The Savannah morning news., 1904-08-20
WHEN BIG MANHATTAN
SEEMS VERY SMALL
Unexpected Meetings of Persons in
the Big Metropolis, Who Were
Looking for Each other.

Unexpected Meetings of Persons in
the Big Metropolis, Who Were
Looking for Each other.
From the New York Evening Mail.
''This isn't such big town after all,
is it?" asked Jenkins, as he took his
seat with a party of friends in a su-
burban train the other evening.
THAT depends" said Brown, who is
life insurance solicitor. IF your
manager expected you to interview
every man in it, I'm thinking you would
consider it a pretty big place. But
what do you refer top
well, some weeks ago." explained
Jenkins, who is the head Of the sales
department of a large wholesale con-
Germ, "a young fellow came into my Of
flee and wanted a job as salesman. He
had made a speciality of a certain line
OF goods, and as our firm didn't handle
them, l couldn't use him, and dismissed
him rather quickly, although he struck
me as being an unusually good man.
Not long after that l got word from
our head office that they had decided
TO put that special line of goods in
stock, and would 1 look out for a good
salesman? I Immediately remembered
my visitor, but not his name. so I ad-
vertised, and, in fact, did everything
that 1 could think of to find him. not
forgetting to abuse the office boy for
not having kept his card. 1 had given
up the search. and had about decided
to engage another fellow, whom l
didn't fancy particularly, and was de-
batting the matter in my mind tonight
as 1 came across the ferry. AS the
boat was pretty we'll crowded, gave
up my seat to an old lady, and moved
out toward the front. I stumbled
against man at the entrance, and, in
looking up to ask his pardon, / recog-
nized my long-sought salesman"
THAT seems to be a plain case of
Virtue is its own reward, doesn't it?"
asked Smith. Just think if you hadn't
given up your seat to a lady, you
wouldn't have found your man."
That's a pretty good story" spoke
UP Miss Dwight, a bright young bust
ness woman who held a responsible po-
sition in a downtown banking house.
but 1 think 1 can beat it.
''You know I usually take lunch with
my friend Miss White, who is with
Hall &, Co. We usually meet at the
same restaurant about the same time
each day. Well, to-day, 1 was little
earlier than usual and the place was
pretty well crowded. 1 finally found
table where there were two vacant
seats. 1 took one, and was about to
turn down the other chair for my
friend, when 1 noticed that the other
two persons at the table, a young
woman and her escort, were having
pretty confidential chat. hesitated to
sit there and wait for my friend for
fear they would think 1 was intruding
unnecessarily However, while l hest
al i'm and
took the chair 1 was about to turn
down.
Just at this moment Miss White
came in, and. taking in the situation,
looked around for another table where
we might be together. Not finding any
vacant seats at all, she came back and
said she would not wait, as she was In
a hurry. At this the old gentleman vol
unteered to get another chair, and we
made room for her at the. table.
at saw that something was wrong,
and while we were waiting for our
order. she told me that she had lost
her watch the night before. 1t had
been given her by her grandmother,
and was of great value, aside from
associations. She said that soon after
leaving the elevated station at one
Hundred and Twenty~fifth street the
night before, a little girl ran into her
and handed her part of her watch
chain, saying that she saw her drop
il. NV friend looked, and. to her dis
may, discovered that the rest of her
chain and the watch were missing.
She went back and looked where the
child had found the piece Of chain,
but could find nothing of the watch.
/ asked her If she had advertised, and
she said she had. but that she hadn't
much hope of recovering it.
Meanwhile / had noticed that our
two neighbors appeared to be much
interested i'm our talk, and at this
point the young man spoke up. PAR
don me-" ladies', he said, but l couldn
help hearing what you were taking
about. I was fortunate enough to find
a watch on One Hundred and Twenty
fifth street last night. / wonder II
It could be yours? He put his hand
in his pocket, and, to our sur
prise drew out my friends watch"
That's surely a good story MISS
Dwight" spoke up Smith. but L can
tell one that will be a good second to
It. 1t is not my own experience, but
was told me to-day by frlend from
Philadelphia.
'He was down here for day or
two last summer on a business trip.
and his wife was with him. They had
spent most of the morning shopping,
and took lunch In some restaurant
near the shopping district. The Place
was pretty well crowded when they
went I'm, and as all OF the hat hooks
were I'm use. my friend put his hat on
the window seat, together with a num-
Der Of others When he was ready to
go. his hat was missing. He found an
owner for every hat but one. so he
took that. though Il was not his style
at all. He decided not 10 buy a new
one until he got home. however
for his halter always knew Just what
he wanted. and II was no trouble TO
get fitted.
After he had attended 20 some bus
iness down town. and hls wife had fin-
lahed her shopping, they decided 20
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