New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-03-20
CHANCES HERE AND THERE.

CHANCES HERE AND THERE.
read something the other day." said jovlai 'ei.
low who is casscd among the good fellows" ap'u'
breaking of the drinking habit nave been VI nm
ing man for number Of years, DRINKING a. nu0" 10
the good fellowship Of the thing as for alytm '
And this kind of drinking want You to understand -
the worst way to drink. My wife Is the mo'V
sensible woman in the world. she never trlcd W soO
me to give up the habit, but what she uiu say "
me was this Now, Frank, you are very l'eAy "
your health if you keep up TINS dflnhhe H''i'' "s
don't you limit yourself TO so many drinks u'S
cuse if you were 20 break oil entirely you "o"i W.
fi.,i.ted with yonrsclf when you really wanted 70
drink But allow yourself many day to go Oh anu
u,c those up as you see ht.' OF course my VIE Is d"
WAYS right in every thing she advises so tic 1t, o., n
lowed myself six drinks day. Now hee ex iv nv
SIX and then find that wanted one that hoauTu fr.
up @ late 9 the da ii s de r Of nv Vi" drinks to my
credit .Jen' | said to my wife. your scheme Mol"i
beautifully only nd that ws Y Ee sa do try y five
then NO. | answered. I'll Try four urea npGt
and generally had something cong ~ ' drink At ALL
Meanwhile my wife smiles and tells me tlat "'i +"
sensible and begin to believe her''
NEWCOMERS who grumbc about the cold are ac-
cnstomed 10 console themselves with the Thought tat
il isn't half 50 cold here "a 1t is in WEhslaiu' ~
= Now. York man who was enjoying life on a com
DaratiVCy MID day recently mSJ d "V"i''4' ''N'.
down in Maine who shivering terribly "OH' e',
said YOU New Workers have such miSeraUV coiu
weather, This was setback f0r tie New orN nar
wa, about to begin poem on the beau'nu uay' int
weather at all. | wish were a man ana l.lc' hon,
name it for YOU. The chill gets into ones b0eS
II goes all through one s0aks throgn rs II ,
our air is dry and crisp and minds It's own Dn'le9''
The writer, coming into Jersey City the other night
on train saw a blaze which was not unlike western
,-,irc fire As the train came driving along through
lo highlands before descending 10 the meadows o'o
coud ,e. 100 caInp-lres trailing along the HdiSlo''
They ran in a straight line across the stretch DEc'N5
Oh abruptly. But the train left the grade anu "c
SHINING over the level stretch coming nearer ,o
nr il coud be seen that there was aOd wall Oi iIe'
T' ,ii5ii,oi LIa1rS we're lost from end 20
ne other ran hedge OF s2Tn S r the he GT Fe a1
nicely trimmed that II seclnM a. ~, yerv stray Leaf
had taken his shears and SnpPd Oh GGo.S i 1 ;hIed
INTO a tunnel and the flaming garden scene was soic
"If theatrical managers said lover OF pays
alncv how terribly people suffer from drafts In many
,l,,tre. and how potent they are in destroying a
man, endowment and chilling his enthusiasm, they
would never allow a man to suffer as / suffered the
other evening. | listening to comedy aana i
W., very bright attractive ana IliSnaG..: " rord
defy any man to laugh when he has IrlShtutt ~
feet and what gave my cold lcet was sndli ~.
cyclone of cold air which chased up ana GOWN OlS
floor, always aiming al our s%lt9'
Careless ntroductlons are always cmbarTasSihs' anu
rs in the following case. they are likely to be danger
Gus, \ hurried presentation by busy hostess recently
gave a Young woman the impression that one H'"''
wa, another man. It happened that one OF the young
men was engaged to be married TO girl who was an
intimate friend Of the young woman who for the hFst
time met the nancc ~ very glad'' she sd.u
that We have al last met haze wanted to Know
you for long time. because Mis-, d Is Ncf ut i
friend 90. mine and IT seemed odd that sIVuIu hDt
know the man to whom she Is to be married SIis
II happened that the did not even Know tnaI i h
a. ~, rviaT
vas dumbfoundcd Then he burted ont the trhId anu
explanation followed Iae y2nns r w2 ta he ir bit
pcctcd her ho-tcS- to present =" inc mau ~ 'Si '
the hostess had brought up another man.
