Life — November 7, 1912 — page 49: what you’re looking at

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fed, and there has been no Pequoding gone since that 4ime. The New Haven colony was founded ja 1638 by wealthy church members from shroad. They took the Bible yandard and statute. They had no other law. Only church members could xote, which was different from the ar- rangements in New York City in after as their years. The Connecticut colony had a regular constitution, said to have been the first written constitution ever adopted by the people, framed for the people by the peo- ple, It was at once prosperous, and soon bought out the Saybrook colony. Ia 1662 a royal charter was obtained which united the two above colonies and guaranteed to the people the ts agreed upon by them. It amounted to a dvly authenticated independence. A quarter of a century afterwards Gov- ernor Andros, in his oth r clothes and a reigning coat of red w.ch gold trim- mings, marched into the Assembly and demanded this precious charter. A long debate ensued, and, according to tradition, while the members of the Assembly stood around the table taking a farewell look at the charter, one of the largest members of the house fell on the Governor's breast and wept so copiously on his shirt frill that harsh words were used by his Excellency; a general quar- rel ensued, the lights went out, and when they were relighted the charter was gone. Captain Wadsworth had taken it and Cele, guides included. F. There’s the ‘GA glow of life in Old Overholt Rye “re Keen, warm, vital—cap- tured from the hot sun that vitalized the rye. A stimulant of quali- ty—a dependable, pure rye whiskey bottled in bond. | A. Overholt & Co. Pi Easy | b, Pa, 9 cr and u CLARK'S FIFTEENTH ANNUAL brunry 15, 72 days, $400 by new Cunarder “*Laconia."* Hotels, CLARK, Times Bidg., New York concealed it in a hollow tree, since called the Charter Oak. After Andros was ejected from the Boston office, the charter was brought out again, and busi- ness under it was resumed. Important documents, however, should not be, as a general thing, secreted in trees. The author once tried this while young, and when engaged to, or hoping to become engaged to, a dear one whose ngularly coarse man and who Ja young man who came as a lover at his daughter's fect with nothing but a 2169 O Port like New Orleans for vivid, romantic atmosphere— No ocean trip for fascinating en- joyments like the voyage from lew York, on luxurious 10,000 ton Southern Pacific Steamships traversing balmy seas with charms all of their own and the golden Gulf of Mexico. One Berth and Round Way $40 wis $70 Trip Choice of rail lines cither way, if desired. Suites of Parlor, Bedroom and Bath. Sunset Limited Train de Luxe Weekly service will be inaugurated, first de- parture from New Orleans, January 2d; from San Francisco, January 7th. Library, Buffet, Observation car, barber, bath, valet, ladies’ maid, manicure, stenographer, Write for descriptive books L.H. Notting, General Passenger Agent, Room M 1158 Broadway 366 Broadway 1 Broadway Qith St.) (Franklin St.) (Bowling Grea) New York 1 Clit Fatak good education and his great big manly heart. He wanted a son-in-law with a brewery; and so he bribed the boys of the neighborhood to break up a secret correspondence between the two people and bring the mail to him. This was the cause of many a heartache, and finally the marriage of the sweet young lady to a brewer who was mortgaged so deeply that he wandered off somewhere and never returned. Years afterwards the brewery needed repairs, and one of (Concluded on next page.) comicbooks.com