The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1882-06-27 00:00:00

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VERACITT I—The Daily Telegraph of Monday heath.
following, um lerneatii its leaders and in big type. I
remember " exceepting " both anecdotes, from at
American pader, an 1 inserting them in the Telegram
some four or five years ago. Perhaps, my readers may
have forgAtin them, so I rape Anne the Fleet-street '
Shut lecock's paragraph :—" How sully persons of
fervid imagination may be led into untruthfulness by
any attempt to rival them in the matter of marvellous
narrative, is demonstrated by the following veracious
wool° e. During the Servia's last passage across the
Atla. tic two of her passempre, an American and an
Beglishinao, were conversing one day upon sporting
subjects. A casual mead .n of Harlingham afforded
the American are opportunity for staling that on one
very particular occasion he had shot nine hundred and
ninety•nine pigeons running. Up di his iuterlocut it
observing that "he might jut as well have said •
thousand whilst he was about it," he rejoined, " Car.
itinly not ; I should scarcely tall a lie for the 'eke of
a single pigeon!" Up in this the Englishman, giving
rein to his fancy, rexionted at conaiderable length the
extraordinary achievement of • men, unknown to him
by name, who had swum all the way from Liverpool
to Boston. 'Did you mos him do ii?" asked the
Yankee. "01 °owes I did. As I was rimming the
Atlantic with some friends our steamer passel him •
few miles outside B etoo herb sir." " Well, sir,"
exclaimed the American, smiling exultantly, " I am
real down-right glad ti.at you saw him. I was that
man; ant hearted irth, if anrboll Presumes to call my
principal feat of natation into question. I shall request
you to testify to it as an eye-witness."

But I have heard • better than either of the above,
and it is also told by a passenger "on board the
dervia during her lam pamage across the Atlantic,"
and I am convinoed it is quite as wetter.* aa the
other, for olio had only to I.ok at the young man who
related me the story to be quite nertsin he was •
descendant of the god little lir who "never told •
lie"—the immaculate Franklin, oho. es we all know,
axed down his father's brat apple tree, and then axed
his pardon, confessing his fault. Therefore, I Kirsh
Implicit faith t it, at least almost as intvlkit al the
Editor of the relapse,' seems to have accorded the
other narrations of the pareengen of the " !Jervis."

It if follows. When out in the U.S. this truthful
run; man happened to look tutu • court of justice,
an one of the big towns. A man had been found guilty
of murdering his father and urttiter under Notated,
atrocious circumstances. He was asked after the
usual formula what he had to say, why goatee°, of
death should not be pawed. Be meekly replied he
bad • great deal to sty as he felt personally interested
In the matter—he hoped the judge would have mercy
upon him as be was spoor orphan I Tbe judge blandly
Informed him he htd tally t that Inti con/Aer-
ation but after looking at all tee dreetnetamme he felt
there was no alternative but t order him to be hanged.
—Hq °ay hoped it would be a entraing to him in Ms
future ! I—Daily Telegraph, plasm copy.

To cone T 3 /I serioue eubjects, " • ratepayer "
writta c 9tupiaining of the inlets of the drama bAng
emptied in Vie .ley time. 1-19 wishes to kit oir why it
cannot done daring the night with other necessary
work I presume the Borough Surveyor know' his
own bunt .ete best, but., at then .me time, I Nympathise
with my correspondent. The odours to be &wired
from the operation certainly do not, I should think,
tend to induce a relish for the docks and green peas.
Thank Providence and the surveyor, there is •
"meesurable distance" between one of these drain
and the humble abode in which I reside I

Tits Ltawrisu or nu STMTS. —To-day this subject
will come under the consideration of the Council, and,
it is to be h iped, will not b 3 allowed t 3 past without
some attempt to bring about an impr,ivement. This
Gam Company might well for slime be contented with
Less bloated dividends and endeavour to meet the
Corporation. Taco, no doubt, the Corporation would
respond to the advance. A town of the size and
importance of this would not have the miserable
rule:lion cast upon it of being lighted in a manner that
would be almost insizensable in the days of the old
" Charles."

MOM LINDELL—It is almost a pity s case, which
had been entered for hsariug at the last County Court,
wae settled, or we might hare had • few re. • •
. . . .

,vdmioui

as to the way In which these harpies conduct their
business, which may have acted as • cacti ni to the
poor dupes who believe in g nitlemen haring surplus
casb that they don't know what to do with, and who
are willing to lend it out in sums ranging from CIO to
21,000,000 on note of hand alone, and at the very
iderate rate of interest of "5 per sheet my tear."
The action in question had been brought by an agent
in the district against • firm of these pests of society
trading at Croydon, for whom he acted, and it was •
claim for commission on • loan effected. The
benevolent gentleman, of Croydon, declined to face
their ageat in court, paid the sum demanded, and all
111pOODOS.

I understand, had they had the audacity to have
stepped into the witnses•box, some queer questions
would have been put them. Hers is one instant* of
the great advantages to be derived from risalino with
these "tear poya," which I am assured is a
fact. A man in a email way of business,
In this neighbourhood, wanted to borrow the
sum of £5 from them. The agent inspected his
st tck, and, all being foand satisfactory, the • Her was
accepted. The terms were remarkably lenient-0
for the 1 mn, to be repaid at el a month. If any one
works this out I thick, reckoning it at comootind
interest, they will find the rate was about 65 per
cent. Then, however, they wanted another is.,
presumably for law expanses—these fellows are
generally associated with some swindling lawyer, who
passed In the days when the " exams," were conducted
very differently to what they are now. 14 sp pi y for
himself the applicant was disgusted with the extra 5e.,
and put an sod to the negotiations.

Tai ELTCTION or CLUM TO Tall GOLIIDIANS hal
drawn forth the following from the seiw :

"Ii I. not sn,rully known that if • member of • Board
of Gus,diaaab.oomse • candidate for the office of clerk he
I, not disqualified from voting for himself. Such is the
declaims os the Local Government Board, sad a few days
SIM Mr. Baden • Guardisa of the Poole Board, sctod sport
It He would not have succeeded but for the fact that he
happened to be the honorary semesegy so the 10..1
Consorwstive Aseodation, sad was thus able to mare the
at'endance of a number of es offisio Guardians, who were
just sufficient in number to swamp the votes of the regular
attendants at the Board. ate of whom sarcastkally
egpr.mid Lh, norm that Lord Bantam Cecil. Lord
%%slathers's, gm J. Colquhoun, sod other magistenial
members would occasisTady attend when there was other
than election business.
Both the Echo and the Sficreorne Jouritai—whnes
remarks I quoted last week—are in error in supposing
the presence of es officio guardians resulted in the
eleotion of Mr. Budge. It was a fact the majority
supported tbe other candidate. Mr. Budge won hh
dike through the veto Of the .t.itedguacdl.w, Ma a
yam ad oi thktess voted la b favour.