The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1894-02-16

The boy unquestionably told the livery
man that the carriage was to go from
Fifty-ninth street with its fare to Trim
ity church, and in that form the order
was passed on to the coachman.
The carriage drove up to the door,
and the lieutenant, in all his gorgeous
ness of apparel, came clanking down
the front steps and entered.
You know where to go?" he said to
the coachman.
Il do, siri Trinityl" was the reply,
and the lieutenant was soon bowling
along down town over the New York
pavements.
His mind, when he first got into the
carriage, was almost in a whirl at the
imminence Of the event that was about
to transform his life, and it now had
plenty of time to resume its normal con-
dition of tranquility. The journey
seemed long to him, much longer than
he had supposed, but any distance, he
reflected, would appear great at such a
time, and he held his peace. His en-
durance, however, at last gave out, and
he was just on the point of appealing
to the driver, when that unsuspecting
individual drew up with flourish, and
in trice had descended and opened the
door with the. cheerful remark, Here
you are, sir!''
The lieutenant hastily arranged his
accouterments, for he knew that he
was late, and hurriedly dismounted.
He had already taken step toward the
church, when he looked up and saw to
his unutterable dismay that the edifce
was closed and unlighted. It came to
him like flash that he had been
brought to the wrong place, and that
the cabman was personally response BILE
for the blunder. That worthy had again
mounted the box and was gathering up
the reins preparatory to start, when
the lieutenant, keeping in check for a
moment rage that was bloodthirsty in
its vehemence, wheeled where he stood
and called out, "What church is this?"
Trinity, STRIP said the cabman, with
a shade of injury in his voice.
Then the lieutenant sprang forward
as If he meant to commit murder, but
he relented in time and stood still at
the curb shaking his fist at the man,
while he objurgated and reviled him in
German and English. Long before he
had ceased anathematizing the cabman
the latter, with look of alarm such as
one might bestow upon dangerous
lunatic, whipped up his horse, and, with
a look behind to see whether he was be-
ing followed, vanished incontinently up
the street.
The hopelessness of the Heutenant's
predicament became intensified as he
saw the object of his wrath disappear
in the distance. 1t was late; long past
the time for the wedding, and he was
alone in a remote quarter of an un-
known city. Something must be done,
and done quickly. He looked about
him in search of a cab, but not one was
visible. Just at that moment, how
ever, street car came slowly up from
Bowling Green, and when it finally
reached him the lieutenant hailed it
and got in, amid the admiring gaze of
the passengers it had thus far picked up.
The conductor was just then engaged
in his first collection of fares, and the
lieutenant had only time to settle him
self in the farthest corner of the car
when he in his turn was addressed po-
Itely but firmly with Your fare, sirl''
Now, the lieutenant had not really ex-
pected to be called upon to expend any
money that evening, but in view of
some possible emergency he had pro-
vided himself with two bright $50 gold
pieces. One of these he now produced.
The conductor took it, examined it on
both sides, and regarding the lieuten-
ant quizzzically said: you can't try
that on here; it won't work.
But it is all have" said the lieu
tenant.
'Then walk" was the suggestion as
the conductor pulled the bell. The
lieutenant, burning with indignation,
alighted, and once more stood alone on
the curb. Then he sauntered on up
the street in the direction taken by the
car. At the Astor House he discovered
a hanson that had just deposited a
passenger on the sidewalk, and he hur-
riedly hailed the driver.
"Where is the Church of the Holy
Trinity?" he shouted.
"Down there" said the cabman,
pointing in the direction from which
the lieutenant had come.
"No," said the lieutenant, epigram-
matically, II do not mean there-up
town?''
"Ohl" said the cabman, will ye be
after goin up?"
81 WILL" returned the lieutenant,
"and have the utmost haste
Cali right" said the cabman, "I'n
git ye up in good shape at which the
lieutenant entered, and they started off.
This time it must be conceded that
the lieutenant was really at fault, and
that, too, in spite of his previous expe.
rience with an insuffciently instructed
driver. It ought to have been apparent
to him with half an eye that this par
ticular cabman hadn't the slightest
idea where he was going, and had start
ed out with the hope and intention of
picking up his information on the way.
Had his fare been listening for that
sort of thing, he might have heard the
conversation carried on a lit
tie later between his own cabman anda a
colleague whom he had overtaken:
"Say, Bill, where's Trinity9'
"Down?" asked the colleague.
"No; up"
"West Twenty Broadway"
They were going there now the near
est way, and it really was not very long
before they came out into the blaze Of
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