The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-10-23
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How II Multiplied a Connecticut mayor,
SINGLE Horse.

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BRlDeKronr. Conn. Oct. 22.-The story in
last Sundays Sun about what befell the Con-
n%ccticut man who DRINK freely OF newly made
cider brandy and then very unwisely attempted
to drive home behind a pair Of spirited horses.
should DO a warning TO those who may be In
clincd TO tarry Iona at that deceitful distlllotlon
which Is like honey to the taste. but which.
once In the drinkers midst, biteth like q dozen
ecrpents and stinReth like q den OF ndders.
Cider brandy distlI.erics are by no means
scarce In Connecticut. The internal revenue
officials OF this district have quito a list OF stills
that contribute toward the support OF Unclo
Sam. but there Is reason 10 think thai the list
Is far from complete.
One OF these stills Is located In q shady nook
In tho hills about Ave miles from the business
centre OF a neIghborinR city, and it's product
has quite q reputation among sportsmen who
hunt and fish In the vicinity. II gam Is
scarce. the sportsmen go there for consolation
II the bngs and crcels are full. they 20 there to
celebrate.
One day, not so very lone ago. the Mayor OF
the city referred to hitched his old bay marc to
d two-seated wagon and invited three mombers
of the Board OF Aldermen to mpa him on
a visit OF inspection to the lake from which the
city gets its water supply. The inspection COM
pleted. one OF the Aldermen suggested that
lnCy uTlNC up the TOuu u way uuu Cdil OH an
old friend Of his who was likely to have some
thing besides vegetables In his cellar. and the
suggestion was accepted. All three OF the Al
dermen had been there before. hut the Mayor
did not know this friend OF the Aldermen either
by name or reputation.
They room arrived at ono OF the neatest little
stills In the county. and the proprietor was on
hand. wood Are hlazed merrily under the
kettle. and q tiny stream Of what looked like
maple sap flowed from the worm. rndely made
OF a coil Of condemned copper tubing. As
soon as the Mayor had been introduced aud
vouched for as q man who, could keep bis
host filled n tumhler about half full Of the inno-
c cent.iSc fluid E nI1ta L. pic giStMTr nror % but hnn sIt
On legs" His Honor drank Z, smScked his
s snIlsS for R' md snsoo He "a; a TX K % asaIg. q aa nay a hRa
his %companions had eacii taken about a table;
got, it. The, Aldermen winked q, each other;
and, when the party started to drive home, 1t
w %nf IN "o tESSi s ssSt a ths big liz 't SaRer A'4 fSe HiG E9s
men, evidently had a suspicion that something
was likely TO happen before, very long.
Mayor turned, to his comp2nio! on the front
sent and said i was funny, but he could have
lake behind one horse. but he must have been
mistaken. because he was now driving a pair.
IrlIox A edespirntS Sn t on the tESnt re ssnt sa agd SsS n his
marked that the two horses drove together
About a mile further. down the road the
the horse with his whip and esomriained that
s nnf Ia sPp STs 1GS t snR himself I" Fl toPd my ~ no. Ro;stiee G
SSl nS ySi to psp put long 9ssm WHIP hGpo l. the S5 socket csN when hsscb |
he tae wheeIe ersG all Fight with this one. but that
horse in the lead is out OF danger"
said nothing. About fifteen minutes later the
Mayor spoke again.
than these four dc? They look exactly alike,
move In perfect unison. and are, as ,ensy to
G @snsse S So snf e Woo would az take @4 money 81 and mipS lots s q
The three Aldermen smiled again and the
Mayor. The action Indicated either affection
ora desire to keen the. Mayor from falling out
OF the wagon. Ten minutes later his Honor
I" It isn't Often" he said. that you see six
driving irfsfa Watch the Style Iss Of tho those st two in the
lead! II. Fred Bronson or Fatty Weeks or any
Of those famous whips should see me now, they
One Of the Aldermen on the rear seat yhis-
pered to his eSompsanion that. when the Mayor
quart + So Of "a = mile mile fu nat er' on Snf hi IS Honor ions g'P pat the
Dashboard and Slid from the seat to the bot.
tom q the wagon. where he went to sleep in
this time. and the Aldermen managed to get
their chief home without attracting attention
to his condition. The Mayor was not visible to
the public until three days later. when he came
heads Of the Aldermen who had introduced
him TO the proprietor Of the cider brandy still.
One of his friends asked him one day just
right at first" replied the Mayor. but soon
after we started for home that dreadful day 1
found I was driving two horses instead OF one.
Then the number suddenly increased to three,
then TO four. afterward to six. and the, last /
Of the best matched horses that ever trod this