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The Arkansaw traveler., 1888-01-21
THE LIGHT OF GRATITUDE.

''l have not come, sir, to beg" said gaunt and sunken-eyed man, who entered the office of merchant, "but have come to ask for work. nave had nothing to eat for three days, and I hope you will give me enough work to relieve my present distress. Do not turn away. have not been stricken with rheumatism have not been conn., pelIed to support two families; nave suffered no misfortune except ordin- ary drunkenness and being thrown out of work"
 By Georgew exclaimed the mer- chant, 'fyou move me. What sort Of work do you wish to perform?"
 'T am q sign painter"
 That's fortunate, tor need sign"
The Arkansaw traveler., 1888-01-21
A CURSED MODERATION.

A Kentucky preacher, during ser mon, declared that, as liberal minded man, he could not favor prohibition. After services, a we'll known man ap- preached the preacher and said
 "Brothcr Cadfin, I was very sorry to hear you talk thater way durin' your sermon. We hired you here to preach the gospel, an we was nightly in hopes that you would let fool issues alone"
 "Why, my dear sir" said the preacher, "prohibition is not fool issue. It is the leading question of the day, brother, and I am sorry to know that you are not interested in it."
 "I am interested in it," the liberal minded citizen replied.
 ''Then you undoubtedly believe that whisky is bad only as it is abused"
 "Oh, yes, acknowledge that"
 "Then why do you object to my speaking of its good when not abused?n
 Because, my dear sir, am man. ufacturer of jugs; and, with me, whisky in moderation is a curse, whereas by the jug it is a blessing. l have got six thousand jugs for sale, and the man that don't speak in favor of temperance is my commercial enemy"
The Arkansaw traveler., 1888-01-21

The painter tremblcd with emotion, and in his large and expressive cyes. the merchant saw tho soft, glowing light of gratitude.
 Il want sign, 'J, x. Cadson X Coo
 "l understand. large letters"
 "Yes."
 "Gottcn up In first class stylc.'' "Of course. What will |, ho warthY" "Fiftccn dollars"
 Ali right. fly the way. what Ia your name"
 "P. NJ. llaines."
 "Ah, hah, but, Mir. Ilaincs. you must understand that don't want your name on the sign"
 What do you mean2"
 "l mean that don't want my name In ordinary American letters. and your name in sketchy gothic"
 The painter gasped.
 The merchant continued "Your name sketch@i by your own hand, will undoubtedly bc picturesque, but l don't want It."
 Hut will you not let me put my name in one corneri"
 "No. sir. !"
 "ln small lctters?"
 "fon could not put it In small let ters--no, sir"
 Let me put my initials"
 "No."
 "rhen, sir" said the painter, as he took hold of the door knob, "l cannot do the work. Think of my starving condition sir. Let mo put one letter" Not scratch that docs not belong to the name of this firm"
 The painter turned away. There was no light of gratitude in his eyes
The Arkansaw traveler., 1888-01-21
NO PLACE FOR A POOR MAN

An old negro was seeking divorce from his wife. "Now, you think, :" aid he, "dat on dem gronn's dar woan bc no trouble in gittin' de pa pers2"
 None whatever" the lawyer rec piled.
 "Got de p'ints foul2"
 "Yes."
 "Ah, hah. Dat lndy's name Is Liza, an now, Miss Liza, cz we'~c 'sposcd O you, we'll tcck up de case Q Miss Jane"
 "W hat about Miss Jane2" the law. yer asked. "What has she to do with it?"
 "sbc's my uddcr wife, sah Miss Jane is."
 "Wha., you don't mean that you've got two wivesY''
 "Yas, sah, an wants 'vorces rum bof O 'cm, cage neider one suits me-"
 "You trihing scoundreI, I'll swear out A warrant for your arrest :"
 "Iiole on hole oBi Ef it's NJ much trouble, jIS gin me CT 'vorce rum or.e c 'em, an I'll wait erwhile fur de udder. Hole on, ! tell you De Lawd gwine punish you ef you go an sw'ar on my ercount. Now, whnt's gwiDe dor" he added, when the lawyer had gone out. "Man kaiD't tend ter his 'gitimate bizness widout gittin' inter trouble. Huh! (tAking up his hat), got ter put dat warrant on wheels ef 1t ketcbes me. Gwine leave yeFe, fur 1t alD't TO place fur CT po' man no- how"
The Arkansaw traveler., 1888-01-21
CHICAGO, ILL, AND LITTLE ROCK,

