Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1890-09-10
BACH CLUB GOSSIP.

These drummers when compared with
lc ors are as goats compared with sheep
ch SANDY" remarked Late sjrGtly pokiug
SAndy's exclamation rib last yenlrg over
a lhs club 81 tst time | went to III. John
ihsre wers four drummsrs Along in the
an oser that the entire way from Ban
gor TO Nanccborn had hesn inlulging
IN ptich nj tvrrty -fvc cents corner
rLcy left the card. when they got 10 Vance
h1ru. and entered she dining room TO occupy
h twenty minutes wait ia Hing the ian
man. They nled dosn to the rear Of the
dAiag-tall where they got table all 10
themselves. Now. boys. don't want the
earth sad the shortest one in the plrty,
WHO @ SHINING, for the trip had lett the
her three each several dollars poorer.
So. ~ fore the waiter had filed his order.
br lefGly made some dice out of pieces of
bread, marking ga the spots with \
had pencil Now, he co8tinued,
alii put Mp my wnoiegs IN 4
lamp against quarter corner ard wen
shake. he said. st the same time dumpilg a
handful vt change on The table. The fun
b, uar. the fooi when Brought Oh vas
showed aside and rot tai the conductor had
shouted all aboard did they quit the game
AMI believe nie that short feil)w won every
time aul his pile of change was Consider
ably larger and the three other mcn con
sidsrabiy poorer when he r3ss 80 GO
"Weil II that had been an acct" re
spnndsa SANDY. he'd have left the others no
ch utcs Ia win back their money even if they u
heen compelled in consequence to make the
retarn trjp on foot. No doubt this chap put
h. winnings il auy we're left into the cor
,risution box on the very next Sunday.
III admit. though that gambling is the
curse of the drdmmcr- existence. Bat
ycut story sui Is sppiie alton reminds me
VI oae ms father used 10 tell about Old
Iu ige 4 over ia OxfO-d county. lie was
she most enthusiastic prohi5ilioni,i Name
ever pradnecd. ani he never allowed an
Dpp0rmt y TO pass without enforcing bis
ideas on the public.
nne day have forgotten what was the
character of the case pn,ler coasideration
though it was oae in which New Hampshire
parties were it,efs sted-a msn named
Wood was called TO the witness sttnl.
What is YOUR age Z asked the jatgs.
Eighty three vi. the reply
Eighty three. ehF said the judge
That's fine age DO you ever use 10
hA COZ
NfNtf. ~hI TIE NiAufNs
The Judge rubbed his hsrd, together
'o- liquor h. continued.
4 don't know the taste of liquor, sir
sail the witness.
The Judge beamsd. when the hrief ex
animation of the witness had been con
cluied h. turaed To In, iary AMI SAID :
tientlcuen, Il seems coed lime to cali
sour sftsntlon - the remarkable proof
which Ne fad in the example of this very
,atellsent witness Of the virtue of sbs.,-
aerec This Oh gentleman, sin nsie AMI
hssrtY. has reached his Eighty year.
Auai II what SIRE Ne TO attribute his length
castl lie, and, sbave ali. his remarkable
nc,Ihg WHY. 10 his xhs,inenc, from tho
use of s,ima'an,s This is an example
which we shsull all take t. hesrs. Mr..
sheriff MI the next witness,
A long. ank. but robas, looking man
with .aow white hesri responded to the
name Of Wood and ok the stand at the
sherit's summons. lie proved TO he The
former witness brother. Ard what i.
your agcs said the iadge pleasantly.
'Ninety-en,, sir, was toe rerly.
'fadeed.' said tire jaixe. hesm.ng again
THIS Is interesting. Tell me. SIR. have YOU
ever known the taste of liquor or tobacco I.
'known the tssscs sad the second Wit
aess. 4 guess | have Al I've gos 90
kick ahoa. now is the fac that caa's taste
il any more, I, goes down Ike wafer
Judge, ia confidential tose. lm al years
Old an don't believe I've gone ID bad
sober since was al
A litter went round the colrt-.oem--a
very arlibse litter. The c3u-t tookei up
aud surveyed the jury, the c5unsei. ami
the So eetssors in turn. Well, seaiismai.'
he said. this doesa1 exactly gee with what
WAS jest saying about shstluencs. But
it seems TO me it proves one thing /,