Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-09-23
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The IA You Like 1t man heard an
Interesting discussion the other day
over the use Of certain phrase which
you may wish to ponder upon. The
argument was in regard to which Is
the better term, two bills of fare OF
two bill Of fares" 1t looks easy, but
It Is harder to tell than it appears.
Think about it for week or two.
In one of the kindergarten depart
ments of the local schools very ibnus
ing incident happened during the past
week. The teacher was not following
the usual routine the afternoon in
question, but was having Rotations
and songs delivered by the children.
The first number on the program was
a song entitled "All Things Bright and
Beautiful" and it passed off smoothly.
The next number was the one which
caused the excitement. A little fellow
about 5 years of age assembled the
platform and in accents loud and cltal
sang Coax Me-" The teacher, when
she was able to put on a straight slcc.
told the boy that the song was not
of the kind that are sung at school.
but complimented him for the excel
lent rendition of it.
Last Monday evening an automobile
containing father and son started of
for town about thirty miles distant,
where some Of their friends were to
be welded on the following day. The
start was made about O'Clock. The
machine was tearing along over its
course In rapid fashion, but the road
was dark and things not on the pro-
gram were destined to happen. With
out warning the car went plunging into
a swamp and the occupants thought
that their time had come. They had
got off the right road and were in
tangle which seemed hard to unwind.
After a long walk they came to a
farm house, awakened the owner and
persuaded the man to hitch up yoke
of oxen and go and pull the auto out
of the mud. After everything was
righted the tourists started on their
journey again and reached their des-
tination at 2 a. m. next day.
Young men and middle aged men
also should take warning from the
punishment handed ottt to the persons
In the city court the past few days
charged with resistance and making
trouble for the officers who endeayored
TO arrest them. A crowd of young men
may not be guilty OF what an officer
charges them with, but 1t Is better to
20 to the station quietly and explain
your case In court than to start in and
try to put the officer in the land Of
dreams. One seldom accomplishes this
last act, but is lucky If he does not
find himself in just the state in which
he is trying to put the officer When
he wakes up behind the bars he then
collects his senses and pereeiyes how
foolish he was to tackle ''one of the
finest" on the force. Anyone connected
In the slightest way with an assault
upon policeman is sure to be severely
punished in court the next day, and
sometimes Notwithstanding numerous
witnesses the prisoner is bound over
to the superior court. II is only mat
ter of time when fellow who assaults
an officer and escapes is captured and
for the time that he has gone @ltir tm-
punlty interest is generally added to
that which he would have received Il
he had been caught sooner. 1t is
very serious mistake to interfere with
the law, and the further one keeps
away from it the more he will appre-
ciate 1t in after years. An ordinary
fellow has about one chance In hun
bred Of getting the better of an officer.
and even at that the court will take
care of him in the end.