had removed a "chink" and was looking down the road, when l saw the Coats boys coming.
 Abraham" said l, do you still feel the responsibility of the press?"
 "Oh, vas, sah; feels it mo an mo ever day"
 "You would be willing to defend the dignity of your position, would you not?"
 "Dat's me, sah. You callin' off my kyards right erlaung."
 "Well, Pm going to step out mo- ment, and if any one comes in and asks for the editor, just say that you have assumed all responsibility"
 His eyes grew bright with pride. "Gwine let me take all dat honor?" he asked.
 "Yes, take it all"
 "Lawd bless you, honey, you makes me glad in dis de day O my old age"
 He would have said more, but l hurried out through the back door. Just as l began to peep through a crack, I saw two of the Coats boys enter.
 "Whar's that yap that runs this shebang?" one of them demanded.
 "Dar ain't no yap 'nected wid dis yere paper, sah. In fack, neber seed no yaps in dis office till you gencrmen come in"
 They snorted contemptuously.
 "Ef you wants ter sec de 'sponsi- bility O dis yere press" said Abra- ham, "w'y, Pse de man."
 "What!"
 ''I say dat Pse de sponserbility O dis we're press, an dis yere roller, too"
 There was sudden movement, and I saw the ink stone fly up and stick to the ceiling. There was a close and circling mixture of black and white, and then the Coats boys, after remark ing that they would see me at their earliest convenience, took their leave. When I went into the office Abraham held a strip of his shirt in one hand and with the other held something that looked like fragment of his nose.
 "Whut sorter blamed 'sponserbility is dis?" he asked. "Whar is de honor in my ole age? Pse got ernutf O dis 'sponserbility. Jis look CT we're. Cloze gone-nose 'sploded, an I doan know whar dat udder year is. Lemme git outen dis 'sponserbility. I leabes it wid you. Good day"
 When the Coats boys came to town the next day, gaunt man, carrying a quart of parched corn tied up in rag was climbing distant hill.-Opie r. Redd.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1888-01-21
PRICE, , CENTS.
CONCERNING THE HEATHEN.

X we'll known southern prachcr, who had been greatly interested in the late of the hcathen. called on old Jasper, Evangelist of rossum Walk circuit, divine who was regar,lch aa an aNlc-tree of religious mvolu ton,
 "Brothcr Jasper" said ho. "kinw- Lng your faith, havc called upon you for your works, Every year there arc thousands of hcathcn going to torment, and think that by united effort We can stop this wholesale rush to per dition. We can p,rvent thcsc lIttlc children going to torment
 "liolc on cr minlt," said old Jasper. "liolo on jest er few secon's. Iou speak o' littlc chlllun goIn' ter tor. mcnt."
 "Ycs"
 "Ah, hah, but Is dat de chlllnn'. hultY na doan know whnt's right an "h"' N "''Hk F' N HItI't sllIle up on CT chile an sens It ter torment, wy 1t looks Co mo dat dc ono dat 'skivcr~I tho crime K WIS den dc pus. son dat 'mItted lt."
 -"We are nat talking about tlIat, brother Jasper, We want to save ihe hcntfcn from torment"
 "Who gwim to son' 'cm ter tor nentI"
 "Thc Lord. of course"
 w ho created dem heathons?"
 "Thc Lor'."
 "Why did He create 'emi"
 "Because it suited Ills will"
 He doan create nuthin' in vain, do IIe2"
 "No."
 "Den wen He created 'em didn' He know dnt da wuz in danger O de iire2 Didn lie know dat llo wuz CT crcatin' CT soul for de purpose o' dcstroyin' itY Ef er man makes CT wagon purposcly to sec it tore ter pieces won Ii runs down hill, wy who Is ter blame, ie wagon, de hill ur dc man dat makes de wagon? You come round yere an say dat dem folks is lost, dat da will be sent ter CT cn'lcss torment, at de same time, too, wen deze folks thinks dat da's doin' right. Now, who is fer blame fur dat? Look yerc, cap'n,~~I woan call you CT preacher git cr way rum yere. You Is dc agen' o' CT Lawd dat Is too dangerous fur me. l'so follerin' dc man whut said dat de road wuz plain, Is, an yo' doctrIne is too hard for me. Oh, de Lawd dat wants ter 'stroy all his folks may do for de w'ite people, but hc woan do fur du nigRsr. De nigger's Lawd takes ksre O de people an doan set traps fur 'em ter fall inter. Ef dar ls CT beathen he belongs Jest ez much ter de I-awd ez yon an ms does, an' dar alD't no use for you an H,e ter try ter help de Lawd out wld Ills own bIzness."
The Arkansaw traveler., 1888-01-21
AN EVERYDAY COFFIN.

