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—” “Loaf—ITEMS
Mr. E. DeKlyn, of Danbury, was in
town on Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. L..I:Sli&'wood have re-
turned from a Visit to Yonkers, N. Y.
The recent fair given by Hobbie Post,
G, A. R., of Stamford, netted $1,370.
Mrs. Harriet .MiddIebrook. of Wilton,
sufi’ered a stroke of paralysis last Sunday.
On Friday, a daughter was born to Mr.
and Mrs. John T. McKeon, of Spring
Hill.
A son was born to Mr. and Mrs.
Aquilla Greenwood, of Spring Hill, on
Friday.
Builder John Rowe, of Spring Hill, has
broken ground for a cottage on the Step
Rock Road.
Ridgefield Press:—-Mr. Chas. H. Valden
of Norwalk, Ct., spent Sunday with rela-
tives in town.
It was Samuel Bowles who said a news-
paper is not conducted for the suppres-
sion of news.
R M.‘ Rose and family will go to
Florida for a protracted stay shortly after
the holidays.
Judge Edward W. Seymour has en-
tered upon his duties as Judge of the
Supreme Court.
The state association of verterinary sur—
geons met at the Mahackemo Hotel yes _;
terday afternoon.
Mrs. Guardus P. Adams, formerly a
' resident of this town, is in failing health
at her home in Wilton.
Miss Catherine W. Peck, of Waterbury,
receives $50,000 by the will of the late
John Creerar, of Chicago.
The Congregational ladies will give
their church festival and supper, at the
chapel Friday evening next.
Hartford insurance companies lose about
$250,000 by the fire in Lynn. The Mer-
iden company lost about $10,000.
Ullie Akerstrom, the actress, will play a
five weeks’ engagement in New York after
the holidays, appearing in a new play.
On Thanksgiving Day a bouncing son
was added to all the other blessings that
Manice Lockwood has to be thankful for.
Claude A. Poyvez, who recently had a
paralytic stroke, lies'in a very precarious
condition at his home on Orchard street.
“Gracious,” exclaimed Mrs. Malaprop,
“I read in the papers of a ‘Congressman
at large.’ I do hope they‘ll capture him
before he does any harm.”-—Sun.
Mrs. Sarah S. Abell, has returnedto
her home on West avenue, after a two
months‘ visit with friends in Sharon, this
state.
Ex-Judge S. B. Beardsley, who has
been reputed as suffering from severe
nervous prostration, is reported to be im-
proving.
Pioneer Hook and Ladder company’s
second sociable is to be held on Thursday,
December 12. Invitations for for it are
now being issued.
Rev. Dr. Edward Anderson and wife
were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Chas. O.
C. Betts, church green, during their stay
here over Sunday;
Mr. and Mrs. R. G. Mitchell celebrated
the first anniversary of their marriage on
Tuesday evening. They were in receipt
of a number of presents.
John Bray started for Providence, R.
1., Sunday, and is expected home to-day
with his daughter, Elsie, who has been
visiting there for some time. '
Mrs. Emily. Benedict, of Wilton, had
the misfortune to lose another horse last
Sunday. This lady has lost in the past
five years, two horses and three cows.
Billy Bearse has left the employ of
Marketman Wixon and is now a “com-
mercial tourist,” representing the glass-
ware house of Ed. Goldschmidt. on Water
street.
The fame of Company F minstrels has
gone abroad and the boys are flooded with
invitations and propositions to give their
show in various towns in different parts
of the county. ' '
In the line of recent engagements that
of Miss Rena W. Ells, daughter of Jo-
mph 6. Ells, to Ernest H. Ambler. is tin-4
nounced.-—B¢ntinel. '
!
The new Congregational church, at
South Norwalk, will beopened for wor-
ship, Sunday, Dec. 226.
It is reported that at a Westport prayer
: meeting the other night, a young man
arose and said : “Brethren, I am a great
sinner, and I am determined to hold out
to the end.”
