The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-10
THE RETURN OF SHORTY.
ADVENTURE THAT BRoUoHr AN Old
TIMER BlCk TO JAIL.

A II amp Along tho Cnnnl hnd the woman
81 Spirit in Distrers-Escap. Of tho Faint
Hearted Bank Omcer. ana f~rndy OF
tho Keeper of the Sailors "Homs."
one day as the old Colonel sat reading In his
,,,sri,e corner Of tho prison hospital there came
-srios Of screams and the noise Of scunhes from
,he stairs, and. a moment later, . gang Of hall
men under the direction Of the fat keeper dragged
An body and strapped down on the cot especially
reserved for delirium tremens cases. Having
los, and found his place several times In his do
termination not 70 be disturbed by % ordinary Q
happening the Colonel was lust regainins his
interest in his book. when Smithors, the con man.
approached with news OF evident import
-Shorty's back nRin." he announced, with
pair Of b>autus black eyes. and under the custody
~ James Preserves, Esq
is his return In such state according 70 Gus
som'- asked tho Colonel
sltsmost unush al. Kunnol, On planned Smithors
You see, Shorty's lay during the winter monts
Is " he head mailman Consistently. his play,
when be has TO 60 out Is TO get back agin no quick
ana In sech proper shape that he nnds his posish
wni,in' for him. Why. I've knowcd him, Kun
mel 10 finish tirty day bit at four o'clock In the
AFTERNOON Of one day. and be dustin OF the tiers
n, six o'clock the next mornin' in all tho glory Of
a nudder sixty days TO the good. He sllus tells
III. deputy lest when 70 expect him, and many's
the odd Job Is laid by until he has the straight
.,.y Tim. for a. .ooneryis'un Nov Shorty
.,,D.,.,.. hi. oh,iv.t'un. pin,rnliv and la.
,h. ,,,e. ,,ons .rt.r he, had enough "a mak, n
- =, d,,nL and d,.o,der,y nfor, IN, b,at And
q, I tall. vou Kunn,l. nome,hiu' unus,,nl hn,
b,,n.,., him This tim. sur, and n YOU tackf,,
him rb.n n. rita on hi, min, aein. ns my apInion
nm h,v. A., int.r.st,n' ndv,ntur' u tell for Won,
.i..,,r,-
IA ,Dor Shorty th,,, fu,, d,v. n re, ON h,s min,
.,n III, e,s, s.v n. ,,v,d and styuvq,.d
,,ns,,h,v Tn. second d,v h, -,lL,d in . oorn,r
N ,,.,,h,,,S and .c.red and ,,cipr thing. TIL.
,,,Id,r h. nnc.d ros,l ...v i'm nd down the eoov
s,,,,v a, , h.., s,dk,ng IN, f,,rn,,u,, ,,.r,nr
Al. h,i, vn,shing nj. 18th IN an .ror,,,S
.,,,ing Tor drnk put vh,n IN, fourth morn.
,,r I.,r.d sho,,v ga. b,n..l, .r,ir 49,
III. .r.,, .,,iou. IN r,.,s, ". ,h,oL nm an.
ro,o,.l. h.d n, him and mad, him I. .n,c,,I
w. q, ooas. owe, The o,s n, monp,d az IN,
d., and busted In, .hclv,. and t,,ok,d In. old
ivan comfortably in nj, rocking chair with . quilt
.,,,nr.d around him. Then. In ro,pon,c n IN,
,nouirv -you s,,m 10 hnye been il,-u,.d sborty,-
h.h,,r-h,,n. .,ool and s.,,,,pg bin..lf th.,,o,
.u ,.,s,,s, ,r,o , hi, a, cav ard h.,l lin nj.
,h,,n II,t. sv., shining IN, brigb,,r for ,h.,,
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I,v.h.d I..s,nc h.,Ih.v. coions IN a..
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iesa'e'uiness OF rchoa MOI only roo oosarun
'he 'un ehNh' o' neip'o'Shos' " "n'en 'o''un
uAy 'o'ueo soui's naai " koO, ne'o'N psise
ou' 'a'nin rom my own po'suhHi 'o"oo nov
's sNNe no'' WI ."oA poo'ou "o"''
Hnn'o nas 'u,n WI you- anu 'u, 'ou uo"n-
nnu lump IN you, no.' 'avn o,ny Nno ,,ni'" 1.N
YOU - ~. ,uo ouuo' ua' "n1 oon,, IN ~
"eo'u 10. 'na' 49, "on',S 'n'o' no, ~
use 70, aooo. ou' 'oss me N'. you oo,ono' ns,
VIC nOo' '"'' W 1is k"'N
Ao ounpo'. ""u w., '.'o ~ -l
WIN eono, "on' ,o"o"'h '"o e'''o' ou VI "'ih
which takes u W be the greatest possible only
,nent with the least poss' bic care
y t,uv i,,,,d.d ., 7 did xb., ,,,,
1.,' u.s. ouN
20 call on constable friend OF mino. and by the
investment Of a few scads which had picked I'm
,,,.,r. n, that d.s,rbl. ,..,,, In h,.,,..
" -. "
quick return. bu' INC day II were bright ana
balmy Colonel and I felt the fever on me- I
,housh, hov IN. bov. ,xouId n. o.,h.r.d - a. :.
~, ~" ~ " IA Val.
old freight cars on Tho sidings' and how good
IT would be TO talk over old days round the fro
a, ,iSbt ,,bir. N. can Vas . n. ..,n. t,or, h. "a
49, VI. e' 'a' :" po>'." no.' h"nu
70 hand. ana the per'alers was poppin In tho
Goals ! thought how warm the sun would DO
a, mn, ,i,. and nov ,,....n, 4, ,ro,,,a =. a,