A horse back traveller in Georgia. upon meeting man in lonely road, was startled by this question:
 Say, mister, hain't seed nothin' uv a coffin layin' round nowlsar. have you?"
 "A coiiin!" the traveller exclaimed.
 "Yes. plain sort nv every .day oofiin You sec, me an' Jim that 's my cousin-wuz sent np about six mile rum hee 10 wood work shop to git coffin fur Il ole tellcr named Giles, that died down in our neigh borhood yistidy, an, eomiu' on back, me an Jim got outen the wagin to git some water outcna spring Wall, sir, whut should we find lyin' right in the edge of that spring but a quart bottle uv Ticker. Jim says, tap her, an says. tap herr Jim says, try her. an says, try her. so Jim he then says he'd be dinged ef he didn't, an' he did. Then tried her, an Jim says, well take her along, an we tuck her. We driv on, an ever onet in n while we'd tap her, till 1t 'peared that we wuz goin' altogether too slow fur sich naehully brash fellers, so we whipped up the ole hosses. an in run- nin' over rocks, hearn the jig that the coffin wuz dancin', an we laughed powerful. Alter while the blamed hosses run away, an we hearn the coffin doin' the buck, an we hollercd awful Bout that time l gun ter lose my reckolleckshun, an the next thing that tuck much nv Il holt on me wu2. Ihe fact that i want in the wngin n tall, but layin' agin tree. don't know how long I'd been thar, but a right smart while, reckon. got up an sot out to look fur Jim. found him settin' side nv the road wonderin' whut had become nv the team an the coffin an me. We knowed it wouldn't do to go back home without that coffin, fur the ole man wuz needin' uv it, so ez we didn't know whar all we'd been drivin', Jim he sot out one way an me the other to look fur it. So, you ain't seed nuthin' nv ordi- nary coffin, have youi"
 No, have not"
 ''jes: plain every day cofiiDi'
 "No."
 "Cheap, made outen pine, an in- tended to fl man that'll weigh one seventy -Hve?"
 "I haven't seen anything of it."
 Didn't know but you mout have seed it layin' side the road. Must have jumped out when we got to run nin' over the big rocks. Elf ricolleck, it had knot-hole in one side. spoke to the feller about it, but he lowed, he did, that man had to have ar. l hate nightly to go home without it, fur them fellers at the tan yard will guy me fur losin' it, an' the dead mans wife will be mad enough 10 fling bilin' water on me. Wy, bless my soul, wander 1t isl" pointing at something lying near the road. T allus did think ] wuz the luckiest fel- Ter in the world Mister, ef you will git down an hep me with 1t up on my shoulder, I'll Ike obIeeged to you. Wouldn't keer, you see, but Pm afeerd the boys will guy me"
The Arkansaw traveler., 1888-01-21

During a conversation between two railroad directors one of them said:
 "I understand that a man who was formerly in your service has become a train r0bber."
 "Yes, and the company feels much relieved"
 "Why so?"
 Because he is not 30 dangerous to our income now. He used to be a conductor, you know"
The Arkansaw traveler., 1888-01-21
PLANTATION PHILOSOPHY.

Oar Is one sho' way o' tclIin' CT wise man fun CT fool. Ef de bizness scheme O CT 3usson turns out ter bc money . makin, he's CT wise man; ef not, he's CT fool.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1888-01-21
AN HONORABLE MAN.

A man who had gone to Georgia, on a prospecting tour, was riding through a rough section of country, when he turned aside to speak to a native whom he found sitting on a rock.
 "Good morning."
 "Toler'ble."
 Fl came down into this state with the intention of buying land, but, unfortunately, my appearance seems to have greatly enhanced the value of real estate. Do you live up there?" waving his hand in the direction of house.
 "Yes."
 "l suppose, like all the other farms, this place is extremely rich" "Ain't wuth shucks."
 What"
 "Yes, what'
 "Won't produce seventy ve bushels of corn to the acre?"
 "Won't fetch ten"
 "Well, l declare!"
 "So do l."
 "IIow is it for whcat?"
 Not wuth dang
 "Upon my soulw
 
