Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1892-11-28

Those who ssteDded the ssNafmf z
Match" given in this city. recoglecs the
sensation caused By Miss Lewis when ieaping
! on the table among the webbing gifts
She commanded ..Bfiek,~ pass up thar
calf. The calf appeared supremacy con
tented with bis lot. and his department on
the stage was Of . superior order. Accord
ing TO the New York Mirror this calf vas
taken in charge by the Society for the
Prevention Of Cruelty To Animals In Nor
~ieb, Conn, although no allegation of
specific cruelty accompanies the news. An
exchange ADDS The play will probably
proceed successfully without this particular
calf. while the rescued animal will no doubt
depiore the fate that placed il in the hands
of phiIanshropists.
The Democratic celebration. rs an en-
tirety, had passed into the realms OF an
Gent history before the event vas ~ hours
old, yes, before the participants had braced
open their eyes Saturday. But nit 80 Of
that whistle solo, which for three hours or
whereabouts set at naught the ears, the
nerves, the rights of the community t0yeal
nov ~ ~ n Kansas cyclone might with "a
lsdg's parasol, and again rolled in upon lis
liitiputian tsmuit billow upon billow OF
sound, OF below, OF wall. of shrek OF
moan, of resurrection day fortissin,o, till,
as Pharoah's ehariots amid the encompass
ing and overtoping waves Of the Red sea,
so the civilized sound producer, the tia
horn, the laundering cannon, all were sub
merged, drowned out OF existence. Oh
the words that have been said Of that " bic.
tie. Democrats said the biggest share OF
them, too. Said one, IF we buried the
Republican party, as we agreed We had
done, Why that wall, if or
purgatory were PERENNIAL One doctor,
and he rather enjoyed the fun, said il an
noyed one or two of his patients gooi
deal He feared it had done one consiler.
able harm. ON the other hand, one lady
supposed to have Third Party tendeneies--
who had been suffering from sleepiessness,
was iuiled to sleep by the continuous "aii
aud rose the next morning greatly re-
freshed. tine Democrat who bad illuani-
mated was mad thai be had when he heard
that whistle. lit was an insult to the eo,n-
munity." 4 Democratic lady was getting
ready to illuminate when she heard that spd
gave up Der preparations. If they hadn't
given rs but half hour Of il twould have
been all right"
Oh, but its been rare sport to hear en-
talk about il. I ncie Jason Moore says he
and some of his neighbors seou red the
neighborhood for over half an hour to as
certain what kind of an animal was 10
distress. One man living several miles ou'
says he had just finished banking up his
house when that wall came to his ears. lie
acknow lodges that his hair fairly stood on
end, for he thought some wild animal bad
in. Up in Sidney one man thought Tn"
noise arose from the friction Of the comet
whirling through space. One Young drug
clerk in this city was mad clear throug'
early Friday evening when he returned To
the store and found that miscreant had
creased the string of the devils fiddle be
had made for the occasion, but when he
heard that whistle his anger all departed
An annoying accident happened to Dr.
Il. W Martin, Friday. His new residence
was brilliantly lit up with electric lights
and a new fuse had been put in that day so
tina, it wouldn't burn out at the critical mo
ment. About five minutes before TIM
paraders did reach the house the new flu,
did burn out The doctor considered II /"
good joke on himself
Frequent comments are heard because
certain prominent Democratic politician
house was not illuminated.