The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-03-22
PLAYING COURT.
A Lively Comedy in Several
Acts Return Date
Likely.

The dull times of the past couple
of weeks have led number of the
little boys of city not a thousand
miles distance from Oskalooss into
paths of the practical joker, as it
were, but one joke of recent date
was misunderstood by some of those
concerned, and they are sorely dis
pleased at the ways of the jokers.
Trouble may result.
1t happened thusly: One day some
of the small smart boys of the town
above mentioned decided to have
some sport, as it was afterwards as
serted. The boys had been around
in the vicinity of some officers of the
Justice of peace and knew a thing or
two of the workings of such places.
1t was decided to plav court. When
you play court you have to have a
constable to do certain things. There
was constable in the caste of this
play. He went to certain hotel or
stopping place of the city and told a
certain young man who lives near a
place called Muchakinock that he
was wanted at the office of man
called Justice He asked
"what for?" and was led to believe
that he was wanted there as wit
ness, or to answer some questions,
or for some other reason. The young
man went as directed, and arriving
at the Office he was found by the
small boys of the joke and was in
formed that he had been arrested, or
was about to be arrested, or that
something was about to happen to
him, as he had been charged with
selling liquors, The young man was
surprised ano protested his innocence
but it was stated that there was evil
dence and that he had better be care
full of so serious a charge. 1t seems
the young man had been told that
the information had been filed by a
Rev. - One of the lit
tie boys stated that he thought the
mister would settle for Sl5, and an
other one went out for the purpose
of seeing him about it. He returned
with the information that a settle
ment could be made with the gentle
man for that amount, but that the
costs in the case would amount to
SIS more, making $50 in all. The
young man failed for some reason to
see the joke, as it has been called,
and that he had no money with him,
but that he could get some perhaps.
A date was made for the delivery of
the money that was said to be neces-
sary for the settlement of the case.
and the young man went hunting
He was about in the act of returning
to pay over the coin VIII, he was
met by friend, to whom he told his
troubles. One explanation followed
another until it was decided to hunt
up the one who had seemingly filed
the information. The minister stated
that he had filed no information of
the sort and had no intention in that
direction. Then the party went to
the house of Justice --, where
it was learned that there was no case
against the young man and there
was no signs of any so far as the JUS
tice knew. OF course it was all a
joke so far, but there are certain ones
of the cast of the little medy that
are dissatisfied with the plot, as
played, and there is whispering be
hind the scenes of conspiracy and of
bonafide action before a "real for
sure" court, and SO on, in which the
case the comedy effect would be
made to appear more tragic.
The young man OF the joke did
not pay any money. OF course the
little jokers would not have taken it
anyway, fur 1t was all huge Joke.