The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-02-19
MADE STRONG PLEA
iRIsHMAN's STORY scFrENep
HEART OF MAGISTRATE.
Recollection Of Boyhood Days fhc
Cause Of Michael Dalton's De-
parturc From the Straight and
Narrow Path, He Avcrred.


When Michael Dalton who said he
lived at t23 East Sixteenth street, was
arraigncd in the Yorkville police cour,
on a charge of intoxication he begged
Magistrate Breen to let him go this
once" says the New York Sun.
Il was only celebrating tri0c too
much,' he explained.
IF / remember rightly you were
here yesterday" remarked the court.
Your honor,s got good memory"
responded the prisoner.
"And you said yesterday that you
were celebrating
That's right, too, It's the same
celebration, but I've had enough
net with some friends from Skohan.
where used to live when came from
the old country Tim Hcnnessey was
one Of them. and he reminded me OF
tho time old HOLSTERS bull kept me
up the tree, and, bcdad. had to take
q few to forget 1t.
II was after apples in HOLSTERS
orchard one afternoon. and IIcnnessey
and OToolc were with me. Wo went
over the stone wall and I climbed q
tree and shook down the finest apples
In the orchard. while tho other two
filled a bag with them. OLD IIollistcr
was that stingy he wouldn't give an
apple to any one The bag was nearly
full when mo friends made n run foI
the stone wall and got over it as
though the divvle was after them. !
didn't know what was up until ! seen
HOLSTERS brindle bull come tca,H'3
down under the tree.
"Then 7 remembered that the farm
CT kept the bull instead of dog to
watch the orchard, and It showed his
good sinse. The bull looked up at me
as | started to get down. and there
vas something in his look that made
me stay where was. I waited for
him to go, and he waited for me t>
come down. O'Toole and Henessey,
on the other side of the wall, tried
TO coax and to drive the beast away,
but not one inch would he stir from
under the tree.
when night came the vagabond
was still there and waiting for me,
but IT was as much as my life was
worth to face him. So | had to stay
in the tree. had been out to a dance
the night before, and my eyes were
heavy with sleep.
81 was afeared to go to sleep in the
tree. for might tumble down, and the
beast ud get me- But sorra the bit
could ! stay awake, so took my sus
penders and tied myself to the tree
so that | wouldn't fall.
The bull was still there when ] woke
up in the morning, and was likely to
stay there until Holiister called him
Off, If it wasn't for my friends. They
came to the orchard early in the morn
ing with bulldog and around his
neck was a red cloth. They put the
dog in the orchard to coax the bull
away, hut sorra a foot would he stil
from the tree.
"The dog thought the bull was afraid
so he goes up and nips him on the
heels That made the big beast mao
and he chased the dog small bit
THAT was my chance for salvation
thought. and ! took 1t. Jumping
from the tree | ran for the wall Tht
bull saw me and came after me, the
dog after him. How ! got over Tho
wall ahead of the horns was moro
than could do today, but over ! so
, in time.
1T was the memory of those livel,
| times that made Ilcnncsscy and inc
| self take few extra drinks
The magistrate let him go again.