, 1888-06-13
The BROWN EYED JUDGE
Teddy and His Mother in Court-Aocused
of Larceny.

Teddy and His Mother in Court-Accused
of Larceny.
The next prisoner is a little boy, q very
little boy, 80 little he can hardly see over
he railing in front of the judges bench,
where the prisoners stand. He has re-
sponded to the name of Terence Bryan,
N is accused of larceny. When he
comes up, lowed by a big policeman, the
judge looks over his desk, squints at him
through his glasses and y "What in
the world is that little fellow here for2'
The clerk reads the charge. He Is &C
cused by Hezekiah Hops, a huge, red
faced, black haired man, with little black
eyes and a globular nose, Of having wick
eddy and feloniously taken and stolen
from the office of the said Hops one Jap
anese bronze paper holder, of the value
Of $40.
Are you guilty or not guilty." asks
the clerk.
By Teddy's side stands his mother and
his two sisters, n larger and one smaller
than ne.
He did take it, sor," says the old
woman, her ewes streaming with tears,
''but Oh tuck 1t right back ter Misther
Hops, an me that lame Oh couldn't walk
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bad, sor, an he didn't know thatit were
vallyble'-
Never mind, ma'am," says the brown
eyed judge. 'cWe'n get at the facts.
Call Mr.. Hops and enter a plea of mot
guilty."
Mr.. Hops comes up with a resounding
step and a heavy frown. whats the
use calling me-" he SAYS, ''when she
,v-ng ~ that sha rrn,,,r- oo--. tz-I- .Ao,g
The brown eyed judge looked sharply
questions l put to you and be careful not
~whereupon Mr.. Hops blinked faster than
before.
when did you miss this paper
holder2"
1T was stolen on May Q. That young
rascal was my office boy and he took it
and want him made an example Of"
How did you learn 1t was s~tolen?"
His mother brought it back the next
day"
WAS that the first you knew Of it, av-
ing been taken?'
Yes, and thentshe had the cheek to
ask me to keep the young thief. o, mol
Hump Did you ever hear the hke27
and MIR. Hops looked about him asrmuch,
as to say that it was quite past believing.
What did you say to thar"
Il told her she must take me for a
fool; and then I called all the othertboys
and told them what the scamp had,done,
sent for n policeman and had him ar
rested"
you did, hey2' said the brown eyed
Judge, putting on his glasses and looking
at Mr.. Hops over the top Of them.
THAT was the way you answered her,
was it3 What business are you in2''
II keep a brewery, and hire a,great
many boys. l can't have any thieves
about my place, and I'm going o,make
an example of this one"
''Oh, you are, are you9'' said. the
brown eyed judge. 'Step down, sir"
"An boys are thieves when they get
the chance, and"-
"Step down, sirI'
The court officer laid hold of Mr.. Hops.
How'd yer jawr," he whispered, IAN
goset down. The jedge is done wid'ye."
Mr.. Hops was startled and indignant,
but he obeyed, and his place wastaken
by Mrs. Bryan. Sheneeded no urging to
tell her story.
Teddy is a good bye, sor, an names
no harrem. The thing he, brought home
wild him, savin' yer presence, was a
sperit n " avil. Misther Hops SEE it's ia
panese. Ye'd have known 1t were some
thin h~aythenish, fer 1t were n doubled
up mummy wild harms IN lis hid, an
arms all crooked, an unchriss'an claws,
an legs like as if he were dhrunk, an a
big horse fly, yer Amer, were q bitin'
away an his back jist where he couldn't
rache him wild his hans. 1t were a-lyin'
about in the offs and Teddy fetched it
home, not KNOWN 1t were Japanese an
a vallyble divil at all, at all, but thinkin'
it III be a divarshun fer the childhre, an
whin 1 towled him it I'D be shtalin' fer
to take SO much as a wisp of shtraw from
Misther Hops offs broom he was that
s%cairt, yer Amer, that he begun ter cry,
an said he darsent go back. So OF tuck
the Japanese divil an shprinkled i'm wild
howly wahter, more bethoken that he
shouldn't do me avil, and OF tuck the
bye, too, and whit to Mr.. Hops, an I
sez, sez OPP
THAT will do, Mrs. Bryan" said the
brown eyed judge; II think we under
stand it. Perhaps you'd like to withdraw
this complaint, Mr.. Hops9"
sd what?" cried Mr.. Hops. with
draw the complaint Well, l guess notl
He's a young thief, and I want an ex-
ample
you're discharged, Teddy" said the
judge.
Mr.. Hops sprang up excitedly, but be-
fore he could open his mouth the watch
full court officer amiably observed:
"Now, don't be shootin' aft no mise
yere, err the jedge IL lock ye up, dye
min. New York Tribune.
Tho Western White Wild Goose.
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