Waterbury Democrat., 1901-12-14
AS YOU LIKE IT
Some Stray Leaves from a Reporters Note Book.

The inauguration of the gallery or pan in connection with the one i'll the chancel at St Johns church last Mon- day formed the groundwork of a good joke in the aldermanic chamber DC tween Frederick W. Chesson and Frank R. White two prominent menl- hers of that august body of public otti- cials. Alderman White was doing some lobbying about the appropria- tions when MT Chesson strolled in and in that quiet. serious way, peculiarly his own. "stumped'' Mir White to dc- company him to St Johns church and let the meeting go, adding, They fe ulaying the two organs there tonight and the program will be well worth hearing ..Whatr' exclaimed the first ward lawmaker, looking at his friend as though he had horns OH. s'playing 'The Two Orphans at St John's.'' '.The two organs, l sah' replied Mir Chesson. sharply. What did you suppose I meant. Oh, ah swered Mir White, apologeticaiiy' -sI understood you to say The I"o Orphans.' Then the two naboDs CT the republican camp looked around, and feeling satisfied that no one over heard what they had said, indulSed III
 
 misunderstanding.
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 A well known lawyer and his insep- hrabIe companion, q constable, hau L little business to perform Ill an ad- Joining town on Wednesday afternoon. The business was in the nature of an attachment. They hired team and drove to the town which is in the dl-
 slS ing late when they started to return On the return trip they stopped at q road house to partake of some re- freshments. They forgot to tie the horse. More than q few seconds had elapsed before the refreshments had disappeared. When the genial con- stable and his bosom friend came out into the fresh air again. no horse was in sight. Here was pretty mess. It would take several hours to walk home and there was no conveyance near at aland to carry them into town. They finally concluded to walk. They had gone about q mile and their feet were becoming sore when they saw an un- expected sight There was the horse and team entangIed with q telegraph pole After some hard work they sep arated the wagon from the pole. To say the pedestrians were delighted is speaking mildly. But their pleasure was short lived for the wagon was mi nue q brand new blanket. Well. it only costs five dollars or more But what did the lawyer and constable care when they finally arrived home without any more mishaps.
 z Ono of tba most ;uDraScix-a faofrr,c of the funeral services over the re- mains of the late Major Spencer at the family residence last Wednesday afternoon. was the singing of Cardinal Newman's delightful hymn. Lead, Kindly Light by Messrs Rice, Kel- lOgg. Pierson and Griggs. The read- ings from tie Bible and the prayers of fered by the eloquent divine, Rev Dr Anderson, nor the touching words of the officers of Clark cOmmandery. Elm inent Commander c. F. Munger and Breyet B. G. Bryan. while perform ing the cOmmandery rite, did not ap- pear to exercise the same influence over those in the house of mourning as the rendition of Newman's magnifi- cent lines, which seemed to touch the soul of everyone within the hearing of the voices of the gifted singers. The other piece Softly Now the Light of Day" rendered by the quartet, while probably possessing as much literary merit as Lead Kindly Light" didn't touch the hearts of the people with the same force. though it happened tO be the cause of some discussion on 1lie part of q few lovers of church hymns regarding the author of the words. The disputants appealed to the "As YOu Like It. man to settle the differ ence. and finding himself cornered, the '.As You Like It. man applied to one of the singers. who got out of it by saying that the information could be found in some old book.
 Dr B. A. O'Hara. who has filled the position of town health officer for sev- eraI years. and managed to perform his duties in that connection without getting into any snarls, has case on hand now which threatens to occupy his time from now on until he retires on the first of the new year and may result in more for him than all the oth- CT matters he has had to do with since he was first chosen t0 act in that ca pacity. He is in receipt of strong petition from residents of Johnson ave- nue requesting him to abolish q bill ly goat which the pztitioneds allege has become n public nuisance in that neighbOrhOOd and if allowed to remain there much longer will have the whole place to himself. The goat is charged with all kinds of crimes and Is said to be able to hold it's own against all corners so that the health officer is in a quandary to know what to do in the premises. The animal refuses to va cate the premises and after thinking the matter over the health officer is of the opinion that the objectionable heast will have to he driven out at the point of the bayonet and is thinking of asking the mayor tomorrow to send the local militia up there to assist in the evacuation The officer tried to reason with the goat once or twice, but the animal would not listen to him. It is the worst case the doctor has had to deal with during his ex- perience as health officer.
 Physical culture Is becoming the rage. or should one say the fashion? It has its charms for the young and fhe old. the weak and the strong. the