The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1876-06-20
On His Travels One Turn Too Many.

Last sunday was IN Ialr way 10 pass as
Ssbbaths are wont to in the goodly town
of Ludlow, until one Pat Sullivan, from
Rutland, appeared upon the scene, when
everything was suddenly reversed. Pat
cast anchor in our harbor not far from four
o'clock in the afternoon. Not content to
lay quietly in port until the sacred hours
bad passed, he hoisted his iib sails and
commenced cruise among the islands in
our barber. His gray spanker caught his
ropes end altogether oftener than The pre-
scri5ed rules of the society for the proven
ton of cruelty to animals are supposed to
allow.
II seems he finally put his team up TO
hay and grain, and sailed around for
while on his pedal extremities. Some wag
"added fuel to the fire" by telling him
that Sheriff Stimson had taken his team
into his possession. Pat Immediately, I'M
around to the above-nsmed officials premi-
ses in pursuit Of his motive power. He was
somewhat demonstrative in his efforts to
ascertain the whereabouts Of his beast, as
the splintered boards left in his path
would seem to indicate. Sheriff Stmson
not being at home just at that time, Pat re-
treated in comparative safety, if not in the
very best of order. BY this time Pats de-
monstrations had become so emphatic
and unmietakable, that an acquaintance
induced him to weigh anchor and immedi-
ately steer for Rutland. His young friend
thought he would accompany him short
distance, understanding the lay Of the land
and the look, at least, of one of the people,
better than Pat did.
Everything was progressing finely, the
sails filled with the humid southern breeze,
and the craft moved off in fine style for
the port Of Rutland, when all of sud
den, Pat bethought himself that part of
his rigging had been left behind. Says Pat,
"be jabers, I've left me halter behind; l
must have me property, let the cost be
what it may"
His pilot compromising the danger Of
retrograde movement in his case and that
halters were the very things that he should
keep clear of if possible, fibbed trifle by
telling him that the halter was all right
but Pat was bound to know for certainty
so took an invoice of his cargo, and of
course found his "hawlthur" missing.
Taking tack on his back track, he soon
he, ba OF, oil I,,et
here was where he took turn too many,
for who should he run foul of but Sher-
if Stimson, who was looking for fellow
of just his proportions.
AS usual, on such occasions. the sheriff
never waited for an introduction, but made
an immediate attempt to detain Patrick by
the Authority with which he, as county
official, was invested. Our hero failed to see
it in that light, and Immediately there was
fearful collision. The besetting weak
ness of Sheriff Stimson, If he has any, has
never as yet been thought to lie in the d.
rection OF fear, nor were there any indica-
tons of it on this occasion, but Pat was a
"muckle boy" US one will often see but
by the aid of the ISLANDERS by, Pat was
brought TO beg and his wrists duly orna-
mented with pair of new and shining
bracelets, which the official happened to
have about his person.
But when the order to march was given,
our migratory citizen would not migrate
worth cent. The result vas that some
four stalwart fellows shackled onto him
and carried him at least quarter of a mile
TO the lookup, all the while standing in
need of an accidental insurance policy
| from the danger they were in from the
spasmodic action of Pats legs. Fairly in
side of Howe's "hotel," our friend of
foreign extraction "staid put" until Mon
day morning, when he was duly arraigned
btore Justice George f. Walker, when he
plead guilty of two offences, that of being
drunk and the breaking of the peace by
offensive carriage, etc For both offenses
he was fined ten dollars and costs. amount
ing. all told, to twenty-five dollars and
ninely-nine cents.