Mexico weekly ledger., 1880-08-19
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The Discovery an Amateur Detective
Claimed to Make.

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A species of mimic warfare has re-
Gently been raging between a we'll
knownssfemale resident of the Western
suburbs, and the man who brings her
u daily allowance of milk. The lady
raised the complaint not many days
ago that her .rations of the swill pro-
duct were wanting In purity and
cleanliness and that her dimes worth
was not as much as it ought to be.
Her representations seemed INV ar
rantable to the milk vender, but be-
ing q man Of mild temper and in the
employ of q strict master, the mar of
measures and tin cans intimated with
excessive humility that the lady must
be mistaken, and inquired carefully
after the habits of her domestics. He
was satisGedathat the proprietor of
the dairy premises, and a for him.
self there WIS not q more scrupulous
person west of the Mississippi river.
II can't help it," said the lady,
s'you know that I am not in the
habit of complaining-in fact. I had
rather get my milk from another man.
than find fault With you-but l have
certainly found a substantial cause
for protest.
"What's the trouble, madam"
meekiy asked the milkman.
81 hate to say it, but since / have
said what 1 did 1 suppose I may.
IL find hairs in, the milk, and some
times it looks cloudy and muddy. l
think you had Just better stop com
ing, snds I'll give my custom to
somebody, else. II can't stand this.
I would not have tolerated it as long
rs / did but for the fact that you
have heretofore been so reliable"
The milkman begged 70 be allowed
another trial for bis employers sake.
Hesaid that something must be wrong
and that he was determined to find
out Whit the matter was. The fact
was that the miikman had heard
complaints from other persons in the
same neighborhood and he suspect
ed that q rival milkman was damag-
ing the milk after he left it at the
doors to injure his custom. He did
not tell his customer what he thought
or what be intended to do in the way
of reform. Several circumstances
might have been noted by different
persons that day, which had direct
relation to the project of the milk
man. First he was seen talking with
a lamp-lighter boy. This was in the
afternoon, and at the conclusion of
the conversation the boy said: "All
right. IN he. there on time" At 4
o'clock the following morning the
TIVE met again under the shadow of q
large tcee on the corner and held
conyerse in = low tone. Then they
separated and the milkman went on
his customary rounds, while the boy
sat down on q lumber-pile alone. He
sat there till daylight and went away.
The next afternoon, when the milk
man made his afternoon round, the
boyiwas on hand again.
well, WHIST did you see?" asked
the milkman.
Seats" was the reply.
Seats? ~
Eyes, dead loads Of 'em. They
seemed to, be follerin' you around
like the ,~oyster-can brigade. They
all went together and each one tack
led 2 PITCHER Sometimes two or
three got hold Of the same pitcher 4;
then there was a row, and the way
the fur did fly was fearful"
"Boy, you lie. You was asleep,
else somebody's been putting you up
to something Pm >'s,a
"No, sir ; I swear it was CATS"
'sYcud reamt it?'
HNo, sir ii was CATS" ~.
,sSure!''i ass. ill., t
A"Pon my word" is
The real cause must have been dis
covered, for the proper precautions
have been taken and the complaints
are heard no more. tid
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