Waterbury evening Democrat., 1892-02-13
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 A YOUNG man employed in one of the South Main street stores has lost all city only a short time, coming from a country home, and is the soul of honesty. But like the rest of us, his frail human nature is not proof against temptation, and he fell. The other day another clerk in the store, who is the possessor of one of those money making little fakes which have lately been placed on the market, conducted the victim to a secluded nook in the rear of the building and, to the latter's aston | ishment, turned out half a dozen crisp | two dollar bills. They were compared | with genuine bills and pronounced an excellent counterfeit. When asked if | he would like to negotiate for quantity of the "green goods" the country clerk blushed scarlet and stammered, "No-o, guess not" while hIs manner plainly showed that the tempter was at work in his breast. He promised to say nothing about the matter and both went to their work. Just before 6 o'clock in the even ing the money maker was approached by the other, who said that he had re- considered his determination and might handle some of the "queer." This de nouement was expected by the other clerks. who had been let into the se- cret, and the laugh that greeted the an
 nouncement is still ringing in the vic
 tim's ears. It was a cruel joke.
 A NUMBER of lawyers and newspaper
 men were chatting in the ante room of
 the court room the other morning
 Attorney Colley introduced the subject
 of music and Attorney Kellogg told
 about the wonderful playing of Fade
 rewski, the human crysanthemum.
 Mayor Webster also took hand in the
 discussion. In his usual pleasant way
 he gave his ideas of music and they
 were somewhat original, too. "I don't
 know much about music," said MT Webster, "But heard Rubenstein play
 the piano many years ago, and my how he made it hum. He would come down on those keys just SO even and with such precision and rapidity that you could hardly keep up with him. His hands z would go up in the air and in less than jiffy come down with a bang. I tell
 you it was remarkable work" The mayor
 evidently admires classical music, but
 he likes popular airs, too. In fact , think an old fashioned air would please him better than Chopin's waltz. -~ a WATERBURY audiences are cold anC 7 uhSJ "paIleIlC' 4ney eApeCI Cne DeSC as matter of course, and seem to thinl e that it is bad form to applaud. This ii - the opinion of one of the principals O. ? the Baker Opera Go, and he added tha e his teeth fairly chattered during Mon e day nights performance, at the frigidit,
 of the atmosphere. At first he though e Waterbury had no soul for music, bu II that feeling was dispelled when tn second night found a crowded house and fhn condition of 7. performance. The fact is, Waterbur, e audiences are highly appreciative. Blu a they are very undemonstrative, throug Q native modesty or some other cause
 and many good company has left tn
 city feeling that it's efforts were not ar
 preciated, when such was not the case. " ***
 A FEW of the new silver coins hay n found their way to Waterbury, an i- they are as ugly as sin. The eagle look h. as if he had just returned from Chil or with badly ruffied feathers, and tn .d goddess of liberty has a neck like
 prize fighter. Banking men are als " finding fault with the coins as they d j0 not stack readily, being thicker in th in center than at the edge.
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 "LET me look at your paper a minute "a will your" asked a man of another on le Naugatuck road train the other day 10 The man who had made the request ha
 refused several times to buy paper { u- the solicitation of the newsboy. ( or have finished reading, but am putin
 the paper to another use now" r. n, marked the gentleman addressed as | ys spread the paper over his clothing le keep the dust off. The other made a ce unsuccessful attempt to blush an d. finally bought a paper. "If yous
 people would act that way wid all thel
 fellers." remarked the train boy a lit
 later, I'd make more money. That m the first time I ever saw that man buy n paper and he rides two or three times lg week"
 rk IF Manager Baker would take m C. from the repertoire of his .splend n. opera company. There is too much ri CT slam, bang to it and not enough that at legitimate. The composer has given I in opportunity for the soloists to do an, re thing except spoil their voices and it CT really pity to assign handsome JC SC Armand with his fine voice to such at character as he essayed last night. Or CT redeeming feature was the interpolate
 selection sang by Miss Laurens at tl
 opening of the third act, for winch sl
 received handsome bouque h. "Boccaccio," Robert Macaire" or an 5e of the old favorites would have please 10 the large audience last evening. "Tf 'd Brigands" is not in it.
 n, ACCIDENT AND INCIDENT. "a RrfdO Man and Horsa Tns&o,.,