The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1868-12-12

Although only three o'clock in the morning i
was still light enough to see, And as Mr.. Pot.
turned into Meridian street, the somewhat unu
| sual spectacle of a well-dressed and otherwise
respectable looking gentleman parading in hi
| stocking feet OF that honr, aroused the vigilance
of one of the bluecoated guardians of the night
| who was walking his beat and he came promptly
| up and arrested him.
| Hands off !" growled Mr.. Potts. You carry
duty little too far. There's nothing wrong.''
| 80. no dare say it's all right. Just come
along !' said the policeman, reassureingly.
~ won't come Hands of, say r' cried Mr.
Potts, exctedly. "Pm just off the cars, where
| some devil stole my boots You don't know who
you're foolng with"
| 9 o yes--I know" said Buecoat. ''Gente-
man been out all night on a lark
''I'll lark you r' hundred Mr. Potts "FH
lark you if you don't keep civil tongue in your
head In no more drunk than you are Hands
off, or it won't 60 well with you ~
80, see here, now No use resisting the law"
said Buecoat.
''The law has nothing to do with it, tell
you ~ roared the exasperated Potts. ''l've been
| down to the fair came up in a sleeping car
and some scouudrel-I wish Satan had him l.
| stole my boots. Pm responsible man, and /
live in this city. See here, now take that, and
let me 20 quietly home"
He slipped a five dollar greenback into the
mans hand, and Bluecoat, seeming TO take that
as a convincing argument, released him apologize
ing for his mistake, and allowed him to- - s
the even tenor of his way s-<.fsS ,f t.na
But poor Potts SSqfaes II ~ run smooth AS
HOT enough that he had lost his best
boots and been arrested once, as he was passing
the Palmer House he was accosted by another
policeman and arrested again.
Language is incapable of doing justice to Mr..
Potts feelings oil that occasion, nor would ii be
exactly tae thing 10 transcribe the language in
which he endeavored to express them. .-.,,s +
Sufficient to say that he again succeeded in ex-
planning himself out of the tolls and getting re-
leased. There is time, however, when for
bearance ceases to become virtue, and the un-
fortunate Potts thought he had endured enough
for one day. !,
He rushed into the Palmer House and excitedly
demanded a room of the sleepy clerk. Luckily
he was well acquainted with the clerk, or MS
violence would have been very likely to procure
him another arrest. As it was, his friend only
laughingly asked if he was drunk or crazy, and
having received an explanation, turned to his
book and INQUIRED what sort OF room lie would
like.
81 don't care any kind-only give me some
place where can be let alone till daylight, and
then send somebody 10 shop TO get me PAIR OF
boots For OF all the darned scrapes decent
fellow ever got into, Pve gone ahead, this night.
Mr. Potts's demands were complied with, and
having reached his room he flung himself down
10 rest until more suitable hour for rising
Then, having further refreshed himself by
comfortable breakfast with his friend, the clerk
of the Palmer House, the victim Of circumstances
wended his way to his own home in frame Of
mind, which considering the situation, was ex-
ceedingy amiable. .. 49,,
Mr. Potts, in general is peaceable man. But
if any body wants fight out of him, just say
siBooTs. ~ MeridiR Recorder. - -..l.s f