, 1882-02-17
THE DETROIT SOLOMON.
SHE WAS A MoTHE.IN.LAw.

"Yes. marm. Would you like to glare
AZ him through the bars Of his cell door?"
No; 1 guess not. can wait till he
comes out
In case he is your wayward son, and
rou want to fall on his neck and weep, |
think YOU can manage it"
~ shan't do any great amount OF weep
inc over his case" she replied, as her
hands clenched. , ,,,
night lie called for Hammer" continued
Riiah. as he hourished the duster
around.
"rhe brute!" she hissed.
"Ana lie said something about an old
She started up with flashing eyes and
rnraised arm, but at that moment his
Honor arrived, and the room soon filled
no with spectators.
THE MAN WITH A LISP.
The prisoner inquired for was the tirst
one brought out, and when the court
aaked if his name was Charles Wayland,
be replied; ,., .,,,
thing happened. -, :.
Lets see. You are charged with dis
turbing the peace.
Your Honor, if you only knew how |
thuifered at home you'd wonder that l
walnut crank.
"Then you have sufiered?"
81 thould think l had! My wife'th
\ mother has made my houth a perfect
graveyard" ,
At this point the mother'in.law arose
and put in an appearance. With arms
akimbo. she stood before the pale-faced
prisoner, saying never word, but giving
him such look as hangmen give their
prisoners before swinging them off.
Perhaps you have seen modest vic.
Let shrink to string before the fierce
heat of confagration? Well, the mai
with lisp wilted and shrunk and dis
appeared under her gaze until he was
barely discernible to the spectators,
Then she turned to the court and said;
This thing married my darter. He
has used up the three hundred dollars |
gave her, pawned her jewelry, slapped
her face called me hyena, and has
even boosted that ho would put me out
Of the way before snow fell. Last night
Icaught him trying to pick the locks to
nv bureau, and pitched him out doors.
1.-The ever enters my door again L ii crush
him"
"YOur Honor, / demand the arretlI of
that wOmanthl" shouted Charles, Us he
suddenly came to life.
"0h, you wretched, degraded, loafer-
ish little sneakI' she groaned, as she
turned on him.
"Oh, Judge ,thend her upth, ,thend her
upth" he eDtreated.
This is another unfortunate case, "
said his Honor, in solemn tones. THE
law cannot take cOgnizance OF family
troubles, unless the law is invaded.
know nothing OF the pitching out of the
door, but the prisoner was arrested for
what afterward transpired. He stood on
the walk, and shouted and called names,
and drew crowd"
'Yith, sir; but think how l have been
used"
Cant help that. When man s
mother-in.law throws him out OF doors,
he should 60 to the law at once for his
remedy"
"Or come to her." quietly added the
woman, as she showed fist almost as
large as head of cabbage.
And it therefore becomes my duty to
Y send you up for thirty days"
! oh, donth Think Of my outraged
! home"
"1guess your outraged home will take
care Of itself. Please fall back"
lake my oyercoat, Judge, and let me
I'VE don't deal in secondhand cloth
ing here. Fall back now like little
man, for I'm very busy this morning.
.lll fall backth, thir, but the disgrace
Elll kill mel Lemme get at that old
lyena-lemme pulverize my traduther!
But Biiah wouldn't let him, and so he
was led into the corridor the mother in
AW made a bow to the court, and swept
cut a smile OF triumph lighting up her
aee until every freckle looked as big as
aoanadian penny.
ONE HOPE LEFT.
6, .Well?" queried his Honor, as Thos.
ollelds stood before him.
Yes, I'm purity near gone, sighed the
Prisoner.
n, You're ragged and dirty and penniless,
T. wen, l don't deny 1t; but tell you
I've had the hardest run of luck you
eVef heard Of. I've lost three wives in
Succession"
That's tough"
You bet it isl And I lost my home
Un a mortgage gave doctor my gold
watch to settle his bill, and in stopping /
u9away horse lost my last dollar, and
Saa ~" my coat torn up the back, as you
lpresume?"
T. Judge, if it wasn't for one single hope
IL walk straight down to the river and
Jump IN and never be heard Of no more. "
81 I9en you have a hope?"
:, = nave, I've got an uncle somewhere
n y Indiana who is immensely rich, and
an an gong to write him for loan OF So