New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-12-22
HIS MOTOR QUEST
BEGAN IN BIBLE
New Testament, New Ha-
ven and New Carbure-
tors All Go Astray.
GOODS
LOST IN TRANSIT
He Got Sacred Works Instead of
Machinery-Federal Official
Baffled by Case.

Lost somewhere along the New Haven
Railroad is a fine lot OF Scotch carbu-
retors. Lost in the vicinity of the Hotel
Latham is the goat of George Sum
ner. as amiable an Englishman as ever
claimed Liverpool as his home port. Down
in the Custom House is Special Deputy
Collector Henry c. Stuart. who fears that
IL he does not lose Sumner and forget
the carburetors he will lose his reason.
Really" said Mr.. Sumner to a Tribune
reporter at the Hotel Latham last night,
ITS bit of joke. or, rather. II would
be II | wasn't out OF pocket by the thing.
YOU know, or if | knew where my carhu-
retors were.
You see, the things were samples. They
came over on the Caledonia on May %
and had a staff of experts and a factory
already TO start making them. You see,
] had figured where | could make them
here and ship them back TO England at a
tidy profit.
so I had my customs brokers fix things
up and ! sent cart to the public stores
to get them, after I'd paid about so in
duty and got my permit to land the stuff
But my cart man came back and said he
could get nothing. as the goods did not
correspond with the invoice. So | went
along myself And they didn't
ION my word, the stuff left for me was
lot of Bible pictures-good enough in
their places. but no good on a motor.
My CONSERVATION was about equal to
my language. but that did me no good
After a lot OF questions found that the
pictures belonged TO the Plympton Press,
OF Boston, some blockhead having mixed
the goods up. Somebody told me TO see
Mr. Stuart.
Now, Stuart is fine chap. but really
think I've begun TO get on his nerves.
He said he'd do what he could for me-
but-well, do you know. I'm sorry for
Stuart When ! get bit nervous at my
farm up in Milford. Conn. my wife says
20 me I'd better take a run somewhere.
And then | come down and see my friend
Stuart | wait until everybody else Is
through with his business. and then
Stuart says: What. YOU here again, Best
We can do is give you your tariff money
back
i''IA h'N d'ONt NY h'pbSs dNhs
Then no sends me to some one else. The
thing reminds me OF Dickens's 'circumlo-
cution ONCE
Your customs service IS bunch OF
pirates tell him. but he says they
haven't got the goods.
But YOU had them says l. here's
my receipt TO prove it,
That's prima facie case. says
Stuart. but what are you going 10 do
about to- 7 tell him don't know. and
then what do YOU suppose | find out?
Wei, sir. tho Boston people sent the car
buretors back. but they got lost on the
New Haven. When ] heard that ! threw
up both hands.
You might sue the New Haven, says
Stuart
'Righto.' says !. but where do 7 come
I'm on the Now Haven? ! am neither con-
signee nor consignor. anyway. hasn't the
New Haven troubles enough without my
putting M finger I'm their pie?
wen, what are you going TO do about
st. asked the Tribune man.
I'm going home 10 Milford Just now
and see how things are on the farm, and
when get nerves again I'll come over
and see my good friend Stuart Say.
really, don't you know he's a bally good
char. Not a bit OF side about him, you
know"