN: one couid cIct
BRIGGS but no would do it." 1t Is douuoi"
one could cheat Mr.. Briggs. He has found the way
most effectively to meet students, and III MS ll'IA
Intercourse With them some men may hi'e
overlooked his high regard for disclpinle'
-in,niv beacnse there no nced 10 GA
orc,sa q If Mr.. Briggs carried into the much
dreaded Deans room the same pfIncples as ne ma, has
maintained IN the lecture room, VIII pe I'll g up
Tor tbc undergraduates and good tlns lo HaEata
Uaryard men who know him are con5fataid'lns lue
incoming classes
The Deans Office al Harvard is, from the nature o.
affairs. a purgatory summons to tie Dean
means that there is trouble for the man VINO Is
snn,r,orcd The high court Of justice sits in tho
Deans Office. That is does 50 far as the under
cr,dua+es know, for here delivered all the court
decisions At one time in the history Of Harvard
G,n +bere HING In the room Of every Undergraduate
a cartoon. 1t was picture Of " L 5"-the Deans
onice A grinning Mepmstopheles stood at the door