The morning times., 1896-07-12

color, and as for shape she has pone. The
okltnners around the court often marvel
at her change from feauty to Ing.
with broken. blackeued teeth and a face OF
deviltry.
Just now johanna Is the nancee Of George
Salisbury. an old pc nsioner, who, with his
sweetheart. Is ending up u short sentence
in the workhouse in the Maria One
day Johanna. taking advantage OF leap-.
year. proposed TO George and was Imme-
diately accepted. The day they were re-
leased George drew his pension money.
which Johanna used in buying a marriage
license, modest trOusseau. and OF course
whisky. The latter got them arrested. and
at resept they are serving u sentence Of
fifteen days.
GEORGE HAS A RECORD.
George has record himself. In appear
ance lie resembles Thackeray's sketch OF
Capt. Cost gan. Illustrating Pendennis. He
wasa brave soldier during the late war. but,
like many Uf his comrades, the fatal appe-
tite for whisky has made han a vag g4ant.
He is tall. EtoOp-siiOuldered man, with
limp. an enormously wide upper lip and
eres suDken ike caverns beneath his great.
projecting brows.
Strange TO say, for his class, lie has a
predilection for clean linen. One day when
he had been given his customary fifteen
days, George bobbled toward the cells and
then back to the dock.
~ Yer 'anner." lie said, in his thick brogue,
"wan faver av yer. IL yer 'anner piases."
well. what is 1t, George?" asked his
honor. little impatcntiy, expecting q
pied for personal bonds.
"Wud yez let me sind to Misses Manni-
gins and get me c3ane shuts? Yer amer
Does I'm didly sgin bein' dirty
His honor appeared surprised. II Ger
tainty shall. George" he replied, Gimme
diately." and the shuts were sent fsS
When they arrived. one OF the bailiffs no
ticed they were rnther hard for calico gar
ments, and on unwrapping tine bundle 1t was
found tia, Mrs. Mannlgan. with great con-
cern for George, has smu ggied In pint
flask OF whisky, which was speedily coD-
fiscated and destroyed.
When George heard of this his IA ge was
intense. II was On the morning of 10
hanna's proposal, and she endeavored TO
console him.
PREFERREDwHIsKY To JOHANNA.
'.Nivcr moind, darlint," she carooned,
''atn't ye got Johanna"
johanna be ID" shouted George.
as they hoisted him into the ''Muria; AN
amt Oi get me thirst? An wat dye
tink at de diyils a-breakin' 1t an pOurin'
thot good sthufr on the ground!-' In
GeOrEt'S eyes. 10 destroy WH1Sky II du uif-
pardona bic sin.
Becky smith holds similar views on this
question. Poor, lost Becky, who is even
worse Than Johanna, If tbat is possible.
But Becky never was good looking, and
today she has the appearance of a
mummy, with her yellow, drawn skin,
fish eyes, and hands like ella VS.. Not
long ago the Judge posed her as horrible
example. A pretty girl had been brought
in rs a vagrant because OF drunkenness,
and in releasing her on account or her
youth and freshness he said: If you
want to know what liquor will do, look
over that dock and see soHIe OF the in
mates there, once young and handsome
as yourself"
The girls eyes wandered to Becky, who
swore under her breath and called the
prisoner a proud hussy."
Recently Becky. who is simply drunkard,
and has been one from girihood, made a
plea for liberty. when she was brought in
on the grounds that the court had not taken
her personal bonds in long while.
"You let Sadie Herzog off last week"
whined Becky. Now gimme chance.
Deed I'm guin' TO reform"
SHE CAME BACK.
II know you'll be hack here in n few
days." said the court, but this time I'm
going to hunor you."
The Judge was right. The next day
Becky was back. She had gotten drunk
celebrating. as she put it, ''hOw she solhed
the Judge"
The Sadie Herzog that Becky referred to
is a ranking officer in the amy OF vass-
She ia known as '.Brown-eyed Sadie at
tie workhouse, because Of her beautiful
hazel eyes. Sadie used them to great
effect ON Judge KirnbaIl when he was new
on the bench.
Sadie IL q short woman with a coDtiD-
ual smile. who wears winter and summer
q dirty brown cloth ulster. She carries
with her, and has ever since her first ap-
pea rance N court, the faded photograph of
a good-looking young man. II Is men,
orr nf the past when Sadie was good and
pure. She comes OF fairly good parentage,
and WIS n nice girl until the day she was
induced to drink some champagne at
wending. Then thethirst for drink was bonn
and IL WAS not long before she went the
long road that mag never have a turn Tor
her.
OF late she has not been in court much,
except as n spectator. it being Ter delight
to watch the proceedings from place
else where than the dock.
Such is not the case with Mr.. Spicer
Dennis. n giant Guinea coloTed man, who
is one of the most dangerous vagrants the
police have to handle.
CLEANED OUT THE DORMiTORY.
lie is the Individual who, last winter,
cleaned out the dormitOry OF the Central
Union Mission where the tramps sleep,
and nearly scared the bobos to death !
Dennis got lodging there, and also pro- |
cured pint of gin. In the early morning |
he finished the pint and then Went on |
rampage.
Braudishing chair in the air, he threat
tned TO brain the dodgers. The manager |
Of the mission sent for Officers, and Spicer
was carried to court and arraigIed-
On this occasion he declared he was
working man, and made a bitter attack
against the mission employees and the
police.
"Dey sez I'm er hobo,'' he shouted. 'I
lin't muffin oh de kyind. I'ze wukin'
ran. Dat dere egg-headed inderwidgel,
le's hobo" meaning the manager OF the
AN all desc perlice am lie same.
Dey do muffin but walk round an poster
iecent people like me-"
On that occasion Dennis got sixty days.
double his usual dose.
Theodore Scrivener is an adept in giving |
he court u talk. known to the pen as "a
song and dance" Theodore was painter
,f houses once. Now lie is u decorator
,f cities, and uses only one color-cardinal.
He affects n rough h. apparently truthfulway,
" hen he argues with the court. -
Now, judge" he says, whats the
Use of my lynn, Sure 1 was drunk, an
maybe was disufderly- You know, when
IN in whisky, I'm no good"
BOTH WENT DOWN.
The judge mods bis head, as IL he thor
,uGhIy agreed with Theodore.
Now" Theodore continues, I've got
/ job waitin' me. " you send me down I
ose it. an when git out, then it's no !