Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-01-01
TEMPLES OF EQUITY
Justice and Mercy Mingled Hap
PLY Yesterday.
The Wise Judge or the fol,cs cours
DcaIs Gently With the Unrort-
u"ates VINO SIN With Exceeding
Regularity.

And when the festive holiday season
wac drawing to q close and the dis
tant December sun shone warm upon
the land hereabouts, making them
as the days OF spring-time,
and all the earth seemed glad
with music and dancing, jus
tice Robert came upon the bench and
administered unto his people bang up
justice in q measure suitable to the sa-
credness of the Joyous occasion.
Now his people were a white people
and fair to look upon, and he loved
them with q love exceeding great, for
upon frequent occasions they had ex-
allied him. and in his great heart was
gratitude even as the myriad pebbles
upon the sandy beach, and daily he sat
upon his throne to judge and to bless
them, and his equity was unequalled
in all the country round about.
ALSO ANOTHER PEOPLE,.
But there was also another people
in the land: people of various colors,
who did sin with exceeding regularity,
and whose complaints were aired be-
fore Missioner with great frequency.
These vari-tinted people found no ia
for with the ruler and he dealt with
them according to the law and the
ordinances. for they failed to regard
the commandments of Mr.. Goodridge,
neither regarded they the mandat ties
laid down by the wise men who COM
pose the Board of Health.
Now this ruler lived amongst the
>Philistines, and according to custom
he had to mingle frequently with them,
yet In his heart there was no ill-will
towards them: neither from his lips
came any unbeconlng words. He dwelt
beside the river called Elizabeth in
place known as Client, In n land OF
promise principally promises), and he
lound much favor in the eyes of his
people. He was 1earned-not in his
own conceit-but in the Jaw, and other
rulers came from the distant country
OF Warwick and from the pleasant val
iey75 OF Brambleton and the fertile
!lelds of Huntersvilie and Atlantic
City. to sit at bis feet and gather words
OIL wisdom that fell from his lips.
BAD HAND MAIDEN.
t'iFN then came hand-maiden.
whose name was Fannie Benson and
she was black, and her ways were ways
OF darkness. and she did smite with a
stone another woman OF her kind
named Lucy Jackson. The Judge was
wroth against Fannie, and commanded
mat she pay into the treasury ten
pieces of silver.
Susie Jones. a decendent of Ham. was
walk and conversation was Improper.
ana II was demanded of her. that she
pay the expenses of such Judgment.
James Smith mingled with the wine
oiobeis for a very long time but the
ruler had compassion on him and told
hin rUr depsaa'r E his way in peace, and sin
no more. Ss-,
Joseph. whose SURNAME vas Sexton
oried out before the judge, NiHsii sad:
On thou, great ruler of little Things
such as me. pray the deal gently with
me- for j was hungered and they gave
me drink; 1 was thirty and they min
istered unto me; was cold and they
warmed me with wine!" The Judge
had compassion upon him and allowed
him To so.
~ WICKED YOUTH.
Thomas Martin, wicked youth.
found no favor with thc- judge, for he
assaulted two white boys, and his con-
duct was very bad. The righteous
ruler was sore vexed witch him. and
demanded that he pay two-score pieces
OF slve" into the treasury of the city.
Albert Frazier and Otis Murray, two
youths of tender years. were, upon in
vestiga tion found not guilty, and were
told to hasten hither.
Oscar Prou;, In an unguarded mo-
meht, allowed his angry passions to
80, ''hb 'ic Ni't SItlIlc u woman, whose
name was Jennie Jones. but extenu-
a.ing clrcums ,ances reduced to n min
lmum the Nervousness of the offence.
and he was let off on payment of
costs.
FAILEP TO PROVIDE.
Alexander Byrd was very wicked In
the sight of the judge who said to him.
Alexander, is it not commanded of
thee that thou shalt feed thy beast of
burden? and yet, upon the bones of this
horse, / see but a very little meat; and
he looks as though he would fain eat
of the dead leaves on CRANKY street.
or the withered grass Of the court
house square. am much vexed with
thee, and command that my people COL
lect from thee forty pieces OF silver;
and If thou fail TO provide for this
beast in the future woe be unto thee"
Henry Williams did take that which
did not to him belong. and he was as
sessed twenty pieces of silver.
JUSTICE HAWKS COURT.
G. opposite, alias Christian Ross. was
before Justice Hawks yesterday on
three warrants sworn out by Louis
Mangialetto. president of the Italian
Beneficial Association OF Norfolk and
Portsmouth. on the following charges:
Desertion of wife and children in Read
ing, Ia, and living with two women
here. one of whom he claims to be his
wife; keeping n dsorderiy house and
selling liquor without n license. The
case was continued until Tuesday after
noon at O'Clock and bail allowed in
SioO security. given by Kate Jannett
Butts.
1t will be remembered that Esposito
ana Margiaietto had little trouble n