St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-03-18

sort OF preaching. The world has begun to
believe that the Saviour meant what he said
when He invited little children to come unto
Him. Mr.. Latmore, in shoeing that mans
horse you did the people an injustice. You
will therefore abide with us two MONTHS
The next man was nervous fellow, pale
and with lank hair. The Judge commanded
him to stand up and when he did his knees
knocked together. "You are a writing mas
ter, understand" said the Judge. The man
answered that he was. All, hah, and you
teach children to make those impossible
birds, always at full wing, flying across a
sheet of paper that might have served bet
ter purpose. This, however, is well enough,
but you teach children to make flourishes
and all sorts of useless hooks and loops You
are an apostle of the impractical. When
boy has learned to make bird and few
graceful loops he does not see why he should
not become the governor of his state. He
looks with frown upon sturdy employ
ment, and after years and years of failure, he
starts out as o. teacher of iowery penman-
ship. You may.not be an addition socially
or Intellectually to our Jail, but we shall en-
deavor to put up with you. Take your place
over there with the doctor and the black
smith. ''Who are you,' he asked as the next
man arose.
The man blushed "I am singing school
teacher" he answered.
81 should think so from your manner I
noticed just now that you have habit of
stretching your neck like a bird trying to
swallow something q little too large. This I
suppose comes from your endeavor to lick off
high note and gulp it down. And you failed
to appear here because you were busy teach
ing people the art of stretching their necks
after high notes. You are the man who de-
velops the idea that each village holds an
embryo Patti. Many a young woman who
would otherwise make good wife is spoiled
by you. She was engaged to be married by a
young carpenter, an industrious young fell
low. He had saved his money and had built
a cottage. But you took her in hand, this
young woman. You found her sweet, con-
tented creature, looking forward to her mar
riage. And when you were done with her,
she was too proud to acknowledge her mother
as her equal. She wanted to astound the
world with her voice. And what was the up
shot? She finally married bicycle rider and
no one knows what has become of her. My
dear sir, we welcome you to our institution
Thus the list was gone through with man
after man, and the people who thronged the
court room could not help but agree one with
another that the judge was a hard hearted
and unreasonable man. Finally the last man
stood up. He was a worthless sort of fell
low and it was whispered about that he would
undoubtedly be sent to the penitentiary for
life
"What is your business, the judge asked.
The fellow suuirted a yellow stream through
his teeth, and with a tobacco-stained grin
answered that not much of anything engaged
the better part of his time
"Your standing in your neighborhood is not
of the best, is ito
"Well, sir, that mout be, but its the best
I've got.'
"The best you've got. And you don't care
to have it any better, suppose
"Wall, 1 amt been hurtin' to have it any
better
''You don't look as if you have been. What
do you work at?"
"Wall, fust one thing an then nothin' at all.
If work gifts in my way do it, but I don't
hunt it much. To me work is a sort of
trouble to be avoided, but when it DO come
you have to stand it the best you kim
''Where were you when the sheriff sum-
moned you to serve as a juryman?"
81 was in a hole?"
ON a hole?" the Judge repeated.
eyes. cleanin out we'll"
Thought you didn't look for work?"
81 don't. The well amt mine, b'longs to old
E.
to clean it out for him but wouldn't, but one
day was passin' thar in q keerIess sort OF way
an not payin' much attention to whar
stepped, an the fust thing I know'd I fell
into the well, an lowed to myself that now
was in thar 1 mout as we'll clean it out, so [
did"
''You are most worthless wretch. But
why didn't you come to this court house?
What excuse have you to offer?"
"0ne of the best, I take it. Vas drunk"