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

Although only three O'Clock IN the morning. {,
WIS still light enough TO see, Aud as Mr. Potts
turned into Meridian street, the somewhat unu.
sual spectacle OF a well. dressed aud otherwise
respectable looking gentleman paFadiug in his
stocking feet Vt that hour, atoascd tie vigilance
Of one OF the bluccoatcd guardians oi the night.
who was walking his beat, aud be camc promptly
up aud arrested him.
Hands or e. grow led Mr. Ioits You carry
duty u little too far. Thetc's nothing wrong. I"
-. no dare say lis all right. Just come
along said the policeman, rcassurfingly
II won come Hands ol. s.y !" cried Mr
Potts. cxciicdly 'lm just oil the cArs. where
some devil stole nay boots You don kgoN who
you'ic foong with"
" - ycs-.l know. said liiut,oit "Gcnilc.
man been ou' all night On a Lark
"lll latk you ? thundT,d M Potts "iH
lark you II you don I keep civil tcngur IN your
head. I'm no more drunk than yoanrc Hands
OF, or It won 90 we'll With YOU
80, here, now Nou.c resisting the law
said liuccuai.
THE law has nothing 10 de- with it, I tell
you rnarrd The cKasicfAcd Putls. Sc ben
down 10 the iaii. ! came up 10 q sleeping car.
aud some scouadrri-i ish satan had him f.
stole my buois IA q ;e5pru.itlr maa. aui
live IN this city S'c herr now lake 'ha, and
let me go quicil, home
lie slipped tive dollar gic,uha,k into lhv
mans hand aud Bluccoal. .tcmiug 10 iakc that
rs n convincing arsuuirni te.,isi i him ap1.0gil.
ing for his mistake tul aljoWu! him "a pursue
the even tehuT Oi hi- WAt.
liui uui ruits cuufsr liz the cuttsp IT true
love seemed destined never iu fnn smooth Il
" 1t were nni enough mat he had bet o.. m
iUois aud bern arrested nncr. ~ DE- Wis passing
the Palmer llou-' he ~. nrrustrd hv nnuihrr
policeman aud ARRESTED again
Language ]. Incapable oiioirs justice. ir VI
Poit feling- ou that oc-asiuu uur wuuii - o.
riAcily tic thing in irrnscrit, ihc lar.U'.t f.
which he cudehVU.cd 81 ,XPitss them.
Sufficient iu SAY that be again succeeded "a -
planning himself ont oi the ,uiis and getting ir-
leased. There is time, however. When ,uf-
heaiancr crasrs iu become ,ifiur ..nd tire uu-
fortunate Pots thought be had tnduir cnpuli
fur unc dst
u. rushed into the Palmer lou.. nnd ,Nc,,rdn
detnan led room OF the sletps clerk iu,kil,
he was well acquainted with the clc,k ~ hi
violence would have been yert llhri, tu rtaruur
him another arrrst A. il Wa g.. iricn. on,
laughngl! asked Il hc was dtuuk or crll,. ,ni
having received an explanation 'nin'd TO hi.
book and inquired what su!' o. D.. t,'iu h" Wouli
like
Il don, care ans hiud-ln, .i,c m. .on,
place wh,fc can hc lei llonr till dAyli.hi. aud
then send suiuchody 10 a shop 20 gr' o.. i. pair o.
boots. For 81 all ihr ia.h,i aeTaIt- a dyt,ni
i"lln" ever got into. | 'vc gnhr bead. :lis ti.ht
NJ. pois ,lcmsnd acrc compile! with aud
having reached bis room he Hung hm.,f down
10 rest until more suitable hour for r..iu-
Then, having further fciFtsheI hu..c.' o. %
comfortable breakfast with his friend ihr cirik
OF the Palmer House, the victim Oi circumstances
~ended his way to his Own hou!, iu q fi INV o.;
mind, which considering the situation was ~
cevdingly amiable
Mr.. Potts, in general is pcaccab,, man. Bu,
II anybody wants a f.,l'i out Of him. Just say
doors ~ Msriiin Re-. rder.