The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1877-07-31

"Excuse me, sir,'' expostulated Mr.
Poddy; 81 am neither beggar nor
drunk, wish to see lady In this
house."
At this the crowd hooted and laughed,
and Mr.. Bluecoat said, That won't do.
1 know you my boy. Come along I"
and along he went, followed bya ragged
procession, to the station-house.
What's the nameY" asked the SER
geant as Solomon stood before him.
"My name is Solomon Poddy, and 1
am sure somebody is laboring under a
terrible mistake" commenced the poor
man.
"Stop your talking. What's the
charge, Brown ?" asked the sergeant.
"Drunk and dlsorderly. He tried to
to get into Mrs. Hasher's house, and
commenced to fight when they put him
out. think / remember him, sir, be-
FORE"
"Allow me one word of explanation, !"
pleaded the miserable Solomon.
You'll have a chance before the
judge in the morning. Take him be-
low," returned the inexorable sergeant.
Where was the expectant bride all
this timep Waiting in her room for the
summons that the groom had arrived.
No Poddy. Poor Miss Tabitha began to
think he had proved false, and became
sick at heart. The dinner-bell rang, but
she was suffering now from raging
headache, and could not respond, but
had some toast and tea sent up to her.
The evening passed away, and all hope
going with it, Miss Tabitha betook her.
self to a sleepless couch, soliloquizing
on the falsehood and deception of man
kind.
With pale face and broken heart, she
went down to breakfast, where Mrs.
Bankum was relating her adventures of
the evening before, and young Bankum
was reading the newspaper account of
the affair.
" At the police station the hardened
ruffian gave his name as Solomon Pod
dy, of course an alias" read that gen.
tleman.
Over went Miss Tabitha's cup of tea.
Up she started A new light dawned
upon her, and in less than fifteen min
utes, to the great surprise of the occu-
pants of the courtroom. an excited
maiden lady in a hurried morning Co.'S
tune hustled up to the Justices desk and
whispered in his ear.
"I'll give you thirty days on the
island, and it shall be six months if
catch you here again. said the justice
to the prisoner under examination. Then
to Miss Jones. Now, madam, please
step in here" and he led the way to a
private office.
Last of all the forlorn and wretched
crowd of prisoners, each under the es-
cort of policeman, was Solomon, his
coat covered with the dried mud of the
gutter, and his face presenting very
disreputable appearance.
He had noticed Miss Tabitha's hasty
! entrance, but, the poor fellow was so
overcome with his disgrace that he
shrank further back into the crowd.
I" Is Solomon Poddy here wish to
see him, said the justice, looking out
from the door of his private room.
Solomon's captor pushed him forward
while buzz of amazement ran through
the crowd.
C Oh, Solomon, how you have been
prosecuted for my sakel" cried Miss
Tabitha, bursting into tears, as she
looked upon his sorrowful visage.
This has been bad mistake, sill, but
hope it will never occur again." said
the justice, after some words of explana-
ton had passed between them; and he
smiled as if it was the commonest thing
imaginable for quiet old gentleman to
pass night In the station-house.
Solomon looked very grim, and hoped
with all his heart it wouldn't. The jus
tees office boy was sent for, and the
application of soap and water and a
clothes-brush soon rendered Mr.. Poddy
more presentable. A carriage was called
and they passed through the interested
crowd who thought poor Poddy was a
runaway husband, and drove off amidst
great cheering, with three small boys
hanging on behind.
"Where are we going to, dear ?" ask
ed the blushing Tabitha.
" To the minister'sl Pm not going
to have this sortof thing happen again, I"
answered Solomon, quite savagely.
Great was the reverend gentleman's