The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1872-06-25
Mr.. Rawley's Dog.

HNHE municipal court was in session,
Il when the door opened, and Mr..
Rawley walked in, and closed the door. At
his heels stalked Bitters. Both seated
themselves, the one on a chair the other on
end, directly in front of Mr.. Jaeger, the
judge. His honor looked at the dog with
the solemn eye of a judge, and shook his
head as only judge can shake it.
care you one of the witnessesa" inquir-
ed he, of the dogs master.
81 am SIR" replied Mr.. Rawley. "I
was supenaed to testify; and here's the
document" AS he spoke he laid upon the
table paper which, from having lain
several days in that gentleman's pocket
had changed from white to snuff color, and
was also particularly crumbled.
"What's that animal doing here?," de-
manded the Court.
"IIe hasn't had time to do anything"
replied Mr. Rawley. "He comes when
comes. He goes when goes"
"The animal must leave the court. It's
contempt of court to bring him here" said
Mr.. Jaeger, angrily. "Remove him in
stantly."
Mr.. Rawley had frequently been in at
tendance at the police courts, and once or
twice had had slight taste of the sessions,
so that he was not so much struck with the
Judge as he otherwise might have been;
and he replied:
"I make no opposition, sir; and shall not
move finger to perwent it. There's the
animal, and any officer as pleases may re
move him. l say muffin ag'in it. knows
amt one."
And Mr.. Rawly threw himself amicably
back in his chair.
Mr. Slagg, the chief clerk, laid down his
pen took off his spectacles, went up to the
dog, and told him to get out, to which Bit
ters replied by swapping at his fingers as he
attempted to touch him. Mr.. Rawley was
staring out of the window. The dog look
ed up at him for instructions, and receiving
none, supposed that swapping at scrivener's
fingers was perfectly correct, and resumed
his pleasant expressions towards that funct-
ionary occasionally casting lowering eye
at the Judge, as if celebrating whether to
include him in the demonstration of anger.
"Slagg, have you removed the dog?"
said Mr.. Jaeger, who, the dog being under
his nose, saw that he had not.
"No, sir He resists the Court" replied
Mr.. Slagg.
"Call Walker to assist YOU" replied Mr..
Jaeger, stemly.
Walker, the usher, small man in drabs,
had anticipated something of the kind, and
had accidently withdrawn, as soon as he
saw there was prospect of difficulty so
that the Court was set at defiance by the
dog.
witness - said Mr.. Jaeger:
"Sir!" exclaimed thin man in the cor
ner, who had been subp@naed, to his own
great terror, and who at that particular
moment had an idea that he was the only
witness in the world, starting to his feet,
under the vague impression that he was to
be sworn on the spot, and thoroughly con-
vinced that testifying and committing per-
jury were only different names for the same
thing.
"Not you-the man with the dog ~
Mr. Rawley looked the Court fun in the
face. 1r taf
"Will You oblige the Court by removing
that animal?'' said Mr.. Jaeger, mildly,
Certainly, said Mr.; Rawley. "Bit-
ters, go home ~ f' 4aiilni tlNg
Bitters rose stiffiy and went out, first
casting glance at Mr.. Slagg, for the pur-
pose of being able to identify him on some
future occasion; and having comforted
himself by violent onslaught upon small
dog belonging to the Judge, whom he en-
countered in the entry, was seen from the
window walking up the street with most
profound gravity. 'tH