Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-04-12
Police Pickfuxs.

Peter Mack, small African, has a ma,
and Peters ma owns a chicken. Thurs
day, Peters mas chicken went on tour of
discovery into a neighbours yard, and
Peters ma sent Peter into that neighbours
yard with instructions TO prevail upon that
chicken TO return home at once. In accom-
plisbing this object, Peter was to first try
moral suasion, but in case mild measures
| failed, he was fully authorized and empow-
cred, by his ma, to use force-sthat chicken
was to be returned to its native heath at all
hazards. 1t would have been better-far
better, had Peters ma gone after
that poultry herself, but she reposed
such implicit trust and confidence in Peters
discretion, that she had no hesitation what
ever in giving Peter power of attorney, as
it were, to act for her in the premises, and
here we have another SD Illustration Of the
liability mothers are 10 be mistaken in their
estimate Of the character of their children.
Peter was not discreet; on the contrary, at
the time referred to he acted very rashly
indeed. Forgetting entirely the instruc-
tons received from his ma, to first use mild
measures in his efforts 10 induce that chick
en- 10 hasten homewsrd, Peter entered that
neighbours premises accompanied by
bis faithful dog, (nobody ever heard
Of an lnfaithful dog), and in about
three seconds Peter, Peters dog and
Peters mas chickens were having real
lively time as they ratified around promiscu-
ously among the loose trumpery with which
that neighbours yard was decorated. The
noise attracted the attention of the owner
of the premises, who rushed from the
breakfast-table under the impression that
the Ku Klux were upon him. Under these
circumstances, the reader whose mind is
not biased or warped by prejudice, will
readily admit that the neighbor referred to,
had reason to feel slightly Vexed when he
discovered the cause of the rumpus; neith-
er is it a matter of surprise that he took oc-
casion to address Peter in a free
and somewhat familiar manner.
This, Peter resented, and as soon as he
had retired to what he considered safe
distance, he SHE'D stone at the neighbours
Uranium, whereupon the latter reached for
Peter. The court yesterday morning
mastered all the intricate details relating to
this thrilling incident in real life, aud then
fined Peter 81 for bis ''goings on" Peters
ma planked down the spondulicks, and
left the court room with Peter under her
wing. 1t is not known what became OF the |
chicken.
Henry Stevens was brought TO grief by |
reason of his tumultuous carriage. "Speech |
is silvern," says--somebody, but |
Henry's wife does not so consider the |
"spt ech' with which her hubby usually |
addresses her, Henry signed a contract |
yesterday, by, which he binds himself to
break rock for the city to the amount of |
$40.
John W. Marvin is a good fellow-pity
he drinks; but drink he does. This is an |
state of affairs, but it could |
be excused, to some extent, if John would |
confne his imbibing to water, but he does
not; hence this biograpcal sketch. Mr..
Marvin was willing to acknowledge that
be had been drunk, but "disorderly"-
never! On the contrary, as soon as be got
thoroughly muddied, he went
to sleep, and when he is
asleep he is always remarkably quiet and
is one of bis characteristics.
His own statementin this regard was borne
out, and supplemented, so to speak, by the
testimony ofone Of the Witnesses, who said,
Inhis own peculiarly graphic manner, "John
was drunk, OF course, but he wasn't dom
nothin' to noSody; he was quiet and peace
able and wasn't burtin' nothn'." This evil
1ence fully established the fact, in the mind
0fthe court, that the charge Of "disorderly,"
80 far as it applied to Mr.. Marvin, was erro-
neOus and false, but as that Individual had
admitted his having been drunk, and as
all the witnesses we're a unit, q
solid phalanx, as it were, on this point, a fine
Of So was entered against him.
Mrs. Bee is woman with a grievance,
md that class always make people uucom-
ortable. Mrs. Bee does not go about from
lower to. flower extracting honey there
rom, but Mrs. Bees husband goes about
from Mr.. Graves barrel, and this
s Mrs. Bees particular grievance. She says
hat Graves sells to her husband whisky
1ot By the quantity, az he is licensed to do,
out by the pitiful nickels worth Ito use her
own language), thus affording the male
Bee an easy and pleasant way Of disposing
Of his nick es, all of which should find their
way into the family exchecquer, instead of
Del G diverted by Graves ITO other and less
equitable channels. Fortunately, Mrs.
Bee has a tongue of her own, and she
made such a strong showing, that her evil
genius, otherwise Graves, was fined $40,
which amount that individual paid, out Of
/ very plethoric pocket-book.
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