The age-herald., 1900-11-19
SKETCHES FROM
 EVERYDAY LIFE

"one of the elty's young men," said a squire of danes, who is fond of dress and fashion, rather more so than his income warrants. arrayed himself recently to make call on visiting young lady. As the house at which she was staying was not on car line. and as the young man de- sired to arrive with his boots bright and shiny and unstained by Birmingham mud, it became necessary to hire a cab He se- leeted one from the string of cabs that in- fest Twentieth street. and after some dis cussion he made bargain with the hack man. As he had to go some distance to reach the house the hackman wanted to charge 75 cents. This was more than the young man could afford, but he and the hackman finally agreed that if the call did not extend over half an hour he was to pay the hackman 40 cents, but if it lasted longer he was to pay 75 cents.
 As it would have been impollte for the young man to pull out his watch in the presence of ladies to see when the half hour was up, and as he would probably be called on to give some explanation of his short visit, it being known that he had plenty of trme if not plenty of money it was ar- ranged between him and the hackman, who had a watch, that the latter at the end of the half hour was to ring the front door bell and say that his horse was sick and he would have to take him back.
 "The campaign was thus ably planned, but like many other plans this unexpectedly upset The cabman having nothing to do to while away the time went to sleep. The young man who was enjoying himself within and relying on the cabman to let him know when the half hour was up, took no thought of the passing moments until he suddenly realized that it was late. Wondering what had become of the cab man he made his adieus, and reaching the street found that the cabman was sound asleep.
 He awoke him, was driven to the city and handed him the 40 cents. This the cab- man refused to take, claiming that as he had been out several hours he should be paid 75 cents. The young man firmly re- fused to pay this, as it was clearly the cabman's fault in not notifying him at the end of the half hour.
 "Thus matters stood for several days un- til the cabman consulted a lawyer, and the young man decided it was better>to pay the 75 cents than have the publicity of the courts.
 'srhe moral of this story is that whatever a hackman wants, let him ask for.
 Jimmie Warden wants to plead guilty" '> said the judge, turning over the leaves of the docket. Let me see, what is Jimmie guilty of."
 T don't know said Jimmie's lawyer. T think Jimmie is probably guilty of every- thing. But was so busy preparing his plea of guilty that forgot to look on the docket to see what he is charged with. I left the offense blank in the plea, and your honor can insert any crime you think advisable" This is my first case" he added.
 
 Little pitchers have big ears," said a citizen yesterday. T have a little pitcher four years old and what you might call a big pitcher seventy years old. The former is my little boy, and the latter my father. He lives some miles out in the country and is in the habit of visiting my wife and my self about twice week. He was complain ing about three months ago that we never came to see him. Well, father I said what is the use of our going out to your place, when you come to see us so often. Nothing more was said on the subject.
 
 have been around, and that the conversa- ton made an impression on him, for the other day my wifes sister made us a vis- it for the first time in several years. She was playing with the little fellow, and asked him why he did not come to visit her.
 Whats the user he said, when you come here so often.'"