Daily Kennebec journal., 1894-02-15
ODDS AND ENDS.
A Joyful Msstins-Postic Revenge for the
Cracker" -Augusta's Valentine.

Augustus valentine was delayed. 1t will
get here March 18th, and it will be beauty.
A good story is told of the man who came
to the sewer bearing Tuesday afternoon to
inaugurate "big kick" because his sewer
assessment was so high. When he got be-
fore the mayor and aldermen he heard one
of his neighbors complaining that
his (the kicker in question: assessment
was lower than his neighbors. Instead of
stopping to kick the new conner hurried of
to the city treasurer's office to see If he
couldn't pay his assessment before any
change was made.
Two prominent veterans at the G. A. r.
encampment in Bangor enjoyed meet
ing which recalled associations much
more agreeable to look back upon
than to endure at the time. Capt. J. p.
Carson, superintendent of mails at the Au-
gusta office, met Commander -in-chief Adams
Of the G. A. r. at Bangor for the first time
since they stood together in front of Charles
ton, s. c., when Gilmore was shelling the
city. The "Rebs," it will be remem-
bered, put 500 Union officers from
among the prisoners out in front of the city
to induce Gilmore to stop shelling If pos
sible. Capt. Carson and Comrade Jack
Adams were prison companions at Libby
prison, then at Macon, at Savannah aud
later at Charleston. One can better imag-
inc the pleasure Of their meeting at Bangor
than attempt to describe it.
Now the "Cracker" has prostrated him.
self before the Plum Trust. that the dove
Of peace might COO between them, the moral
to be drawn from the following true incl
dent may not be so applicable to or pro-
phetic Of the Cracker" revenge a. it
seemed several weeks sgo when related to
the JOURNAL. The incident 10 worth repeat
ing however. A huckster appeared on the
streets Of Augusta peddling "honey" one
day few years ago. His cries we're lusty
and the grandiloquent phraseology in which
he sounded the praises of his "honey," prod
uct of the golden winged bee the finest that
ever wooed the summer zephyr or decoyed
sweets from the honeysuckle attracted a
thriving trade. An underlined, tow-headed
urchin, whose face would have been
freckled II suffered to become clean fol-
lowed the team and hung on the words Of
the vendor. Now an again he took piece
of money from pocket in his ragged trou-
sers, looked it over. put it back again with
sigh but followed on. Finally when he
could bear the suspanse no longer he parted
with the coin and got package of honey,
"strained honey" which proved to be vii
lainous syrup of the cheapest grade. Ths
boy didn't stop to taste but once when he
hasteued after the wagon and argued with
the man.
"Youve got what 1 Civ yers" said the
vendor.
"Yes sir"
"And I've got yer money
eyes"
! "Well move on. Don't stand here both
ering others who want to buy
Back somewhere in the line of that boys
descent we're Indian fighters and revolu-
tionary patriots. His freckles grew more
vivid and his upper lip stiGened.
"I won't move on and I'll tell everybody
who comes ter buy what . gal darned cheaa
yer are anyway
The peddler couldn't scare the sturdy
little chap Who stood By with his sample o.
cheap syrup and proved to every
J vould. that they would q