Indiana American., 1855-08-24
HOW THE BOYS ANNOYED A
DUTCHMAN.


Barney Doolan and Michael Hanne-
gan were called for. ard Immediately
both Barney and Michrel responded.-
Both were boys about thirteen years
Of age, and both were Irish as their
patronymics would irdioate. Barney
had squint eye and head which the
ireyorent youth Of America are accus.
toned 10 speak Of rs "brick top
His snub nose was ordinarily directed
at an imaginary point in the heavens
about forty.6ve degrees above the hor-
izon. His clothes were no. altogether
the style which would be pronounced
au fat by Broadway leader Of the
fashion. The truth is thrt Barney
had only one purpose in view in jump.
ing into the said garments. which pur.
pose was not 10 create u sensation by
either the accuracy Of their I'll or new
ness OF the material. but rather TO GOV.
er his form and too keep out he cold
ut such times as the clerk ofthe wea.
thor IL induced to fetch up cheated
terms" all standing. and give us a
specimen OF the temperature which is
supposed 10 pervade In the vicinity OF
"Symme's hole" Michael's appear.
ance has been very we'll stated in our
description oiBarney. except that Mich.
acl In all OF the particulars was little
more SO.
Barney and Michael looked at the
Judge with eyes all agog wondering
what WINS TO take place.
"Wherc are tho witnesses?" asked
the Judge.
III am dc witness, said voice out
side Of the bar, and the speaker made
his approach toward the Judge. He
was yellow faced, had yellow hair.
and was dressed in yellow clolhes.--
He was favored with dwarfcd nous.
tachc composed oftwenty-eight yellow
hairs. and an incipienl beard made Of
about sevcnly-tve yellow hairs and
turned out in the shape ofa triangle.
the base Of which was formed on the
point where the chin begins to retreat.
and the apex Of which. reached the
middle OF the under lip.
"Sir." said the Judge TO the pictur.
esque individual. "these boys, Bar
ney and Michucl. are charged with
disorderly conduct. What do you
know about it?'
KNOW responded the yellow
man, 81 knows all apout dem. Dey
is dc worst poys rs runsin de sthreets.
Dey comes around to mine ci ockcry u
Fooplc o times dc oder night, and ven
| vas not looking dey ketch my cat by
dc dails, ties wire crackc = to his dali,
sets dem off and trows dc cat in mine
crocercy. De cat runs all around. on
dc counters, over into de parrcls. tum-
blcs ober ebery ding dat is in the way.
and gets all dc dings splitter sphlat-
ter mixed up togedder. Ven l look
tor mine cats about m hour, | finds
him rolled up all in box of green
beas, nit all dc hair pprned of from dc
pehind side pom his pody."
"When did the boys do this?' asked
the Judge.
Last Saturday night will be two
weeks
"Well. that was some time ago
Why did you not have them arrested
before?"
1T vas anodcr ting for vat | had
dem arresht by dc coonshtople. Two,
tree days aiter dat l comes down
sthairs to open dc door for dc sthore.
De key vas in dc door in dc inside,
and | durns dem around TO unlock
dem, aud just den / hears Something's
shoot of on dc odor side Of dc door,
runs up sthairs. for | dinks some
feller wants to shoot me. and sends
mine wife out to de odor door to see
who was derc. She say to me dat dere
vas do beeples dere, and 80 l goes
down again TO unlock de door. |
duras dc key quick rs can, ven pop!
crackl shootl | hears de noise again.
II fright me so dat falls over and
pulls the door by me. Ven l finds l
vas not hurt, | looks in de lock and
finds some bieces ofpaper dat vich you
make de little wife vire-crackers-dat
you call Do"
The Judge suggested "torpedoes."
Eyes, resumed the witness, "dor-
bedocs."
How do you know that these boys
put torbedoes into your door-lock,' in
quired The Judge.
Il krow so veil AS wants to know
dat il vas dem," replied the witnesss
enphatically.
Did you see them. or has anybody
else seen them do it?" was the next
question
No, did not see dem. but know
il was dem; can swhear dat it vas
desc boys
"Your oath will not be regarded as
of much value under these circum-
stances. Have they done anything