The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1875-09-22
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AN HOUR At THE CENTRAL
's~'< .'" :" STATION COURT. 1"~'
.aJ"a From the, Detroit Free.Press.1 },.*

He was young man with a sentiment
tai air. His hair was drawn back over
his, ears his eyes had far-off look one
could see poetry in all bis motions, es-
pecially in the way he stubbed his toe
against the stove as he balanced out. In
searching him the night before the police
hid taken away his latest poem. 1t was
a poem entitled "a VAIL, One verse
will introduce the young man S merits:
When.I look arc nd me AMI see other boys
go happy 1t makes NE feel quite sad -
TO be a lonely boy since mother is d 40.
Hark! hear voice saying, my child rejoice,
he: oI good cheer,
Tho out OF sight, yet in my souls memory
you are ever dear. 49,,
My happy days Of childhood l wish could
again recall;
Some happy days since then spent, but them
surpassed all.
Mother is dead and gone, hope her soul is
with the angels bright +
May she rest in peace with the saints who en-.
joy eternal lite.
, "Ferdinand Thompson, did you write
this trash e. asked his honor, after porting
over the poem for five minutes.
eyes, sir-that poetry
"And your mother is dead =
eyes, SIR
swell, I don't blame her for dying. I
wonder that her ghost doesn't go around
grooming with the bilious colic.''
II think am good judge of poetry
stiff1y replied the young man.
''You are, chg Well, now you hear
me. 1t was yonr first drunk, and you
may 60, but if I ever catch you here
again with any more poems in your
pocket III legally and theoretically make
your heels mash your shoulder-blades!
Those verses are trash, sir-regular
skim-m milk nonsense, and it's my business
to warn you;that it will be forty times
better for you to hunt for an Ak and
wood.pile than to go any further with
the poets trade"
SUSAN BLACK.
She was long, thin colored woman.
She had ON long pink sun-bonnet, car.
ried long face, and she chewed at
qui Of gum, as if her life depended on
her chewing forty chcws to the minute.
Names Black, is it?'' asked his hon.
''Yup." she answered between her
chews.
Throw the gum away he command.
ed.
She removed the "hunk,' looked at it
from all sides, held it moment, and then
it descended and struck the floor with
bang, keeled over, and its beauty was
forever destroyed.
''Su>an Black, how dare you, in this,
the nineteenth century, get drunk and try
to climb shade tree !" he asked.
operas to me l had tit." she drawl.
ed: yawning heavily.
DO you want to be sawed in two 2" he
shouted rapping on the desk.
''ScuSe me from dat, Jedge."
"Well, then, you straigh up and an
swcr my questions. You were both
drunk and diSordcrly, the warrant says"
"Sure's you ill., Jcdge, I had a fit.''
"Do. You have these fits oftcn!''
eyes, sah,''
"WllE you ever have another?''
''Yes, sah.''
"l'll bet you won't have another for
six months
Ills dat the decision 2
eyes, ma MAJ
':Jedge' she remarked aft a long look
back at him, '.jest low me to f'sten desc
fingers into yer ha'r for bout free minut.
c$, an III 81 up dar' peacvfuller than a
lamb!'' =. ,s
lie refused, and as she was taken away
>he looked like shadow being swallowed.
up III fog.
''BuB.''
Club, what's the matter :" asked the
court as a boy o(eight was brought out.
81 fit J.Jim," sobbed the boy.
"Whcn p
Last n-i.t-e!'
"And where's Jim .
Gle got away"
''And Why didn't you get away!''
III had sore h.heei j 49,.
"W as it much Of a tisht!''
''Y-yes, sir ; licked him!'
"What caused the fght?''
,''le kicked my little b. bruther."
"My son said the court, after glance
throug III the window. "thcre was once a
boy. He was a good boy. He didn't
hook apples or put pins under any body.
His face was always clean, his hair was
slick. All he was u jewel OF boy. He
wouldn't cheat, lie, swear or fight. lie
went to Ted early. got up early. minded
his mother, and what do YOU think be.
came Of him.''
SCOT run over bv 4 buss T. sobbed the