The Nome nugget., 1902-02-05

thus:
 0eyserio--I would bespeak ye, one, and all, that you do have care, if the filthy weed you must masticate, that the juices that do congregate in the cavity between thy jaws yc gu!p it down and spit not on the floor, else James l., who hath coalrol, will decree of abdication make, the castle gates the moat that doth s1ErouAd this place. be,rased, and our, furtier occupation he at an end And now ,IUceed.
 Scofeloucus Matheronjo, take the stand.
 (.asidet to Warrenicus: He, too> hath been cut oN from reaching in the couky iay. Now heaY:him swearl
 Seatelducus Thou hast been fellow servant with Jolierus, hast thou not:
 Matheronio-,Je so. l was the kee per of the pen.
 Scofeld xo'ie -tanst thou recall one Hclabalso ]oleriuS did imprison?
 Matheronio--Ie-a-s. m8t Jolcrius near the, gate, and he did say relieve his wrists of the iron bracelets wilh which decorated him; not take them of. but loosen just mite. Anu this l dil.
 Scofeldncus And what his appear ance:?
 Matherouio-Me thought he. was Il B-oo-r who had been through kitch- Aner's hands. But, notwithstanding all his wounds. and they were many. he slept and sno~ed and they wAo were in the other cells did say that Jolerius md belabored him. The sight aroused my sympathy, and when next day his trial came I stood sponsor he would pay. but he did not.
 Scofelducus aside )-That well sus- tains our charge of cruelty.
 Eentonio Not working now, eh?
 Matheronio-Me jaw alone, ofall the parts of my anatomy now does duty.
 Scotield ucus One Head: come forth.
 (The witness, after being sworn. or examination, in chief, testified that, having been relieved of Sl20, he had sworn out fSwarrant for Miss Picl5ett: had been paid back his money, and then failed, at the examination to identify the thief; that his business was that of q miher.)
 ,,;, What head he's got. There'll be ifttle fire come out of that load of poles
 Warrenieus (aside )-There must be something wrong. for he was located by Brother Bob's divinng rod, which ne,er bsiors.did fail to ind pay dirt.
 EXAMINATION.
 Fentonio-How did these robbcries bccur?.
 One Head-I. like Daniel of old, had gone into the G-in-s-den, and had taken aplacer claim along, so there could he no sniping in my absence. Well, whom her lily fingers toyed meath my chin and mine, eyes did heavenward roll, then she did me roll. She sank shaft to bedrock; struck pocket, which she worked out, and when I had returned and took drink, I sought to make a cleanup of the sluice box, in which l had~heen shoveling for days. 1 found the rifles. had been removed and there remained naught but q measly. quarter, where a plethoric poke had been be- tore.
 Fentoi.io-And did you prosecute?
 One Head-I got out warrant, and Jolerlus made arrest; and therE go- between approached me thus: ''She whom youc clam did jump is Q customer of mine and I your filthy lucre will get back. if you will not identify" and so the bal gain was con- eluded.
 Fentonio-And Jolerius; what of him?
 One Head-He made arrest, and when twas through he said: "!5ome day, old boy, you'll come and see me-" and then I took sneak back to the claim from whence came.
 Scoielducus-Pray. by what art craft or trade do you, Underwood, gain livelihood ??
 Under woed-I crack, for local sheet, those little nurs, the kernels of which "Our. Parcv" shoots to the world as words of wisdom, under the beading of sThey Do Say"
 ScofielducusATel all thou hast learned about the policeman's graft.
 Underwoed-Well,1 did hear of rob- berries in the alley, and did go agin the game; but me cork never bobbed. and there thrilled not through me franc so much as the sensation of d nii5ble. think some one had piped me of, and when went in they of1iced up; they pied me form, and me hrevier, bourgeois and long primer got all mixed up with slugs and sorts, and me boxwood quoins were all 1 could dis tinguish. But ouee upon time, when Twas out stunning. a la Parkhurst of