, 1874-02-08
afraid they had quarrel the next da7, hoz.

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SWEET Possibilities.
Now these are lessons conveyed in this bioera.
ply o. reformed incbrlate which should not
90 unhcedcd, aud the reporter ventures to sne.
gcst some of thon. Drunkenness :.
dreadful thing. II, by implication ~
to sc,1lly. and the payment Of IS cents
it can DO conquered, why should not other haJ
habits be slmnIls eradicated as in the casos lust
mentioned? Why should not Billy J-wa}k
solcmnly up to Justice scully and asking for the
proper blank form, hold up Lis richt hand M
solemnlr swear that he will never. by void -.
deed, try Or attempt to obtain, either bv nor
su1sion or threats. any money, or paper equiv
alent (so-calIcdl # money, from any persan ~
his acquaintance? Why should not Charlee
W pledge himself in tie sight Of the Lor5
aud Justice Sculy that, after this date he rr;l1
never Egain play another game of billiards
50 help linn, ctc.: What is to pre7ent Justics
scu11y from selling hundreds OF blanks to ir,s.
such persons as Billy c., binding them
never again to chew piece OF fine-cut or "a.
s:rainlng, by eeH-saueht injunction CONNER.
cially-lncliued gentlemen from punuinc: or
dramatic agents from badgering newspaper-
men; or eSchange-fends from pilferins the
Omaha papers; or casual acquaintance from
begging tor theatre-tickots OF policemen from
craving credit for what they never did or car.
conductors from demanding fare from passcn-
gers moro than twice in one trip; or evening
papers from stealing from the morning Sheets
without giving credit or ministers from reyil-
ing ono another !?
Why should not Emma Brown pledge herself
in printed blank never again to rave at and
scold John Brown and John Brown promise
never again to neglect Emma Brown? Why
should not Homer Lee pied himself never again
to s'jump" lis board bill. while Mrs. Smith d.
clares soiemn1y that she will mover again serya
up cats for rabbits table-rcfnse for hash, o, tia
cOntenta of tea-cup5 for tea +?
Here Is . vide field open to the world at larrn
in tho promising business, and mine Of wealth
which ought to bo protitably worked by Justice
Scully.
REFonEs wHoN?
This gentleman would OF course, h3ro mo-
nopoly OF the business, It would bo useless to
so to Danyon. because Banyon's signature is not
worth anything now. But this is not all. How
could man renounce 1nto1ication before Ban
yon It would be like swearing to sobriety On
cask Of clarct, Or glass of punch. Can in
corruption come cut Of corrnp ption? Can so-
briefly iaEue ont of inebrie:y? Surely not.
Hence it WAS that whilo Augustus the Great
reigned at the South Side Police Court, many
South Siders, wishing to swear OF, were com
PEELED to remain in tipsy condition, since they
knew it WAS useless to 60 before Banyon, and
they did not like to 60 into another district
to do their swearing. Tho same thing is true, to
o certain extent, OF Justice haufmann. 4 person
might renounce whisky before him, but never
beer. It is indeed a great question whether an
oath to giVo up Lager Wou1l not be regarded ou
the North Side MS void, since it would be op-
posed to public policy and the last election,
Scully is the man to go to. Let Scnl1y proceed
at once to the preparation at half ton OF
blanks OF different kinds, aad let everybody
promise to reform some failing. Society might
become tolerable after little