Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Wayne County, Ind.) 1831-1837, 1836-08-13
SMOKING SCENE on THE COMMON.

Thirteen persons nave EdC 10 pay over
G. a head, within a wek. for smoking
CIGARS on the communicating Tran
script.
T An elderly gentleman is discovered seat
ed Oh the stone border Of the Frog
Pond-bis children are playing near
him. He takes cigar out, lights it, and
begins to smoke. Time-twillght. En-
ter Constable.
Constable.- Come, cid fellow, you
mus, 90 with me to tie Police Court and
pay your fine, or be jagged.
!Smoher-None of your jokes, Mr.. Con-
stable, am a peaceable man, and the
father Of flmily-let me alonc-liiram,
nv boy. don't let your little sister fall INTO
the water.
CT guess you won't find it no joke,
old cock. So stir your stumps. You're
arrested.
S.-Arrested. at whose suit?
Cat the suit of the high and mighty
municipal authorities.
S.-For what crime?
C.-Crime! No crime. For smoking
cigars out Of doors. So come along!
(fiere the little children show signs of
CONSERVATION, and burst into tears.)
Little Roy.--Oh, dear! what's that mas
" man going to do with pa?
Little Gir!--IIe's going to be taken to
Jail, and hung, for smoking i cigar.
.S.--Ba still, children. But yon don't
mean to say, Mr.. Constable, there's any
law against smoking on the Commone-
Pray what harm can it do? There's no
danger Of my setting the Frog Pond on
fire, is there!
C.-No--there's no danger at all :-but
may be.
Swell, pom my word, did not think
of that Twas doing more good than in-
tended: for an uglier fence, and one in vier
taste, was never seen.
C-Don't be after Safeguarding the
new IRON fence--or YOU stand a chance for
getting jagged for tina: too.
SCATTER singing a stanza of sIIail
Columbia, happy landry | thought, Mr..
Constable, man had right in this free
country to do what he liked, SO that he
violated neither public or private rights.
The fact is, | am hard working man, and
after the toll OF the day, fond of indulgng
myself with one cigar-and as it is he
only recreation that allow myself, tn nix
it is deuced hard l should not be allowed
to take it. My wife won't let me smoke
in the house, because she says it spois the
curtains, and the smell can't be got out =
My back door yard is filled up with WISH
tubs and clothes-lines. Now l am &c be
debarred the open air. What with nv
wife in doors, and the law out OF DOCS,
shall have to give up smoking altogether
C.-lcan't stay here palavering no leng-
or, 50 put out your cigar and pay your fine.
It's five dollars, Boston money.
Stalking out his pocket-hook, sill
continuing to smokey Well, this five dol
lar bill would pay quarters schooling OK
tina: little boy and girl. But no natter
Here take it. You'll let me smoke nv
cigar out, won't You?
| C.-No, put it out!
(Smoker throws the end of the cigar into
| the Frog Pond, which strange to say,
} did not take fire in consequence
! S.-Ilollo, Mr.. Constable, one word
more before you are Off Will sou be sc
good as 70 inform me how high up in the
/ air The city jurisdiction extends? Because
| should Ike 10 know whether may smoke
/ on the top Of my Louse--or with Mr.
Lauriat, if he VIII be 50 good as to TAKE
me into his balloon?
;! Little Boy.---Pa! the fire works on n
dependence Day did not set the Frog Ponc
or any tainJ else on fire, did they?
! Smsher.---No, my dear. but they wer,
to celebrate the birth Of freedom. W,
are all freemcn, you know.
(Smoker rises. IA kes his little children +
; the hand. and walks musiagly away
;, JUS; then :ire balloon Is seen ,n0un:in.
/ in the air, and the sovereign peopl'
! harrah)