The brother of exJudge Terry, of Cali-
: fornia, who was recently shot by Nagle,
is on his way East to lay the facts of the
homicide before the Department of Justice
at Washington.
Wm. Murray is completing concrete
walks in front of the .A. H. Byington
property on South Union avenue, and
also in front of the Isaac Sellcck property
on Franklin avenue.
The 'First Congregational church at
Fairfield celebrated its 250th anniversary
on Thursday of last week, Thanksgiving
Day. The history of this organization is _.
of the most thrilling.
S. T. Dutton, superintendent of schools,
believes that the time is coming when in-
dustrial training will '.be introduced into
all the public schools of New Haven in
connection with the studying of books.
The familiar ex; ression “best girl” was
coined by no lessa person than Shelley,
the poet. In an autograph letter of Shel-
ley’s, now on exhibition in London, he ad-
dresses Clare Clairmont as “My best girl.”
Mrs. Soutliworth has been held without
bail for the murder of Mr. Pettus on Ful-
ton street, New York. The revelations
of the case are expected to be equal to
those of the Ray and Eva Hamilton affair.
The finishers and curlers at Adams
Bros. hat manufaetory have, with but
one exception, signified their intention
of joining the hat finishers’ union. It is
believed that the whole shop will be made
fair.
Jane Detheridge, of Kingston, Jamaica,
has refused thirty-seven offers of mar.
riage. Jane has $1,000,000 and is an
orphan. She does not think she can af-
ford a husband who cares only for her
money.
The other days Michigan man gave a
grand party, ~cd the dancing and singing,
. got the, guests away in good shape, and
then took strychnine and went to bed to
die and leave his wife $5,000.——Detroi't
Free Press. -
Arainbow supper will be held in the
chapel of the First Congregational church,
next Friday evening, the 6th. Musical
and literary entertainment during the
evening. Supper will be served after 5
o’clock.
Mrs. John Schoenberger, of Bridgeport.
attempted suicide Tuesday night by 'tak-
ing a dose of laudanum. Her husband
had found her in a compromising position
and she was overcome with shame and
remorse.
A Micnigan girl said “no" at every
point in a wedding ceremony where she
ought to have said “yes.” Nevertheless,
the official pronounced the couple man
and wife, but the courts annulled the
marriage.
The fair of the Second Methodist
church, which is to be held in the Opera
House on the 10th and 11th inst.,promises
to be quite attractive. There will be a
drill of young ladies and a doll drill by
little girls.
The alarming discovery has been made
in Kennebec, Me., that the Jamica ginger
dispensed there contains90 per cent. of
alcohol. After that we are prepared to
hear that root beer in Maine is 4 per cent.
above proof. '
Prof. Loisette’s Memory System is crea-
ting greater interest than ever in all parts
of the country, and persons wishing to
improve their memory should send for
his prospectus, free, as advertised in
another column. . 4t.
The N orwalk correspondent of the Stars-
dard says :---The teachers of the Center
school are taking a course of "instruction
in object drawing, the benefits of which
will be reaped by the pupils of the district
in coming months.
The people of Hartford seem to be
united in demanding better gas—not mere
piessure, but a purer article, such as
other cities have. Of the 12,000 voters
here, we believe that 11,978 would sign a
petition to the Legislature for SOme kind
of whet—Hartford Times.
The regular clicks of the wheels over
the rail joints can usually soon be singled
out from the other noises, and counted.
The number of rail lengths passed in
twenty seconds is almost exactly the num-
ber of miles run in an hour.
The Record, last Saturday, advertised
for a beautiful snow poem, to be accom-
panied with a sample of the snow. Be-
fore the paper had been issued two hours
there came a flurry of snow—the first of '
the season. It pays to advertise.
