Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-10-07

Row fhS srg Antonio Texasl Hy-alH
Noibing Is usore remarkable than the
fscllity with wi IN IN colored popu alton De-
come acquainted with the fofns " law and
tue practical management OF q case IN court.
There vas q strik king Illustration OF this fact
ID tn. sne hecoruers Court ne other morning.
one OF the bridges At a gat walk. and tne
proof Was that be galloped q paint mule
over the Huston street bridge He managed
HIS honor said: 81 think IN One you.
May az Few QuestionsT"
"Isn't thar . sign over Dat bridge, warning
people how dey must rider
There IL, and that makes you all the
IT does. does IT, Vow. Mr. Recorder, Is
Dat sign what has 90 90 by? Is dat de
"Its"
"well, den, dat sfgns reads, walk your
q, noT ee or you VIII be rned.' Donr it-doot
1t does, Johnsing."
well, de proof is, we ssllopin'a psiut
mule, wasnt &c. bossP"
,sr ne,s, ! believe so," replied his honor.
nov, your honor Is within % admit dat
- sin nule amt no boss, Hli rest de case
bean, because you see de law IL shall walk
my boss, and Ia was q paint mule dat is "a
tai In de Indictment You ia a issyer' ana
you ought 10 know de points most Ne well as
Recorder for the purpose n, ,h,.
suit III regard that paint m ole a. a boss
frisoner-"1 our honor will please note NV
'ception. Jess want 20 maze one more
point Allowiu's, for the sake OF argument,
DAT paint null IL q boss, de sign reals:
walk you rhoss." Now has de witnesses
here In The court 20 prove dat paint mule
boss was not my boss at all. De Law says
walk your boss"
Recorder-"l1l fine you $40. JonnsIng"
And as johnson was conducted O. the
lookup he expire ssed great sympsthy for the
taxpayers, as he intended 10 bring q suit for
eloo 900 damages for false i'm prisonmsut.
de is now, however, at WORK on the street
ONE WAY OF CARVING TURKEY.-
There Is nothing q young unmarried man
likes better than 70 go home TO dinner at the
turkey. he never carved a turkey IN his
lie, ana with an Old maid on one side OF
him, watching him closely, and on the other
eloe ielr girl Tor whom he has a tenderness,
ne feels embarrassed when he begins. First
be pushes the knife down towards one OF the
thlgh-toints He can't nnd the joint, aud he
plunges the knife around In search OF 10 un-
I'll be makes mince-nest out OF the whole
Quarter OF the foul. Then he shsrpens his
knife and tackles IL again. At last. while
denly, and the leg flies into the maiden
lady's lap, while her dress-front IL covered
with shower OF stuffng. Then he goes for
The other leg, and when the young lady tells
him he looks warm, the weather seems 20
him 10 become 400 degrees warmer. This leg
be nnally pulls loose with his fingers. He
10Y ~ Oh TIC cosc Oh Tue plate, anu Wllle ne
is hacking al the wing he gradually pushes
The leg over the clean table-cloth, aud when
he picks IL mp IL slips from his hand into the
gravy-dish and splashes the gravy around
for SIX square yards. Just a. he has made
up bis mind that the turkey has no Joints 20
Its wings, the host asks him II he thinks the
Indian can really be civilIsed7 The girl
next 10 him laughs; and he says he will ex-
plain bis views upon the subject after dim
ner. Then he sops his brow with his hand
kerchief ard presses the turkey so hard with
the FORK that 10 slides of the dish and upsets
goblet OF water on the girl next to him.
Nearly frantic. he gouges away again at the
wings, gets them of In q mutilated eond ition,
and digs into the breast. Before he can cut
any of, the host asks him why he don't helm
out the turkey. Bewildered, he puts both
legs on plate and hands them 20 the maid-
en- lady, and then helps the young girl 10 q
plateful OF stuffing, and while taking her
plate In return knocks over the grsvy-dish.
Then be sits down with the calmness OF des-
pair and fans himself with a napkin, while
the servant girl clears up and taxes the tur-
key 10 the other end OF the table He doesn't
discuss the Indian question that day. He
goes home right after dinner and spends the
night trying TO decide whether TO com nit
suicide or 10 take lessons In carving.-( PhtIa-
delphid Bulletin.
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