The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1907-11-27
TALES OF TRAVELLERS
HOW SMALL THE WORLD is, IS
SHOWN BY ODD MEETINGS.
People Run Across Acquaintance In
All Sorts OF Out Of the Way
Places in Every Part Of
the World.

going In opposite directions, says tne
New York Sun. They met on their re-
turn and exchanged experiences.
81 came back from my journey"
said the man who had spent his time
in New England. more impressed
than ever with the idea that the world
is growing smaller"
Il went where had never been be-
fore and where ] was likely to meet
no one whom | knew. At the first
meal the stranger upon my right look
ed up from his newspaper and said
something about the bridge disaster
at Quebec.
The stranger said he had special
dread of bridge accidents since he had
been a victim in the Ashtabula affair
number of years before. He related
his experience and concluded with the
statement that he owed his rescue to
man whom he had never met before
or since.
"The incident as described by him
was vivid in my recollection. | was
the man who had saved him. The &C.
cident happened about 80 years ago.
Singular that at our first meeting after
the affair the conversation opened on
the subject mentioned.
After the meal ! walked into the
ONCE Of the hotel and looked over the
register. / noticed a familiar name.
The writer was from my home town.
I looked him up.
I'VE had not seen one another for
40 years. And then we had parted as
enemies. 1t was about girl. We had
a good laugh over the meeting, in a
strange part Of the country, and con
cluded that we had the best Of the
third fellow who won the girl later
and was afterward-but that Is Of nc
interest to you"
Like you" began the other return
ed tourist, II went into new country
to me. thought l had lost myself
away up the Saguenay river.
"One day went out in a canoe look
ing for fish. After the catch my guide
padded ashore, and we prepared fol
feat. Soon afterward another touris
landed nearby. He hadn't had bite
After | had jollied him while
asked him to sit down and take pc
luck Then we fell to our pipes. Yo'
know that is the bridge on which al
J smokers meet. Later on I offered hin
my flask.
HE declined. and laughingly re
marked that II he had not changed hi
usual garb for the outfit he had on, h
might not have been asked. He was
minister His story was interesting.
: HE left college in this country AT
err graduation and went abroad. II
kept on until he reached India. Their
he became interested in commercia
r pursuits.
|. HE failed. He went broke. He me
: a Snowman who was organizing
z minstrel company. He engaged to 6
= = with him as a tenor. The organizatio
' made money. 1t landed in Australi;
There II went to pieces.
"One of the company was a negr'
4 He and this man who had shared m
fish dinner started out together to fin
3 work. They fell in with Salvatio
:. Army outfit. Both were good singer
z The upshot was that the white ma
5 became converted.
/, He left the Salvation company an
Is became an Episcopal minister. tn
y negro followed in his steps. The wifi
= man Is rector of church In the mort
Ie west. The negro is a missionary
n Siam.
!, what is your name?" asked II
10 dominic. And when he gave 1t l r
It piled, we were classmates at -
~ university
) THAT was the only experience
Q, had during my trip. But think
70 beats yours"
IF What was the negros right name
10 asked the man who told the hr
y, story.
l. 1.-THE dominic gave 1t as -
II Then the first speaker said; IT
y the same coon. He was the son OF II
fathers old slave. He ran away wht
lg he was boy, and the first we ev
n heard of him was after he had becon
Iv a preacher. l think this rounds up Il
e, two stories even"