Tribune and telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1855-1856, 1855-08-30
A Jolly Typo.

The police reporter of the New York Tribune get
off some humorous sketches Here is of the last
Yesterday morning made his appearance he
fore Justice Brannan who seemed to Lave perec
fountain of undiuted contentment somewhere in hi
composition which no depressing influence of car,
and accident had been able to exhaust adulerai,
"a typo, q modern edition of Mark Tapley-a human
barrel of holiness without hoops on. He was arrest
cd fer being int xicated. He gave his name rs Get
! typhat Take, and said he was Printer, and haet
from The Gem of Science Office.
His answers to the questions ofthe authorities show
ed his conentment under all shades of fortune. Til,
Justice being also III genial humor was inclined Il
banter the disciple of Ben Franklin, and according
ly addressed him rs follows:
Judge-Well, Mr. Take, il seems You have thrown
aside the composing stick, and gone to getting
drunk for living I'm afraid you're bad case
and stand iii need of correcting. l think l shall
send you TO 'quOd.'
These techncalities which were uttered in sor
of you-seeI know yourtr trade as weas you-do air
seemed to give Mr. Take that assurance which Prin
tiers seldom lack but which the solennities of Pc
lice Court might temporarily have deprived him. ant
he answered
Prisoner-Well, at any rate, I'm glad we We nc
'galeys in this country, or suppose you'd put me
there and well 'leaded' at that. But bless YOU sir
gong TO jaifs nothing the last time was there
tanned u rat and taught him TO chew tobacco beside
mventing three new steps for fancy hornpipe-its
good deal better than setting solid mnon, NOR,
than three quarters figure work, and getting only
/ =
great deal rather go TO jail ten days than not I've
got sick Of work just now and I'll have chance to
get the bile off my stomach.
Judge-You seem 10 take it easy how do you pro
pose TO employ your time this trip
Prlsoner-Well, Corporal, I'm undecided whether
III learn to whistle the opera of the Bohemian Girl
practice standing my head, or undertake 10 &C
qure the elegant accomplishment fbalancing straws
ON my nose; If could get cat I'd teach her TO play
the fiddle, if thought the strings wouldn't remind
her unpieasanily of Intestinal discords, after her fe
line body had been nine times slain.
Judge-Mr. Take you seem particularly happy
under the circumstances ;~have you got IA wife
Prisoner-Not now, Lieutenant; had one, but
she run off with a bow-legged cobbler was so glad
about II that sent her her dresses and quit-clan
deed of her person. which signed in capital letters
she let ne one boy-but he was a foul copy, not q
bit Ike me- bound him prentice to the type-stick
ing trade, but the first day he quaTcled with the reg
ular devil, tipped over the bank pulled a fornl
off the imposing stone and pied five columns !;
he dropped the shooting stick into the alligator
press, and in he evening he and another hopeful boy
were caught rehcrsing broud-sword combat with 4
couple Of column rules he foreman battered h,n
with u 'mallet,' and when lie got home to me he had
a fancy head, if there ever was one
Cierk-Whcrc is lie now
Prisoner-He ran away with circus, and the las
| saw OF bim he iii the middle of u awdust ring
trying to tie his legs in bow knot round his neck
I've been iollier since then than ever before.
Jud~e-1uu seem 10 be always jolly.
Prsoner-So am; | laughed when my fathel
turned me oct of doors al Ii years old laughed when
broke my arm, and made funny faces at the doctor
while he was setting it the happiest day ever spent
was one tine when hadn't but one shirt and pain
OF pants TO put had spent all my money and gone
hungry forty hours. Inevcr was ienly unhappy bui
once iii my life. and thar when fell down stair.
fractured my collar bone, and skinned my leg so bad
~ C ,uldnt get down my knees to tAuIk God
hadn't broken my neck
The Judge rclcnted and let Mr.. Take go, and that
rotund individual left the trying to whistle and
sing at the same time, and also dance an indepcnd
emf JIG w.ih each leg e different tune.