Omaha daily bee., 1902-08-17

Sergeant Whalen to propose to her, for
the description answered him to a t. You
see, ! have to be mighty careful in answer
ing all inquiries. for they might be loaded.
Station on Wedding Tour.
Another thing, the Jail has become a
regular visiting place for young married
people, especially from out in the state or
country towns We average a couple or
two every week. who have just married and
want to see the inside Of the Jail. 1t al
ways happens that the nights they come
every person in the cells is drunk and does
his or her best to show 1t. Not long ago a
couple come In about IL o'clock at night
and the husband said his bride wanted to
see the inside Of the jail. It was late and
l had to refuse them. The bride was very
much disappointed and said so. While they
were standing in front of the desk in comes
Taylor with Boston Green. and Boston was
worse than usual. He was swearing at
everything and everybody in sight. While
she was trying to get out Of his way Brady
came in with a beastly drunk man. The
man leered in the direction of the woman
and gurgled at her: What they got you
for. honeyi' Before the husband and wife
could get out of the room the wagon re-
turned with a drunken girl. She took OF
her hat and sailed It at the husband and
said, Hello, baby. how are your To cap
1t all the fire gong began to ring and a
woman across the street began to yell
murder. Well. the way they got out was a
caution and It wasn't a good night for
sights, either"
When Patsy Was ak
While he is compelled to listen to in
| nnnnrahla 0r1aaffona and aforfaa ~ oil IA
scriptions, It ia only on record once that
good-natured PATSY" ever lost his temper.
That W as Just recently. Two little girls
had been taken to the station and told q
pitiful story OF suffering. They claimed to
have walked from Charter Oak. Ia, to
Omaha; this their father and mother were
dead and that they were alone and penni-
less. The story was published with the an
nouncement that the police desired homes
for them In the country. The next day It
was learned that the girls had run away
from the orphanage home in Council Blufs
and they we're returned there. But the
work had been done.
Every farmer in the country wanted
those girls. The telephone was kept busy
all day and Patsy had explained to
over 100 people that the girls had been
returned to the home at Council Bluffs.
Patsy kept In q good humor until Just
before quitting time. He afterward told
what had been said at the other end Of the
wire. others told what Patsy said.
After satisfying himself that he was talk
ing TO the police station the man at the
other end Of the wire said; II see py de
papiers dat you hat girls dare"
They are not here now" sweetly an
Swered Patsy"
Il see dat ia want goot homes" said the
man.
They are not here. now" and 'Patsy's"
voice was e little louder.
How ole are de girlsf- was the next
question.
There are not here now" was the an
sWer about 90 degrees to the hot.
eff dA can do de milking, I vii gf dem .
home" continued the man as though he
had heard nothing the sergeant had said.
On you'll they are not here nowi" And
as the transmitter spluttered and spewed
from the warmth Of the voice Patsy" rang
on.