Waterbury evening Democrat., 1895-04-25

tended IF feet ln tho rCiLr and that deCOrn- tors from Denver will paint several blue and gold angels on the ceiling. Tho bar will also be extended, and patrons will be allowed to pound on 1t with their guns to attract tho attention of the bartSnders. Six different men have been shot in this saloon within the past year, but in no sin gle instance could any blame be attached to the genial proprietor. Whllo We were drinking A cocktail in the Empire saloon the other day Nr. CIdana informed us that he had "rtirrJ pool and billiard table from Chicago and would havc them hero within u month The only billiard table ever s''t up in this town was shot to pieces within an hour by a crrwd which objected to innovations, but that was thpc years agu, and perhaps MT Calana will be able to carry his enterprise to n success
 In returning from Lone Jack on our run ming mule the other night at II o'clock soIno of Colonel Calvcrt's cowboys struck our trail at Dog Creek. The first we knew of their pr,scncc was when they opened fire on Us from tho bushes. As wo gath cred our mule in hand five horSemcn dash cd out after us, and they did not abandon the pursuit until they had run Us two miles and flrrd over 50 shots For thrce long years Colonel Calvert x cowboys have been after our scalp, and they ought to bO heart fly ashamed of themselves that they did not s,curc 1t long ago. We don't think much of either their markmanship or their enterprise. If wo werc n cowboy and had been aft.s- an editor for three years with out even wounding him, we think we'd iSo out of business.
 On various occasions we have observed that the lop shouldcrcd, squint eyed crit ter whom by courtesy We have to speak of | as our ''CstCN'nCd contemporary should | be very careful how he fooled with q gun We have publicly and personally given him | lots of good ndvicc on this subject, but be ing snt in his ways he has refused to heed | it The other day he got into a TOW with | Captain White and went home to get his gun. He should have hunted for n club or put a stone In stocking for q weapon, but he luggcd out an old revolver and started of to find the captain. He hadn't gone n block from his house when the thing began to shoot. Our esteemed looked for | a shutoff or lever or handle, and not being | able to find one he threw tho pistol into tho street. A bullet from it struck him in l the calf of the leg, and a second wounded n valuable mule belonging to Judge Dray ton. As a matter of courtesy we offered the use of our presses and the services of | our compositions to enable the critter to get out his last week issue but he was so put | out and chaGrined that he refused our offer and skipped tho issue entirely. As his cir | culation is only 247 copies, and as he uses | shoe pegs, carpet Jacks and vest buttons along with his types his subscribers will | probably feel grateful instead of making any complaints An editor who doesn't know all about gun should use a crow bar, pickax or club.
 l A year or so ago friend of THE KICKER
 
 | half grown cinnamon bcaF aS token of | his affection. The bear has ever sincc been | chained in the back yard and various signs have warned the public to keep out of his reach, "Wednesday last, when the flre oc- | cured in rcar of the poStOfllCe, THE KICKER office wns doScrtcd for few minutes. It l so happcnCtl that old Tom RycrsOn, who has been wanting pop at Ills for several months, called just at that timo to gratify his whim. Not finding us in, he decided to pop at our agricultural editor. That | gentleman was not to be found, as was the caso with our horse editor, and old Tom | wandered into the composing room to pop n printer. Bcing disappointed all round, he went out to have fun with our bear. | Thcrr was lots of fun lying around loose out there. The bear hadn't gut hold of anybody for two weeks, and he welcomed the coming of the old man aS a break in the monotuny. When he got back to the office, We found pieces uf leather and buck skin scattcrrd all over tho back yard, and just out of rolch of the bear was old Tom. Ho hadn't as much ns a collar on him. and hc had been clawed and scratched and hug ged and bitten until his own mother couldn't rocognizc him. The doctor says 1t will be thrce or four months bafore he can get out again, but that the experience will thoroughly euro him of his desirO to interfere with the fre,dom of the preSs.
 NJ QUAD.