The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-12-31
Worcester Attorneys Passed the
Great Holiday in Many Plea.
SAINT Ways
CONGRESSMAN THAYER
HUNTED FOR A TIME
The Day and One of His Present;
Served to Uncover a Bluff OH
One Local Lawyer

Perhaps one reason for this is the act
that they are ahxious to shake Off the
cares of the office and the vexations OF
trial in court and forget all rbtsir
troubles in mirth and a generally glod
time. AT Christmas time there S a
Iull in the daily course of advice and
counsel, and, closing their sheerskin-
4 covered books for few days, they an
JOY themselves in the bosom OF their
families or seek recreation at d dub
d or even in bachelor apartments.
Those who have won a recent ease
4 and pocketed big fee, feel that Moth
ing in the way of holiday amusement is
too good for them.
Curious to know how some OF The
legal fraternity spent Christmas The
spy man called upon number of them
and inquired into their manner of
spending the universal holiday.
Frank z. Goulding, one of the leaders
of the Worcester bar, spent his Christ
mas quietly at home
! Hon. John r. Thayer was at home
during the morning, and, after a good
dinner, could think of no better way
of helping his digestion than going cut
\ hunting. The day was an ideal one he
said, for being out of doors. In CON-
pany with James e. Fuller and L. f.,
Herrick, he secured the hills in search
of game, both great and small The
fact that nothing appeared in sight
larger than belated chipmunk did not
dampen the ardor of these sportsman.
and, with appetites
SHARPENED WITH A LONG TRAMP
they all returned to their respective
homes. ready for another dinner.
In the evening Mr.. Thayer remained
at home with his family and told them
stories of some Of the things he had
seen in Washington.
A good cigar to end the day with
and he was ready to sit at his desk
again the next morning, trying to clear
up some of his business before Ieay wing
4 for the capitol.
Arthur P. Rugg, the city solicitot
was at work in his Office in the State
Mutual building in the morning Ha
. has a vast amount of city law business
to transact at this time of the wear
and he was at work on the report tb
the city council, which was printed in
The Spy last week. He had a good dim
ner at home in the early afternoon ana
spent the rest of the day with his
family. 4
Gen. Charles w. Wood, following his
custom of past years, took his Christi
mas dinner with friends in Maiden
reminded him of some of the dinners
. the boys in blue had back in the SOS
when Christmas found them in camp,
waiting for the order to march. Then
piece of bareback and cup of coffee
were all one could expect to get, and
sometimes he was lucky to get even
that. Contrasts bring out the present
blessings as nothing else can, and Gen.
Wood said that he recalled the Christ
mas season of war times every time
he sits down to turkey and "fixings"
His son, C. H. Wood, who is in part
nership with him in the law business,
had an especially bright Christmas day.
His engagement was recently an
nounced, and that is enough to account
for happy time
Col. w. A. Gile had family gather
ing at his home on Christmas day His
son, w. w. Gile, who is manager Of
Hotel Reynolds in Boston, was home,
and the colonel said that his son ate
of q home food as heartily as when
he was boy, although as hotel man,
he is supposed to have Christmas din
ners every day in the year If he wants
them.
Burton w. Potter had a family din
ner. His son, Paul Potter, the we'll
known athlete of Williams college, was
home for the holidays, and his daugh-
ter, Miss Estelle Potter, student at
Mt Holyoke, was also home. While
, no stockings were hung up for the
young collegians, they were we'll re-
membered.
A young lawyer who has been re
Gently married told a good story on
himself with the proviso that his name
should not appear. 1t seems that pc
fore his marriage and during the pc
Rod of courtsMp, John Doe. we Will
call him, had frequently told the
1.,r n Iii
If there was anything that he prided
himself upon more than another 1t
was his Welsh rarebit. And the girl
devoutly believed him.
Somehow or other ever since mar
riage he has never had the opportunity
to show his skill in cooking. On Christ
mas eve he found in his stocking, or
to be more exact, beside his easy chair,
a nice chatting dish, presented by his
loving wife. Friends were invited TO
come in Christmas evening, and after
some time spent in a social way, Mrs.
John Doe proposed
THAT HER GIFT BE TESTED
and it was voted by those present TO
have a rarebit. The heart of John Doe
sank within him. He remembered at
college that he had. MADE some vile
connection of cheese that was called,
/, by courtesy a rarebit, and with strong
: digestions and a copious supply of beer
the boys had found no serious fault
But this was a different proposition.
fIe modestly demurred, but finding
himself in a hopeless minority graceful
ly yielded and began solemnly to make
his preparations.
The company gathered around and
y eagerly watched his efforts. He cut
the cheese into small pieces and
poured in some milk into the pan The
a mess sizzled and Kissed for few min
. utes until strong odor gave evidence
y of the fact that something was burn
Fl ing. Still Mrs. John Doe preserved her
4 sublime faith in her husband. The
4 mixture was removed from the flame
and poured upon the toast. The COM
pany partook, but their enthusiastic
a praise was rather significant.
MIR. and Mrs. Doe ate lavishly of the
dainty. The guests at length took their
departure. In the night John Doe and
his devoted wife were taken horribly
sick, ard the servant was aroused to
go for g Goctor. He came and naturally
asked Mh the couple had been eating.
"A They told him. He shook his head
gravely 1t was critical case. After
leaving some medicine, he left the
rarebit eaters to nightmares and
agony. They have recovered, but the
LAWYER told The Spy man ne would
never deceive his wife again, neither
IA would he attempt any cooking again
4 until he had received a diploma from
a cooking school.
II Charles A. Merrill spent his Christ
\ gnas in a happy way. Early in the NOR
Mining he went out with
AN ARMFuL OF PRESENTS
for friends. and left them at the door.
In the evening large company gain
praT oh HE hny,1a ThQfo were nearly ~