 "Ies, upon mine, too"
 "You astonish mel Of course it has a wonderful coal mine on it?" Not n lump"
 "W hat w
 "l reckon it's what"
 But the prospect for natural gas is good, l suppose"
 "I don't"
 "EIas any gold ever been discovered on it?"
 "No."
 "Any silver?"
 "No."
 "What's the place good for?" "Nothin'."
 "You are surely remarkable man. Do you want to sell the placer" "No"
 "Not even for good price?" "No."
 "Well, well! Now, my truthful ci ha Ia man l have found in this part of the country, feel that 1t is my duty to reward you. Here is a twenty dollar gold piece. I am trife peculiar myself, you will observe"
 The native put the money in his pocket and grinned The stranger continued "It is no doubt true that the most honorable men are sometimes found in the most obscure places. So you don't want to sell me this place at all?"
 "No."
 "Don't want to cheat any one, eh?" "No, not that"
 "Why, then?"
 "Caze the place don't b'long to me. B'longs to old Bill Meyers, an run it down 'caze I hate him wus'n pizen. have jest bought place up van in the hills, an ef you wanter buy place that's got gold an silver an diamonds an gas an coal an ali sich on it, I'll sell it to you. r."
 "Here, you internal scoundrel! give me that twenty dollars."
 "Oh, no; am too much uv CT hon. orable man to cheat my family thater way, specially ez we air goin' to have a weddin' at our house an1 have been a-waitin' till we could git money enough to buy some sorghum to sweeten the ginger bread with. Good bye, an ricolleck that Pm much ob-
The Arkansaw traveler., 1888-01-21

De pusson dat ken talk de bes er- bout de money condition q de coun- try is gineraliy'er man dat niEe times outen ten kaiD't git credit fur fifty cents.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1888-01-21

Boy (tO fatbcr) )---"Dh you see that article in the paper about youI" Father-"Y Yes"
 Boy - Said great many kind things about you, didn't iti" Father" Yes, and 1 only wish that half of them were true"
 ioy---"Arn they not truef" Father-"NO."
 B0y-"Then the man who wrote the article"
 Father r---'Is a liar"
 Boy Who wrote iii" Father --'i did, my son."
The Arkansaw traveler., 1888-01-21

De mos entertainini taiker ain't de man dst sticks ter de traf, fur dar's % little O de truf dat havin' ter go ober 1t so often makes CT pusson tire some.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1888-01-21

"i see," said 6 man to friend "that one of our most prominent men says that every newspaper man should be compelled to sign his name to his ar- ticies."
 "Yes.o
 "what do you think of the plsnl" "Like it."
 "Why, do you think 1t would do any good?"
 "Yes.1
 "What good1"
 "Why, 1t would keep people from reading the articles.n
Connecticut western news., 1888-02-08
CORNWALL. BRIDGE

MT and Mrs Sherman Hollister are visiting friends in Washington. Ct.
 Mrs Harry Holcomb, of North Canaan is visiting friends in this place land Ellsworth.
 Wilson P. Sturges has been appoint ed a notary public by Gov Lounsbury.
 Mrs Mary Dorne and son are visiting at Rev Joseph Smiths.
 No services were held at the M. E. church last Sunday, the pastor being on visit to friends in Naugatuck.
 A genuine surprise party was given by the members of the young peoples society to Miss Tillie Smith, who was also presented with fine dressing case as token of their kind regards for her, she having conducted the services of the young peoples meeting for some time. Much credit is given Miss Grace l.. Plumb, for the efficient management of the surprise. The refreshments were excellent and the party much enjoyed by all.
 There is quite an interest taken in town in the matching of frogs, proba- bly, reward will soon be offered to the one having the best success.
 The dances given by the mite society of Kent, are we'll attended by some oi the young people of this place, but the young men must drive more care. full over the snow drifts or they may kill some of our pretty girls.
Connecticut western news., 1888-02-08
DH ED.

CHAMBERLAIN-At North Kent, Feb 5, of consumption. George Chamberlain. LENcHs1NaER-At Great Harrington, Feb. 8, Gabriel Lenchsinger, aged 82 years. G1FFoRD-At Poughkeepsie, N. Y., Jan. SOth, Nathan Clifford, aged 97 years. He was the oldest person in Poughkeepsie,~ and had resided there since 1816 FINKLE-At Lakeville, Feb 4, of diphtheria, Mrs Minnie Baker Finkle, wife of William Finkle.
 WnBUR-At New Milford, Jan. 29, Mary H., wife of R. M. Wilbur, aged 54 years. JENK1NsoN-At West Cornwall, Jan 30. Mrs Harriet Jenkinson, aged 67 years.
Connecticut western news., 1888-02-08
NEW M MARLBORO.

