New-York tribune., 1891-04-24
CHANCES HERE AND THERE.

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lower Broadway, but there is one woman in New
York City who apparently, is willing to drive any.
where any time of the day. II she is modest that
she does not know that she is fine driver the writer
of this paragraph tells her that there hundreds of
men in New-York who marveled the other day at her
skill and coolness. Lower Broadway was simply
ammed with days, trucks, streetcars and carriages
1t was worth ones life to cross the street dog
cart down the street. the horse at sharp trot
There only one person in IT, the young woman who
drew forth the applause Of every she drove with
daring hand. In and ont among the heavy vehicles
her light cart dashed. whip in her hand; and
when her horse slackened his speed the lash qnckened
reins were tightly held but she drove with free
hand and as the two spinning wheels hashed ID ana
ont among the huge and heavy ones OF the drays anu
the dog-cart went spinning down Broadway men
stopped to look at the intrepid driver ana weh h sne
breathed more freely and said it "plucky
thing as ever was seen.'
An elevator boy confidential the other after
See that old who Just got of 7" he asked.
"Well, he is one Of the funniest old you ever saw
in your llfe When am on the ground-foor he won't
get in the elevator, II step out OF 1t, until re-enter
the car and put my hand on the lever. II step
to and he is in the car, he Immediately
leaves it, and he won't come back till put my hand
the machine. He's afraid Of an elevator as be
be- Everything he does shows it, but suppose II
he thought knew il ne would be mad he never @
thing To him. The only time that he seems to know
that am alive Except when | go away from the
hand and it is Of pretty good figure too. May be
he thinks that IS worth It to keep his fe in snc
I've carried with me on three trips Just say the
floor next timc.'
@Why don't bootblacks have their stands on places
other than street - said the grower had
as lief be photographed sit on stand at street
and fancy that every one is looking at me and
thinking am fool. If there were something to shut
one out or sme way TO avoid being placed on eXhlb
ton. shouldn't mind 1t so much, but draw tne iIle
at corner b0Otblack stands, and often pass tieh Dy
when would like to get shine IL l did not nave 10
suffer so while getting it,
at may be worth while. now that there is so much
talk about Russias preparations for war;" said the
Army officer "to recall the fact that Russians are
natural fighters. Do you recall the stories which
appeared awhile ago in one Of our Magazines Here
the discipline OF the Cars army and the love for
fighting were shown in most convincing ways. In inc
paper the Russian Army the story retod of an
order given to Russian regiments to take some Nils
then in the possession of the enemy. The regiments
started with rush, and thrice the order for retreat
was given. But by some misunderstanding one regl-
ment failed to receive the orders. When Il was learned
that this regiment missing the whole Russian army
eceHed orders TO aaVaGe % @ ana ana & 70 saNG hack c and went
up again. 1t went up time after time and was thrown
back into the plain below 1t fought all night, t9lnS
TO take the heights. When the the next morn
ing it discovered that the missing regiment mad
taken the heights licked its army on the one sde
and the enemy the other. That's the Russian IDEA
ofhghting'
"This same war article the speaker added, tells
Of another night attack The enemy fell upon the
Cars troops when they making forced march at
night They in confusion, but they stood still and
allowed themselves to be shot down until they could
form. And how do you suppose this was done? The
first man OF the first company fired and his company
formed. each finding his position by the fash Of
fhp man riff
line, the second formed in the same way, AID SO the
ness OF night found IFS noston When daylight came
the whole army seen to be stretched across the
Russian is natural soldier and the discipline which he
undergoes makes him superb fighter
Here is exact transcript from life in welllnown
hospital not a hundred miles from the City Hail. On
one side Of the operating room Is room where patients
about to be operated ethcrized, and on the
other side is what is known as the recovery-room
Not infrequently all three occupied at once one
day not long ago young physician dropped into the
hospital and found this state of thngsOne patient on
tho operating table, second being bandaged IN the
recovery and third nhaling ether on the other
side. Thinking TO be faceOus, he turned to the
operating surgeon and inquired with gravity "Where
do You station the undertakerl' "Oh" said the
surgeon he's down at the foot OF the stairs" 1ou
don't mean II - exclaimed the yonng man, with some
CONSERVATION. "Certalnly do" was the answer and
the surgeon stepped ont in the hall and called down
stairs Are you there Mr. Soand-so7' mentioning the
name Of a wellknOwn undertaken. "Ycs," came back
the answer while the young Doctors eyes opened wide
in wonder Aren't you Mr.. So-andso, the under
taber - continued the surgeon "Of course l am
was the response whercupon the surgeon turned with
an air of triumph to his young friend, who was almost
aghast with amazement. lie could not doubt the cyl
dencc Of his senses but II was hard indeed Tor MN
to believe that what he had suggested in the merest
Jest was literally tine. The explanation IS really
simple one II happened that at that moment the
undertaken in question was waiting at the hospital
to be performed upon his wie's father.
"IIe wrote this under his signature is phrase
not infrequently seen heard. DO those who use Il
ever stop TO think what sort Of idea the words them
selves conveyl Are in the habit of placing their
signatures at the beginning Of any piece Of writing
that they undertake2 Tho thing is essentially absurd
and hardly less so is the kindred phrase, over his
own signature This implies that the writer wrote
the signature first and then laboronsy procccdcN 10
write the letter or the article, or Whatever IL naS
be- over the signature. Two excellent phrases to avod
these.
1t is not surprising that the drug clerks have turned
at last and are thinking of the advisability Of forming
trade union or something of that kind in order to
secure shorter hours and more privileges They claim
| that they have to work about sixteen hours day,
SUNDAYS included to mention the possibility that
they may have TO be ciled up in the middle Of the
night when they have just fallen into sound sleep
They even envy grocery clerks, because the latter are
sure Of their Sundays and at least a part of their
holidays. Seeing the marked results OF organization
I'm other trades they are eager 10 what they can
accomplish for themselves in the same way: AS
successful drug clerk must possess considerable eau
cation and more than average ability, II IS not nara 10
understand how the limitations Of their lives lrk ana
annoy them and why they cry out for relief. Inc
constant vigilance they are forced to exercise IS an
additional reason why they should not be OVertsXed
by excessively long hours
II IS rather amusing TO note how easily ones
oninous may be shaped man who has got into the
habit of using slang and Of pronounclng words ncor
recy to amuse either himself or some one else some
lines repeats the offence when he has no intention Of
doing So one Of the words which he frequently pro
nounces incorrectly IS " "hyperbole" calling 1t ny
In convcr-a.iO1 with a woman whom he had