Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-06-16

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where, it is a pretty sure sign that
there will be a story that is worth
hearing told, or is about to be. with
his long years of travel and expert
ence, he has seen life in all its phases,
and in everything he has seen some
thing that in his own original way he
can tell so that his hearers are al
ways ready to listen.
A little group of the attaches of the
State House We're in the adjutant gem
erals outer office the other day, dis
cussing an awful accident that had re-
Gently befallen a man in the city.
Il saw man taking a fall that was
worse than that one" began the genial
commissioner 1T was a year or more
ago, when one night l was on my way
to Boston. We left Dedham a little
late. and George Mower, who was tn =
engineer in charge, was running as
fast as he thought it was allowable
We We're going at fully As miles an
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General Mattocks when man whom |
had noticed at the station taking 4
drink. at the same time being well un-
der the influence of liquor, passed
through the car, and passed out in the
direction of the parlor car. In a few
moments Mattocks said, That man fell
off the train l didn't hardly think
that he was right, but started out %
see if everything was all right. The
fellow was not in the parlor car, and |
went into the baggage car, but still /
was unable 10 find him. l told the con-
ductor of my suspicious. ana a the
next station We got orders 10 go back
and look for the man. Ii was in the
evening and there was a light snow on
the ground. With the conductor and a
brakeman | went out on the back plat
form with 4 lantern. ami as We nearei
the place whore we last saw the man
we went slow, and We're rewarded by
seeing the man in a little cut beside
the track. He was laying upon his
side against one side of the cut. 50 that
it vas almost a standing position W.
approached the fellow, and | picked up
his hat that lay near. at the same time
say ing to the conductor, Where shall
we take him. into the baggage carr
We supposed that we had a man who
was almost dead, but we were mis-
taken. for when | spoke To the con-
ductor the supposed dead man said
No zir | paid for a firsh clash ticket,
and | Will go in a tirsh clash car, If YOU
pleash. The man wasn't hurt one
PARTICLE II was the veritahle drunken
mans luck. We got him aboard the
train and proceeded on our journey.
The last l saw of the man was in the
Union station. We gave him a half a
dollar to so and get a breakfast. and
he returned as drunk as a lord
An Augusta undertaken got 4 fright
last sunday evening, that made him
think for a time he was the victim of 4
horse thief.
The firm keep their horses in the sub
basement of the building, and upon 60
ing down to see if they We're all right
that evening, he discovered that one
with harness, was gone.
He rushed up the stairs and
despatched the errand boy for the
police, who arrived ana began at once
upon their search for the missing morse.
They tracked the animal to Water
street, and there they lost all clues
Then they set about to find out where
the thief entered the stable, which was
finally decided upon, after one burly
policeman crawled through a small
window to see if the thing were pos
sble.
Everything was brought to bear upon
the matter, and even Sherlock Holmes
could not have done a better Job At
reasoning at the foundation of the
trouble, but their reasoning did no
good, for the stable door opened and in
| walked the other member of the firm.
| leading the missing animal.
He had taken the horse and had
hired carriage at a livery stable, en-
| joying the whole evening in a drive
| With his family.
! A little Augusta girl said something
| recently in one of the schools, that
VIII be appreciated by people who live
IN large cities. and some small ones,
and who do not have private wells, or
a mineral spring to obtain water from
| The teacher was conducting the tenn
perance exercises common in all mod
| ern schools, and she asked the uues-
| ton, What is it that some people
drink that breeds all kinds of disease,
and in time kill the people?"
One little girl raised her hand and
| answered in a manner that showed her
| intelligence and education advanced for
| Of