School closes this week.
 J.P. McCaughen is home from Balt- more, Md. on short vacation.
 The thaw of last Sunday melted away considerable of the snow which was piled twelve feet hugh in some places
 John Fitzpatrick has leased his farm to Michael Donovan for the coming year.
Connecticut western news., 1888-02-08
POinters.

Last opportunity for cheap excursion to California. Sec advertisement.
 Certificate no 1872 of Housatonic rail road stock is lost. See notice describ- ing it.
 You can chew with the teeth that Dr Burghardt makes and you can now chew on the figures that he names in his new advertisement.
Connecticut western news., 1888-02-08
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Connecticut western news., 1888-02-08
Electric BitterS.

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Connecticut western news., 1888-02-08
Valuable Farm for Sale /!

A DJOINING the Congregational Church at acres, divided as follows 145 acres of rich meadow land, 40 acres of fertile pasture and 45 acres of good wood land. No rocks, stones or stumps on any of the cleared land; in fact all the cleared land, including the pasture, except several acres, can be moved with machine. The wood land is also on level tract. Two large dwelling houses, large barns, 1 grain building, horse barn, ice house and other out buildings on the premi- ses. All the buildings are in good repair and the land is in a high state of cultivation. Plenty of fruit and shade around the houses. Will sell, if desired, all the farming imple- ments, also 19 Cows and hay enough to keep them until spring. The Hollenbeck river runs through the farm and there are four wells on the premises, also running water from a never-failing spring is brought to one in one mile of Falls Village. It can be divided into two or more farms if desired. The entire property is now offered on very favor- able terms to the purchaser. For terms and full particulars, call on or address
 W. G. KELLOGG,
 Falls Village, Conn.
Connecticut western news., 1888-02-08

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Connecticut western news., 1888-02-08

MAI RI ED. HAL1~-RoEBUCK-In Canaan, Feb. 2, by Rev F. W. Barnett, Mary A. Hall and George Roebuck, of Lakeville. SToUFFER- the Church of the Transfguration, in New York city, Feb. 2. MT Charles Henry stouffer, to Miss Edith Isabella Megovon, daughter of Dr Charles Flames, of New York city, and New Marl- boro, Mass.
Connecticut western news., 1888-02-08
EAST CANAAN.

Mrs Julius Corbit returned with her brother to his home ln Rockford, Ill last Friday.
 The entertainment Monday evening at the Cong church was well attended. About two hundred persons were pres ent. Judging from their close attention and continuous applause they were all pleased with the gentlemen whose sole desire seemed to be in giving us first class exhibition. That they succeeded is the universal verdict Accepts $55. %.
 E. s. Roberts is attending the state encampment at Waterbury this week.
 It is currently reported that Mrs Betsey Ives has sold her house and lot in this place, to Mrs Joseph Warner.
 Rev MT Hoadley is still in Vermont, and his pulpit was supplied by the Rev MT Woodruff, of New Haven, who delivered very able discourse.
 The sleighing is getting quite poor ur in the street.
 Chas Johnson has got new horse.
 The sleigh ride of the East Canaan Sunday school, which was to have been last Saturday, was postponed or account of storm, to some day, not yet named, in the present week.
Connecticut western news., 1888-02-08
BORN.
MA R REED.

s1vERNA1L-At Salisbury, Feb 2, son to
 Adelbert Silvernail. .-
Connecticut western news., 1888-02-08
EVILLE.

The Housatonic Valley Ministerial Association, though not largely repres- ented on account of the snow blockades, held an interesting and profitable meet ing in the M B. church last week Tues day. The discussion on the subject of licensing women to preach was interest ing and we'll sustained on one side. If these reverend gentlemen are to decide the matter, woman may preach provid- ing she can. s
 MT Wm. Bundy, keeper of the town poor-house, is suffering with an injured foot.
 Dr and Mrs Bissell went to Litchfield last Tuesday to attend the funeral of the doctors father, which took place on Wednesday.
 Although we had considered the diphtheria epidemic as nearly past, the sickness and sad death of Mrs Minnie Baker Finkle has somewhat alarmed the community again. A load of ice overturned at the badly drifted point on Dodge hill one day last week; but the passage has been made clear and safe once more. :
 The Knights of Labor had dance and supper in the Academy hall last Friday night. MT De Witt Husted and his bride were in town Sunday last.