Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1894-12-18

posed all our political moves; that he
was scrub and unfit to be an editor.
All this and much more he owned up to
as he held out the hand of pcnitence, and
our heart opened out for the poor cuss,
and we fOrgavc him and agreed to be
friends.
Our contrite esteemed wanted the pub
lie TO KIN y that the chasm had been
bridgcd. and we put on our coat and hat
and took his arm and walked him down
TO the White Wolf saloon, where we drank
together. He wcpt before we imbibcd.
Tears mingled with his cocktail as he
swallowed It. He wcpt rs he wiped off
his chin and held our hand In his brother
| ly embrace. We are not the sort OF man
TO go back on n critter who is looking for
| plain trail to follow. Personally and
| publicly we wish it TO be known that we
have forgiven our esteemed for all his
meanncss, ard il he continues to behave
himself we shall recognize him as one of
| the profession and treat him accordingly.
HOME HAPPESINGs. Major Dawson,
| Eho came in from his ranch on Tuesday
for a brief stay, reports the body of n man
hanging TO the limb of tree ut Buzzards'
hill. As his arms and ankles were tied
| with cords, the majo doesn't think IL a
case of suicide, but Is rather inclined to
the belief that the victim got hold of a
mule which couldn't keep ahead Of the
procession. a tcnderfoot nearly always
makes this mistake.
| The Bald Eagle saloon and poker par
lors are to be enlarged by tearing down
the division wall and taking in the room
occupied by the Great West Clothing en-
Dorium, which failed last week This can
be taken as another certain indication
that business is improving and times grow
/ inc hprrRr n fnrnfEhina tho
a table will be put in for the exclusive
| use of eCiitors-
Mrs. John SOmerville, wife of the genial
| boot and shoe man on Apache avenue, ro-
turned from st. Louis last week and
brought with her 100 feet Of galvanized
wire clothes line, the first thing of the
| kind ever seen here. When she called ut
| THE KICKER office to exhibit the novelty,
we advised her to lay it away for about 20
| years, but she went home and had IL
strung up in the back yard. Friday night
last as Mr.. Someryille was going home he
| was fired on from ambush and narrowly
escaped death, and on Saturday night five
bullets were fired into his door and a
warning nailed to his gate. The clothes
line was taken down Sunday morning and
will not be put up again during the pres
emit century. Mr.. and Mrs. Somerville
had no thought of defying public opinion,
and having fully realized their mistake
the Monday washing will be hung on the
fence as of yore.
Three months ago when The Senate sa.
loon opened for business a sign was hung
up behind the bar reading, Gentlemen
will please not pound on the bar with
their guns to attract the attention of the
proprietor, as the practice is dangerous. -
While we personally believed the sign &c
be an ahrogation of the inalienable rights
of freeman. we restrained our desire tC
pound and advised others to do the same.
Most of the customers of the place have
respected the sign, even though realizing
that their drinks didn't taste half as good
Saturday night, however, old Jim Hew.
I son came down from Bill Williams noun.
tain after an old fashioned five fingers oil
whisky, and when he entered The Senate
he walked up to the bar and pulled both
his guns and began pounding. Before he
could be served one of the weapons explod
ed, and the bullet struck Mr.. McKane, tbs
proprietor, over the right ear and raked
clear across his skull. He fell ms II dead
and it was half an hour before he returned
t nsciousness and was assisted home
where he will be cooped up for a week Il
come II is but justice to old Jim to SAY
that his eyes are weak, and he didn't sex
tho sign, and he felt very badly over the
accident. He has been pounding on bar
course supposed that tins -s-:--sc'n stiii pre-
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