Dr. Ellery C. Clarke, formerly of Nor-
walk, now of Somerville, Mass, was in
town from Wednesday of last week until
yesterday, visiting friends, of whom he
has a host, in this town, who rejoiced to
see him looking well, hearty and prosper-
ous. -
. long—legged
George W. Ogden, of Wilton. tedches a
small class of boys, in room number 4, -
Gazmn Building. He is abundantly ,
capable of fitting young men for college, x
and will give private lessons on'easy
terms. ' ,
. The young men. of the Y. M. C. A.
rendered valuable services at the A. M. E. .
church last Sunday evening. Their sing-
ing» was splendid. Secretary Wilcox’s
address was pointed and timely, and lis-
tened to witli'intense interest.
“Six feet. of earth makes us all one
size,” says Joe. Howard, the philosopher
of the New York Press. How Joe must
have yearned for six' feet of earth when '
Pulitzer, that other Joe,
knocked him down in the World ofiice a
couple of years ago. ~
L. V. Pinncv. latc editor of the Winsted'
Press, is now assocmtrd with F E. Cleave-
land, of Hartford, in the publication of a
half do7cn newspapers in different t0wns,
of which the Norfolk Tower is one. The
scheme is an‘original and novel one, and
there is money in it.
Captain J. C. Capeland, Sergeant P.
Wade. James Burncs. George Simmonds,
Jacob Arnold and a delegation from Nor-
walk, all veterans of the 17th Regiment,
r‘onnccticut Volunteers, went to New
York on Tuesday evening, and visited
Hancock Post of that city.
The many friends of Rev.Col Anderson
were not only surprised. but agreeablv so.
to see the genial colonel with his face
cleanly shown with the exception of his
upper lip. The colonel, with a mustache,
presented as inspiring a phvsiognomy as
anv orator that ever stepped into the town.
Between Norwalk and Milford. the
“toot—toot-toot-toot" of the engine. whistle
for grade crossings is almost without ccs-
~sation. If you want to enjoy it thorough-
lv take the passenger end of the combina—
tion smoking-baggage car on the noon
express out of New York, when the pas-
scngcr end is against the locomotive.—
Hartford Gourtmt.
The Derby Transcript of Friday chron-
icled the startling item of Thanksgiving
news that “the sun tried to shine yester-
day.” The Transcript is a pessimist.
The sun did shine on Thanksgiving day
with an efiulgence all the more glorious
for having been hidden so long by storm
clouds.
——We open to day at the Boston Store
Art Department an elegant line of en—
gravings and etchings selected with great
care by our manager, W. P. Whitney.
Nothing is better for a holiday or other
gift, and all are invited to view this col—
lection. Have also added a number of
new subjects in artotype.
The Fair Haven oyster industry is
booming, and though a little lighter than
last year, every shop is running at‘its
fullest capacity. Experienced oy ter
openers are~in great demand. These are
mostly women, and they earn from $2 50
to $3.50 a day when the business affords
them opportunity to work all day.
Louis and Rocco Sach, two Italians,
brothers. jumped from a train at Hawley-
ville, Wednesday morning. Louis fell
under the cars and was killed. The other
brother then tried to shoot himself but
was prevented bv the bystanders. The
brothers were to start for Italy to-day and
had nearly $1,000 in cash on their persons
when the accident occurred.
The great fire in Boston and Lynn,
Mass, last week cost Hartford fire insur-
ance companies $500,000. Notwithstand-
ing this loss would be sufficient to consid—
erably embarrass the average country
newspaper, the insurance companies.
consider themselver lucky that they were
not more heavily involved in view of the
tremendous amount of damage done.
Editor H. T. Sperry has sold his interest
. in the Hartford Post to Editor John Addi-
son Porter. who now controls that enter-u-
prising and excellent. paper. Mr. Sperry
goes south in search of health“ Mr. Per»
ter has made some salutary innovs‘tionsin
the style of the journal, which will by no
means deteriorate under his direction.
