Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-12-30

town with prisoner Thai psisoner vas
! the parser
..Mis,Ase. Mistake. Missaksr sabd IL
! citizenss
No. il wasn't mistake That was Red
Murray murderer and horse thisf
Proof. demanded the Citizens.
Plenty Of proof. The horse he wAs tied
( to was one he had stolen
/ The citizens were obliged to believe il
( The parson said nothing in answer %
questions. and seemed As Indifferent Of
( danger rs the hosse he was riding.
/ Hi legs were unstrapped, and be was
taken from the horse. The rope was put
around his neck and thrown over limb
"wantrr pray:" he was asked
He looked doubtful for moment,
! "Cnt,ind my hands," said be. There
/ are enough Of you TO eat me.
Let me pray with my hands loose
! In consideration Of the good he had
done. the request was granted. though
there WAS some objection His own un-
! concern WAS another consideration in
granting the request He seemed re-
signed to his fate, they noticed II
couldn't do any harm.
The parson raised his hands. his face
turned upward
, II have done some good" he said,
slowly. IAN some bad ! have stole
some horses. but l never took the last
| I'm from u po' man. l have killed some
men, but done it far. All ! want, o
Lord. is squar deal in this kin lick
eny two in this crowd-eny three. They
know il
The parson stopped suddenly. a knife
, In his hands
I In another instant the rope around his
knees was loosed. and then at his feet,
aud be was fairly in the saddle and
started before a shot was fired.
| The parson was of-pursuit was out
Of the question. They fired recklessiy.
and he escaped unhurt.
They watched him then until he and
his horse were a speck on the horizon.
RED Murphys luck" growled one Of
the men, as he turned to his horse.
Good fer our parson, "grinned Slip'ry
Sam--Glen Waters in Atlanta Constitu-
ton.
Origin Of MisatA
The Listener was told the other day
about curious old custom which good
maaly citizens may recall. In the old
days in Boston. it appears, there were
| tailors who made . practice Of clothing
customers by the year for a fixed price,
taking back the old suits as fast as new
ones were supplied. That is to say, the
tailor agreed for SAY the sum Of $50 q
year to furnish the customer with thsee
suits of clothes annually. Upon the ar
rival Of the second new suit the customer
sent back the first, and upon the receipt
Of the third he sent back the second;
and in each case the tailor furnished up
the suit and sold it through his back
door. so to speak, to some dealer in
second hand clothing, or to some one
who wanted cheap suit.
Probably the tailor made good deal
more money through this arrangement
than I've would if he had sold the goods
outright, and the customer, with a very
moderate expenditure, not only had the
reputation of being very well dressed
man, but enjoyed the luxury of wearing
his best clothes all the time Out OF this
custom, it is supposed. arose the business
Of the manufacture Of mistits. which has
since grown to such immense proper
tons. Probably these second hand suits
of clothes, not badly worn and neatly
refurbished. came TO be known as insists
and also to be much sought after on &C
count of their comparative cheapness
And the next step in the profession was
TO make the 'misiits" outright. boston
Transcript.
Telling AN Imported Cigar.
How often you hear q man SAY he can tell
imported from domestic cigars by looking At
them. have been over ten years in the bust
ness, but never felt equal to making such .
boast ~ that. Some time ago my father was
in Washington, and while there was one day
talking to three other gentlemen One Of
them, after making declaration rs outlined
above, took three imported cigars from his
pocket and passed them around for inspec-
ton, at the SAME time saying that no ono
ever fooled him a. to whether . cigar was
imported or not.
AehltiHle HIS cigars WcTe iAlu On the u Ole,
and my father, watching his opportunity,
quickly took the cigars from the table unob-
served and substituted three of his own do
nestle cigars and laid them in the same
place. The conversation soon reverted to the
three cigars in question, and the boaster,
turning to them, said: Now, gentlemen
these cigars are imported, and I'll tell you
Why" and ne then took them up and went
on explaining the various points As to S1s,
shape, color, taste, smell, etc.
As he concluded, my father quietly said:
How much, Mr. Blank, would you be will
ing to bet that those were imported cigsrsF'
Ten dollars" said the expert II don't
want your money, but do want to convince
you you are wrong" said Mr.. p Those
are not your imported cigars you have there;
those cigars are mine, and they are domestic
Here are yours" said the purloiner o. he
pulled them out of his pocket. The ''expertsn
face turned pale and then red. and he was
the picture Of confusion. Tobacco.
Corr Fed Oysters.
Most people, when they hear Of corn fed
oysters, laugh At what they take to be lit
lie extravaganza intended to convey the idea
Of fairness, the association Of ideas with az
tTeme fatnes and corn fed hogs being natu-
raj But corn fed OYSTER are As much . feet
- corn fed hogs Oyster cultivation in all
the bays and sounds of the east is conducted
nth yuuch s..,onrA he c,lti tto,, ~