Milford chronicle., 1883-04-06

Mrs. JOSIAH Fender IS very simple sor
of a woman, An old gentlemm named
2, Ryckman and his wife moved into the
- vicinity Of the Fender mansion, on Aus.
tin Avenue Mrs. Fender, who is very
y neighborly, baked nice cake and took it
o over to the new arrivals.
II have brought over some cake for Mr..
7 Ryckman's children, said Mrs. Fender.
''But we have never had any children, -
said Mrs. Ryckman.
"Well, then, give it to your grand
children" said Mrs. Fender. - Teras
SJtings.
8, HEADED ANOTHER WAY.
t A tender-hearted man who resides in
town adjoining Hartford, was about to
d give trapped mouse to the cat when he
caught what he thought was beseech-
I ing expression in the little fellows ewes
D and he relented. The mouse was so in
nocent and pretty and the cat so eager
+ to seize it that the man told lis wife he
would not sacrifice it, He took it down
in the lot and set it at liberty. His wife
f told him he had done very foolish
thing as the mouse would get into his
barn and then back into the house again.
II guess not. said the man, II headed |
him toward neighbor b. S barn.
TOMBSTONE GRAMMAR.
A Western paper tells a little story of
an Eastern college graduate who came
out to make his fortune in silver So
cially inclined person in blue shirt and
wide-rimmed hat, good-naturedly an
swered every question the young man
asked, and volunteered a vast amount of
interesting information about Arizona in
general and Tombstone in particular
"Do you see them hills % asked the
Tombstoner, pointing through one of
the Office windows "Well, them hills
is chock full Of pay dirt,
The young man from the East looked Z
shocked
my dear sir" he said, proudly but
kindly, you should say, those hills are
not them hills is. >" h
The Tombstoner was silent for a mo-
ment. He looked the young man from Il
the East critically over. Then drawing q
out an ivory-stocked seven-shooter OF
style and finish, he said in a Il
soft, mild, musical tone of voice that i
sounded like n wildwood brook cOursing J.;
Der its pebble bed:-"My gentle un- i
salted tenderfoot from the land of the
rising sun, this here's a pint that YOU l.,
md me disagrees on and we might as h;
we'll have it settled rightnow. Haven't a.
ooked in grammar lately, but I say
them hills is is correct, and I'm going o.,
o stand by that opinion. III give YOU %;
ust three minutes to think calmly over -
he subject, for you probably spoke in o.
iaste the first time, and then I'll hear nj
our decision. -
The young man from the East looked H.
own the delicately-chased barrel of the
evolyer into the placid depths of the
ye Of the Tombstoner and began to feel -.
nat many points in grammar are uncer- -;
I'm and liable to grow more so. Then ep
e thought Of the Coroner's inquest and
the verdict, ''came to his death by -,
anding in front of Colorado Toms 80
.ven-shooter, and before half the three ~.
mutes was up he was ready to aclnowl- nbo
lge his error. wv
'Since he had thought it over calmly"
said, che believed that them hills is. 'lu
right. He had spoken on the spur of a g
e moment, he added, 'and begged ms
ousand pardons for his presumptuous .iiiL
ort to substitute bad grammar for iia''
,od." per-
The Tombstoner forgave him freely. MIN
d, grasping his hand, said: was
Il know'd you'd say You was wrong ssoc s,'i
er You thought a moment I admire ~ .iiiu
nan who gives right in without argli- ~
: when he knows he's wrong" won "ou
WAY THEY HAVE. and
Two ladies who were bound somewhere iabl
company few days ago entered a man
oodward avenue car together, and no Wei
'ner were they seated than both made tbor
i've for their purses bles
'Oh, let mo pay !" pleaded one. ~
oh. ! couldn't think of It'll" and
'Oh, do, now; have just the xno,
lnge." and
oh, but have tickets. Pa +
Yes, but you paid the last time. " pant
But you can pay some other time. self
re to tn
he was hurriedly searching through took
portemonuaie, but didn't seem to dow
anything lem,
j told you had-" that
nd the second one began a search in told
Wild manner, emptying out pins, legs
dies, and buttons, but no money. ,1t I
Why, 1 do declared gasped the groo,
{. then
strangest thing I ever saw r added hstie
second. r,;n5
III pay for both, observed a man on man
seat opposite, and he marched up, ipsta
bled through his pockets and held AZ
battered quarter to the driver. mn !
latter would not take it. and the I'M
marched out and slid off the plat M !
a in the most solemn manner. and at
next crossing the ladies said they G.,