The Van Buren press., 1872-06-11
a.y- The Washington Star relates ih,

Es- The Washington Star relates abe
following:
The passengers on one of the Rikers
street cars laughed some yesterday morn
Ing at scene between the conductor and
a well dressed young man from George
town. As the car was passing down the
avenue. the young man at the time stand
ing on the platform taking it easy, with
one foot on trunk, he was approached
by the conductor and his fare demand
ed He quietly passed over his five cents
Conductor | demand twenty-five cents
for that trunk.
Young Man (hesitatingly) Twenty
five cents Well, think | will not pay
it.
c. Then | shall put the trunk of,
/ NJ. You had better not, or you
may be sorry for it.
Conductor pulls strap, stops car,
dumps trunk on the avenue, starts car,
and, after going some two squares, ap.
proaches the young man, who was still
as calm as a summer morning, and in an
angry mood says:
Now, have put your trunk off, what
are you going to do about il?
Y NJ. (coolly) Well, | don't pro.
pose to do anything about it, it's 10
concern Of mine it wasn't my trunk.
c. (iercely). Then why did you not
tell me so ?
Y.M. Because you did not ask me,
and told you you'd be sorry for it,
c, (furiously) Then 60 inside the
car
Y NJ. Oh, no; you're good enough
company for me out here.
At this juneture a portly German
emcrges from the ear aad angrily says
Mine Colt, you follar where is mine
drunk 2"
Y.M. Ny friend, think that that is
your trunk down on the avenue there.
German. Who puts him Off? ! hafe
the monish TO pay him. will see about
dot
The ear was stopped and shortly sf
terward the conductor was seen to come
sweating up with the trunk on his back
part of the performance he did not en-
joy half rs well rs did the passengers
COULDN'T FIND THE VERDICT AT a
recent session OF one of the courts Of
South Carolina, an entire negro jury was
empanelled. a case was brought before
them, the witnesses examined, aud the
attorneys made their respective argu.
lnents
The Judge after laying down tho law
and recapitulating the testimony, gave
the papers into the hands OF the foreman,
q, nathan ;n ntollim.n+ lanLira ,-ftl,
instructions as soon as they found y
verdict to bring it in without fail.
Thirty minutes or more elapsed, when
the jury returned, headed by the fore
man, and stood before the Judge.
AS the foreman appeared to hesitate,
the Judge inquired
Mr.. Foreman, have you found "A yer
dict p
No, massa Judge, we hadn't found
EN- no how, " replied the ebony jury
man.
ats very plain case, said the
Judge.
Cant help it, massa; couldn't see
ii, replied ebony again.
"On what grounds inquired the
Judge.
1--WE don't look in de grouns, massa
Judge, replied the foreman; "dc ossi-
fer did not take us ont into de grouns.
but he took us into room and locked
us in, and told us when we found dc YER
die he would leave us out, so we began
to lnd de verde, and sesrch ebcry nook,
corner and creyis, and every thing WAS
in dat room, bat we found no verdic-
no muffin OBJ de kind dar. "
At An exchange says: "lf, instead T.
Of the closing anthem, some Of our min. |
listers should. at the close Of the service, /
give the orders: Attention, worship. F.
pers For hats, dive For overcoats, +.
go! Jerk, twist, plunge! Make your
self ridiculous, ALL the effect would /
hardly be a variation from the present
style of getting ready to 90 out Of church.
The singing OF the doxology scans to be
the signal for general putting on and
adjustment, and whca the benediction is
about to be pronounced the ruflcd con
gregation look more like jumping out Of
windows, or uniting and crowdiug for the
doors than listening to The words Of the
good pastor. AT one Of our well tl'ed
churches on Sunday evening II was oh
served that at least every third man was
going through these ridiculous motions
while the seryices were closing, although
the sermon hsd heen an excellent one
why do people not wat until tho proper
time to do those things? There Is
time for everything, but THAI uees not al
ways occur during church services
ET- Al the close Of one Of Mr..
Swisshelm's orations. SHE asked if any
male citizen was present who was oppos
cd to woman suffrage; if 80, she would
like to have him stand up and give his
reason. To the surprise Of nssrly ey
sryone present, the serious minded Chap.
lin cf the Ohio pcnitentiary arose. Some
one limited 10 Mrs. Swisshelm his calling
and position, when Mrs. Swisshelm in
quired IL he had any women in the peni-
tentiary. "Yes, responded the Chap
lin, we have l2 and they make more
trouble thaA the whole 900 men,
EF a few Sundays since teacher, in
the Sunday school of an Episcopal church
in Chicago, said to one of her pupils
James, what good thing--what great
plcasure aro Won willing to give up as a