The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-05-09
JUSTICE JOHNS COURT.
a THIEF AFTER THE FLOWERS or
MISS ILTZi yAN LEW.
Jealous Julia Marshall Attacks Her if"-
ant Lover and slabs Him--forgetS '"''
Strongly Developed Against warren

cross over his breast, TOOK 4 S'''''''
An the nrescuce OF his weeping ~ie anu
before Justice John that ne "onia never
again use intoxicating liquors.
Yesterday morning Joe was again III 'h'
.o,,r, sic vile was there too. and Jus
tice John was present also. Joe i'"''
,nosoj likc il had been combed Win
nsrro,, and his face was the color OF a
fresh-boiIed lobsLr. His myers We, g
,.t,rbinr around IS IL he was in AMI
mated discussion with dcal anu ""'"'
man. and posing for aitosether me W
"A dream. nightmare. a phantasmaeoiio
Of incbueiy. . ,.,,r,,,v
al his wife. but he would nave iv-''D
as much announcement IN the p"'.,
r,ld face OF q marble statue. ahd' III
f,ct would have heard as many W0'"
a. she smoke. for Mrs. Shortei siihp'l
l..ted uf Justice John and waved H'I
hand toward:Joe. apparently iully a"ale
thsf ~ appetrauce was argument enoub"
Ivst,ce John bowed and looked. ana
then said six months, and me case WIS
ended. .,,,,,,ar
Iunirs Lee presented very similar
case. and his wife, Mis-. 'oI@ l'o' W W.
"a witness against him. Many times mas
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his eager promises and chcrlsh'd III NJ
bcart me belief that her troubles "''c
over but Yesterday she was Determined
ana both tho husband and Justice J"hn
knew IL a. q glance. for Wheh ono
woman has passed the rubicon IN hu
own mind and heart her face is as sure
an index as the finger boards al the
crossroads. ~.
Junms Lee promised 10 leave VIE
Richmond. and even Virginia, ne
liberty was given him. but Jusuce Joll
Thought a few months OF me o' l.., , ,,s
would do him good. and be best LOT Ills
family 50 six months was given him-
Thomas Leahman Cwhito) was also
member Of the swear or club. whose
conduct had been in violation OF inc
oath OF office. and at variance win inc
rules and regulations prescribed by JUS
tice John. lie was fined s..
The case Of &. -. Ilutzlcr, charged WIN
resisting Ohncer Foster, was continued
until the 14th instant
MISS VAN LEWIS FLOWERS.
Robert Goode is a docile looking little
negro about ten 20 twelve years Of age
lie has a good face very white teeth,
bright. black eyes. and a smile that would
win the last penny or lump OF sugar
his mother had, that Is. Of course, II ne
had mother.
Behind all Of this pleasing exterior.
however. lies Il Toguish disposition, VINO
creeps out now and then in the niue
THINGS the boy wants. and which, n un-
checked. viii. perhaps. lead 10 the state s
buying striped clothes for his maturity.
Robert likes flowers. be dotes on theu''
likes them early I'm the morning before
the bees come. and when the dew drops
have not dried upon their blushing
cheeks.
The flower garden Of Miss Eliza van
Lew has long been the paradise to which
Robert aspired and while he was pur-
suing his favOrite study of the surround
ing fora. he was caught by policeman
and landed before Justice John. and Miss
Eliza Van Lew was put down as wit
ness against him.
Now naturally Miss Eliza Van Lew Is
both fond and properly proud OF her
beautiful flowers. but infinitely beyond
the selfish rovel- i'm their luxurious per-
fumes does she love the liberty of such
little boys as Robert Goode, who may
grow up some day to be great man
Ike Giles Jackson. or Fred. Douglas, or
maybe like Solomon Marable.
Now. Miss Van Lew" said Justice
John. 81 VIII do anything you say with
this boy; what shall it be?
We'll" said Miss Van Lew. II you VIII
require him 10 visit me twice every day
! will try and make a good boy of him
"An right madam" said Justice John,
that will be discipline enough l think,
and I will release him upon those condi-
lions"
MY feelings" ventured Justice Jonn,
care opposed to sending these small boys
TO jail -.
Feelings" said Miss Van Lew. men 8
feelings are largely from their stomachS
what we need I'm Richmond Is a reiorma-
tory for these little boys"
call the next case. Sergeant" said
Justice John quietly. as he grew deeply
interested in the docket.
JEALOUS JULIA.
Julia Marshall is a colored girl VINO
does NOT propose that any ordinary black
man like Lewis Grant shall mutilate,
maltreat. or maccrate her soft. younS
heart and tender untricd affections.
Grant came into her impulsiye life
without her asking. lie sought her com
partnership. He wooed her in the gentle
spring time Of her innocence. lie sworc
devotion TO her in the heyday OF her
African adolescence. and now, by the
incOnstant moon on the horseshoe over
the door. he has got to remain fXed IN
ihfs affections or Juia Marshall Will
know what the other girl is named.
Grant got tired Of Julia, as painful as
II is 10 read the recorded TACT ana worse
still. Julia knew 1t.
You can't fool women when you don't
love them. You may lie TO them. and
they believe you because they want 10.
but all the time they know II Is not
so. and when a woman begins TO think
You don't love her, she has a mighty
hard time making herself believe that she
don't believe H. at least that is what
Julia says.
Grant got two or three shorts under
his red ncck-tie one night and made up
his mind that the right thing to do was
10 tel Julia. II IS strange. but true, as
Grant SAYS. a man usually has 10 get
out OF his right mind before he gets
into II. In cases Of this sort and being
upsy, he was in the right mind 10 tel
Julia Of his change of heart.
Grant sat down by her as usual, ne
enoVu about uncasily. talked or the
weather. and finally was about to break
the news 10 Julia. but with a hollow
laugh, she stopped him. and pressing
both hands hard over the lert front OF
her yellow shirt-waist. she said:
"When your love begins to wane.
Spare me an the cruel pain
OF words that tell me so;
Spare me words for ! shall know.
BY the rapture I shall miss,
In your strangely altered kiss.
By The arms that still onfold.
But have lost their chnging noid.
Spare me words, for 1 shall know"
This knocked Grant out for It's only the
women in love that read what Ella wheel
er Wilcox used % write before she got
married herself and men ike Grant was