Waterbury Democrat., 1901-11-02
AS YOU LIKE IT
Some Stray Leaves from a Reporters Note Book

 spelled the middle name oI the late E. E. Lewis .Coffin,'" said q prominent citizen of Welsh descent tc a repoitef fine other day. ''There is no si:cn name in that country" he continued, but l suspect they got it cOnfOunded with Evffin. MT Lewis.s middle name. Don't YOU know Mir Lewis was q Welshman, and although he did not make busi- ness of boasting of it, yet he had con- siderable ancestral pride in him and at times took occasion to refer to tbe Kyffins, who were prominent among 5he ancient nobility of Wales. Some people spell the name 'CyIfi1,' ;,ut tlls is not right. It should beg'h win R."
 In speaking of hunters, the As You Like It man is reminded of an experi- ence in which local merchant, whose store Is located near the center, fig ured about two years ago. One bright and cheerful morning in November he mas driving in the country with friend. As he was driving along lonely woodland road he spied rabbit on the roadside. Taking six shot revolver from his pocket he shot six times at the rabbit. But not one shot struck the rabbit, who only hOppcd q few feet away Somewhat incensed, the man leaped to the ground and made the rabbit a target for a number of stones which were as poorly aimed as the bullets. and like those went wide of the mark.
 There was a ripple of excitement in one of the local churches the ctEef morning when the organist. a very handsome young woman, threw her hands in the air and screamed with all her might, causing everybody in tie church to turn their heads around quickly in the direction Of the cnolr loft a decidedly unusual occurrence at time of prayer. But it as strange case. and after learning the cause of the commotion no one couid blame ;he person who was responsible for It. The organist was rendering the "Dies Irae' when an innocent little mouse rushed across the keyboard and bound ed up the sleeve of her jacket and tried to conceal itself under tie collar Of the garment Of course the terrified mu- sician jumped and skipped few notes. but the incident was passed over so hurriedly it was not thought of at the close of the service.
 
 The game season is on i'll full force now and the hunters are enjoying the sport in a great degree. Several anus ing stories are told of the experience of various hunters while securing the woods for game. A party of four young men, prominent in the east end, started out on trip early ill the week. Shortly after reaching the woods where they intended to bag all kinds of game, a rabbit was foolish enough to give them full view of him. h. stantly four shots were fired and q minute or two after the woods rever- berated with the sound of four more shots. But the rabbit escaped with out injury. The young men had a rabbit dog with them, but it made no effort to chase the rabbit. The hun- ters' anger and wrath at not being able to hit the rabbit grew more intense at this unwarranted and unexpected act Of the dog. They gave vent to their rage by sending q round of shot at the dog. but fortunately their aim was again poor.
 At a big banquet held recently in Dublin, Ireland. by the Independent Order of ForeSters. an insurance soci- ety with headquarters in Canada, tlle two principal addresses were on the shooting of President Mckinley, and the feeling that should exist between Ireland and England. Our dead presi- dent was fittingly eulogized and his assassin handled without gloves. Tie other subject was taken care Of by the RnV VgmnS rF ac+ A other things he said: Ireland has given to England many celebrated men an various departments of life. In the war in South Africa I do not know what England would have done if it had not been for Ireland The big gest man in the British army. Lord Roberts, is an Irishman. The coun- try has also given England other sol diers who never turned their backs to the enemy in the day of battle. In consideration of these things. and numberless others that might be ID- 1roduced. it seems to me that England ought to take Ireland to her heart and do more for her. than she is doing.'' Wonder if the Rev James Cregan Of Belfast knows what the Irish of the United States thinks of their country men who are fighting against the Boers? It would be a good work for the Rev James Cregan and others to advocate the calling off of their own dogs in South Africa before they ask others to help them to wiring from Eng land what they boast they have aided her to wrest from others Any man who believes in the right of the Boers to govern themselves as well as the Irish. contributes a nickel to the latter cause. he should see that the meeting at which the Irish envoy now in this country. Mir Redmond speaks. uD- braids Irishmen for fighting against the Boers. But perhaps if the Belfast gentleman cared to speak his mind he would have said something in this line. but considering that most of tile toasts were drank to the king and other royal jOkers, probably he went about as far as he considered it prudent to tread when he hinted that England had ought to be more grateful than she is.
 Secretary HartzeI1 In Porto Rico.
 SAN JUAN, Porto Rico, Nov. 2.- Charles Hartzell of Colorado, the new