The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1910-02-25
The Meddle
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No less than liz people Iyug IN
paIts OF the town have 1tt ee
week requested The Meii.rf 10 al
the town street cleaning lffaH -
adyisabili,y Of starting ~ p.lU IN
mornings after snaMsi0uns -
these people III. plow. 10 HE y, I,
taths soon enough 60 urrr an
from wading through dril, "a 4 ia
20 school; "a fact, one man d4ss pu
10 the fact that walks on vita OF
are frequently not elcsIrd bsie "a
A. The Mcddlef understand. L q u,
are used 90 brvak paths iffg.s In
town. By starting early enough pe
seem a. Il this number ought I, M
! Gent 10 break paths on an 'h, hl
highways before school time I "a
ter. however, has been a ,iTeus5s ~
the way oi storms and s0iUs "a ~
due the men behind the pl1Hs II
course. snow shovel. arr used Il 60
Speaking Of snow shovel. fsz
Meddler 0i his intention 20 Isy be
ing tribute 20 the young man II do
the shovel that clear the walk iri
OF the high school building n oh
ever heard concerning that s,fs,4 an
crete. No matter how often % Al
the snow the walk in front y tn
building a. well a. that leading sel
structure l. always cleared iu,! y oc
promptly even though the mu RI
shovel has 20 rise long briJr en-
change hi. retiring hour IN ofis 81
eomplish the work. Uuskillei An
Meddler " in the art OF Sidewalk ~
he wonders more and more Z, %
gence and persistence 80 couyih-;.
emplified at this particular pl, 40
each recurring storm. 70
The Meddler confesse, 20 a liz. ~ -,
OF nerves every time he looks B. n
office window and notes the hs. y.
wires from the West Dummer..o. ~
plant stretching only a few ~ -
those OF the New England Tel, a.
Telegraph company. What Nigh, -
II one OF the wires from IVES, D.. -
ton should break and fall acr0s. q m
phone lines is not pleasant % II,
plate; undoubtedly such an acc.6st RI
furnish material for The Rti0us 81
uary column. Over a year ago m ~
dler spoke of this dangerou, anna a
of wires in the rear Of the AZ vi
building. and al that time promss
made that so-called hammock 10,
strung beneath the high-yoliage % q
prevent danger in case OF a brsI TO
whom falls the duty OF insiaLg ~
needed safety device j. a matter -
telephone company and the w. IN
company to settle between ibe-. to
The Meddler mentions II again IN
time for the reason that only a IN @
ago the breaking OF an electro r op
the rear OF Hooker block gave a ~ be
lar demonstration of the power nc
triclty IN
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Only seven weeks from now - "a
opening Of the trout season in w &c
county, Scores OF anglers Wi. d. q:
take heart upon reading this al, =.
ment, arousing as il does th0-i e!
balmy air. babbling brooks and De e,
pleasures spent beneath Mature. q q
The following verses By -
known poet are appropriate in % !.
nection: e
They tell about their fishing trir ~
In stories long drawn out; III
They sing Of brooks and lake, ihi W,
Ot fishing raptures spout; ",
They spin out tales of ''hauls' gain an
And dream of fishy squirms; GU
But never. say word about to
The kid that dug the worms K,
There's rest along the shady bans co
There's music in the streams; no
There's healthy sport in rod and .n tn
With food for after dreams he
There's recreation in the air pa
Surcharged with joyous germs HI
And surely there's thought his u to
The kid that digs the worms, II