The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-11-13

imitators may not be able to emulate
him successfully in this respect.
The young man in an early fall out
fit with big chrysanthemum in his
buttonhole was missing from his Gus
tomary place on the curb yesterday.
The tinge of frost in the air was too
much for these delicate constitutions
and they either remained at home
thinking over the hour when they
could reclaim their last winters over
coat, or congregated in the drug stores
or news rooms, where they absorbed
the heat generously furnished by pro-
prietors of these places.
If some of the people who give in
formation to the police, either by tele-
phone or in an anonymous communica-
ton, realized the estimation in which
they are held by officers of the law,
they would be willing to forever hold
their peace. The man who is willing
to give information against another,
which usually results from spite, and
lacks the moral courage to stand be-
hind his charge, has little merit in the
minds of most men.
When the police receive information
Of this sort, which appears to contain
merit, they investigate as matter Of
course, but the opinion expressed by
officers of the man who is willing to
lncriminate others in an undetermined
way, is not of the highest grade. 1t
IS easy enough to write letter to the
chief of police or telephone that GER
tam tklngs are wrong, but If some OF
the men who make this a practice
would stand behind their charges in
person, they would win a higher opin-
ion from the officers.
A couple called on a justice of the
peace the other day and asked the
worthy dispenser of justice if he could
give them divorce. The justice, who
llVes in sparsely settled country, sell
aom mad any occasion to test his know
ledge OF the law. This was a puzZler. He
called his constable to one side and in
a whisper asked his opinion. "You can't
40 1t, judge" said the worthy constable,
II don come under your jurisdiction.
we are willing to pay cash for the
lop, here interposed the libellant. "I've
got the money here in this stockin'"
me Judge looked grave for a moment,
and Then adjusting his spectacles,
cleared his throat, and said: you
knowed before you come here, 'twarn't
for me to separate husban' and wife.
4 GU not only take up the valerble time
Oh this ere court, with yer talkin', but
you ackchully perpose to bride this
court. How much money have you got
in that stockin'?'
Bout $3.50, yer honor"
Well then 1 fine you s. for bribery,
and $3.50 for takin' up the time OF the
court with case my jurisdiction is
out of, an may God have mercy on your
souls" replied the crafty Shylock.
And with no Portia to aid him, the
benedict paid his pound of flesh.
/ walked into barber shop in Wor-
cester, Saturday evening, to help along
the proprietor's weekly revenue, and II
happened that the barberwas a Ger
man and one of his prospective Gus,
toners was Scotchman with broad
reminder in his talk of his native land.
me barber was by no means on
more than a passing acquaintance
with the English language, and he was
discussing the Boer- English war with
the Scotchman while / was getting
shaved. The Scotchman opened up the
conversation by saying: II suppose u
Is true When they say that the sights
o battle betwiXt artillery be mar
than wairth tn cost o. going money
mile to see''
"Haas,' said the barber, II dink dot
10 understood What it is likeness you
would have to be on speakings wild men
VINO nefer was from school out"
YES, suppose a mon could see enU
free exhibitions to max up the price o
his trouble"
ven, you would be establishment mit
tne kaiser sometimes If he vas out init
ms soldiers in the Transvall somedays'
Den you would see how 1t vas for wo-
mems soldiers to run mid their skirts
Hoot, mon" said the Scotchman
The Gordon Hielanders wi their kits
do"
oh, oh! Veil, dere would be a lone
someness mid the general of de Cor.
don highlanders after Wilhelm ordered
one shootings to be made. He voulu
pc isolation mid his lonesomeness veg
II vas over Wilhelm would go out mis-
the TraHsvaal mid all the soldiers
amt it,"
got out of the chair and had tS
leave the shop owing to an engagement
az TINS point, and there would have
peen plenty of material for a pair on
pened to be around