, 1878-09-28
Hiiah Holds Court BY Himself.

| Biiah. the ianitor of the Central Police
! Station. Detroit, has made his reception
| room even more attractive than any hoped
| for An India rubber cat, three feet high
| presented to him by the Mayor of Boston, is
/ placed In the corner 50 as 10 face the audi
| ence. On one of the walls hangs the photo
graph Of Texas murderer, and on another
the photograph of the Car OF Russia, kindly
written for the old ianitor by one of the
city officials \ rug made from an army
blanket and four OIL KS, softly rests IN
front Of the centre-:a fable, giving the whole
room :; warm and generous appearance.
Every one entering the room Is at once
struck with the artistic taste exhibited IN
the arrangement Of every article, and many
words Of praise have been showered upon
the old man for his thoUghtfulneSs IN pro-
vidng bottle OF eanphOr with mouth
large enon..h to admit the biggest nose likely
to he walked into the rocm-
The first conner WAS 4 Young woman Of
twenty. having wealth of pime-coIored
hair. plenty of frechleo and a general air of
sorrow. Taxi; 1; a scat IN the red splint-
b0ttomed chair, and wiping tear from her
eye, she began, = Was working for lady
down on Howard street. aud She discharged
me this morning, and wouldn't pay me for
the last week. I've a good mind TO Jump
into the river or take poison
Please don't" demonstrated Ri jah :
people never amount to much after com
miJting suici,le You were a servant girl in
the hou.e, were you:
YES"
"Did You ever have the handling OF the
dishes :"
II did"
$50 Ia, so good. Did You go out even
ings :"
Once in while
"Ics-a -ahcm-onc in awhile Now, then I
answer this court if youdid not 60 uut every
single evening in the week, aud ii a new
bean did not come home with you each night .
Sarah looked very much embarrassed, and .
had 40 word IL. rely. And You broke .
dishes, ate up the c.t-loaf sugar, mmped o.l .
the cooking 10y the job, and probably wasted
more provisions than the fanny a'e," She
lii no5 deny it. and he continued, The
ady served you right, and you have no case
against her Sarah, IT. iul the way some
If y"u hired girls are going on =
What are We dong, sir.' she softly
,sked
"Oh. | wish Vas li-ei girl = he
erycntly exclaimed, a l., drew hisie under
is char, or tried t.. All how Id make
lie cook stove shine. How IL lcngthcn
'ut the butter and Lard and sugar and Hour,
iaw I'll 20 to bed at dar!, and lie up at
lawn! What clean white aprons d wear
iued @I.I. - -. II
--Y,,s. sir; see, sir, " she humLly replied
The court will suspend sentence on You,
sarah. he sorrowiully remarked, and the
hair advises you to resolve fro..i tiAs h"ur
% make 4 new departure m hie- y On NAY
,;.v,r r,lke handsome girl, Sarah, bat You
an do house work IN such Il manner is 10
,riuc yen a dozen offers Of marriage
Just sous So, She sighed, ami giving
he Iu,!!a rubber cat one last, long, lingering
coE al a'cciirm, she went out
II hope she may reform her Ways, si2hed
he old man. as the door shut, but / don
.ynce. sle viii Alter Il gal begins 10 have
tiyr s,aux :. week she'll mash lacrc plates
,rd bur-. more bread than her wages come
10. and don't YOU forget Ii. We W!l no|
dissolve. "-U,t tgod Fro Press.