The man who addresses envelopes would better be
guided BY the experience Of who has suffered ana
who spoke with feeling recently He had m engage
mcnt with 4 young and her mother Tor an aic'
noou but filling III scrubbed note while In bed a t
d,latched nerSSnser OI{ VIZ" cUisIGoo and the two
women waited and waited for their escort; when tse
waflnx and gua-lug of teeth at discount III MS
house. But the deed wa, done
Tie action Of Harvard and Princeton men in ar
ranging baseball games for this season Is regarded oy
many college men tact acknowledgement on IiiF'
wards part that the old three cornecd league h-t I've
rpc,tah li,hcd with advantage % all concerned ING
urc-eu Arrangement by which Harvard plays rs many
games with Princeton she plays with Yale amounts
practically 10 LEAGUE series wherever the games arc
ulavch There can be little doubt about IL that win
Harvard PLAYING championship series win iao
and Yale playing another with Princeton the ttle 10
championship loses rs former honor rs IN the case
of tnc football series last fall IL becomes possible
for a defeated team to hold the championship More
oyer strictly speaking. there can be for IiarvaN no
cu,rplou,hip A Harvard graduate. who takes "A
strong Interest In legitimate atnetc' saYs ut' nc I
l.V,, tat tA, iud'lou- solution OF ING w I ,
vexu. pro- cm in th, way means that ne ora Ie"-.G G
VIII lie reformed on better Inc. @liar,nT az, ,i
Princeton" he said "arc meeting again IN the oD'
f,andly spirit Of fairness which marked our re
latou, several year, ago II We can tt>I E,su ''
spnt the re,i VIII be- a matter OF c,hpr uS'' a.
.,i, lra flat tLe other g,td Will rejoice 90
mon know how the younger element feels. out II was
Keen Disappointment 10 the men 9l nay ul1 NIL, Miom
We c,und tl1t our college and old Princeton had lAlic
10 quawcung like cats ana dos9
The lively Imagination in cases of mysterious sill
cilc lead, 10 so many theories that the wonder Is thar
any common sense result Is ever REACHED IL Is pos
,ibl, T. build a theory from such slight foundations
That Won fud often hafa.dozen running at full blast
I'll nj the same time. They are generally opposed 20
ore another and one by they drop ont untl ihc
theorists com, to the point where they have either
olv one left or where the proves too much 10Y
tlcn and an theories are suddenly abandoned
oWhy do theatrical men give many benohts''
said manager Of PLAYS and actors. " BecauSe sup
po-c actor, always like to express their FRIENDSHIP III
substantial way. Some people profess TO be opposed
10 benefits on the ground that o accept one Il to take
something for which has given nothing u return.
Now a, look AZ 1t this IS not so. In the hr, place
E.any men and women who enjoy the pIonS o D@htut'
have done 80 much for other people In different ways
that they are only getting a pretty cOmphment 10,
their past deserts In the case Of others one should
look al the system sort UI traditional ASSOCIATION
~ benefit here a man has aided others In ne same
way and when he himself is in need It Is his plsh'
to have one
ITS a terrible thing said a man. 70 find Yourself
without a cent OF money when money IS absolutely
necessary | made q call the Other afternoon away
up town. In my hurry to get away forgot to see II
! had any money i'm my pocket. Fortunately when
came to buy my elevated ralroad ticket found some
change IN my pocket and pulled II all out. Then ~
supposed thrust it back into my waistcoat pocket
After making my call ! made another rush for tho
IN tnr,ific I md