Maumee City express. [volume] (Maumee City, Ohio) 1838-184?, 1839-02-16
MISCELLANEOUS.
A SCENE IN BOW STREET.

A SCENE IN BOW STREET.
Itwas indeed Mr.. Dawkins, who, shuff1ing
into the office with the big coat sleeves tucked
up as usual, his left hand. in his pocket, and
his hat in his right, preceded the jailor, with
rolling gait altogether indescribable, and ta-
king his place in the dock, requested in an au-
dible voice to know what he was placed in
that ere disgraceful stivation for.
Hold your tongue, will your SAID the
jailor.
srm an Englishman, ant Ip' re]oined the
Dodger. "Wlere are my privegesp
"Youll get your privileges soon enough"
retorted the jailor, and pepper with 'em."
"We'll see wot the Secretary of State for
the Home Affairs has got to say to the beaks,
! if / DON'T" replied Mr.. Dawkins. "Now,
then, wot is this here business?-I shall thank
the magistrates to dispose of this little affair."
and not to keep me while they read the paper,
for I've got an appointment with gentleman
in the city, and as I'm man of my word, and
very punctual in business matters, he'll 60
away if ] amt there to my time, and then,
pr'aps there won't be an action for damage
against them as kept me away. Oh, no, GER
tainly not.'
At this point, the Dodger, with show of
being very particular with a view to proceed
ings to be had thereafter, desired the iailor to
communicate s't the names of them two old
files as was on the BENCH" which SO tickled
the spectators that they laughed almost as
heartily as Master Bates could have done if
he had heard the request.
"Sience there!" cried the jailor.
"What is this?" inquired one ofthe magis-
trates.
"a pick-pocketing case, your worship"
| "Has that boy ever been here before?'
"He ought to have been manv times,'
replied the TAILOR. "He has been pretty well
every where else. know him well, your
worship"
"Oh! you know me, do you" cried the
Artfu making note of the statement
Very good. That's case of reformation
ofcharacter, any way"
Here there was another laugh, and another
cry of silence.
"Now, then, where are the witnessesY'
said the clerk.
"Ah! that's right" added the Dodger.
"Where are they? should like to see EN-. y
This wish was Immediately gratifed, for
policeman stepped forward who had seen
the prisoner attempt the pocket ofan unknown
gentleman in crowd, and indeed take hand
kerchief therefrom, which, being a very old
one, he deliberately put back again, after try
ing it on his own countenance. For this rea-
son he took the Dodger in custody as soon af
he could get near him, and the said Dodger be-
ing searched, had upon his person sivel
! snuff box, with the owners name engraved up
on the lid. This gentleman had been disco
yereA on reference to the Court Guide, ant
, being then and there present, swore that tht
F snuff box was his, and that he had missed i
!, on the previous day, the moment he had dis
f engaged himself from the crowd above refer
red to. He had also remarked young gen
tlcman in the throng, particularly active il
making his way about, and that young gentle
man was the prisoner before him.
Have You any thing to ask this witness
boyg' said the magistrate.
81 wouldn't abase myself by descending tt
hold any conversation with him." replied thu
Dodger.
"Have you anything to say ut allF'
"'Do you hear his worship ask you if yol
have any thing to sayw inquired the jailor
nudging the silent Dodger with his elbow.
81 beg your PARDON" said the Dodger, look
: ing up with an air of abstraction: "Dld yol
address yourself to me, my mani"
81 never see such an out and out young
vagabond, your worship, observed the office
with grln." " Do you mean to say anything
you young shaver!p'
"No," replied the. Dodger, "not here, fol
this amt the shop for justice; besides which
my attorney is breakfastlng this morning
with the Vice. President ofthe House of Com
mons, but shall have something to say else
where, and SO will he, and 80 will very re
spectacle and humorous circle of acquaintance
ash make them beaks wish they'd never beel
born, or they'd got their footman to hang ZEN
up to their own hat-pegs 'afore they'd let Zen
come out this morning to try it upon me
: "I'n-
"There, he's fully committed" interpose'
the clerk. "'Take him away"
"Come on" said the jailor.
"Oh, ah! I'll come on;" replied the Dodg
, err" brushing his hat with the palm ofhis hand
"Ah Ito the bench) it's no use your looking
frightened; wont show you no mercy, no
ha 'porth of it. You'll pay for this, my fin
Ifelers; wouldn't be you for something.
wouldn't 60 free now, ifyou was to fall on you
knees and ask me. Here, carry me otto pris
oil. Take me away"
With these last words the Dodger suffere
,, himself to be led off by the collar, threatenin
till he got into the yard to make parlamcn
tary business of it, and then grinning in the Of
fcer's face with great glee and self-approval
oliver Twist.
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