Editors Weaver and Countryman, we.
presume, are to be retained on the stall.-
\H. B. Wilson, of Danbury, has just
made for John Braya magnificent Elk’s
badge. The Elk’s head, of solid gold,
stands out from the center of the badge,
which is of enamel inlaid with gold orna-
mentation and the prominent letters “B.
P. 0. E.” A small band of blue enamel
encircles the head,'on which are the
words “Cervus Alces.” The piece is of
exquisite workmanship and is rich and
elegant in appearance.
On Tuesday morning an:alarm came to
this office that there was a horse in a hole
on Hoyt street. A reporter was immedi—
ately despatched to the spot, who found
that Mike Sheedy’s blind mare had walked
into a hole dug by Mr, Leonard’s men . to
mend a break in the water pipe. The an-
imal had fallen in the hole in such a way
as to fill it to its fullest capacity. The
animal’s neck must has been broken by
the fall, and it’was so tightly ' wedged in
that it was unable to kick. The animal
was not worth over 850. . -
An Enterprising Republican Journal, especially devoted to Local News and Interests.
N ORWALK, CONN, WEDNEDAY, DECEMBER 4, 1889-.
: 0s 30m evening last Editor Thomas
‘W. Wood, of the Bridgeport Post, gave a
reception to his friends, in honor of his
40th birthday, snd a most enjoyable occa-
sion it proved to be for guests and host
alike. rm: was repeatedly surprised
dlmnsi the evening by the presentation of
valuable gifts. from his friends. The Ga-‘
zsm wishes him many happy returns.
The Bridgeport police made only seven
arrests. on'f’l‘iianksgiving Day, which is
, chroniclsd‘by'the city papers as a remark-
able fact. {The explanation is arrived at
.by this process of logical reasoning: The
troublesome element of the city didn’t get
arrested because they didn’t fight because
they didn’t get very drunk because they
didn’t celebrate Thanksgiving because
they didn’t have anything to be thankful
rm:- ' ‘ " ‘ L ‘
people-who witnessed the foot-ball contest
betwcfin Princeton and-Yale at Berkeley
Oval Thorsday': fl. E.“ Bishop, Samuel
L. Weed, Edward Weed, LeGrand Ray-
mond, David Raymoud, J. ArthurAmbler,
_W. Bennett, Charles E. Miller, liobert
Bentty, D. .Cavanaugh, T. S Morison, G.
C._Lockwood, Howard Knapp, Phillip
Knapp, J.,H. Knapp, E. J. Hill, Fred.
Lockwood, W. F. Bishop.
H. S. Davis is visiting relatives in Bur-
lington, Vt. He Went there last. week
and found excellent sleighing. This is
“Heth’s”. second visit to that country
within afew‘ months, and although it is
not explicitly given out that he contem-
plate: matrimony. yet his friends here
have noticed of late that he has worn an
extra-brilliant polish on his shoes and
that his mustache has been curled with
an extra twist—and “excellent sleighing”
isn’t by any meansa serious impediment
to such acousummation.
An enterprising typewriter manufacturer
in: Boston sends the GAZETTE an advertis-
ing card addressed “To the E litor who
furnishes the poorest copy." In view of
the fact that it has for a long time been a
”debatable question as to which member of
the editorial staff in this ofi‘lcc is entitled
to the championship belt for illegible
cliirography, it was submitted to the com-
positors, who decided by unanimous vote
that there was no choice, but that each
respondents, were entitled to one of the
typewriter maniacards.
Nationalism which:has been popularly
termed the latest “Boston craze,” but
which, in fact, has ti’ken deep. root
throughout the entire land, will be dis-
cussed at length in the January Arena,
by two of the ablest representative think-
ersin the new movement, Mr. Laurence
Gronlund, the well known author of Ca
Ira and The Co-operative Commonwealth,
.and John Ransom Bridge, the secretary of
the Boston Nationalist Club. These papers
will be valuable acquisitions to the rapid-
ly increasing literature of Nationalism and
Socialism.
