The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1906-05-24

to rop from the bridge on to the deck
OF boat Gf you were chummey with
the captain, for if not you might be
dipped and sail through the Mill Lock
to the Lower Basin. The sweet Sha-
wonda See" of the gallant tars of the
Raging Ca-naul. But the Sodom of all
good law and order folk here was the
far famed Liberty Hotel" surmounted
with a red white and blue Liberty cap,
meaning full liberty to break all the
laws in the decalogue. The keeper
Jim Nanton," had way to be COM
mended, the more you drink the more
sober you are, When each dance was
ended the order was swing your part
ners to the bar" The bar-keg had been
filled with strong rum, so when the
gang had drank all around Jim would
refill the key with the same amount of
water; so the oftener they drank the
weaker the rum, allowing them at day.
break to find their boats sleepy So
ber Jim claimed, and Jim ought to
know that after two drinks of tangle-
toe most bipeds should have a conser-
vator.
The canal was a big thing for the
fire-bug Bo-hoys At on fire there was
more water than No, Five could burn.
So No Elves saxey was sent to stand
upon No. Three's hose, which discour-
teous ungentemanly ungamely act
aroused the we'll known placidtty of
the Lambs and caused Three's Butt
Man Nose" to straighten out his elbow
when two of Five's fair "Gaziels" bit
the dust. Oh! there was music at a
scorch in the old time when the Blood
tubs and Plug-uglies met In fierce bat
tie array armed with wrenches, gypsy
bars and spanger. There was fun alive
when "Spanger Kize,' with knife
blade in the toe of his boot "tripped"
over and cut the hose of seraphic No,
Seven's and sent the stream of water
up the wrong hill At one time the city
paid ten dollars to the first stream OF
water upon the fire, SO from that time
until the bounty was abolished fires
were altogether too frequent for the
good of owners Of barns. One engine
was known to get half way to the fire
before. the alarm was sounded. The
AAAN -tNedNACn lltAQ SOOQ IlUHt6 lOH smoke
in the good days of old" when dollars
looked as big as Cattle Booths" Pan
cakes.
FREE WATER If NOT FREE
GRACE.
The first free town bath Cknown as
the Miller's wash-tub) was the canal
lock at the town mill. 1t was about
one hundred feet long and tightly
planked ten feet above the level of tide
water. The neighbors Of the Bradley
Corner were noted for their Jokes as
well as their obesiness, and not the
smallest in either line were the two
Millers of the town mill. Both verita-
BILE Daniel Lamberts In corporal pom
derousness -four single gentlemen
rolled into once so when one of them
In crossing the lock gate slipped into
the lock there was some such commo-
ton as if East Rock had capsized into
the lake. Luckily the accident was
seen and the cry ran through the nine
squares, Help! help! Miller in the
Lock" The whole town was soon there
crowding each other upon both sides Of
the lock.
In the lock was the good Miller calm
ly floating with his front vestlbule high
out of the water like cock Of hay
when asked what in the world are you
doing there he replied: Taking a
bath, and seeing you are all here to
lend hand, Just open the lower lock
gate and l will swim down to where the
bank s lower" To the JOY of his many
friends he crawleG out hale and hearty,
refreshed by his little swim. When
joked or jollied by his friends he ex-
planned the matter by saying he had
understood that cleanliness was next
easy to be cody he would jump In,
scrub up and so prepare to become kim
folk with the family of goody goodies.
But he now had his doubts as to
whether a man could enjoy religion in
that neighborhood, for if the mere pre-
paratory bath created so tumultuous a
scene, what would happen If he We're
TO cut the whole figure?" Why. the
mayor would have to call out the mill
ia and read the riot act The Miller
whose kindly nature and merry heart
made him a great favorite with the
town folk, was a typical Miller of
Dee, who hung over the open half
door of his mill and sung:
IT am the Miller of Dee;
The Mill, the Dee and me;
What care we for those who care
naught for me-"
Peace to his ashes; he left a Jolly
Jokers name to other times. linked
with these days Of hustle for the dol
lars and the dimes. North of the
strand was the post-office, one
story building about the size and arch
itectural grandeur of the New Haven
Ice office. The daily mail came in a
bag about the size of the mailbag our
pleasant-faced friend Tommy Stewart
totes for the Telephone company, and
as all went for their mails, the Chapel
street bridge was, after the stage came
In, quite lively Some times the stage
was late, and as under the bridge was
cool, some old fellows given to Rum
nation would tarry there for their
mails. One, While looking into the wa
ter, was often heard to say: Happy,
happy, little fishes; you have no notes
to pay Another one was asked why
he watched the fish with so much in
terest from day to day, replied.
/ am Reciprocitisian | have eaten
fish all my long life and to them l
should make returns, but can not de-
eide in justice whether the salt or fresh