Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1892-02-08
ALONG THE WAY.
INCIDENTS that Occurred, Gossip, Conser.
sation Overheard and scribis,ns.


Du.ics tie sbssres Of the regular rhJ si
e.sa Of q Augusta patient no. iong since 4
yoass p5yGe.sa vas called n Tia frs
risg be did vas 70 szt Tie fever thsr'
uemsssf Ia Tie sIck mas's mouth. He Tier
ssTs BIN some madeleine snd left him. Th4
ax; lay when tas regular physieisn called
the ,asi.a. sid to him, Doctor, yo1sa
Decssr 4. Is nnxz, ens- Yea we're aons
Iss: Sigh. 81 called him in And be pat I
iials so..is On NJ tsnsas and L fs!t bette,
nsti away"
he, friends haysat dared 70 tell the story
Nil recently though the occurrence wa.
some line since. Ths cause for this 10 tia;
the lady ~ss quite angry over the treatment
sas received at the hands Of her nsizhbors
IN her aiassaisy which was - follows: She
hss stepped upon . board aid over the top
IL . barrel which bad been placed under
The savss 10 catch rain water. She 10 Q
larss vomsn and her weight proved too
mach fsr the frs;I board which gave vay
bssssih her, and down she went With the
eslerity Of the late lamenssd McGinty,
into he barrel, which Vas BALI fall Of
rs,sr. There she stack fast. The barrel
va seysr 90 fall befsre. Her screams
b.epss: = genlleman living req. door.
" asa be say the difficulty abe was IA Ids
nirih t7sfesne his poii.eness AID his g1f-
faus could soi be sppssssd till be h.d
called his wife to look gpon tas la3ierous
,.,uaaan. She in turn called others Of the
nsigh5ors 10 witness the plight. BY The
tine they could fearsia their Yisibles sun-
eisntiy TO sttsmpt the extYiestion Of tho
vomsn in the barrel OF vster where she
spa,modicaiIy sesiiealstsd ~iih ~ much Of
her pe,san as was free, her "dAnder" was
thoroughly sfoassd, sud no wonder. They
helped her out but abe forgot TO thank them.
There goes 4 nan that would Ike to
b,ard 10 Ksnnsbsc jsli 10, few months, d"
vas the remark which | overheard in one
oflhs Ws,sr street stores the other day.
The remark vas made about . young.
healthy looalag fellow. well dressed
sad waking along the street with
q ,.iugrg gait. He earns good
wages bu. they are where none Of his
creditors can get them. Ii was one Of his
creditor. that spoke and added "he can pay
me q no wauts to and | think be takes
delight in beating people. | wish the old
dsb.ai. Law w,s no~ in fo,ce." A lawyer
vac sas present said be would like to
see tbs old law back sgsin. No
doubt be you'd for he could make
an example, now aud then of some
fellow and would really make money fro IN
boarding him Ia Jail perhaps for q year.
Other men whom he might have occasion
TO sue would be frightened and hustle to
msn'. reputation for collecting be increased
but his objections would come easier. In
,ugh case as the one which brought about
tbs Conycrsaiion every honest man would
Jay that this young fellow ought to be pot
IN close confinement for several months
where he would 6s obliged to adapt his diet
that has 40 often been talked upon that
tbsre Is really nothing new to say about il.
In conversation afterwards with . gentle
msn Fersed in the law snt having had con
adorable experience With both the old and
the new debtors law, be said when I
called his attention to the incident men
toned above. "Weli. it would serve that
chap Juss right. think however, both the
old s1d tho new law have failed
Of justice. Some time since [
-s in IIoultoH And called at the Aroostook
in. A iae jail it is but whoever is inosr-
esrsted here Is recessArily kept in pretty
close confinement. Three OF the prisoners
there are poor debtors, two Of whom were
imprisoned uHier the old law and one under
The new law. They afford excellent Illus
rsiiOns Of the chief imperfections Of both
the oil and tho new laws. One Of them is
smidillesgod man who has been there four
years All bis creditor declares that he shall
stay lhe;e TIL he goes out feet first. as the
"srg l.. The original debtwas $50 when
costs were added It Amounted to about $40.
After he had been in all for several weeks
the original debs snd the board bill was so
much that he could no. pay it and his friends
are sither too poor or TOO much in love
With their lucrs to settle it. The cred
tor has made his will in which he sets
apart two thousand dollars the income Of
rtich is to pay 81 % week, as long as
the debtor lives. to keep him in ill. This
sum doesn't provide very good board nor
does il msks provision for clothing or med
l9il treatment. The victim is sickly, suf-
fs'ins from an organic disease and
has been in need OF medical at
senlance. understood that the prison
inspectors would probably order such sttsn-
dance. Whs. do YOU think Of that IS Al
example Of q creditors s,ubboruness thss
would lucacsrste man in 3 living grave
''' 'ae remainder OF MS lie because ne
couldn't, or didn't, pay him Hfiy dollars
which The creditor evidently doesn't need
OH DC ~2aii oe unable to pay the fellow
V'a'l ''' 30 long
NaoAef ''eiim OF Tue old Jaw 10 An aged
sFenehmsn from Fl. Kent. lie is over
seventy years OF age. HIS debt was $40,
'''"'c'ed nndsf the old law. lie has
P'a'aesNY l's' tie use OF his legs since IN
IN' were ne was confined about two years
so