New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-06-14
CHANCES HERE AND THERE

It Is Just little amusing to compare the many de-
scrptions of the game of baccarat which have been
volunteered since the great English scandal was taken
into court to be shown to the world with an official
magic lantern After reading and hearing Tile Varl'
Gus accounts pretending to throw light on the
mysteries OF the game, one can only come To
the conclusion that in this country the de-
morazing' game has not demorallzed large
part of our people. Nearly all the American ex-
plantations have differed from one another, 50 that one
need net be an expert TO discover that great many
people who plume themselves upon their knowledge
Of What is essentially foreign game have not enough
knowledge on the subject TO AFFORD TO give any q IL
away IL is not intended here to offer any explanation
Of the game but rather to warn people not to put 700
much faith IL what they may hear on all SIDES ABOUT
playing baccaiat.
The Young man who does not know much about
dogs would better not talk much about them just rs
the young man who knows only little about yachts
would better not try to the conversational bows
Of a genuine yachtsman The case in point Is that OF
a Young man who was making call, when he saw
magnificent dog In the house. lie knew enough about
dogs b know, as any could see, that II was
superb animal He did not knew enough however,
not to cali st. Bernard a masun Ana "Ieh pIs
about his s' Gog This is st. Bernsr7 there
abrupt ending to the conversation about dogs
Another absent-minded has put himself on
record lie was walking up Broadway the other
day when a light rain falling Holding his walking
stick end up above his head as II II umbrella.
Unmndful of the smiles Of other pedestrians and of
the cries Of the rreyeTant small boy he vailed on
apparently contented as If his head were snlelded
from the vet with silk umbrella.
The Harvard and Yale suffering from
their usual annual complaints at this time OF the year
Lame backs spralned arms, "overtraned' systems,
etc. may be looked for now right along, so that on
the day before the race two of total wrecks"
will be In New London. But let the boys have good
time In their innocent pleasure Of writing each other
down as physical ruins. When the boats pull up 10
the start the thousands Of spectators will See sixteen
magnificent specimens OF physical strength ana de-
"Mr. Blaine said one of his friends recently,
gets as much pleasure out of his visits to Bar arbor
as a man could well get out Of anything in life. He
simply loves the place. Ills eye seems to brighten,
and his step to quicken, at the thought Of his beau
tiful home there. lie leads most simple life there
ono that could not fail to benefit any handwriting
mon. and few men work harder than Mr. Blaine.
While on his summer vacations he Is In the air great
deal takes short walks and long drives eats moderately
and wisely and often Tor hours at time slts on n5
| and the smooth blue water before him.
The two exploring parties which left New-Yorl for
Greenland the other day the little steamer Kite viii
not reve in II luxurious life while on board the whaler
| sealer she might more properly be called. The Kite
was built for rough usage in the ArtIc seas, and her
| cabin accommodations provided for hardy, busy
men,, who should more often be on deck than below.
should the Kite meet heavy gales there Will be melan
| cnoly times for the little band Of voyagers. The
cabin Is only large enough for table and benches
| three sides OF 1t There is absolutely no standing
room In the cabin because no one has clear space In
which to stand As for the stater00ms, they just
| largo enough, or better small enough 10 hold two
bunks II all the passengers are driven below, they
| will ilnd their quarters narrow indeed.
The Kite Is a stanch vessel and one In which the
most tlmid might put implicit faith Every beam
every spar and every timber shows this. Her bows
look like n great solid mass Of ndestIuctble wood
The houses on deck show that they there TO stay
And by the way there Is little enough deck.roOm fol
the passengers TO get exercise. For these and other
reasons, the explorers may find even Greenland
welcome after tedious voyage. OF course the usua
number Of prophecies have been made about the Kite
one of fhc last things said on the pier tine Kits
| Old alt she'll never reach Greenland he de
| cared cause all the rate has left her." But i
would be a cheerful pastme 10 make bets that sucl
a vessel as the Kite viii safely land the explorers Oh
! GTeenland's icc-bonnd shores.
The Impotence Of some OF the tramps who infcs
the nelghborhO0d Of City Hall PaFk IS amazing. One
of the results making the bridge promenade free
all has been to furnish field for tho operations Of
this abominable pest The besotted wrctches walking
over the big span al night face pedestrians square
| and almost block the way while demanding two OF
| three pennies. one Of them stopped a wayfaTer the
other evening and insoenty demanded i've cents. I'll,