National Republican., 1875-06-28
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She bought market basket for iifty cents, and
made It point to visit the Avenue market regu-
la-ly every morning. She always entered the
building with the feeling Of one about to buy out
the establishment and give public dinner. She
would pass from stall to stall and price the edbleS
niPping a little here, tasting little there, and
browsing around generally, until she had slowed
away sufficient to keep her internal structure
busy for the day, and then, purchasing q cents
worth OGcheese, she would slip roll OF butter or
something Of that sort into her pocket, and pass.
ing out would soon become lost to view amid the
hustle and hurry Of the crowded tboroughfare.
But she found her way into the Police Court Sat
urday and looked cad enough as she poked her
little head, shaded with a sun bonnet, through
the window of the dock and glanced furtiTely At
"Iary Mucks," said the clerk, with mixture
Of thunder and musketry in his voice, "you are
charged with being an idle and suspicious per-
son ; are you guilty or not guilty?"
"Noah amt, squeaked Mary, as she twitched
the strings OF her sun shs 1e loose and lifted the
same from her head, exposing gray hair, a
Urinkled brow, plugged nose watch eye and q
EOh, you needn't try to play of Noah on this
court" said the clerk, as he peered over his specs
with apallfng sternness; ''are you guilty or not
"Of, in other words, prisoner" said his honor,
''hsve You been taking free lunches at the market
house lately?"
Noah amt" and on went the bonnet with
jerk.
"M-ar-y M.uc-k-s," said the clerk, knitting
his eye broWs in a manner that dislocsted his
specs and dropped them upon the table, "Noah
hasn't got anything TO do with this case; are you
Mrs Mucks, interrupted his honor, "you had
better answer that question or the first thing you
know you'll be gong up for ninety days"
Cant ye let me go up. your honor, for eight
mOIths?" cried Mary rubbing her hands and let
ting her watch eye turn summersaults for joy,
tBIll he'll be home next Christmas from the
Black Hills. and eight months II let me out Just
in time to enjoy his big bOnanZer If eight months
amt convenient, ledge, give me twelve, for time
is DO object to me, and year amt much account,
''Offcer" said his honor, "turn that prisoner
loose. Ii should send her mp for her natural
life she'd he back here in less than a week to see
II the court couldn't extend the time into eternity
little and as the docA door opened she slid out
behind the officer and disappeared in the dingy
psssageWay. murmuring:
The odds the difference,
TwNt you and me.
In the workhOuse or out. Judge,
You root hog or die"
THE FIRST RAP.
"He raped me FIRST. yer hG8nS,r' he cried, as
the clerk brought him suddeSfy TO his feet by
breaking the Intelligence generously that he,
battery upon William McPhinn. Indeed he
did. He wbscked me a stunning crack on the end
o. my SINE .;L Ter INST INST heeause got over the line
taxed hens out Of my yard I'd smash in bis hen
nery and break up his chicken cOOps.''
"Hes, but how did the complainant get those
ridges on his head" inquired his honor. as Ne
PLinn frightened up the bandage over his right
eve, and uttered = suppressed moan OF pain.
"Hov did he come into the possession OF those
black spaces under his eyes; how did he get those
frc 1t teeth caved in, and his nose showed around
TOW ards his left ear and his chin driven into his
throat in that way: oh, no, Mr.. Snyder, not TO-
day IL you please: your story Is graphic and in-
terestng and all that sort If thing. but It lacks
the requisite amount OF thickness to get you Oh,
so you may 90 up for sixty days or come down
with twenty dollars, the court alnt particular
which"
'IGit's all the same as Dutch yer honor I'll 20
uD, for never like to come down on occasions
like this"
''Go up, old man, 90 up" said the clerk, waving
bts horn specs. and Immediately proceeding to ar
reign StoneHRl Jackson jerks for locking his
Heotber. in-laW down cellar Just because she said
that II he didn't stop leaving his hat in the pan
try and his boots on the bed, aRd quit combing
his hair in the kitchen, she'd stir him up with the
POKER and settle him with 4 cane