The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1906-05-26

Tales and the Stories of His Great
GraDdma-Three Phases of Life.
Concluded from Thursday
AN OLD TINE HIGH" FINANCIER.
A unique character was odd
Grimes" That good old man; we
ne-er shall see him more" He was a
tall yellow man with a long black horse
hair wig, saying 'Tut-tut' before and
after each sentence. Every day for
years he was seen walking quietly
through the business streets dressed in
faded brown Overcoat to his heels top
hat, with an old market basket on his
arm and handful of lottery tickets
that he said he had dun lucks' by
dreaming good luck dreams over them,
[ which he would give to his friends for
twenty five cents or mo-, tut tut" He
never sold them He was glum and
grim, never known to smile, which
made his wit surprise, for he was
right to the point. When boys asked
him for an old ticket he would say,
Tut, tut, chill, don't harbor de tort. F."
When asked by a friend who had
pulled him over many Of life's humps,
why he cut off his kink-locks and wore
q straight hair wig, he replied, Tut
tut, to look like de Abrams folk, tut
tut.
Boss Peter don't want in de fold any
but de Hee-boo chil'n. tut-tut. rs good
DR.. Harrys black lamb an want to go
in de same fold wild de Trinity flock,
tut-tut; when I knocks de do, Boss Pc
ter say, Who dar, knock de do? Dem
he look iron de peep-hole an say go
roun' de back do wild de basket tut
tut il / look like de Hee-boo chill he
ops de do wide an l scoots trou, tut
tut. Be-gorry, old Grimes in dar to
stay dis time; but Aunt Milly, the
yeast woman, don't shave her wool,
tut-tut, Mil Myers git dar, but she go
in de Methodist fold, an If Boss Peter
no dun let her trou de gate, she take
dat risin' yeast er hern and rise hisself
clar ober de gold-gate for sure; tut-tut,
she be dar, proper or no proper; da
couldn't fence old Mill o'ten."
All old-time boys and girls will be
glad to see Grimes and Mile safe in
de fold with the Ninety and Nine"
Grimes lived in a small frame house
on the Dyke near the Prescott mansion.
One very stormy night the tide arose
very high and he was aroused by his
house rising and falling around the
chimney by the high waves. So he
crawled out Of the scuttle %ith his wife
and seventeen children on to the roof
ridge, where they remained until the
tide ebbed. But let Grimes tell his own
story: "Tut-tut, dar we's all sot strad-
die de e-pole; Chloe wild de baby;
Grimes wild two child in de basket an
de oder child holdin' on to oder an de
animals. / pray an sing an tor de
chil'in bout DIR. Harrys Good Shop
herd an de green pasture an smooth
water till de hous-engin to saw UP an
down on de chimney an sock down
powerful; den Grimes got trou wild de
'ligious sermon an got so dun scared
de hol' Grimes yelled together for Boss
Prescott to come wild de scow-boat an
save Grimes an Chloe an de seventeen
orphans, tut-tut. He didn't hear Moth
In ,Bum-bye de tide go down an de
bless God save all de Grimes 'cept
Chloe painted tub Missis DR.. Harry Civ
her and de pig dun neber come back;
pigs be on airy, tut-tut-tut."
AN OLD TIME MODERATOR.
The old wood house standing on the
left below the Chapel street bridge was
owned by Moderation Eben." 1t is
told that his house took fire. and the
first person to arrive found the old
captain placldly leaning over his half
front door gazing at the smoke. why,
Captain, don't you know your house is
afire?' Yes; but 1t Is too self-evident
to waste time in any promulgations,"
he answered with great elaboration.
II thing, considering all conditions,
it would be advisable to procure long
ladder, as the fire seems upon the roof. -
Look before you leap; think twice be-
fore you act! was the say Of those
days. Another Eben was called
''Scrimp Eben" because he scrimped his
apprentices upon everything but work
and time.
The fire system in old times was
quite effective, as the houses were is
oated. In case Of fire the party max
ing the discovery was expected to run
to the nearest bell and ring it furiously,
calling at the top of his vonice: Fire!
fret giving the locality. Every pot
walloper" was expected to keep in his
front hall leather fire buckets with the
name of the owner. Upon the first
alarm his duty was to put the buckets
on the front steps so that any one run
ming by to the fire could take them to
be used in passing water.
The next morning the boys Of the
family were sent to the fire to reclaim
what might be left of them and have
them put In order for the next fire.
A fire In old times was a circus
Men, women, children and dogs must
all attend the show. By the way, pub
lie shows were not allowed to show up
in town; they were out-casts and must
do their showing out of town.
The first billiard table was put up by
"Scotty" at the Temple, but getting a
tip from friend at court that it was
to be broken up and burned upon the
green, 1t was shipped to New York just
before the belated officials arrived, for
Scotty was a good fellow and they did
not wish to hurt his feelings by acting
too strenuously. Twenty dollars fine
for selling a pack of game cards OF
having them for sale. Before the dig
ging of the canal the Inhabitants OF
New Haven were from five to six gene
nations ito the sod-bOrn.'
fav, Of mr. gOod friandS +he