Waterbury Democrat., 1902-12-27
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Some Stray Leaves From a Reporters

Some Stray Leaves From Reporters Note Book
 An old paper printed when Virginia was colony has this advertisement: gro be sold-For five shillings, my wife. Jane Heeband. She is stoutly built, stands. firm, and is sound, wind and limb She can sow and reap, hold g plough and drive team; would answer any stout. able man that can hold tight rein, for she is hard mouthed and headstrong; but if prop erIy. managed would either lead or drive as tame as a rabbit. Her hus- band parts with her because she is too much for him. Inquire of the printer. M BAlI her clothes will be given with her.
 "A man who planned to kill game chicken for Christmas and in this way save the price of turkey says ne came very near having to get along without either. When he went to the coon Christmas eve the rooster was not in it's accustomed place and lie hasn't seen 1t since. It was pretty late at the time and to make matters worse he had all his spare cash 1nyesI- ed in other things and. didn't have enough money in the house to buy turkey. But he had to have one ana in order to get 1t he was obliged to ssrlln his neck'' fer it in neighboring
 market: He says that when he was on his way home with the gobbler he mel the man whom he knows stole the | rooster and promptly accused him or the theft Of course the allegation was denied in very strong language and Having no proof of the charge he. didn't try to press the case. It is said that the rooster was not stolen, but simply spirited away for the time De- ing so that the owner would not have a chance to kill it. The bird is said to be one of the best in the state and somebody who knew. that it was about to be murderously assaulted and thought it a pity to take such mean advantage of such a pluclxy. little fel- low got it out of the way on time to save it's neck It was a family af- fair and whise the owner of the bird was very much incensed over it, it is thought that the case will be settled i out of court In an indirect way he has since learned that the rooster is still in the land of the living and that he can have it provided he agrees to spare its life and not prosecute the thief, but he. says he does not want it now and has no further use for the person who. took such liberties with his property.
 had chat with a man this week Ewho bought a horse recently and after listening to what he had to say I made up my mind that nobody can depend tnpon what anybody claims for a horse (which he wants to sell. .tI bought the. horse said the man, with a sigh. believing that I had bargain, and didn't know that 1 got fiim-fiammed flor nearly a month when I learned that the animal was almost stone blind. The day I bought him the owner drove me about town to show that the horse was gentle. When we passed by the electric car of PIatt Bros he called my attention to the Tact. that although most horses were afraid of the vehicle his didn't pretend to notice it at all | don't suppose; the horse did see it, for when I gave him his head one afternoon the first thing knew he bumped against a tel 5legraph pole and came near killing him. self. When I reported the case to the man who sold him to me he declared that the horse had an eye like a hawk when he had him and insisted that if there was anything. the matter with his eyesight it must have been the result of some carelessneess on my own part. He had nothing and didn't see what I could do about it. The horse is all right with the excep- ition of his eyes, which are of little or mo use to him.'' I told this story to Ia man who has a good deal to do in lthis kind of business and he assured Eme that there are men in the world Ewho wouldn't cheat anybody out of five cents in other ways who would think nothing of taking advantage of the best friend they have in the world fin a horse sale. He said he 1.dfd'' his father out of $1S0 in a horse transac- ton. But" he added. 'sthe old man was the real stuff and used to take great delight in telling how the boy pulled the wool over his eyes in spite Of his long experience" ]"