Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1840-12-18
From the New Orleans Picayune.
COURT-SECOND MIMI
CIPALTTY

CIPALITY.
The LAST CARp-William Timmons. a sal,
, low looking, nervous little man, was the mos
ciamorous appellant for justice who appeared be.
lore Recorder Baldwin yesterday. A good na.
tured looking woman, fat, fair and forty, who
wore as many frills and frnges All a lady of the
aaw ION IN the Elizabethan age, had a hold OF
nlh ny tne arIn' seemed to be using all the per.
suas''e eioquehce OF which her sex in cases O!
emergency are so capable. When she found
her tongue tagging, she called a pair Of oncc
bright eyes to her aid, which were still far from
being lustreess: and if neither tongue nor evns
seemed to make the desired impression. She
gave MS arm gentle pressure, or pulled him
nan Piayiuliy, half pcrsuasively, by the breast
button hole OF the coat. 1t being outside tho
bar, IN the Court, the conversation was carried
on IN an under tone. We were ignorant of tho
sunjcci, bat could see from the pantomne in
winch Mi Innnons INDUCED that
',,,,, he needed not the voice of the chorme,
Though charmed she never SO wisely
Timmons w '0'u W.T.
"Bless you, Mr. Timmons," said the fat wo-
man with the frills, "you knows the b;nnocoU,
BIRDS don't know nothing about whips or locoCn
cos, now don't Mr. Timmons.
~ will, said Mr.. Tmmons; am determined.
!! aoh blame the birds but want TO have tho
'u,.esa satisfaction which the law will allow"
won't you listen to reason, Mr.. Timrnons ="
said the fat woman. ''-"''"''
~ listen to nothing" said Mr.. Timmons
speaking as loudly as if the fat woman's sense of
nearing was very imperfect.
Nv nat is that noise about" said the Recoyder
~, wants to tell your honor all about it." said
Mr.. Timmons. '"'u
$50 DO !, too, your honor" said the fat woman
with the frills SUI" '"' lat "oiildh
(which Of you is the complainant 2" said the
lam. ~ am please the Court" said Mr. Timmons
fat woman with the frills. e''u '"e
"S'ience,' said one of the police officers.
Het us near your complaint" said the Recor.
aer, addressing Mr. Timmons.
certaihiy, sir" said Mr.. T. and pushing tho
,a.a on ms forehead, applying red pocket hand
'ho,, 70 ms proboscls, and giving couple of
snort coughs, he commenced.
iou see, sir, this here woman and is nov,
loor neghbors, am locofoco as strong az ,;s;n
'hd She is a violent vhg." T"'
~ good gracons!" calculated the fat u,o,,,, /,
Vhn the frls; ibid you ever!" "" g
Hiehce!' said the peace officer. v
,sca iow 40 you know she's a whg!" asked the +
Cause, don't they say the vino, .ro al {
rs ASKED Mr. Iimmons; "besdes, knows ,
rom On what she has taught her birds" '''N"' ,
vo,n,n r ma mercy on me-" calculated the fat 9;
one wider" '''""' ou' poor n
recorder. '''s" "cr o'rds = asked the y y
h WY YOU see," said Timmons, "she,s IN, 81
ina. she calls havery, Gan aviary) where she
tPs h h.S k' mus; OF foreign and domestic mammals
bnse U Uu r.,'e, ana she has taught them all to
erstand you" '"'"' uh- y
why, wny' Just this here way, your honor" said il
immons; "she has got crooked. nosed green +,
'raot az her door, and ven he sees me, he bepins
laugh at Inc, and he sings '' "' 'os"S 81
aine 2 ''''' "aihe' Maine, an
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