Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1859-01-06

. A cheerful tember is natural gift, tb
desirability of which cannot be Questioned
but seldom do we meet with spirit Al
thoroughly saturated with good natur
that no disappointment, no poverty, depri
vation or combination of adverse circum
stances, can break it down or overcom,
its geniality.
Il A few days ago a man made his appear
T ance before Justice Brennan who seemed
to have q perfect fountain of undilutet
contentment somewhere in his com posi-
ton, which no depressing influence of care
or accident had been able to exhaust o,
adulterate-a typo-a modern addition o
Mark Tapley--a human barrel Of jollires,
without hoops on. He was arrested fo,
being intoxicated. He gave bis name a,
Getaphat Take, said he was a printer. and
hailed from the Gem of Science" Office
is a short man, Of u beer cask figure, and
a face as rubicund as if he slept in room
with red curtsins. His answers to the
questions of the authorities showed his
contentment under all shades of fortune
The justicc being also in good humor
was inclined to banter the disciple Of Ben
Franklin, and accordingly addressed him
as follows:
Judge-Well. Mr.. Take, i, seems you
have thrown aside the composnp stick"
and gone 10 getting drunk for living. ]
am afraid you are b" bad case" and stand
in need of "corre c,irs" think shall
send vou TO "quod."
These techuicali,es which were uttered
in sort Of you-see know your trade as
wellas you do sir, seemed to give Mr.. Take
the assurance which printers seldom lack,
but of which the solemnities of a Police
Court might Temporarily have deprived
him. and he answered.:
Pfisoner-Well at any rate, am glad
we have no "galleys' in this country. or
! suppose you would empty me there.
and "well loaded " at that. But bless
you. SIR, going to jail's uothin the last
time | was there tanned "rat' and
taught him to chew tobacco, besides in
venting three new steps for a hornpipe-
it's good deal better than setting 4" solid
minion." more than three quarters figure
work." and getting only price and a
half " for it. Lord bless you. Squire, I'D
great deal rather go to Jail for ten DAYS
than not. I've got sick Of work jus, now.
u nave chance to get the bile of
my s'~-,"oi
.Iudge-lou seem to take il easy; how
do you propose to employ your time this
trip?
Pfsoner--Weil. Corporal, I'm undeci-
ded whether II learn TO whistle the opera
OF the " Bohemian Girl, practice standing
on my head, or undertake to acquire the
elegant accomplishment Of balancing
straw, on my nose. i'll could get caI,
I'd teach her to play the fiddle, if though,
the string. wouldn't remind her unpleas
antly of intestinal discord, after her feline
body has been nine times slain.
Judge-Mr. Take. you seem particular
ly happy under the circumstances have
you got wife
PriSoner-Not now. Lieutenant. bad
one but she ran off with bow legged
cobbl:r. was SO glad about it sent
her dresses and quit claim deed OF her
person signed in capital letters. She left
me one boy. but he wa. " foul proof =
no. bi, like me. booud him prentice
to the type-s;iekiug trade but the first
dav lie quarrellei with he regular devil
| He dropped the shooting stick into tie
alligator press, aud in the evening" he
aud another hopeful boy were rehear.ing
"a broad sword combat with couple OF
"coumn rules" The foreman "battered'
him with mallet.' and when he got
home he had fancy head, if ever there
was one.
| Cierk-Where is he now ?
Priaoacr-Ile ran away with a circus
and the last | saw of him he was in the
middle OF a sawdust ring, trying to tie bis
| legs in a bow knot around his neck. I've
been .lollier since then than ever before.
Judge-fou seem to be always Jolly.
P1soncr-So | am. | laughed when
my father turned me out OF doors at eleven
years old laughed when broke my arm
and made funny faces at the doctor while
he was setting it. The happiest day evel
spent was one time when hadn't but one
shirt and "a pair of pants to put on, ane
had spent all the money | had, and son.
hungry forty hours. | never was realI,
unhappy but once in my life. and that WI:
when | fell down stairs, fractured L.y col
lar bone, and skinned my legs SO badl,
that couldn't ge, down ON my knees I,
thank God | hadn't broken my neck.
The Judge relsnted and let Mr.. Tak'
go, and that profound individual left the
room trying TO whistle and sing at th,
same time, and also 10 dance an indepen
dent jig with each leg to different tune.
rsI-l wish TO procure the Biography o'
Pollock, said student to the book seller
at the corner of Water street.