Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1875-05-16
IN THE DETROIT POLICE COURT.

| IN THE DETROIT POLICE COURT.
One of the dodgers, turning ont at six
o'clock, stole Bijah s hat. leaving his own
on the peg. Bias hat was sleek we'll
fed hat having graceful dent in the top
and a general airy look as if it belonged
to good society. The dodgers hat when
| placed on chair and surveyed from all
sides struck the beholder with terror.
1t had been a plug hat once-a hundred
years ago. It once had q nap and a
gloss and fine band. and the man who
wore it was an object of admiration.
Small boys respected it, and the winds
dared not lift it up and scoot it along the
dusty street Then it grew old, and the
gloss faGsl, and the band got rusty.
Some one sat down on it at a lecture,
caving in one side, and then it was given
away to a store porter. He wore it Until
the band grew red with old age and the
lining became loosened, and then he gave
1T up to deserving apple psddler. who
smoothed it over with a curry-comb and
pasted splints inside to straigten up the
wrinkles and dents. He wore it for
years and years-wore it to weddings,
funerals, and river excursions and pic
MICS, and called it the Boss hat. He
died, and the hat fell to a rag picker, who
painted it black. put on red WOODEN
band. poised it jauntily on the side of
his head IS he wandered up and down
and yelled R-a-g-s" he got drunk, one
sad day, fell down in an alley, and the |
hat fioated on the breeze, and the ledger |
found it. and it finally decended to Bijah. |
He looked at it long time in silence.
He grew red in the face. His ears work |
ed. Then he grabbed the old relic. slam
med it down, gave it an awful kick, and
hoarsly exclaimed:
''Ill kill thousand dodgers in revenge
for this ~
ANOTHER PLUMBER
The old man II give it to him heavy
whispered boy as "A young man named
came ont Of the corridor.
He'll hash him right up said a second
He'll make clothss-line Of him IN
just minuit, put i'll third. 81 /
The young man Was plumber, and it
was case of drunkenness. He seemed
to feel his approaching doom. and as he
toed the mark he said
Judge. if you II let me off, l jump this
Town in ten minuits.
Listen prisoner at the bar. - replied
he court. You were drunk and you are
. plumber Last Winter my water-pipe
busted, and L ran for plumber He
said he would come right up and fix it,
out he let the water gush into nv potato
pin all day long. and never come near.
called up another and he swore by the
lorn spoon that he'd have q man there
It seven in the morning. No man ap-
,eared. called upon another, and he
Ilso failed me. A fourth came and shut
he water off left it that way week. and
he fifth one found the pipes frozen
Tor eleven long weeks, Charles Hopkins, ,
We had to carry water to wash, or go
Without o cleaa shirt. I've bought ice,
Melted snow treasured cold tea as you
Eould treasure gold. and the plumbers
till deceive me. Think of an aged !.
nan like me being compelled to wash
~ face in a teacupful of water, and
D stagser through alleys and back yards
18th tub on my shoulder! If you are a
lumber. you are like the rest and if had
ne power I'd send you to Jail for five
years. I'll make it three
lonths as you are stranger, but feel
conscience stricken for not putting on
reater punishment"
The prisoner tried to conceal his occu- I
alton, but not tRipg successful. he cheer y
lily accepted the sentence, and took h
le head seat on the saw-horse. ...-