Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-11-21
John Quill Makes Annual
Visit to Hub.
A New Gold Brick Scheme TOT
a Maine Farmer.
Something About the Theaters and
Sunday Concerts.

After the storm COMES tiie lam
today this intellectual pasture, with
ITO corkscreW streets and air OF FROZEN
wisdom is enjoying tranqull spe"
while the sweet dove Of peace Is ioF
ering over the village. November 10
..Ir,ays 3, h,,sv month in town. Society
is getting settled, scrubblns up i'S "'
NOR and putting on its war paint pie
naratory to the fall and winter cd'h
caipn when the smart set are sup
,.n.ad IA 20 some. Along the thor-
,nybr,re Of travel, the shopping dls-
~ called the store windows are
, ,o IN nut on their Christmas
,....,,.,p. all the browns ana greens
itn,.ina BILE are shown in dainty effectS,
i'm combination with furs. for fur OF an
description is the proper thlhe this
season, and any garment or wrap 70
he I'D to the limit must nave a llttle
fur trimming hung onto 1t somewhere.
And Judging by the lavish display ana
the preparations that are being made
bv the dealers. Santa Claus is expect
ed with his RENDERS or automobubble
and above all to bring a large size Wad.
Sufficient unto the day is the collateral
thereof.
Down in the market all is busting
activity, for in six days turkey meets Il
disaster. The poultry display. as IL
general thing is looking very we'll
Once in n while y III find one that Ike
the one we read about in the Bible IA
bles. that crowed when Peter dehi"'i
his Lord only the one that ! saw ild
not look as if he had flesh enou Il
crow, he had worn himself dow 10 n
shadow hustlng for feed or b. 'n%
over election returns. | could I'll
which, but everything goes on ... ks
giving, and some family will tind this
overgrown humming bird of uncertain
age b,.lstered up with a head of celery
repOsing gracefully in the center of the
table waiting for grace to be said over
it. and if the size of the bird depends
upon the length of grace offered. dim
ner will not be delayed for any long pc
riod.
was out calling on a friend the 9th
CT e '"ning, and upon his urgent invita-
tior "fnained all night, and when my
frici bade me good night, he pointed
to tn" gas fixture and indirectly limited
that there was no wick to it. and he'd
rather | would not blow the gas out, ms
the Illuminating vapor is still $100 pei
thousand. no reduction on account OF
the elect ion as yet. He said he wanted
me to have Il good nights rest bu,
hardly f. like contributing 100 worth
of balloon food to give me a gentle
push into the arms of Morpheus.
1t is very evident that my friend be-
1icves that there are some y chrs OF
green not yet wholly covered Il. in the
snow. But speaking of verdi spots
and people who hasten to - Tub to
cut their wisdom teet' bricks
the gentleman who live. a radi-
us of the r. +. ID. not ii md miles
from kcnncbec county. deserves the
blue ri bon or at least h ,rary men,
ton. This horny handed son of toll
who nd spent the best i I of his life
picking rocks out of a : my pasture
and manufacturing scarecrows to kccr
the crows from getting more than THEN
per cent. of the corn, discovered that 2
Go"d par of hoI $ We're just what h,
needed to make lie on the old farm on,
sweet dream. 50 he read his family ia.
per and Judging by the advc. iisement
of a horse dealer all he had to do was
to come to the Hub. purchase a set OF
harnesses and the horses would he
thrown in free. So to the Hub he came
with all sorts Of money. and landed feet
HrSt IN the Morse mart He looked the
Herce chargers over. as they were led
INTO the arena. ana about made IN his
mind that ii WAS not all gold that Gilt,
tered. even ut Il horse mart when the
attendant brought in a pair of hcavy
work horses. rather thin but pretty free
from spots or blemishes, a good deal
''N' '"t lhir that Ben Hur drove in the
'"Nipt race.
AZ old gentleman sized them I'm
made up his mind about how many Law.
CTS OH his roll he would give for tbem
ana awaited further dcvoIonment :
p"t the dealer wanted all there was. :.
inc FARMER declared the deal off for tn,
present, and walked up street to thin[
IL over He got couple blocks from
ire Stabie. when ne heard some on,
trailing on behind him. and then felt .
gentle touch on the arm. He turno,
and saw an honest yisagcd rentIen,,
Wh" begged his pardon. and said yo,
are the gentleman. are You not. VIII,
was looking at a pair Of horses at IN,
stable Just below" The farmer a.
lowed that he was. The stranger cal,
Il thought So" and would the farno,
q" MN little favor. The honest al;
farmer from Maine. with visions y,
gold bricks and worthless checks n,ss.
ing through his mind. put on a Wis,
i""k ana said Il guess. my friera w,
nave run up against the wrons- N l.
am no rhlanthropist. and NJ .l..n.
hey is all topped out with GOLD i,.' : -,
me stranger put on a look OF F. i,,ref
innocence and taking out well-lille,
p"cketbook proceeded to count ont 81,
III good hard money. placing the bills II
the farmers hand. he said with a smile
4 don't blame you. my friend. for being
suspicious. there are so many dishones,
men in the world. one often gets de.
reived, but I never get deceived in 8
face. yours is an honest countenanca
and ! have no hesitation in trustinr
you with uncounted gold. Now. the
FAC Is ] am going to trust YOU and ask
yoi % do me this favor. Down at tn.
stable where YOU saw the pair al
horses, they have got a little horse
called Lady Lou. that I want very
much. Now the stable man knows me
and knows that l am a pretty good
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