Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1882-06-01

in his face, and he had already taken a
position before the desk when he an
nounced in hollow voice:
.'Sir, I protesti'
s'Yum," replied his honor, as he
finished the last half of an apple,
wiped the blade Of his knife on the
blotting pad and bent forward to bus
mess.
"Sir, solemnly protest." contin-
ued the prisoner. ''This is the out
rage Of the nineteenth century"
"Shouldn't wonder - shouldn't
wonder. Let's see the papers. All!
you are charged with disturbing the
peace"
:. 81 deny il in toe=toe.. demand and
my instant discharged"
"Deny it, sir! Very we'll. l be-
lieve you call yourself Prof. Per-
kins!"
"Prof. Perkins, the great Ameri-
can healer" @
"Just so.f You had street stand
on Jefferson avenue yesterday, and
talked up sales for what you call your
Japanese headache cure"
81 did sir, and l cured thirteen
cases of headache in less than twenty
minutes" ......s-.
"But there was one case you did
not cure. 1t was the man who
bought some Of the stuff of you a
year ago and got a sore nose by
snuffng it. He demanded his money
back" IL. ..t ...-.. 81. ..
"He was o kicker, sir.''
"Instead of returning him his
money you abused him."
eyes I called him fraud
''And then something Of riot took
place. Your stand was upset, much
headache cure wasted, and several
parties were more or less battered. 1
shall hold you responsible"
"Why, your honor, what did I
have to do with it?'' .
"You guarantee to refund the
money where a cure is not effected?''
eyes, but the fellow was lying"
''How do you know?'' f..
because, my great American
headache cure never falls"
"Well, 1 have something a little
better. / shall fine you $10."
ssThat's no cure for headache, YOU
honor"
81 might double the dose.''
"No, you needn't. I'll pay ths
fine, but it's an outrage all the same
; 1 suppose l can sue for damages?"
; ''Oh, yes; sue for anything yo'
want to. Call the next"
HIT HIM WITH A BRICK-BAT.
A man with black eye and a lam
leg, and general used-up look
| limped out and began:
"Shudge, like to know how al
dis vhas?'
"All what?"
"An about how 1 vhas brough
down here like dog"
81 presume an officer brought yo1
here. The warrant says you wer
fighting and making great disturb
ance." .....
"Shudge, so help me gracious,
u vhas more innocent as leedle baby
Shall I told you how it vhas?"
o eyes" '.'- -'
t'Vhell, keeps tailor shop o
Division street. Some pOys con-
" aroundt und cry oudt to me: 'Hellt
old shears!' I Idoan't like dot wer
much, und I drive 'em away init
% cane or proom-handle. Den son
Is more poys come pack und called n
ouder names, under yesterday son
re one throws q brick through der Wi
i dow und gifts me dis plack eye.
vhas running after dem when d
r policeman grabs me und prings n
r down. ] haf some weetness here." "
Nv A little, old, bald-headed man tot
the oath and said: If
60 81 bays taxes in this town twel
Vars. know dis man.. He max
= close, and he dona' fight nopody.
doan' pelieve he would kill shicke
seed der poys call him names, III
he hears him go out NIT club. If
n vhas hung oop until I vhas deadt
IL say all dee time he didn't done it. I"
OF s'Prisoner, don't think there
any case against you," said the cou
'c- after a brief review Of the testimor
"a Sand I shall let YOU CO."
We ''Dot makes me happy"
he sIf the boys trouble you any mt
- let me know" @'f '"S
ter "Yaw; I write you init bos
Ill, card"
ke 'sAnd don't you trouble the boys
Is. "Mei Why, Shudge, if a fly VI
he on my nose i wouldn't hurt him
feefty dollars 'a.1 @
tos .'sCUsE ME-"
me- The prisoner who answered to j,
or name of George Smith was daz'
ror looking young man with exceedin
red blond hair, and Bijah estimated t
the mud on his overcoat was suffici
to grow fifty eacumbers. He
' blood on his ear, scratch on
. ~ nose, and his right eye was about
'oo go into mourning for a distant RI
:" tive who had died Of too M
VS. whiskey. aaa -f'
aon "What's the matter here?" as
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