The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1907-11-30
TALESOF TRAVELLERS
HOW SMALL THE WORLD is, IS
SHOWN az ODD MEETINGS.
People Run Across Acquaintances In
All Sorts of Out OF the Way
Places in Every Part Of
the World.

Two men left the city the same day
going In opposite directions, says the
New York Sun. They met on their re-
turn and exchanged experiences.
Il 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"
81 went where had never been be-
fore and where ] was likely to meet
no one whom | knew Al the first
meal the stranger upon my right look
ed M 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
a 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.
"Aften the meal ] walked into the
Office Of the hotel and looked over the
register | noticed familiar name.
The writer was from my home town
J looked him up
We had not seen one another for
40 years. And then we had parted as
enemies. II was about a girl. We had
good laugh over the meeting. in
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-bu that is OF no
interest to you"
Like you" began the other return
ed tourist, II went into new country
to me. | thought ! had lost myself
away zip the Saguenay river.
"0ne day | went out in a canoe look
ing for fish. After the catch my guide
padded ashore. and we prepared for
a feat. Soon afterward another tourist
landed nearby. He hadn't had bite.
After | had jollied him while |
asked him 60 sit down and take pot
luck. Then We fell to our pipes. You
know that Is the bridge on which all
smokers meet Later on offered him
my flask,
"fIe declined, and laughingly re-
marked that If he had not changed his
usual garb for the outfit he had on, he
might not have been asked He was
minister. His story was interesting,
lie left college in this country aft
err graduation and went abroad He
kept on until he reached India There
he became interested in commercial
pursuits
Gle failed. He went broke. He met
Snowman who was organizing a
minstrel company. He engaged to go
with him as a tenor. The organization
made money II landed in Australia.
There IL went TO pieces.
"One of the company was negro.
He and this man who had shared my
fish dinner started ont together TO find
work Thay fell In with a Salvation
Army outfit Both were good singers.
The upshot was that the white man
became converted.
"He left the Salvation company and
became an Episcopal minister. The
negro followed In his steps The white
man is rector of church in the north
west The negro is a missionary in
Siam
What is your name?' asked the
dominic, And when he gave 1t re-
piled, we were classmates at -
university
THAT was the only experience
had during my trip, But ! think it
beats yours"
What was the negro's right manner"
asked the man who told the first
story.
The dominic gave 1t as -."
Then the first speaker said: IT'S
the same coon. He was the son Of my
fathers old slave. He ran away when
he was boy, and the first we ever
heard Of him was after he had become
a preacher. / think this rounds up the
two stories even."