Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1892-02-25
ALONG THE WAY.
The Rat thai Met with FamsH. Death
The Drummer who was Practical
Ioker and Other Odd Bits.

Tbsrs vas Lively sceae far . few nc
mont, % WISER street in front Of Gannett
Mas. store ys.tsidty morning, quite
,.,ly. A good szsa ~; hsd made bis
..c.pe from .tsrrel Of rubbish that stood
unon the Sidewalk to be taken svsy. Sew
.,.l men ssrs on the ,trees neas there 1t
III. time and they gave chase. Amo,g them
"a Alien Jevet who won fame sn7ush
Ia ave bin = ro.tgrsdua.e coufss
a, ,ine university ~ captain Of the cham
MON football team. He ssve chase With
The rss ba, vas more persistent and fol-
loved the rodent to The opposite side Of the
stree, where he got = fair kick at tie ani-
mi. i.vss the kick Of no amateur but
srack his rstsbip fair for goal and the goal
"a, death. That rat scared above and
o,.r the trolley wire and When he struck
til. stree, he vas IS dead = rat A. any timid
housewife ever Jared look up5n.
There isa succeSful and popular trsv-
cling m,a for large Portland grocsry firm
thu. vi.in this city. He is incliasd to see
the hamsrous aide Of Affairs and vhsn mat
,s,. sets LILLE doll he is Won. to perpet-
nate some joke to enIiven .nAirs. The
clark. Of the lsrgss: sore On the east side
though. The oiher lay ,hey would make the
drummer contribute TO the general smuse
msn.. His travelling bag was left on the
soor Of the outer store Will. be was in
The rear Ard This they fastened securely to
the aoor. lie ru,hsd GU. 10 the entefpYis
inn manner for which he il noted and
U,spsd that sstcheL Ons vigorous tug
and be "a. fat on the 1or amid the roar Of
b,,tsndsr. IL diint require . mstsphysi.
eL brain to i yss the j,ke but Il vas
Isushsbie iIs' the same.
One Of A1gu,tas 9rcmi lent business
men. a, one time one o. the leading lawyers
here 10 certain classes Of business, started
10 to learn the drug business in his native
town. All the reason thas was ever
,,ignsd for b, change Of profession is
contained in the following story they tell |
He had 10: at the time graduated from the |
duties Of office boy and sweeping on. morn.
ings fell to his lot. One evening the pro
pristor msie some simple syrup, more than |
he hsd proper receTt,ees for. so the sur
pias be deposited 10 the Watering pot that
wu used to sprinkle the floor before SWEEP
ina lie dii not nifty the boy. and the
ne morning that yc uthful worthy sprinkled |
the Dor With ample sysup before he dis
covered hi, mistake. lie wasn't in The
Isut 10 blame. but everyone for want OF
,omsiiiug better 10 10. laughed at him to
such Al erenf ia. he became Disguised
and left the business for one tina. f 1sily
proved mlre lucrative.
A certain yourg gentleman Of this city
made visit to another state recently where
there is you < lady that possesses sttrac.
tons for Inn and with whose papa he 10
sid to be on the hes. q terms Now some
Of the men in ths store where This young
man is employed. put into his vAll,e squsrt
bottle lsbsIIsd "choice New England rum"
This rs directly on top Of several articles
lutsndsd for gifts TO the young lady and
when he opened the yslise IN her presence
after hi. srrivs there was plenty Of suspic-
inn, o,tor and ounorkunity for stammsriog
explanations. by din. Of much percussion
papa y. not ntormei and matters resumed
their -OnteI sway; but the young man was
mad and who blsm' him!