The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-03-19

tonvrirht. 1911, by w. 6. Chapman, II
,he United States and Great Britain)
IN WAS a rough passage, and though
10, were already half way between
New York and Tilbury. our destina'
,,on. few of the passengers had founc
,Eoir sea legs ] sat on the captain
,,bl; upon his left was pleasant, norld
'5sv,haired man. rather slow Of speech
~ ~ ,Sas introduced TO me as Mr.. Peter
''rpe '.sfso vou find that this Atlantic brecze
-rose with you better than tho air ol
||a,nfield. " j.. Mr.. Langton?' asked
LEii, !i,, tneTt trnertsiniy does" 1 answered. "Bu,
-,x ask you how on earth you know
"a / am resident OF Plainfield. n. J.
4 fhe best of my belief have told no
sv' In fact, as n lawyer, ] am natural
. oesscretive about such matters"
III mix know" replied Crewe. because
tyn occasions have seen YOU hurry
~ :. "a The boat from the New Jersey ter
e|nsf at o'clock In the morning. You
oepr1sd o,t,1s q newspaper and a suitcase. and
,.f,',its I replied. "But how In the
me- al conscience Go you remember
..xv,v I saw you" returned Crewe
<,ss~body within a twelve mile radius
Tsw York has seen everybody. else
~ least, ninety per cent OF all other
',jesna at sone time. Need l remind
"a that on August 13. 1910, you TOOK a
iii party TO a roof garden on Forty
.ecns street. or that the previous Feb
4 ~ you rendered first aid to a child
10 had been knocked down by street
q an Sixth avenue?
7fFou saw the accident?' ! gasped.
mo. Your photograph was In one OF
4 newspapers To go farther back. you
-,irad AM, in the nlnety-fourth rank OF
- sound money parade OF 1900 ny
|rsadway. In 1879" ;,
fStop!' I exclaimed. You will tel
4 name of my client"
<,rbsrs 5 my art fails me-" answered
Ia II could not recall the name OF
= SSshsr or mother@eXcept that / pre-
-nn the surname coincided with mine
- In the smoking room. I showed him
4 Thotoeraph OF young man In COW
sffire and asked him II he could give
z 1is history. He took the photograph
d studied y intently: the then closed his
~ have only seen this young fellow
see." he said "Seven years ago he
',,r1ad Nd Broadway from the Battery
4 4 suIt Of English clothes, carrying a
<|sdstone' bag. Three years efterward.
me visiting New York from the west
,-fhird street and Fifth avenue on a
&sxge of intoI1cation.'
4 '1eaped from my seat. "For the love
4 haven, explain your secret 10 me,
acclaimed. you may be the man
Il most In need Of"
ctewa smiled in a self predatory
4nner. 1T is very simple" he e1.
|<inedi ''You are, no doubt. aware OF
nj discovery Of psychologists thai ev-
q mental Image remains permanently
rurseEed upon the brain?
yes"
sUnfortunately. when the average
"a sees q thing he straightway forgets
. BIrnilarly with what he hears. When
~ and i hear a passing sound-the
|rsps Of a wave against the ship, the
4 Of a twfg in the park-the impress
- % so faint that IL is al once lost
"a never recurs to us throughout life.
a when I receive an image through
d eyes I never forget 1t. I have al
vB had this faculty. In my earlier
ID Il caused me much Inconvenience.
~, having acquired a modest compe-
1oa and retired from business, 7 derive
1Diderable amusement from this pow
4 travel, / study, / try TO turn my
vanfage to the good OF humanity. AL
11y may say that ] know practical
EF6ry inhabitant OF New York City by