Republican vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1857, 1855-09-22
MISCELL
a jolly Printer.


a jolly Printer.
A cheerful temper, SAYS the New York
Tribune is a natural gift the desirabili,y
of which cannot be questioned, bat seldom
do we meet with spirit SO thoroughly
saturated with good hature that no disap'
poihtment, no poverty, deprivation, oil
combination Of adverse circumstances can
break il down or overcome its geaiaIi;y
But yesterday morning man made his
appearance before Justice Brennan, who
seemed to have perfect fountain OF
undiluted contentment somewhere in Iii.
composition, which 10 depressing ipfluep.
ces OF care or accident had been able to
exhaust OF aduterate-a typo, a modern
editor Of Mark Tapley-a human barre
Of iolliness, without hoops on. He was
arrested for being intoxicated. He gave
his name as Ga;tgpbat Take, aud said he
was printer, and hailed from "1'he Gem
OF Science" office. He Is short man, 0:
beer-cask figure, and face as rubicuud
as if he slept in room with red curtains.
His answers to the questions Of the author
tiles showed his contenfnent under all
shades of fortune. The justice being also
IN genial humor, was inclined to banter
the disciple of Ben Franklin, aud accord
ipgly addressed him as follows:
Judge. Well, Mr.. Take il seems you
have thrown aside the composing stick, "
and gone to getting drunk for living
IN afraid you're "bad case" and stand
in need Of correcting" | think / shall
send you to .'quod.'
These technicalities, which were utter
ed in a sort Of you-see-l know your-trade-
as. wsll-as- you-do air. which seemed to
give Nr. Take that assurance which pria-
tiers sel.,em lack, hu, Of which the soem-
mites Of a Police Court nigh, temporarily
have deprived hlm, and he answered:
Prisoner. Well, al any rate, I'm glad
we've 10 "galleys" in this conatry, or l
suppose you'd put me- there, and well
"leaded" a, that. But bless you, sit, going
to jaifs nothins the last time WAS there
| lamed TAT sad taught him to Chew to-
oacco, besides inyeutiGg ih,re new steps
for fancy hornPipe--its good deal bet
ter than setung solid miniou," more ,i.su
,hgee-oaariess figure woik" and ge,t;as
ONLY price and a halt - for it. Lord
bless YOU, Squire Id great deal rather
go to jail ten day than not. I've got sick
Of wo,k just now, III have chance 10 get
the bile OF my stomach.
Judge You seem to take it easy; how
do YOU propose TO employ your time this
trip?
Prisoner. Well, Corporal, I'm unde-
cded whether III learn 10 whistle the
opera of the "Bohemian Gill" practice
Standing Oh nv head, OF undertake to &c
quire the elegant accomplishment of bal
ancing stiaws on my nose. II could
&c, "a cat, teach her to play the fiddle,
il thought the stiugs wouldn't remind her
unpleasun,y OF intestinal discords, after
her feline body has been nine times slain.
Juage-Mr. Take, yon seem particular :
" happy under the circumstances; have
you got wiiei
Ptisoner-Not now. Lieutenant; | had
one, but the ran of with bow-iegged
cobbleT; was SO glad about il tina, ! sent
her dresses aud quit clam deed of her per-
s,n. which signed in capital letters
She left me one boy, but he was 'toul
COPY" not bit like NE. | bound him
prentice to the ,ype-stitking trade, but
the first day he quarrelled with the regu-
lar devil" knocke ed over the blank"
pulled fora off the imposing stone, y
aad "pied" five "eolumns." lie dropped
the "shootng- into the alligator
press !" and, in the evening, he and apoth.
er hopeful 10y were caught rehearsng a
broad .sw ord combat with couple OF "col-
umn rules" the foreman "battered' HIM
with the "malIet," and when he got home
to me he had "iancy head" il there ev-
er was one.
Clerk. Where is he nowl
Prisoner. He ran away with a circus,
and the last saw of him he was in the
middle Of saw-dust ring trying to tie his
legs in bow.knot around his neck; I've
been jollier since then than ever before.
Judge. You seem to be always jolly.
Prisoner. So l am; lauels when my
father turned me out OF doors at eleven
years old, laughed when | broke my arm,
aud made funney faces at the doctor while
he was setting il; the haPpies. day ever
spent was one time when hadn't ha, one
shirt and . pair Of pants TO put on had
spent all nv money, and gone hungry forty
hours. | never was really unhappy but
once in INV life, and that was wheD tell
down stairs, fractured my collar bone, and
skinned nv legs so badly | couldn't ge.
dow, on nv knees to thank God hadn't
broke my neck.
The Judge relented, AID let Mr.. Take
20. aud tha, rotund individual left the room
irving TO whistle aud sing at the same time
aid also dance an independent JIG with
each leg 10 different huns.