Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1906-04-06
THE MEDDLER.
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The faet that April first came ON
Sunday this year prevented tue LII
trntion of the usual number OF loA,s'
INF one hard.hearted rascal did NOT l,t
tbe sabbath stand in his way FAIRY
SUNDAY evening a certain church'splhs
arottleborean received telephone
message from whom he supposed VIZ
the pastor of his church 10 the onoes
that he (the pastor) would DC oN,i
In short time 10 talk over some ula..
tiers. - The recipient OF the messase
nj once recollected. that his RELATIONS
with the purveyor of the gospei h'9
been somewhat strained OF late, ahu
he Immediately began 10 worry ABOUT
the Forthcoming interview. Upon ans
cnssinp the subject with his wlie MS
worry increased, and II was hnally de'
cided to have a lawyer on hand as
witness to the discussion. The lawyer
was at once secured, and the party OF
three waited until about 1918 for the
minister. The church-going man eoulu
wait no longer. He telephoned to the
minister to find out what had detained
him. and was informed that the latter
had no intention of making the can
and was not the man who sent the hrst
message.
A party of well.known Brattleboro
people. returning recently from n trip
TO New York city, derived no httle
amusement from an episode which took
place in restaurant in Springfield,
Mass. One of the party, an elderly
woman. ordered for her lunch n cup of
tea and some hot biscuits. The tea
came all right but there was no sign
of any biscuits on the tray the waiter
brought in. although plate OF rolls
appeared among the viands. Thinking
that her order had been misunderstood,
the woman said nothing about the mat
ter and was contenting herself with
tea and rolls when the waiter APP
peared again, bringing small tray
covered with u napkin. SETTING the
tray before the woman who wanted the
hot biscuits, the waiter removed the
napkin with a flourish and said polite
ly: "Madam. here are the hot whiskeys
YOU ordered The mistake so amused
one of the men of the party that his
laughter. so It's said, could be heard
for several blocks.
Despite the fact that Governor Bell
name has been mentioned persistently IN
connection with the forthcoming fight
for the congressional nomination in the
second district. The Meddler is some
what surprised that the Walden man
has actually decided to enter the con
test. Governor Bell has done well as
chief executive of the state-much bet.
ter, no doubt, than most of us expected
he would do-and The Meddler had
lust enough confidence in the govern
or knowledge of his own capabilities
to think that he knew when to stop.
The Meddler realizes now that he ought
to have known better. 1t takes man
of broader knowledge and deeper in
sight than Vermont's present governor
to know just how big job he is capa-
BILE of holding down properly.
Congressman Charles J. Bell! No
doubt the words are sweet music to the
ears of the aspirant to Colonel Has
kins s seat. but they do not find re-
sponsive chord in many portions of the
district. The Meddler is also doubtful
if they would produce any aWe-lilspir-
ing sound in Washington. History has
shown us that the best of congressman
amount to little or nothing during their
first few terms, and unless a man is
POSSESSED of more legislative ability
than has already shown itself in Gov
ernor Bell makeup he is likely to
complete his congressional career with
nothing accomplished. Congressman
Haskins has been in Washington long
enough so that the leaders are begin
ming to know who he is and where he
comes from. The experience he al
ready has had will be of inestimable
value to his constituents if he is re-
turned for another term. Governor |
Bell. on the other hand, has appeared |
in public often enough to impress a
great many people with his total UNI
fitness for the position of congressman.
He has served faithfully and well as a
big toad in little puddle. In a big |
puddle the ripple marking the spot |
where he went. down would last but a |
short time. The Meddler.
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