Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-12-31


poor horses pulled TO the extent OF their abilitv
but could not move the cars. Not contented
with stopping the ears the crowd piled snow in
front aud rear and on all sides.
The UNPLEASANT SIDE OF PRAcrIcAL
JoKE.-Mr Jacob Knous, OF the firm Of Wealth
er5v, Knous & Pe.ton, wholesale and retail dry
goods dealers in Hartford, was recently in Bos-
ton for a few weeks, undergoing surgical
Operation. AT his hotel, on Christmas day,
congeuial party enjoyed dinner by themselves,
Mr.. Knous being one of the company. Some
one not acquainted with him him joined the
party, and one of the number inquired, "Do you
know Kuous?H Pretty soon another stran-
| ger came in, aud he was accosted with the in
quiry, 600 you know KuousM And the query
was repeated, innocently and proper enough, as
two or three more appeared but its repetition
made it a standing joke, and during the whole
dinner festivities and after there was constant
revival of the colundrum "Do you know
Kuous?' A good deal of fun was made of it,
as will be made ont of better things when a
COMPANY of wide awake fellows are in the mood
for laughing at trf1es. What followed this per-
iecIly good natured chatting is told by our cor
respondent in Hartford:
Mr.. knous started for home on Thursday af-
teruoon, and Ii the train he took had not been
snow bound near Worcester he would have ar
rived soon after seven O'Clock His hotel liepds
in Boston, knowing nothing of the DELAY to the
train, and supposing be had reached Hartford
on time, thong bit they would send The Joke along
with nm; and so, wanna, as they believed, lill
he had got home, dispatch was sent to his adj
dress in Congress s'reet, IN these words:-
"Do you know Knous2'
And following this anotherwas forwarded i'll
this shape:
ave have found man who don't know
KnDus."
Both these dispatches were delivered at the
same time and were received by Mrs. Kuous
who was expecting her husband. She placed
but one construction upon them, and that was
that Mr.. knous had met with a railroad acct
dent, and that the real pnrport of the last dis
patch, which was confused by transmission, was
that some one Was wanted TO identity him. Sac
at once sent for her aiher James B. Shultas a
leading and wealthy citizen, and he became
seriously alarmed, aud at once sought the SER
vices OF d. NJ. Seymour, vice president OF the
Hartford life and annuity insurance company,
who is friend of the family, and Mr.. Seymour
and Mis-. kGous al once starred for Boston, the
latter leaving her house aud children in the care
OF Mrs. Seymour. The case was an urgent one
and no sort OF Inconvenience could be allowed
10 stand in the way of immediate action.
And now followed combination OF circum
stances which ADDED to the anxietes aud au-
| guish Of the parties directly ineres ed. The
| train to Boston was stopped at Worcester, and
here Mr. Seymour and Mrs. kuons waited in
| the most restless condition. They telegraphed
| 10 Boston, but got no response. While there
| the train from Boston passed, and on this train
was Mr.. knous himself, alive, well and happy,
and entirely unconscious oil the fact that at
| that very moment his wife was within a dozen
| rods Of him, suffering the most terrible solici.
| tude on his account Mr.. seymour went
| through the train TO see If he could not ind
| some one who could give particulars of Mr..
| knous, and escaped noticing Mir. Knous,
| because that gentleman was in COM
| partment in one of he drawing room cars
| The result was that Mr.. Knous arrived
| lone Friday morning, and found all his
friends in fearful suspense over his late, while
| The town was lul OF rumOrs concerning his sad
tate. Mrs. knous reached Boston somewhat
earlier, and il was not till she got there and saw
the landlord of the hotc that she found relief,
TO her anxious mind. The family is again reu-
nlted, and, oil course, more cheerful than ever.
FROM THE DANBURY NEws.-The coming
valentine will represent Cupid with an improved
breech loader.
little Danbury girl told visitor that her
grandmother chewed tobacco with her nose.
Eight yards of tippet, wound about one yard
oil boy, tumbled off White street bridge, this
morning, but were not hurt.
Danbury youth carries one of his girls
teeth as fond remembrancer. When he is
married he can have all her jaw.
A Brootheld girl dares not use her fathers
| paper TO make up her "oay window" with be-
cause there is so much due IN it.
An image dealer and small piece of decep-
tive-lookins ice furnished Danbury, on Monday,
with genuine Italian son set.
Some of our people thought there was a
match factory on fire somewhere saturday but
| 1t proved 10 be stranger who casually stepped
| on barrel hoop.
| The young mau who occasionally enlivens
our neghborhood with the power of song, has
| talent enough for The position OF head patient
| in an insane aSylum
Daniel Drew can lose three million dollars
| woth of his oIeenbacks and not feel it. but the
loss Of i've dollars worth Of his religion would
| probably bankrupt him.
writer for an agricultural journal snpoests
| hens in the place of dogs for families. There is
not tramp on he face of the earth bur would
| like 10 hear ID hen bark.
An anxious gentleman bargaining for a rent
ron OLD MeMasiers, Monday, asked him if the
house was cold "Well," said tue old gentle
man cautiously, 81 can't say as 10 that: il
stands Out doors,
They are gong to fill in that ravine on Nelson
| street, and people who have cats aud dogs they
have got through with, should not neglect this
opportunity, which will PROBABLY be the only
| one this winter.
A rural gentleman standing over a register
III one oil our stores attracted general attention
| 10 himself by observing to his wife, "Marar, |
sotss / m a9oln' to have lever, feel such hot
streaks funnin' up my legs.
The remarks relatives and friends who attend
| funeral make upon the merits of the deceased
| are frequently instructive. At tho funeral of an
| aged iesidenfo OF Siawsons, Saturday, "A neiehbor
feelIngly observed that The departed wouldn't
| rare ard cuss about axes any more
| Boys who are under eight years OF age are al
most too young to catch rides on sleiohs. Their
| Judgment isn't maturcd, aud while their inten-
uons are good enough they only succeed IN
spoiling the sleighing, and jamming their teeth
| through their under lips, which makes their
| kissing 10 be a6horIed rather than sought after
| we have elt rather kindly toward French
roofs since Friday night. Two cats got on Mr.
Wtlland's that evening. They were cats that
evidently never saw French root before. but
they we've not timld They bumped themselves
| without moments pause, sounded the battle
| cry, and went 10 work. For TWO minutes there
was great deal OF pulling around, and howl
| rug, bul il was French roof, II was new Ground
| and before they were fairly aware of il they
| re off the roof and going toward the earth at
| lightning velocity, paving out into the air for
| something TO Get hold OF, splitting and crying
and swearing and beseeching, and sobbing with
their hearts full OF agony, and their mouths full
| OF fnr all the way down TO the ground, where
they arrived in condit ion 10 afford nourish-
ment 10 MIR. Welland's grape vines.