Middletown transcript., 1886-03-19

= ger. "By Hercules, what: breakfas
/ will, shall, must, and have now Ger
. tainly got to eat / could not hav'
= stood it any longer. Now, now, nov
!, is the glorious moment of moments
Jack took up a slice of the toast ant
with strange look of misgivine
: laid it down again.
"I'm blessed if he's touched it af
, ter ALL" said waiter the first. "Well
:. this beats everythingr
4" Hes precious rascal, depend
on" says the landlord. Well nab
7 him. Let US go to the door,"
"Tll be hanged if he amt going to
/ bolt again T. said the second waiter.
(" Search his pockets said the land
lord excitedly. "Three breakfasts
and not one eaten r 80
a]r What a villain r. said the first
waiter.
By this time all the people in the
cofee-house had crowded into the
| room. and plentiful mob had gather
| ed at the door.
/ Heres a chap that's had three
breakfasts this morning." exclaimed
\ the landlord.
\ Three breakfasts p cried dry
looking man in spectacles, how could
| he possibly do thatf'
81 didn't say he'd eaten them. I
said he'd ordered them and didn't eat
them. Three breakfasts in three diff.
ferent houses tell you. He's been
to my house, and to this mans house,
and to this mans, and we've searched
him and he hasn't penny in his
H pockets" .,....s
| /, :" That's it." cried Jack, who had
yainly attempted to make himself
heard, ~ that's the very reason"
"What's the very reason?" inquir-
ed the gentlemen in spectacles.
$ %Why, / was shocked to find, just
now, that Ihad left my purse at home
in, the hurry of coming out, and"
10" Oh, OH" cried the laughing au-
dience, "here's the policeman He'll
settle him."
90; But how does that explain the
other two breakfasts 2" asked the gen.
tleman.
" Not at all,p said Jack.
"Impudent rascal !" said the land
lord.
81 mean" said he, "that that
doesn't explain it, but can explain
| it."
:" Well, how ?" said the gentleman,
hushing the angry landlord, who had
meanwhile given our hero in charge.
"Don't lay hands on mel" cried
Jack. !" TIL 60 quietly, if you let me
alonei but first let me explain"
I" Hear him, hear him!" cried the
spectators, " and watch your pocketsl'
Here Jack gave rapid statement
of the events of.the morning. This
only excited laughter and derision,
and our hero was hustled of, and in |
two minutes found himself in a crowd
ed police office.aa7d 4tii Nj. 4test
"A considerable delay took place be-
fore the landlords charge could be
heard. sK tuO s,3l ri llff assr~
"Agony of expectation groaned |
poor Jack, "I'll have bread and but
ter when I breakfast-not toast; it's
more hearty, and besides you get it
sooner; !; and yet. o table-cloth, O thick
slices, o tea, when shall l have break
fast?"' q" t+ tai! D '.-'is''
Tne case is at length brought on.
"Wen, now, you sir-Mr. What's
your name," quoth the magistrate,
"what is the wonderful explanation of
this very extraordinary habit of TAX
ing three breakfasts, sir? You seem
very cool about it."
"Sir, answered our hero, sit is out
Of no disrespect to you that I am cool.
You may well be surprised at the
circumstances under which | find my
self, but in addressing gentleman
and a man Of understanding, I have
no doubt he will discover veracity
in my statement which has escaped
eyes less discerning" So Jack gave
an account of the whole matter, and
the upshot Of it was that the magis-
trate not only proceeded to throw the
greatest ridicule on the charge, but
gaye Jack a note to the nearest coffee
house desiring the tayern-keeper to
furnish the gentleman with a break
fast at his expense, and explaining the
reason why.
With abundance of acknowledge
ments, and in raptures at the now
certain approach Of the bread and
butter, Jack made his way to the tav-
ern. "At last I have thee !" cried he
internally. 80, most fagacious Of
meals, what a breakfast l shall have!
Never was breakfast so intensified p
Jack Abbott, with the note in his
hand, arrived at the tavern, went up
the steps, hurried through the pas
sage. Every inch Of the way was full