The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-04-17
JUSTICE JOHNS COURT.
HE BLOSSOMS FORTH As ROSE
IN SPRING AERAY.
Tho Advent Of Mint and summer weather
Causes n Great Desire TOT '"oi'"s
Drinks-The Missing spectacles.

the adjoining Capitol Square, ana the
bursting buds on all tho trees bienoeu ana
harmonized with the spirit Of unspeakaoie
iovclincss that he presented
The Inics OF the field, the tulips JON
ouils. hyacinths. pansies. and Macs are
NOT IN IL. when Justice John puts on his
spring suit.
There is always something jaunty about
sorinc anyhow. Even nature grows ca
pricious and scatters with prodigai hand
thousand variable shades DER all her vest
ncnts. The light clouds shift and skim
and float ana sail in changing hues unul
al sunset It would seem that the very
.dyepots of heaven had by some careless
angel hand been overturned on all the
skies" but all these yariegated coioiS
pale into insignihcance when the cosby
habiIaments OF Justice John appear III inc
morning sunlight.
in the spring a deeper crimson comes
upon the ROBINS breast.
In rnc spring the wantOn lapwing gets
himself another crest,
In the spring all human beings do their
brightest raiments don;
But the gaycst OF the gay things are the
clothes Of Justice John.
one Of the gang yesterday morning, eN-
cited by the elegance Of Hissonners ap-
parcI told the following story when
must receive the most profound respect
OF everybody on account OF It's asSOclh-
ton with -Cyclone Jim" Marshall. ana
for the absolute veacrauon which It's age
INSPIRE.
~ lovely little girl was carefully dress
ed fer church one Sabbath morning IN
a gown OF her own selection, and was
sent OF 20 church. As she entered the
door the choir was singing part OF mat
good. old hymn, HalleluJah, HaiieiuJah,
Hailelujah. Anon
THE pretty girl walked smiiingly down
the aisle and took a pew very near the
front.
in due season she returned home ra-
uiantly happy. Her mother questioned
her about the text, ETC., and she remein-
bered but little
But mother she said. Il want TO tell
YOU. when / went in with this dress on
the choir just got up and all sung out
Hardly knew YOU Hardly knew you,
Hardly knew you, Again and everybody
looked at me so that | couldn't hear wnat
the preacher said"
RESULTS OF THE WEATHER.
With the appearance Of mint and sew
oral days Of very warm weather the cases
of drunk and disorderly have become
much more frequent for, while II is
understood that folks are just bound to
drink tulcps 60 keep cool, II is also true
that IT don't take half as much TO make
people disOrderly these hot days.
Hattie iilil was charged with having
been drunk and disorderly Wednesday
night Iattie went out that night be-
cause IT was too hot in the house. Her
refrigerator had not been fixed up for
summer use. there was no Ice at home,
and Hattie was hot.
The sudden change had come too, be-
fore Hattie had gotten from the bottom
of her trunk certain lightweight gar
ments that she put away last fall.
Her shirt waists. too, were all IN
Numbered, and woollen dresses were
heavy, and no wonder Hattie was hot.
Not far from where Hattie lives there
IL a saloon, kept by a clean-loohng col
ored man. who IS a triie too good look
ing TO work much, so he mixes cool ana
refreshing beverages very often for HIM
self and frequently for men and women
who have spare dime about their
clothes. After walking TO this resort and
passing the time os night, Hattie was
real hot so she called for little spirits.
She Kept drinking, and the more she
drank the hotter she got. Then out into
the night air she strolled, and, thinking
that everybody was in bed who was not
attending some ball, she slipped off the
woollen waist and sauntcred along home
In true bah style
Some policemen though have no appre-
citation of high-class decollette costumes.
and then, too. Hattie is as black as night
itself. ana built on rather angular lines,
SO she was taken into custody and was
fined s.. and then Hattie was hot sure
enough.
Mary Peterson eolorod) was fined more
than Hattie. She had to pay $3.50 for be
Ing drunk, but. then. Mary had on
lieht-stripcd- Chna-silk waist, and a sailor
hat with beautiful speckled band, ana
tan shoes. too. and there was really no
valid reason why she should have wanted
any cooling drinks. but. somehow she
ala. and she paid her fine cheerfully as
n II was very slight compared with the
good time she had seen.
ONLY LITTLE SINS.
Mary Lynch (cOlored) was charged with
Daing disorderly upon the public streets
ana was fined $50.
Bette Taylor (colorod) Is employed as a
cook or house girl in an honest family
Bette found on the street one day pair
o. gold spectaclcs. and she took them
home and tod the ladies' Of her service
pace ABOUT It.
They, in turn, read OF the advertise
ment In the papers Tor the lost glasses
and informed Bette where 10 find the
owner.
Bette imbibes the honest purposes of the
people she serves. She just drinks in
iaudable precepts as the parched earth
does a gooG shower. She jumps after
nuggets OF truth like a squirrel after pea
nuts, and calls aloud for more moral
tidbits az parrot for cracker II Bet
tie keeps on she Will be a Christian.
But Bette has a husband. "A bad man.
indeed, he is 50 bad that Bette TAYLOR
won't even bear his name. His name is
Alex. Gross. The very name smacks OF
the flesh ana the devil. OF carnal appetites
and unrcstrdincd desires, il IS earthly and
soriid and Bette views 81 with suspicion
from her serene habitation of gOdliness
measured on by the golden rule
Bette was charged with stealing those
specs, but she swore that the sinful and
earthly-minded Alex. Gross had taken
them and sold them, and she piloted
Onicer Gibson TO the shop in which he
disposed of them. and the lady who had
appeared 10 prosecute Bette went away
with her in the hope of viewing Betties
actions in a better light.
DRINKERS AND FIGHTERS.
Henry Buxon white was accused OF
assauting Howard Herlep. also white.
Herlep works on street sweeper. He
sits and cracks his whip and cheerily
ciucks 10 his steeds while tho thing