Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1904-12-30
THE MEDDLER.
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The Genial Janitor of the Wheel
club was the hero of an exciting run
away the other evening. He was
standing near the Grange block pre-
paratory TO going home when he saw
a Decent coupe stop In front of q
store nearby. As the driver went
into the store his horses started sud-
denly but he succeeded In stopping
them before they were out of reach
The Genial Janitor witnessed the in
cident and then started up Church
street hill, When rearly at the top
he heard n pair Of horses galloping
up behind and Immediately recog-
nized them as the identical coupe
before. Jumping into the middle of
the street the Genial Janitor, by
wildly waving his arms and yelling
whoa, managed to stop the frightened
animals. Much out of breath by his
exertions he stood patting their
necks and soothing them, while wait
ing for the driver To come along. AZ
ter waiting some time G. j. looked
into the coupe and saw the driver
sitting there with the reins In his
hands. What aids you, anyway"
said our hero, as he relinquished
the brides, Il was waiting to see
uoW lbiS you u Hnlu replied
the man in the fur overcoat.
Women are not the only people
for whom marked down" goods have
an attraction. The mother of To-
year-oid boy received a present Of
half-dozen nut-picks from her son on
Christmas day. His choice surprised
her at first as II was exactly like
the gift she received from him the
year before. but the note attached
ran as follows: Dear Mother:
These are just like the nut picks /
gave you last year but they cost a
quarter then and / got these for 10
cents"
Something ought to be done about I
from the roof of the town hall buiid- |
Ing and fills the passageway between |
that structure and Williston block /
Not only is II as much as a mans I
life is worth to venture between the |
two buildings when there Is any
snow on the roof of the town hall. /
Dut after 1t has fallen the passage Is 4
30 badly blocked that traffic is al
most impossible on several occa-
lions II has been extremely difficult
or teams to reach the stage en-
rance of the auditorium and foot
ravel TO that point is always hazard
'us. a remedy for this state of af-
airs was suggested TO The Meddler
he other day. Whenever a hobo APP
lilies for nights lodging in the
ockup make him shovel snow from
he passageway for his bed This
al no han fafa
ither one way or the other. 1t wiz
Id us Of the snow or of the hoboes.
The man who falls fiat upon the ice
enerally survives the accident much
etter than he who loses his bad
nee throws one leg wildly into the
ir, leans backward until his head
early touches the sidewalk and
nally RECEIVERS his equilibrium at the
Expense of his internal economy. n
ne must fall It's best 10 offer as lit
e resistance as possible to the laws !
gravitation. II is hard, however, :
, remember this theory at the !
roper moment, and the ordinary /
edestrian prefers not to be obliged
} think about 1t at all Won't you
lease tell people" said man 10
ne Meddler recently, that putting
lwdust on top OF ice does not make
any less slippery" The person in
lestion had lust had experience and
lew what he was talking about.
is aware how treacherous
ippery sidewalks become after light
II of snow, and sawdust and snow
fer very slightly under these con-
tons
The Meddler.