New-York tribune., 1905-08-24
GATHERED ABOUT TOWN.

c. NJ Relyea and Frederic Remington. the artists
and illustrators. friends and neighbors In New
Rochelle. and frequently come into town on the
same train The other day the town gained new
citizen. who became a neighbor OF Mr.. Relyea.
Through walking down TO the station at about the
same time they struck up acquaintance and
one morning the station platform Mr.. Relyea
pointed Mr.. Remington to his new friend. with
the remark:
That's Frederic Remington over there"
At the first favorable opportunity Mr.. Relyea
presented the stranger to Remington
This is pleasure and a delight. indeed MIR
Remington. exclaimed the newcomer "It has
long been my ambition 10 meet YOU. My wife will
be proud woman when tell her Of this tonight.
Remington has long been household word with
Us"
Mr.. Remington blushed and stamnered and shift
ed the other foot. seeking some adequate re-
sponse to TINS great admiration. And Mr.. Relyea
was correspondingly pleased that he should have
brought the great artist and his so hearty admrer
together.
ton has been household word in our family for
years Ny wife was my sten9grapher before l
cept Remington She swears by 1t. 1 tell you.
The arrival Of the train saved the situation
Most men in moderate circumstances when they
marry divide their bank accounts with their wives
and many put the whole thing In their wives
names. That was what young man in Har
lem did and the other day having some money
left out of the Housekeeping allowance and little
check which mad turned UP from somewhere, the
wife thought that she would make a deposit. But
it hot day and long trip downtown.
she asked her husband il he would not drop into
the bank for her. And. oh. dear. won't you bring
back deposit slips. and you'n have TO make
one out at the bank for this. for I haven't one
here"
Accordingly the young went into the bank
ip somewhat Of a rush. made out his deposit slip
I s~
riediy in 10 the receiving teller
Now. it 50, hapPens that his wife's initials are
l. D, and the teller pushed the money and slip
back with a tired air. remarking; NO such ac-
Why" clustered the young man. I've had my
money Then the situation dawned on him
Without word he picked up the money and slip
and with face Of scarlet passed out OF the bank
AssembIyman Hanford of Tioga County. told this
story the Fifth Avenue Hotel the other day:
There is a bridge up In my county which has
been declared unsafe II is nearly a quarter OF a
mile long-one Of those old wooden structures which
go floating off about every high water. But the
nice thing about IL is that although the bridge Is
unsafe. there is nothing to indicate it until Is
at the exact middle OF the structure. There he is
safe Driving on it Is dangerous One feels com
bridge at his back another eighth in front and ten
feet OF water under him
zone OF the greatest accommodations ever re-
ceived from the United States Postal Service came
from the postmaster in the village where I spent
my vacation said a traveller returning from thu
Adirondacks the Empire State Express the other
day. The postofice was in corner Of the cross
roads store. For the service of the many campers
and summer visitors in the neighborhood the
obliging postmaster had rigged up a soap box in
which he put their letters. the ordinary facilities
of the office being overtaxed by the heavy summer
mails
Il went TO the office day before yesterday and
asked the man if there any mail. He went to
the soap box and fumbIed about for a moment
and; seeing that was in a hurry. he came back
TO the counter
There wan no letters, but there a postal
Whlch don't seem able TO locate. But think
can remember II all right And the accommo-
dating postmaster told me what on my postal