Under the management of the Womans’
Christian Temperance Union, of Wilton,
a Juvenile Temperance Society has been
instituted called the Loyal Legion or Tem-
perance School. ’ Its meetings are held
Saturday afternoon at the Congregational
chapel, where boys are taught temperance
truths and principles in a very pleasant
manner. ' There are now, we are told,
over fifty names on the roll, and the num-
ber is steadily increasing. Under the
efiicient trainingof Mrs. L. D. Keeler the
children will give a Mother Goose enter-
tainment on the evening of December 6th.
The admission will be 15 cents.
The chart for seats in the Opera House,
for the Company F minstrel entertain-
ment, was opened Monday morning, at
Hale’s, and the crowd in waiting was
larger than at any previous occasion of
the kind. The store was packed long
' before nineo’clock, the hour named, and
promptly on time Danny said “Go,” the
waiting host fell into line and the check-
ing began, ,,1 Nearly every person had five
tic’ketsto bit checked ofi, thelimit allowed
by the managers, to prevent speculation.
Within a short time the chart resembled
the “burnt section” in the newspaper
maps :‘of .the Boston fire. It was a big
sale, and assured the fact that the Opera
House will be filled to its utmost capacity
tomorrow night.
Charles E. Ruscoe, died at his home,
No. 32 Park street, early Wednesday
morning, aged 41 years. He had been ill
for several months, although able to be
about up to within a few days of his
death. Mr. Ruscoe came to
home in Cannons Station, as clerk in Wm.
C. Street’s hardware store, and continued
with Mr. Street’s successors, W. H.
Smith & Co.,‘np to the time of his fatal
illness. About one year ago he fell from
a ladder, from the effects of which he
.never fully recovered. He was genial,
whole-hearted, a first-class salesman, well-
known all over the county, and a man
who won the friendshi of all With whom
he came in contact. 6 was for a long
timeone of the most active members of
Ph'mni‘x Engine company. The funeral
will be held'inthe First Baptist church,
this afternoon at2‘o’clock, . Our Brothers’
Lodge, 1.,0. O. ,F... of which deceased
was a member, will attend in a body.
He leaves a wife and one child—Recent. -
The following is a list of Norwalk"
individual member. and some of the cor- *
Norwalk .
some twenty or more years ago, from his'
The memorial pamphlet of the 17th
and 27th Connecticut Volunteers, con:
taining the incidents of their recent visit
to Gettysburg, ith the inauguration of
the two monuments, is now out, and
those wishing copies can secure them by
sending twenty-five cents to P. Wade, Jr.,
Standard office, Bridgeport, Conn.
~I Portland 0"‘g’In‘a-n: R. B. Duncan, of
Salem, was feasting Thursday on straw—
berries that grew and ripened unprotect—
ed, in the open air. His vines are still in
blossom and he has a few berries in all
the stages, some green and others are
about matured. The ripe ones were de—
licious and are only another argument in
favor of Oregon’s climate. Just think of
strawberries and Thanksgiving turkeys
ripening together.
The Florida orange growers’ union and
the Florida fruit exchange have united.
The result will be to place nearly all of
the orange crop in the hands of the ex-
change, which has already handled 60,000
boxes of oranges this season, an increase
of 50;) per cent. over the previous year.
The total orange crop of Florida this year
is estimated at from 1,800,000 to 2,100,000
boxes. The exchange through its agencies
will probably Control at least 1,500,000
boxes. This consolidation is expected to
save growers at least $100,000 this year.
Last Sunday morning just after the four
horses owned by Buxton & Brundage, the
expressmen, wen [let out of their barn in—
to the yard. two of them began playfully
kicking each other, when suddenly the
hind leg of one of them, a large, heavy
bay was noticed to dangle helplessly, and
it was found that. its leg was broken Dr.
