The Red Cloud chief., 1883-10-19

daiions sf the close Of the senAncy. sAe
would pocket her nns ssSeaep~rS
Ties, aSsin. there Z. Frying psisey
lie comes o~ccasiesally. 3zss o. tie
Judges are ct taking their neoa1ay
reces.. and, ssafioning himsrlf n his
doorway Of tic courtroom. msrszrs .
short Prsycr.s Whether Il De YifdsI %
e.iemPorr. and who may be the
specia! objects 81 nj. retitions-beneh.
bar. ssi,Drs or Bifm~~&-are alike
rast,en 81 mystery. inasmuch AZ his Ut
terances are 80 rapid and musfed ~ ,o
be totally .uninielligsble. His act .! de
yotioa accomplished. he ssfhly moves
toward smother part Of the coart there
again To perform his s-lf-impo-~d duty.
Eejssiricily impartial. ronferr NJ the
benefits of his iniercEssory offering on
every room in the building. not omit
ting " the Comptroller . once and
the Bureau for the Collection Of Ar
VIVA; ideas be may have re-
spcciing the necessity or value IL his
services no one knows. for he speaks o
no one. He Is convinced, no doubt.
that hts presence and PRAYERS are ALSO
luiely essential To the welfare. il not,
indeed. the existence Of the binding
and its inmates. One thing. n, least. is
certain. II he does no good. he DOS
no harm. and his lunacy might easily
assume a more Objectionable form
Yet an other demcnted amicus crrtr
= a man who has nee or twice made
ais appearance. claiming the credit O!
and compensation for the invention u
The submarine telegraph. the elabora-
ION Of the entire postal system
4 the United States. and the establish
gent Of Cisil-Seryicc reform. COnsid-
eriBg the important character Of these
tehieyemcnt,. and their great national
value, this public b~eneiactor is very
moderate in his demands. He usually
presents his claim in q handwriting very
mike what one would expect as coming
from snch n gifted individual. II begins
Il claim an order from the Supreme
Cosrt for one hundred thousand dol
lar" II then specifies the valuable
snices just mentioned. a. being the
itns on which the claim J. based. and
corcludes with a statement that. being
10 Immediate need. p small installment
On sccouDt will lie very acceptable. He
is considerable enough t. intimate that
II !, be not convenient TO give immcdi-
ate sxcption to his demand he will call
again. IL goes without saying. that he
I ALWAYS IS told To call again.
LAicrly, too. the court house has
been IGNORED by the visits of a middle
aged woman with n Celtic face. a
determined expression. and a strong
accent She has suffered depreciation
of Character at the hands of
ON person or persons unknown.
through which she has been deprived
If the means If earning a livelihood =
She her intention of attend
ing the ,hssions Of the courts until one
or Other II the Judges removes this dis
ability. 1t is Ia be hoped hat sooner
or later some way will be- found 10 ac-
compli.h this good lady's wishes. for
she is IN unfortunate soul and has the
staying power Of Coleridgc's "Ancient
Mar.ner.'
Perhaps the most unintelligiblc rep.
rcscntaire Of the genus is nm Israclite
who haunt, the corridors and favors all
corners WITH a long and rambling
chronological disquisition on two kinds
Of jews whom hc calls Reuben jews
and Susan Jews. for which latter class.
il may be said, he cntertains the most
supreme contempt. He kindly volun-
tcers The Information that Susan
il not ouly in Jerusalem. but in
New York and all over the world.
II is possible he may be right.
Susan IS q tolerably ubiquitous person.
age. When Questioned as To the idcnti-
" 81 the particular Susan to whom he
has reference. he waves his hand i'm
patiently and informs his gucs,ioner
that he can find out all about it in the
Book Of Esther. He generally closes
his discourse with The following puz-
cling conuiidum:
"Can thcy take away mine property
on n six-days' summons. without name,
without date aud without amount?'
Naturally, the person questioned
usually comforts our friend with u
prompt and decided answer in the neg
alive. but is met Immediately by the
perfectly crushing query:
Then why don't they pay me my
rent?"
Why, indccd? Perhaps. though. it is
that they haven't got the money.
All these lesser lights, however. pale
before Mr.. Hrintzlcmann. They lack
the element OF permancncc. Their visits
arc intermittent, and they soon tire.
Not so, he. Their orbits are erra.ic.
uncertain, cometary. He alone is dur
nal and eternal Jurors. su!tors and
witnesses come and GO; lawyers are al
miited, practice and depart for new
ields:of usefulness; Judges are elected.
serve and retire; but he goes OF for
ever.
Poor Mr.. Heintllemann, He will no
doubt keep IN filing his documents with
the clerk. and seeking an opportunity
10 argue his motion. until the day comes
when he shall present his case to The
highest court IL last resort. and the
long-wished-for modification" denied
him on earth beat hast granted. Then,
perhaps. the arrested faculties shall be
set free TO find exercise i'm a larger
sphere Of benefcert activities. and
the dim and troubled yesrs of his mental
bondage shall seem las when one
awaketh in the morning. and behold. il
was n dream. -frcderick Darys Storey,
n The Mdahattgn.