The evening times., 1896-04-22

| morning, looking blissfuliy at the deserted
| courtroom, with its half Il dozen spectators,
this is gintiemin's weather, an l kin
stretch me legs widout restraint" and
Cos, breathing signs of satisfaction. lOlled
in his seat like a SybarlUe.
Hogg, observing the pen SO crowded
| yesterday, but so deserted today. said that
there was much virtue in the sudden frappe
| caprice OF what promised to be Il sultry
spring.
Il notice with sorrow, however, re-
marked Hogg, that the combination of
warm weather and hot sporting blood has
| brought to the grist one OF our fellow.
sitters on the bleachers yesterday
Hogg indicated Il worn, sad, remorseful
looking man, sitting apart from the other
prisoners. Both Hogg and Costgan are
baseball fiends of the most rabid kind.
'Bgob,'' CALCULATED Costigan. in agita-
ton, stretching his neck to see the rootcr,
''if it amt Patsy McGann, who ladies' the
yellin', an niver missed u game in his
loife"
NO ROOFING TODAY.
II am afraid he'll break the record to-
day." said Hogg, ..for he was very dis
AMI it will be a five at the lowest"
Pore Pat" bemoancd Costican, IAN
not silver will / have till pinsion day
If Johnnie Hogan or Tip Hoy was here
they'd bail him out in minnit.''
Pat played in good luck after all, for
his mother came to court before his case
was called aud paid the fine. She beat her
son soundiy when she got him outside in
the hall. The old lady characterized the
great national game as eighteen fools,
achasin' ov each other around parruk."
Pat vainly tried 10 fascinatc his mother
with the mysteries of home runs. bunts and
strike outs, but she would have none of
e.
when YOU git arristed aEin. fer yellin'
yersclf hoorse," she said, I'm larn yer
ter rot in the workhouse; an Mr.. Flynn will
be me witness"
FLYNN's KIND PART.
Mike took the sons part and told her
''byes would he byes.'' To which she
said sharply, ian fools will be fools
The first cases called were those of
offenders against the garbage regulations.
m not providing proper receptacies for the
refuse. Among the defenders was Charles
Thorn. a Pension Office clerk. Mr.. Thorn
made a well directed kick against the
usual fine of So assessed by Judge Kim
ball. But his honor was relentless and
told him the fine would have to stand.
IAN right, SIR exclaimed Mr. Thorn,
a Jolly Mark Tapley sort OF man, pull
ing out $50 bill and putting ON his hat,
to the incxpresSible horror of Kendig, who
yelled sternly. very much like the Duke OF
Gloucester in the play. off with that
hat"
"Oh, I'm a Quaker" smiled Thorn, un-
conccrncdly. Again, when he was pa wing
Col. Dan Williams the money, the ire
presSible Thorn covered his gray hair
with black derby.
Kcndg lost his breath. and Bailiff Cole
sang out, remove that chapeau.''
"Oui," said Thorn, unCoverng and pass
ing out, the the great relief of Kendig and
Cole.
In a cert ain German barroom on Seventh
street where beer is sold in stove pipes
and a hot sausage goes with every la ger,
a sign hanging over the. door reads: NO
religious or political discussion allowed
in this place. Take your drinks quietly,
and let the devil catch the hindmost.''
and communion thrown ont by the placard,
William Williams and William Norton,
representing elements. but not representa-.
tive OF an ancient church, and anti'church
order, came together while hobnohbing
over drinks.
Williams is a painter, and has been in
court before, being arrested some time
ago, with the beautiful, but wicked. Jessie
Mccoy, who has caused considerable book
keeping in the clerks office of the police
court. Williams lives on Eleventh street.
IN Helrs Bottom, and is source of delight
10 the small boys in the neiehborhood, who
call him fllo Bill.
LOOKS LIKE CODY.
Williams affects long locks and flow
ing moustache and goatee, after the style
Of the famous scout.
The painter might have employed his
brush this morning in coloring with flesh
tints the beautiful bia OK eye he Wore. Will
Jams other eye is blue and he focused
I on the courtroom. stroking his Ieoune
hair proudly.
Norton. dark man, short, like Williams,
I'M int ba