Bridges was sent for, who made an exam-
in-ntinn, but he decided that the leg was
hopelessly ruined and it was deemed best
to shoot the horse, which was done to put
the poor beast out of its misery. The
horse was the best owned by the firm and
and cost them $200. The carcass was
carted to Toner’s oleomargerine factory.
Mr. Arthur S. Middleerook, of Bridge—
port, hasa small heifer which was born
Aug. 3d, 1887, which on Friday last had
its first calf. The heifer is now only
twenty-seven months old and has been
milked twice a day since July 8th, giving
about six quarts a day, to within two
weeks of calving, then once a day, mak-
ing four and a half months it has been
milked before having its first calf. He
thinks it a rare case b'ut still a profilane
heifer and would be pleased to hear from
any one knowing of a similar case Any—
one doubting the above§can see the heifer
and her little calf by‘ calling at his resi—_
deuce, 86 Lewis Street.
For more than forty-five years Littell’s
Living Age has been published with un-
interrupted success, and has enabled its
readers at small expense to keep pace with
the literary progress of the age. Frequent
in issue and unequalled in amount of mat-
ter, it furnishes the only satisfactorily
fresh and complete compilation of the best
literature of the day ;-a literature which
continues to grow in extent and import-
ance, and embraces the productions of the
most eminent. writers in all branches of
literary and scientific work. The mags-
zine is therefore invaluable to the Ameri-
can reader who wishes to keep in the
intellectual life of the time. Its pros-
pectus of 1890 is commended to the atten-
tion of all who are selecting their reading
matter for the new year. Reduced club-
bing rates with other periodicals are
given, and to new subscribers remitting
now for the year 1890 the intervening
numbers are sent gratis. Littell 8100.,
Boston, are the publishers.
Springfield Republican .'——The work of
converting Gen. Putnam’s old Revolution-
ary camp ground into a state park, which
has been in progress all summer, has
been suspended for the winter. Much
has been accomplished during the sum-
mer, 88 acres of crude land being trans-
formed by about 50 workmen.
houses have been built, also walls and
bridges, in order to restore, as far as pos-
sible, the aspect of the camp when first
established. Nearly every day some relic
has been discovered, including cannon
balls and bullets and a great variety of
articles, which, of course. will be pre-
served fora museum. A fine lake has
been made by damming up a stream
which flows onto the tract ; it adds much
to the beauty of the park, but destroys its
faithfulness to the historical events it
commemorates. Walks and drives have
also been laid out. An old stone bridge,
probably built 110 years ago,,will not be
disturbed. An ornamental stone tower
which has been built, gives an- excellent
view of the whole camp. The work has
been superintended by Senator Bartram,
of Sharon, and it is believed the Legisla-
tive appropriation for the work will need
to be greatly increased. A tract of 20
acres has been bought by private parties
on the north end of Putnam park in Red-
ding, which contains the famous Phillips
rock and cave. A fine hotel will be
erected in the vicinity and many summer
residences,—-—and with another artificial
lake, the place will probably become pap-
ular as a summer resort. '
Block.
TWO DOLLARS A YEAR
NUMBER 49 _
y In another column will be found an
extended account of the diseases success-
fully treated. by the Polypathic Medical
Institute of Boston, Mass, during the last
nine years. Dr. W. Fletcher Hall, their 4
chi-f consulting physician, can be con-
Svi'ted at Bridgeport. on Mondays and
Tuesdays, at 291 State street, where he is
permanently located. The Doctor diag-
noses all discases at sight without asking
the patient a question, and treats all
diseases at sight without asking the pa
tient a question, and treats all diseases of
a chronic nature with remarkable success,
asshown by the record of nine years work
above referred to.
