Connecticut western news., 1878-12-18

Then there is another class who have a vague hope of winning the prize. Thus the demoralizing influence of the gaming. table is used to acquire money to help sup port churches, Satan being much encour- aged for the sake of a little temporary gain. It is not likely that the evil will ev-l CT be tx'tnsiye enough to cause much harm 10 those who have arrived at the aye or discretion, but the example set before he young IS a very dangerous one. CAP,
 We are getting along finely and we like it muchly. We thought last week it was about tune for us to enter upon the dis charge of our duties. We had watched closely how It wss done, for we were anx- ous to learn all the secrets ot the art. and thought we understood it so taking an armfu of papers and the paste-pot and scissors, We commenced to paste ard stick on the labels. But it was the most pe,verse paste we ever saw. Instead of sticking to
 he papers it persisted in sticking to our fingers, and very soon got all over our hands and clothes and even into our face. We were ticketed all over. and our several parts directed to as many different places. Ii we had been put into the mail bag for package of papels what terrible predica- ment we would have been in. One part of us would have gone to Salisbury, another Io Falls Village, another t0 Norfolk, and SO Ion until we had been scattered to the four winds-snd there would have been ssone vacant chair" Johnny looked in upon us, ani Oh! Such look! We never shall for get It as long as we live. There was so
 much of pity and sadness in 1t. It seemed
 to say Look-a here old fellow! them air
 things aint intended to stick on your fin
 gers and clothes and all around the room.
 They are intended to put on the papers and
 packages. We confess we were getting
 little discouraged, and don't know what
 we should have done, had rot Mrs P. come in, and ln h. blar dest manner encouraged us as follows: "Why, how nicely you are getting along. You are doing splendidly- hut you must be quite exhausted. You had better sit down and let me do the rest" We had the satisfaction of seeing what is unu- sual, and must therefore be owing to our d, xterity-all the papers directed, tied up and in the mailbag before the train arrived. 1t was about two or three hours late,
 thanks to the storm ) If any of our sub-- scrihers should miss the usual green slip from their papers, they need not worry
 about it-t is all right. v They are some
 where ''abCut our cloth,s," and we will send them along the first opportunity.
 The day before Thanksgiving young
 man giving his name as A. H. Andrews,
 entered Geo. L. Parsons store in this place
 and after some conversation with MT. Par
 sons father, in which he said he had been
 at work for Willis Bartholomew in Sht field
 for some time past be did some trading,
 purchasing pair of boots and some other articles in payment for which he presented
 ch' ok for tiily-lhree dollars on the Ma tional Mahaiwe Bank, made payable to A.
 H. Andrews and signed Willis Barlholo- new. MT. P. is very familiar with MT.
 Bartholomew's handwriting, and had no suspicion of anything wIoDg. The check
 was taken and the requisite change return d, when the fellow went out, leaving his goods in the store, saying he was going to Mir Sieiner's to Sec friend Fl ank Gordon
 who live q there. and would return in time tor the train north on tlT.S H. R R. As trein time came on MT. Parsons thought it strange he dId po come, but did pot sus- D ct even then that the fellow Was a fraud. In the evening Flank Gordon. the trierd d spoken Ot, came into the store, but said he had not seen the man nor did be know him hy the name of Andrews, but said hIs name
 was AnOu Hail, and that he hved in Wal
 lingtord. O.. About this time MT. Parsons concluded he had been imposed upon and the fellow was a sWinGler. He forthwith | sought legal advice, which was to keep per | tectlN quiet and lei eve nts take their course hoping to nab lhe cheat in his feeling of security. The sheriff at WaIingford as
 ,el'graphed, and it was discovered that the
 chap was an old bird for whom they were | watching, and at last accounts nothing had | been heard from him and it is believed he
 has gone to Canuda. The signature on the check is absolutely perfect, and MT Bal tbolomew would be willing to swear it was
 bis under different circumstances and he Can only believe it was not his, from the
 fact that be made out no check of such de- ] nomination. It was subse qut ntly discover ed that the same party had passed forged check for $68 on Bsrnes 6 Van Deusen at Ashley Falls, and should he be captured he will be dealt with as his case deserves
 The Merry Bishops. during their stay here. changed their merry" tune, and were transferred into party of sorry Bishops, on acconGt of the ring leaders in ability to meet his travelling expenses and square up" with tue troupe. IL seems that at Rondout, N. r., they had ther first bad luck, and where portion of their baggage was ''confiscated" by an inexora- ble landlord. From there they Were guided by their unlucky star, and theirevery effort | was attended with the same discoulagin drawback which inevitably follows in the wake of failure, and they experienced the truth of the saying that ''misfortunes never come single" On their arrival at this place, they were minus any baggage or scenery whatever, but with good cheer, and trusting to fortune to set everything right, they made arrangements to give thelr enter tanment. The weather being unfaV orable, they gave up the project, and advertised to show the following evening, at which time about a dozen attended, and after waiting Until halt-past eight, the money was re f,,rd. d md ha Ak.rn6iunol 1