Connecticut western news., 1914-03-26
GOOD OLD NEWS
Cleaned from the Housatonic Republi-
 can of 56 Years Ago.

SaH ot oo toaTs SNo.
 The Hous.toni Rpnblioau, Falls Village, of January 23, 1858. Dr. O. B Maltbie editor, contained a crisp editor ial on the republican state convention which nominated the War Governor, Wm. A. Buckingham, as follows:
 "Where is the peaceful union, so much talked of by certain loud-mouthed politicians before the Conventionp Eoho answers, Where? New Haven growls with sore heads, aud the Winsted Herald accuses Gov. Hullry's friends of being bitter toward the Norfolk delegation. This is a false charge. The treaohery no doubt lies elsewhere. perhaps all along shore from BarKhamsted Laght House to New Haven Hs friend Clark | pretends to know all about the wire pulling, from the beginning to the end The Palladium says thaC Judge Posters friends offered places to one or more in each county, on the State Ticket pro- viding he could bs nominated What says the Herald to that As he knew that Holley had got to be deoapitated, perhaps he can explain it-and also how | 1t happened that Wells and Cleveland got so few votes after being piped SC loudly by him and the other distinotives
 "But gentlemen, tIIe Leed IS done. and what is the use of kicking now-as you say, you made your own bed, why nos lie down in 1t and be quietf
 | "Litohfield County expects every man to do his duty-therefore pray leave on your. 'sham-hght exercises. and 20 te work honorably hereafter. E
 A news item relates that donation party at the residence of Jacob Decker in Ashley Falls for the benefit of the Methodist pastor, Rev. H. O. Humphrey. attracted nearly 800 persons, "all of whom literally bestowed their donation, which amounted to about SS0 in cash. besides large quantity of provisions. "
 "The Whang Doodal and Horse Fid- de Band made it's first appearance last Wednesday evening on Battle Hill, te serenade the gallant Captain and his bride--and were somewhat boisterous in their unlovable demonstration. Let them be looked after unless it is desired to make these parts pandemonium."
 Evidently somebody in this village had been stealing corn, for communi- cation to the editor ran this way: 'I would in friendly way suggest to OCT. tain customers of a corn house, not hundred miles from North Canaan, that should their present supply not hold out, as did a certain widow in the oldea time, and their appetite for the yellow grain not abate. that they receive in- formation through this, that the prio, for the same has materially risen sino, last Sabbath night. Also that contracts oonsummated during the holy hours ar void in law. Another little hit I give gratuitously that they should look wlth little more cauuon to the occasional consequence of the earth's gravitating principle when the pass age of fences is made, for it is not pleasant to be told by ones servant that they followed the yellow trail almost to the receiving wig.wam."
 Iu the same issue of the Republican appears the following poem" which has become classic and is habitually transcribed and sent to newly welded friends, to this day, by Sister Parsons, editress of the now defunct Wlnsted Mayfower. It is introduced. by -ths Republican editor, as follows:
 "One of our native poets, tiokled at N little circumstance that happened in his own family, Ill sentimental fit rushed into point with it, aud, attempted to father it upon the carelessness of St. Peter but that old custodian. it will be seen, denies the soft impeachment
 MY cH1LD's ORIGIN.
 One night as old Saint Peter slept He left the door of Heaven ajar, When through little angel orept And came down with falling star. One summer, as the blessed beams
 Of morn approached, my blushing bride
 Awakened from some pleasant dreams
 And found that angel by her side. God grant but this-I ask no more
 That when he leaves this world of sta He'll wing his way to that blest shore
 And find that door of Heaven again .% .r, ST. PETERS REPLY.
 Full eighteen hundred years or moro
 I've kept my door securely tyled There was no "little angel" strayed,
 Nor has been mlssing all this while. did not sleep, as you supposed,
 Nor leave the door of Heaven ajsrs Nor has "little angel" left
 And gone down with falling star. Go ask that "blushing bride" and see
 If she won't frankly own and say That when she found that angel babe
 She found 1t in the good old way. God grant but this-I ask no more
 That should your number still enlarge. That you will not do as before,
 And lay 1t to old Peters charge.