Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1894-06-23
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A LOCAL cigar maker who moves in a
select coterie of tobacco-loving friends was
recently told by one of those connoisseurs
that he had yet to find cigar that was too
strong for him to enjoy. Acting on the
suggestion, the manufacturer took occasion
to have q cigar specially constructed CT
stems and neatly covered with a rich,
appetizing Havana leaf. made perfecto
shape. This he presented to his friend
with the wish that 1t might be strong
enough to suit his taste. Suspecting
nothing, the friend proceeded to smoke,
and was soon surprised to see Goals like
red hot nails exuding from the end of the
cigar. AS the skin peeled off his tongue
his brain began to reel, and he soon gave
up in an old fashioned attack of nausea.
He no longer boasts of his capacity before
people who are in the BUSINESS.
THE boys are having a little laugh at
Baker Kellys expense. precocious
youth of seven summers, who spends the
summers at Captain Richardson's grove
house at Quassapaug, became n fast friend
of Kelly and whenever the latter went over
to fish would have lot of worms and
crickets gathered for bait, always being
literally rewarded. For several days
Kelly had poor luck and caught nothing.
and it seems the parents of the boy had
passed some remarks about his poor sue
cess in the presence of their youthful, but
wide-awake offspring. The little lad acted
on the hint and the next time the baker
went to Qusssapaug the boy had a narrow
necked bottle filled with bait. which it was
almost impossible to get out. What did
you put the bait in bottle for, Harry ?"
asked Kelly, and the young hopeful re-
piled: Mamma said you had poor luck
because you didn't carry your bait in a
bottle" Kelly isn't that kind of fisher
man.
THE writer has also heard of a six year
old Waterbury girl, who shocked her
mother the other day. The little one has
doll that rejoices in the name of Mar
guerite. The child's mother has found
that her husband would sometimes forget
and make use of bad words in the little
ones presence, and she has not only
scolded him for his carelessness, but has
felt called upon to explain to the girl that
she must never use the naughty words
that papa sometimes says. The other day
the child went to her mother in much
mental distress and asked if it was ever
right for little girls to say the naughty
words that they heard their papas say =?
Tue mother assured her that it never was
right, under any circumstances. GAIL
right, I won't then" bravely responded
the little angel, "but would like to say
damn to Marguerite"
HAD the water committee needed the ad
vice of the DEMOCRAT and built the dam
at the Branch by day work much of the
dissatisfaction and apprehension that now
exists might have been avoided. The
members of the committee no doubt as
sumed the great responsibility that rests
upon them with the determination to do
what they honestly believed was for the
best interest of the city. The water
question had been discussed for years and
the Branch scheme seemed to be way out
of the difficulty and every man on the
committee felt it duty to have the work
done as economically as possible. Recent
events, however, so to show. first, that the
cost of the work will be away beyond the
original estimate; secondly, that had the
Mad river plan proposed by the DEMOCRAT
and recommended by Engineer Herring
been adopted, the taxpayers of Waterbury
| would have been saved several hundred
thousand dollars. 1t is too late to talk of
thought, and perhaps it is too late to
urge that the dam be built by the day.
The writer has heard, however, that MIR
| Gaffney would willingly relinquish the
| dam contract, and if so, it would seem at
this distance good, sound policy to have
the work done by the day. Whatever the
cost, the dam should be built to stay. The
| prospect of Youngstown horror is not
cheering and Waterbury cannot afford to
take chances in matter so serious. Put
our trust in God, but see that the dam be
we'll built, is a good rule to follow.