Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-02-24

knows-with his gold monogram on his cigarettes" #E He said he was poor" urged Billy, who had been rather taken with the ease of Arledge's manner.
 Fine, big, handsome fellow, ain't he? Strong as an OK, active and per fectly healthy, ain't he? We'll, he's | pill! But his old man must a been on to him. Here, here's piece in the ! paper about that fine big strappin' giant-it's partly what got me to thinkin' tonight, so I couldn't sleep. Just listen to this," and Uncle Peter read: .... 4s
 "E. Wadsworth Arledge, son, of the late James Townsend Arledge, of the dry goods firm of Arledge & Jackson. presented long
 affidavit to Justice Butcher, of the supreme l court, yesterday, to show why his income of s6,000 year from his fathers estate should not be abridged to pay debt of
 s4SS,S2. Henry T. Gotleib, a grocer, who obtained Judgment for that amount against him in 1895, and has been unable to collect, asked the court to enjoin Judge Henley P. Manderson and the Union Fidel-
 ity Trust company, as executors of the Ar ledge estate, from paying Mir. Arledge his full income until the debt has been dis- charged Gotleib contended that Arledge
 could sustain the reduction required Flames T. Arledge died about two years ago, leaving an estate of about s, ,000 900. He had disapproved of the marriage of his son and evinced his displeasure in his will. The son had married Flora Florenza, an he " piv Ipn oP s6,0o0 a year for life The rest of the estate went to the testator's widow for life, and then to charity. ss
 Here is the affidavit of E. Wadrworth
 Arledge: #
 "T have been brought up in idleness, un- der the idea that I was to inherit large
 estate. I have never acquired any business habits so as to fit me to acquire property, or to make me take care 1t.
 "I have never been in business, except
 many years ago, when I was boy, when I was for short time employed in one of the stores owned by my father. For many years prior to my fathers death was not employed, but lived on a liberal allowance made to me by him. I am married man. and in addition to my wife have family of two children to support from my in- come.
 TAI our friends are persons of wealth
 and of high social standing, and we are compelled to spend money in entertaining the many friends who entertain us. am
 a member of many expensive clubs. have absolutely no income except the allow ance 1 receive from my fathers estate and the same Is barely sufficient to support my family. \
 "I have received no technical or scien-
 tific education, fitting me for any business or profession. and should be deprived of any portion of my income will be plunged in debt anew.
 "The court reserved decision"
 You hear that, Billy? The court reserved decision. Mir. Arledge- has to buy so many gold cigarettes and vint- ages and trouserings, and belong to so many clubs, that he wants the court to help him chouse a poor grocer out ol his money. Say, Billy, that judge could fine me for contempt of court, right now, fur reservin' his decision. You bet MT. Arledge would "a got my decision right hot on the griddle. l d "a told him: Iou're the meanest kiad of a crook I ever heard of fur wantin' to lie down on your fat back and whine out of payin' fur the grub you put in your big gander paunch,' I'd tell him, and now you march to the lock- up till you can look honest folks in the face,' I'd tell him. Say, Billy, some crooks are worse than others. Take Nate Leverson out there. Nate set up night and day for six years in- ventin' a process fur sweatin' gold into ore; finally he gets 1t; how he does It, nobody knows, but he sweat gold IS inches into the solid rock. The first few holes he salted he gets rid of all right, then of course they catch him, and Mates doin' time now. But say, got respect fur Nate since readin' that piece There's good deal of a man about him, or about any common burglar or sneak thief, compared to this duck. They take chances, say hothin' of the hard work they do. This fellow won't take a chance and won't work a day. Billy, that's the meanest specimen of crook I ever run against, bar none, and that crook is produced and tolerated in a place that's said to be the center of culture and refinement and practical achieve ment.' Billy. he's a pill,"
 That's right" said Billy Brue, promptly throwing the recalcitrant Arledge overheard.
 But 1t aint none of my business. What I do spleen again, is havin' a grandson of mine Twin in a commun- ity where a man thatll act like that Is actually let in their houses by hon. est folks. Think of a son of Daniel J. Zines treatin' folks like that as if they was his equals. Say. Dan1 had a line of faults, all right-but, by God! he'd a trammed ore fur two twenty five a day any time in his life ratheT'n not pay a dollar he owed. And think of this lad making his bed in this kind of a place where men are brought up to them ways; and that name: think of a husky. txO-hsted boy like him let tin himself be called by a messly lit- tie gum-dTop name like Percival. when he's got a right to be called Pete. And he's right in with 'em- He'd be jest as bzd-give him a little time: and Pishy engaged to a damned for iune-hunting EnglIshmsn into the bz5- gain It's all Higbee said it was. only it goes double. Say. Billy, been thinkin' this over all night
 -Tis mighty uorryin'. ain't 1t, Uncle Peter7"
 And I got it thought out"
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