The Five Mile River license renion~
strance excites considerable comment in
that community and elsewhere where the
parties are known, and the whole affair,
it is said, simply illustrates how great a
matter a little spark will kindle. Accord—
ing to common report, the principal re- ‘
inonstrant, who is, and has been for
years, a prominent resident in that com-
munity, raised a row on the. ground that
the applicant had kept a gambling house,
when the evidence shows that the prin—
cipal remonstrant had been the. best cus-
tomer of the place, and not onlythat, but
he had instituted thecard playing custom
for money. It seems that this cus-
tomer had, at a certain period, been
barked at by a dog owned by the proprie-
tor of the house and for that reason he '
demanded that the dog he killed. The
owner refused to kill the dog. and the
result was that the dog was allowed to
live. From that time forth the enmity of
“Jack’s” enemy showed itsdf with re.-
doublcd vigor which finally resulted in
the defeat of Jack’s application for a
license.
Wilton comes to the front again this
with week another tragic event. Chas. N.
Bishop, well-known in Norwalk, had, for
several years, been working the farm of
James Comstock on shares. He was a
large. portly man, weighing probably not
less than 250 pounds. possessing a con-
spicuously cheerful, jovial nature and was
universally liked. On Sunday mor ninglast,
at about six o’clock, he went to his barn,
which is situated about ten rods from his
house, whistling and singing in his ushal
cheery way as he went. Failing to return
to the house in the usual time, his family,
after waiting a considerable period, deem-
ed it advisable to investigate as to the-
cause which detainethim, A visit to the
barn cleared the mystery. Mr. Bishop
was found lying near the foot of the lad-
der leading to the hay mow, quite dead-
with the top of his head crushed in in a
sickening manner. It was apparent that he
had fallen head-foremost from the hay-
mow to the floor, a distance of some
ten or fifteen feet, and, being an un-
usually heavy man, he struck with such
force as to crush his skull. The news of
the accident spread rapidly among the
neighbors, and as is usual in such cases,
some of the busybody gossips got their work
in and attempted to gain credence for the
report that deceased had committed suicide
by poisoning himself, notwithstanding the
most casual review of the body, the scene
of the accident and the circumstances of
the case would be sufficient to refute such
a preposterous theory. Deceased was
about 55 years of age, and leavts a wife
and three children.
Editor Bross, of the Ridgefield Press,
has dropped into poetry with a “d-l, s-k-n-g
th-d.” His last issue contains a poetic
overflow from his pen, under the jimjain-
nastical heading, “The Editor’s Delirium."
It sets forth in the hysterical metre of the
late Mr. Poe, the remarkable experienco
of the writer, who once upon a Friday
dreary when it was nearing bleak Decem-
her, was scanning, often swearing, o’er a
familiar page in his ledger often scanned
before, and making out bills and eagerly
“wishing' for the payment of at least
enough for raiment for my true and tried
companion who in trials loved me more,”
when he heard the footsteps of somebody
trying to get past the printci’s dcvrl, into
the sanctum. “ ’Tis some creditor,”
Bross muttered to himself as be bid be-
hind the wood-box, “But he’ll not get in
my door.”|‘,But the intruder did get in, all
the same, in spite. of the “devil,” and his
most remarkable performance was what
inspired the poet. He wasn’t a creditor
at all, as the sequel showed. He simply
came in to pay up. The situation at the
climax must have been strikingly dram»
atic, for, says the poet: "Stood be there
with money plenty—plenty to pay of his
score—twenty years of back subscription;
only this and nothing more.” Bross gave
a loose vein to his poetic imagination and
it went sky-wiggling about with the most
extravagant evolutions, like a kite with-
out a tail. The poet’s severest test of the
elasticity of poetic license was not so
much in the proposition that a man would
voluntarily come forward and pay up
twenty years’ arrearage of subscription to
a paper that is just starting upon its six-
’teenth volume, as the more preposterous
one that he would struggle with the
“devil” for admittance to the sanctum for
the purpose of paying any back subscrip-
tion at all. ’ . v
Norwalk Chronicler