Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-09-04
POLICE PICKINGS.

Mr.. White Mr.. George White-was in q
philosophical and argumentative mood.
When his rsme was called yesterday, 10
connection with the old charge, 'DTunk and
disorderly," and the court remarked, gazing
sadly meanwhile upon the well known
'1iniments" of the countenance of Mr..
White: "Well, White, should think you'd
be the most miserable wretch on EARTH" he
replied (steadying himself by grasp
ing post with one hand, and
giving his well chewed quid q
fresh turn, 81 am miserable, Judge, fur q
fact. You fine ME so much, and take so
much of my money in that a way, that Pm
bout discouraged, and feel rather m'ser-
able"
81 take so much of your money" re-
turned the court, in a tone of brass and
irony, "Why man, you never paid a fine
in your life. I'd be willing to give $50 ont
of my own pocket to get rid of you, for
You are the biggest nuisance in this town
and I'm heartily tired of having you brought
before me-"
"Well, Judge, il you'll let me Off this
time, I'll leave town right away, and you'll
never be pestered by me no more" respond
ed White, in an earnest way.
"NoW I'll try you Cnce more, and if you
are brought up here again, III fine you $50,
sure" said the court,
Gan right, judge, that's bargain and if
-"
"Get out Of this -
And MIR. White did 50 at once.
1t may Be that Jordan Foster, Esq, col
ored, had read that ga mans house is his
CASTLE" and then again it is possible that he
never has, However this mSy be, he has
certainly had vague and underlined idea
that he was master in his own
premises, and therefore when he
returned to his lonely cot Tuesday evening,
after having been out hunting all day, he
was very much astonished at hearing lobe
Brien, who stood in the door, demand an
admission free. He soon learned that
during his absence arrangements had been
made by the wife of his bosom for little
shoe down" to take place at his home that
night, and even then the dusky baaux and
bellies were rapidly assembling, small
fee being asked for admission, in
order TO raise the necessary funds required
to pay expenses. AS before stated, Mr..
Foster was astonished; he was surprised;
he was astounded; be was amazed;
he was fabbergssted; he was
confouDded; he was discombobera-
ted; he was fumuxed, and he ventured to
observe to T )be that as be paid the rent
for that house, he was of the opinion tn at
he would pay no sdmission fee.
The faithful lobe, however, had
duty to perform: he had
been placed at that aperture as door keep
or, with instructions to allow no one to pass
into the house without paying, and, in or
der to cary out these instructions, the
provident and thoughtful lobe had placed
few boulders in his trowser's pockets, to be
used in cases of emergency and dire neces-
sity, and when Foster persisted in crowding
his way into the house, lobe became con-
WINGED that this was the proper time
to make use of his ammunition, and so
waited one of his boulders toward the
Uranium of the intruder. II struck the
mark fair and square, and several flakes
were Clipped off The missile, but fortu-
nately the head of the house was not seri-
ously damaged. When lobe was brought
before the bar of justice yesterday, the court
was of the opinion that a fine of S.
wonld be about right, and so ordered
B 1tsey Gillem was unfortunate in having
gone into a neighbor.ng saloon to beg a
match, instead of going to family grocery
and buying box. For several weeks past,
the police have had their eye (the "eye of
the police" is understood, of course, to be
merely figurative expressiOn,) upon the
shifiless Ono allusion to her limited ward
robe intended) and improvident Betty,
because of their suspicious that she
was in the habit of lettering around dram
shops; but heretofore they have been unable
to catch her, until the occasion referred to,
when she went into drinking saloon to get
a match, as she explained, Bette engaged
lawyer to conduct her case according 10
Hogle, and she and her legal adviser sue
ceeded in making out so strong a case that
the Judge told her to 60 and behave her,
self in the future.