Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-06-11
The Value of Truth.
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He thought himself a nOEOrto1s Grimm

And yet there was nothing In his appearance
to justify the superstition that he had ever
gIaced sing Sing or been under the loving care
Of the keepers at the Pen. He was a flne ,ook-
ing OLD man or Weighty proportions, With blue
eyes which tWtnkled with merriment and saof
sunny glances in all directions. His manner
was cordial and cheerful.
on, yes; I'm guilty. judge" he said, even
nefore he mad heard the charge. 1T certainly
was very disgraceful On my part. ought to
be severely punished
Not quite so fast, II you please" said Judge
Walsh, In conc1liatory tone. The Charge
let me see-is-'
"Do your duty. Judge. do your duty! There
was not the slightest excuse and the nr,s-
oner shook his head In a way that indicated
that he would not haVe.hiS views antagonized
''The complaint alleges 1ntoxication," said
the court. closely scanning the accused to dis
cover, If possible, evidences OF the spree. And
tn q 1t asked politely:
"YOur name, sir?n
"Ol1Ver Cheeseborough, was the reply, land
ne admits mat ne was abominably drunk. at
such an early hour, too and On a public thor
ough1are. Why continued Mr. CheeSeDor.
ough. looking shamefujly ar the floor" sup
pose some OF the folks down at Babylon should
have seen me-"
The court contemplated the awful results of
such possibility and queried
'.Ihen you feel yourself guilty, my friend?"
equity, did you say? | should think did.
ing beastly exhibition or hi nself, member
Oh the church, too. Contemplate for one mo-
ment, Judge, the demoralizing effects OF my
example, and MIR. Chseseb5rough teaderly
careSSed the pare spot a. the olck OF his heal
The court snuffed the odor OF a modest bou.
quet OF violets. as the prisoner continued:
~ 90 not ask 1or mercy, j idge. When / think
OF the Inquire must have cut trj i az to Initiate
Lawrence Barrett, On the sidewalk, Iny fndig-
nation at myself Is simply uncontrOliabie /
feel SO ashamed that know won't have cOur-
age enough TO lace the Old lady on my return "
.Mr. Cneeseborough," said the court gravely,
There are magistrates Ia tnis city other than
my sell. will venture to say that In the course
OF their experience on the bench they have seen
many men charged with intoxicat1on. In fact
1 Will 90 even further, and say that they have
seen the same men charged with the same Offense
over and over again. Without troubling you
with statistics. my friend, permit me to inform
you that my experience lead me to believe that
at least twenty men out Of every hundred get
drunk OCCASIONALLY"
docs that remark apply to Brooklyn aIone?n
asked Mr.. CheesebOrough.
ITO Brooklyn In particular" was the en-
phatic response.
n, "Ihsn,n said IL the prisoner, as he looked
live In Brooklyn, althouoh 1t boasts so many
churches. The offense IS so grieyous. I pre-.
sumo the law expressly provides for the pun.
lshment OF SUCH beaStly Crime"
Yes" said his honor. 1.-The law covers such
cases very nicely"
what is the fine and what is the morrison
ment?" asked the penitent man as he pro iuce1
awad OK greenbacKs from his vest pocket.
There was S2S.52
Here is all have Judge, aud l suppose L.
wont go very toward the payment OF the fine"
ana BE handed the money over the desk. land
JAIL ~ ~
Put your money III your pocket, said the
court, stroking Its muStache and quietly added:
himself" 0'' ~ -
THE usual penalty. continued his honor. sig
ten dollars fine or ten days imprisonment
Mr.. Cheeseborough assumed an incredlllous
smile. He though the court was tritiIng with
him. and so he said: -'1
NOW sincerely trust your honor Will mt
joke on so serious subject! ItisunnaruraI to
suppose that such retty penalty will make
amends for The disgusting exhibition of which
ba Was ba an5 elgnt guiy2 No. judge. can
'And sometimes" added his honor. with a
gay cnuckle, as he noticed with pleasure the
prisoners bewildermeut: there Is neither fine
nor imprisonment. The culprlt is allowed to
go scot free.n
'Ah! but then the judge neglects his duty.
and sacrifices the very principles he is supposed
his INST and stamped his foot as he waxed eio0
quent over the matter
Not in all cases." was the rejoinder "It
depends altogether on the Character OF the
Take yourself as an instance"
Me" said MIR. Cheesebor0ugh, as he glared
az the court In marked surprise. "Why, you
be too severe for my offense. II one OF nv hoys
got tight would tan him within an inch OF his
lille" and here the prisoner tapped the palm OF
his left hand and screwed up the corner of his
right eye. ~ A-''
.But 1t is not all men who regard tntoxIca-
ton In the same light as yourself, That la the
trouble" And then his honor continued:
"Do you know, Mr.. Cheeseborouyb Inat tr
affords me Infinite delight to LEI you eo?" ~
'.Wnere?" was the quick interrogaGory.
ITO your home"
mo imprisonment"
"No."
mot even a fne2"
Not even tne," blandly assented the
court.
"Why," said Mr.. Cneeseborough. "I'm most
emphat1cally num-"
''Will you allow me the high privilege, In
tefrupted his honor, ''of setting you tree? l
must really insist upon it
Mr.. Cheeseborough was thunderstruck. on
recovering from the shock he said: II must say
that am very much surprised. In fact can
hardly control myself. DO you know thought
prisoners were nearly always sentenced? see.
am mistaken
1t is so rare nowadays TO find man who
ceiDg found drunk won't swear he was the vic.
I'm OF sunstrOke that when such cases are dis
covered the judges OF Brooklyn regard them as
an nonor to their species. Mr.. Cheeseborough,
! Ia aW 0elghted to meet gentleman who can
YET nan seas over without lying about It, AS
q sr,,3 1aak OF the courts esteem, Onicer Burns
vi osu.y on In carriage to the railroad de.
w t, ana 10 behalf OF the municipality STAND
Ieas ior all hands, This Ia indeed Joyous oc-