The Baltimore County union., 1882-10-28

Catonsvillo Notes.-we have a retired gen.
I tleman living in = coxy home young man from
up country, who raises chickens. and high toned
eolored family who do ditto. A 'posnum getting
tired Of Armitage's woods moved TO the =. R.s
I house and made free with all the space under
meath the eellarless part well ~ between the
ueatherboarding. As the =. &. is something Of Is
nscete and don't believe In dogs and other
nuisanees, the pos slumbered peacefully by day
and had matters close at hand for festivities at
, night. One dark night recently the coloFed gent
heard thieves at his chickens, fred away heavily
at them and saw them, he thought, making or
The up-eountry young man, after hearing this,
thought how thieves Ego right through place"
and got duly cooked and primed forthwith aud
sure enough the same night heard veritablc thief
hutters among his hens. lie fired away with
small armory, killed Of his fowls As u proved
and ran around 10 rear entrances TO head oa
thieves aud waited tIl daybreak, delusively hear
ing. meantime. any amount Of gruif talk between
the thieves. Such being tho susceptibility ofboth
white and dark human nature by night The re-
suit proved pure 'possum In both cases. The pos
sum afterward foiled all attempts TO be caught
| until the up country fellow set himself about u.
The eolored gent disposed Of him after getting
him into palatablc order. To sec the deniIcns Of
the back woods living in the heart Of what We
fsndly wish TO call ''our city,, makes Us smile zig
| nihcantly.
There ha. been much complaint about the non
lighting Of our road lamps upon some Of the
darkest nights and most necessary occasions. On
the night Of our recent "Pocuhontas play" Ingle-
| side avenue was left in darkness and numerous
travellers we're greatly discomhted. We heard Of
one yOung lady who slipped into the ditch 90 the
| great discoioratiOn of her ankle and diRity. The
| lamps are sometimes III with vengeance or in
other words. left burning four i've hours in the
| morning aud evening daylight, but as this "
merely consuming the oil u an outside party Who
has plenty af it. its nothing. but think Il would
I be . very easy matter % charge Mr.. LAmpiighter
Tor his neslcc,s OF 90 get another in his place who
can more conseientiously do the duty. We have
men Who eau at least do this duty we'll enough.
! II iAmplghter gets "slghtly indisposed" from
bar room contAgion, or has various pieAsurabie
engagements of his own 20 attend % at the need.
iul hours, We cannot quite excuse him on their
| accounts.
Domestic thisrery is in this as In other losAIiiis.
a source of anneyAnes sometimes. Oniy plAin
dealing ai prevent Il. aud the plainest l. 20 hold
I men responsible. or IN other words, charge On
Z their wages the value u shat Is missed. We
have tried this On aui found u perfectly sAtisfae
tor, o. catch such thieves IN their acts 10 more
impossible than g. catch the professional aud With
thing. actually in their possession cout ticting
Z proof often enough - wantiug. Ghicksns ami
egg have h~romc tuch an aeknu lrigei part of
The calorei hlfsi mAus property that the spptp-
pf'tiiou a' them B.. not Chased among iafceuies
anymore a. ail W. believe 4 colsrci cook has
eounieuualiy stated thst - never knes a eoiorei
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