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Westport Times, Volume VIII, Issue 1224, 30 October 1874, Page 3

Alluding to the death of a citizen recently, the Danbury News remarks : " With the single exception of 23 years ago, when he took a few lessons on a violin, his life has been blameless. An Ohio woman riding on the cars with her boy said he was six, and when Billy spoke, up and declared be was ten, the good woman drew him over her knee and had satisfaction for the half-fare she was obliged to pay. Do you go to Sabbath school, my lad ? kindly asked a city missionary of a depraved little Dubuque urchin. " Nary' answered the innocent child, " but I've got a fightin' cock that can walk over any bird in this town that wears gaffs." A widower comrjares marriage to a besieged fortress. Those who are outside would like to be within, those who are within would like to be without, Coleridge, when lecturing as a young man, was once violently hissed. He immediately retorted, " When a cold stream of truth is poured on red-hot prejudices, no wonder that they hiss." There are so many thieves in New York that they propose to form a society to reform some of their number, and thus prevent their business from being ruined.

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