The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-03-21

some of the customers are tough as

III,
pig iron.
The spring began to peep out again. ana
everybody grew hilarious Inc JusIlce
looked out the window. ana everything
looked so glorious and happy the Dig
nified ag-doctor couldn't help giving vent
TO n little poetic sentiment that Kept
yelling up from the depths OF ms heat.
lie recorded this little verse on the ord-
nance book. and IT will Doubtless nnd
hearty sympathy at the hands OF tnou-
sand or two people in RlchmOhu uuIlhs
the next two months:
Hail, thou. gentle. balmy spring!
Thrice welcome. glorious season
When youth and tender maids ADORE
With neither rhyme nor reason.
This humble bard would sing thy praise,
And beg that thou wilt ever
Exempt him from that lazy state
The doctors call spring fever.
This was of course written In INK Tor
the benefit Of posterity, ana AFTER a SPICY
song and dance by the orchestra the cur
tain went up, and Elizabeth Henderson
(coloredD stepped on the stage with hef
little tale Of woe" which was In answer
10 the charge of stealing three dresses
from Harriet LAWS, an antiquated col
nrsI woman. who remembers having seen
"da soldiers marchin' by" The evidence
was dead against Elizabeth from starr
10 finish. Witness testified that ne touno
the thief in Norfolk with the dress IN
her possession. Elizabeth was sent 10
the hastings court. ,-,
pon't swine brand new dresses THIS sea
son OF the year. Easter is approach'ins,
and the gentle sex wish 10 make uisPidS
in their costumery -,,,,,s
John Douglas is altogether TOO caIeleSS
IN his conduct lie trespassed on lhe
PREMISES Of Sarah Roberts and cursed
and abused her. FOR the episode ne pau
xlO and Robert Custer Ocolored) went 10
the lug for thirty days for being a va
grant. -, % IN
II cost Alexander Tinsley (colored) Sz'V
for dallving with the dreadful crap Oh 'ne
Sabbath day. while Annie Dickinson "a9
touched for so on the charge oil assam
ing and striking Dennis Rowe WIN d
rock Ills name was DENNIS "0' '
"stin in the ring -. a.
kins "a niece Of her mind and assaulted
him an the street az well. 1t cost Belle
lane Nash (coIoreD anted $3.50 for being
disorderly on the street. -.
Mary Parham (coloreD decided that
she would stand I'm HcHe Niles SHOES
and accordingly "swiped a PAIR OF l"ese
vsef,H articles from Relle. She will sat
isfy the grand jury on this charge anu
Annie Dickinson (colOreN got similar
fate for stealing lot of coal from the
Chosaucake and Ohio Railway Company.
Charles Ga-kins tcolOred) took n npOn
himself 10 resist &. r.. Valentine. Justice
of the peace. while in the disch4fse OF
his duty. For this "breach of etiquette
towards the officer Charles Will appear
before the grand jury.
4 rather unique case was that ~ Ro-
D /. D.
tn, a CODY of the Holy w Writ from cora
Vcnable. Robert testified that he Was
the Youngest of twenty-five children. and
none Of them had ever been accused OF
sviring "A pins worth The Justice de-
cided that with such evidence ms was be-
fore him be couldn't send Robert on
espocially when the stolen article was a
Biblo. No man should Doe convicted for
appropriating the Scriptures. for copy
of tho Holy Writ is absolutely n'ce- AIRY
n a man expects 20 live correct ilie.
II Was very wrong in FRANK J"N"S"h
fcolorral 10 beat Horry Adema in the
.t,..t e..e conduct Should %. confined
to hsr-ro1ms and poker di' Efdnk
u.id -s.1O for failing 90 observe Che rule
Thomas Harris icolorsb ASS uited ana
strucl. Bette Branch, and Bette returned
tine c1muiim nat. They paid SID ,a,n.
f,bu Bplchiero. toworine SON or lhiy
vae charged with throwirl hoi water on
a folIow-countryman Joseph CardFau by
name Joseph was unable 10 appear ID" -
ing 20 the effects of the lrdcts, ana lAe
cas-. Was continued t.l the -'th instant
Do cost Nicholas Val milne el'-'' Tor
h,ir,. drunk and disorderlv in Putnam Sc
The sunday drunk was executed 10y
Fr.d.ri.A Evans and Joe Finney thoth
c0lorelJ. who paid s. each for 'h' sIn-
TIa ordinary Jac was participated IN