New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1921-11-12
MYSTERY OF THE
MISSING CIGARS
New Teacher ''Don't Know
Nothin'"- Wanderer Sees Sights
(By the Wandcrcr)

(By the Wandcrcr)
The three weary soJournefS VINO
Travelled on foot from Babylon to
Jerusalem by way of Damascus prob
ably had more dangers to face, but
II they encountered a greater variety
OF experiences than can be met by a
wanderer about the citys streets,
they were, In the language of mod
ern vernacuar, going some"
Echoes From the Fire.
Like Irish history is said to date
from the big wind" all Herald ev-
ents henceforth date from the day
of the big fire. Anything which has
happened in connection with The
Herald or It's staff, has happened eth
err before the fire. or after the
fire." No other dates are necessary.
So far as the editorial department is
concerned, the fire was the end OF
the world, and the succeeding day 5
paper was the birth of a new life.
Stock stories, sometimes called time
copy" stories written in advance;
memoranda and notes of future ev-
ents, records and annual reports, cuts.
photographs and historical memoran-
do all have been consumed In the
flames. 1t Is a new start.
Ignorant.
At the Burritt Mission, conducted
under the auspices OF the City Mis-
sion, a class of young girls In sew
ing, recently obtained a new teacher.
The new instructress desired to learn
how much the girls had been taught.
She asked various questions: How
do you do this?" and why do you
do that" etc. Finally sho asked ono
little girl, where do you put your
thimble7" expecting to be told I'm
my sewing bag" Her surprise was
complete when she received the AS
tonishing query In reply, Gee, you
don't now nothin,' do youY'
Anyhow Somebody Smoked Them
At the state armory there Is o
machine gun company In command Of
Captain Ashley }. Griffin. There also
are a number of veterans organi%a-
tons, among them being Co. |, Vet
erans Corps, commanded by Captain
A. H. Griswod. Co. l runs a dance
every Friday night, but Captain Crit
fms company Is In charge OF the
armory. Last night the Eddy Glover
Post, American Legion, held its Arm
istice Day dance. Co. l has hat
rack where guests at the weekly
dances check their hats. Captain
Griswold was asked for the use of
the rack by Harry c. jackson, COM
mander of Eddy Glover Post. Captain
Griswold readily consented, To show
appreciation the Legion boys sent a
box of cigars to the armory address
ed to Captain Griswold. The box was
received by Captain Griffin, who
thought the name Griswold was
meant to be Griffin. The cigars were
passed around to the boys in the ma
chine gun company and all had a
smoke. The boys OF Co. I, still buy
their own smokes.
Bang! Please Tell the Squirrel
A good story is going the rounds
Of one Of the city's prominent fra
ternal organizations which involves
two of it's leading officials, who are
considered more or less expert as
amateur nimrods. Some of their
friends say more and others insist
it is less.
One morning, within the past few
days, they arose with the sun, should
cred their trusty or otherwise fire
arms and departed for the wilderness
in the vicinity Of Kensington.
The hunters reached their des-
tination before the sun and their
prospective game were up.
One man strolled off alone and, be
coming tired, sat down on the brow
Of hill to rest and refresh himself.
The other man, failing to find his
companion walked in the semi-dark-
ness to where he saw a figure sitting
on the ground. Good morning" he
said. Hello" was tho reply In I'M
familiar tones. Failing to recognize
the sitting figure in the darkness as
his companion. and suddenly remem-
berlng THAI the only license he had
with him was motor license. the
second man became alarmed. think
ing the sitting man was a game ward
en- and hurried out OF the woods.
Before he was OUT Of sight very far
he was niaed, After Il prolonged
search through the underbrush,
swamp and thiclet the men finally
found each other, each swearing 1t
was the other who was lost. They
travelled several miles together, dis
turbing nothing but barnyard chick
ems and farmers dogs but with no
success as hunters. The only wild ami
mai they saw was a squirrel.
Hunter number one Immediately
stepped back of hunta7 number two,
and resting his gun on the others
shoulder, fired, first one, then the
other barrel The shots were not
noticed by the squirrel, who con-
tinR@d gazing st the Invaders of his
domain In idle curiosity, but hunter
number two had dropped to the
ground, not shot, but TO keep himself
safely out of Fange-
FhndHng THAI tho others shots had
missed the squirrel by 10 or IL feet,
hunter number grabbed his gun.
aimed carefully sad fired both bar
rels at ONCE BNt there was nothing
alarming as far as tho squirrel was
concerned, because the gun was not