New-York tribune., 1892-01-09
CHANCES HERE IND THERE.

\ young man who was iu q NapolcCnic frame Of
mind me-; his Waterloo very suddenly In an uptown
restaurant the other evening. He and companion
took seats at table next to which were two men
eating some oysters. Tho Young man VINO was In Il
fighting mood did not Ike the looks Of his neshbors
and he said 50 frankly. 4 few compliments were
then exchanged and peace once spread her wings
over The restaurant Iut when the young man started
to leave the his Indignation swelIed again and
he turned back with 4 threatening gesture The
waiter in the place ran forward with looks Of horror
md amaZemcnt on their faccs and got between the
war-lcying Youth and the smooth facet man who had
arisen from MS table - receive the attack. The
former seemed well protected fJr there at least
four I'm front II him. he made Wild move
mcut 20 break through them. Al that the smooth
flce, reached. apparently very calmly and gently,
tho heads Of the walters. but there must have
leen lightning in that gentle stroke for tho loud.
voiced sank 20 lie fCOr p Ut}le shyer and when
they picked him MP he gIOpcd his way bindly toward
the door. Ecf'rc reaching II Ia" turned aud sa.d -
~ the walter, with a gasp Who i thatl1 ssh"
>a.a waiter leading him toward IN" DOR. That's
Y, the pize fighter The young man, with "A
glance OF terror behind him. -piang out the door
II he again Daced feel th" weight Of that
on his neck. Meanwhile the man who had felled the
Ia .dng around. Ent h" Wa not prize fighter. That
suggestion wao diplomatic invention OF the walter.
lie IN actor VINO had long been known n II fairly
good sparrer.
The absent minded man g,;, yerg proud ., himself
when h think, that he has succeeded in breaking him
scf of"one particular form Of his weakness. one Of
These men telling n friend. Willie they rode
UPTOWN IN elevated train fw days
ago, that after good deal OF and
discipline he lad cured himself Cf the habit
Of forgetting to put his Keys and his money in his
pockets when he dressed to 90 ont for the evening.
He had achieved this result by never beginning to dress
without first transferring bis hcys and his money TO
the p,c OF the clohe, which he intended to put on.
sometimes. he said. he wondered why he should not
begin to for fully i've minute, before he dis
covered that t the keys which botlerng hn.
But this litte scheme never failed him. The other
man. not being absent minded laughed at his friend.
The very next evening the two In the cafe Of
Ifthlyc hotel. The absent minced man wore u
most wOe-begoue expression. do YOU remember" hc
sand what told You yesterday about my scheme with
the kcNa and money Well. this evening Went home
drr,, to make some calls. The hrst tnlmg which |
d6 Wa 10 'h'nec my HeN~ 40 my evening dress
trousers. lou see my pa" did not fail me. After
had got partly dressed decided not 10 20 any further
a, did not feel very well. - uudrcs>ed again AMI
getting into these clothes. n" Ve.y ones whicl | had
taken OH. came down here spend Il couple OF
hours Tn trouble f. timt scheme was never
before intended go do more than 10 zee that the
pockets Of my dr"~~ ,uit en,.ty when J put
II OF. | changed mN keys 20 The pocket, Of hat
-ult. but ! dd rot tran fer them hack again 30 here
! am without my key, and without II cent" The
absent minded man seem, To be beyond reformation.
1T l. very funny" said the athletic colcg, grad.
nate. TO hear the professional athletes declare that
there viii always lie wrarcl's among the college
athletic organizations until ihav lav, .om, regular
governing power ,aarici ANA uaprciudc,d ii. which
decide dispute, and make and enforce laws, ii we
pocr college athletes got into the fights which are
maldng profc~o sport lut ilng .to"k we could
not last -ea.0n. / do not lhiah that we are at
al !hcy To ac''pt the invt,tion 10 Jump from
comfortable frying pan into their extremely warm fire
nj least not Or - long Tine