The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1884-11-06
Lights and Shades of City Life.
As PORTRAYED BY THE REPORTORIAL PENCIL
OF THE METROPOLITAN PRESS.
PURELY AN AEDERMANIC EXCUSE


Thanks. The same to you, Della III. Sims
"'Twas the favor of an agy, Y'r Amer, pace
to y'r sow. | had it very sevarely, God bliss
you.'
"Quinne is bad for the constitution. Della H.
Sims. One month to eradicate the noXiOus
herb from your system.'
WAITING FOR REMITTANCEs.
There was richness on the end of Henry
Green's nose when he hobbled in the Jefferson
Market Police Court yesterday morning to an
sWer to the charge of begging. He looked like
an Italian, but claimed to be German, and an
swered only in the latter language.
Agent Ciardi swore he had caught him solic-
lllng aims upon Union square, and that he had
rich son in San Francisco.
The German gentleman with the Italian face
and the Yankee name stuck his red nose up to-
wards His Honor and Teutonicallv swore that
his son had failed to send him his usual allow |
ance. Justice O'Reily sent him where he could
keep warm pending lis arrival.
ALL IN A MOMENT.
In moment of thoughtessness Eph. Price,
ii Is alleged, ran away with Nellie McNally's |
watch, leaving her the ring of the handle and
the Queen Anne shoestring which had served
III lieu of IA chain. In a moment of anger Nellie
lodged complaint at the Twenty y-ninth prec
net station house In a moment of wisdom Mr. |
Price returned the timepiece. In moment of
misfortune an officer collared the playful young |
man ana locked him up. In moment of girl |
lsh tenderness Miss Nellie refused to back up
her complaint, and in Il moment of pardonable |
admiration Justice OReilly allowed the scales |
70 fa from his eyes, and the prisoner al
lowed 10 go free.
MIR. AND MRS. MATTEL KISS.
MagdaIena Mantel smoothed her blonde hair
and looked with trigid dignity at her husband |
who stood at the bar OF the Iorkville Police
Court and brimmed over with smiles and anXi- |
ETY.. Lawyer Steihert rolled up his cuffs and
prepared to quote from the Constitution on be-
half of Mrs. Mantel, while Lawyer Levy carri- |
ed Story up his coat sleeve in defence of Mr. |
Mante!. When Mrs. Mantel swore that Mr.. |
Mantel had abandoned her the prisoner SAID
that he was ready to do what was right.
''Shake hands, > suggested LAWYER Steinert. |
Husband and wife INDUCED in d friendly |
kiss insisted Lawyer Levy.
Mr.. Mantel put one arm around Mrs. Mantel |
and gave her rousing kiss which brought
tine color into her cheeks.
''Skip out" observed the Court, and the re- |
conciled pair left the room together Then the
two lawyers went out ami had a drink together. |
sIXTY-EIGHT, tight AND LOVING.
SiNtyeght to-day. Tight" yelled miserable |
looking little German who boarded Sixth av- |
enue car AT Carmne stree yesterday.
"Fath you look it," said the driver
"SiNty-eight! Tight.' again shouted the
German, and his arms revolved ike those Of
windmill.
Come get off this car OF III hist ye," said |
the driver. just then benevolent Old man in
terfered i'll the Germans behalf. "A little eN-
uberance-9ood spirits-old telloW-give HIM a |
show, he murmured.
At this the German shouted, "Pulty boy. |
Goot Old manH' and then leaning over, he said, |
ShOnny, gil us giss.'
AT that the aged benefactor blished and the
passengers roared. The befuddled little being |
looked amazed, then said seriously, mo gss? |
Dom an ptff' .l. I.
his voice came back again, 'SiNty-eight. |
Tight,
FRED BREAKS THE RECORD.
Chirpy little Fred Dennison sat upon his bi- |
cycle in Fourth avenue, near SiNty-ninth street,
yesterday morning. He was eleven years old |
and was the champion rider of the neighbor- |
hood. Along came an interesting young man |
named James Hutchinson, who said that if lit |
tie Fred would lend him ii watch and chain he
would time the rider for trip around the |
block. The boy handed his silver watch and |
chain to Hutchinson. who opened it and sol |
emnly remarked 60" Whizz went the wheels |
of the bicycle as it sped around the corner. |
Just then little Fred learned from boy that |
The timekeeper had departed. He turned his |
bics Gle around and chased the flying umpire, |
gaining upon him each moment until a police |
man interrupted Hutchinson at the corner of |
Seventeen street and First avenue. Hutchin- |
son was of the opinion that the journey from |
the starting point was made in five seconds. He
had short conversation with Police Justice |
Murray in the Iorkylie Court, and will eX plain |
matters to Il jury later on.
GRADED SNAKES.
\ long, lanky countryman recently entered |
the editorial rooms, and announcing himself as
from Shousetown, said Il druv up here this |
morning and about six miles out of town saw !
snake lying i'll the road that bet five feet |
long"
The editor briefly jotted down lager beers
and looked inquiringly at MS visitor.
Don't you believe it? I'll bet il was over
six feet!' exclaimed the man from Sholl>e-
town.
The editor wrote 'sour mash" on slip and
resumed attention.
Its a fact amt lying 1t wouldn't be
away from the truth if said seven tcet,' con
tlnued the stranger, eXctedly.
Rye" was briefly jotted down with Il word |
of comment.
Ten feet. ten feet. You wooden headed
ink pot. There, you going to believe that"
"Certainly," replied the editor, as h" scratch
ed of bourbon" Here, my friend is a snake
card. You will notice under five feet they are
lager beer snakes. BY the foot they 20 from
sour mash old rye and bourbon up to Da-
mond alley whiskey. That's the highest grade |
and is only used for sea serpents. Good day |
HIS HONOR SPEAKS A PIECE.
Ellen Mccormick carried a baby that was do
ing its level best to pull the buttons OFT the |
front of her dress when she appeared before |
Justice Duffy in the Tombs Police Court yes-
terday mornino His Honor leaned hack i'm his |
armchair and looking straight at The artificial
ninl, rose in FIIup.s honnet rondnrted ali tbp |
subscnuent nrorendinus with mi little assist |
.nre frnm bar TLis i What hn rattInd ar in |
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A shaggy luft OF red hhir just showed above
the prisoners rallnS III the lombs Ioiict Court
yesterday morning, and little man with
scared lace nervously fingered the IRON sup
ports lie was not an aggressive looking per-
SON lhe poIlceman VINO TOOK MN IN >alu he