The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-04-20

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tile end of fifteen miles I was reward.
ed. ] came across the old man at O
house where he had stopped to court
widow woman and try to work the
tintype business.
ain but weak worm of the dust
when 1t comes down to 1t. II would
have been n tender and juicy bit OF
brotherly love to have presented the
old cuss with dozen bottles of the
alleviator and kissed him on the check
and bldden him go and sin no more.
That's what he expected me to do, but
| disappointed him. invited him out
Of the house, and when he smillngly
follered me l proceeded to lamn him.
mauled him. 1 chugged him, I
hammered and punched him. ! made
him TO cry unto the seven angels for
mercy. When he was a licked man
I gathered together my own and rode
trlnmphantly away, never needing the
offer of the widow to marry me IN his
place. Lest 1 seem boastful | may
say that when had had time 10 over
haul myself / found that l had suf-
fered-
One black eye.
One skinned nose.
One bitten thumb.
One bleeding ear.
One loose tooth.
Thus it ever is. The machlnashuns
Of sin may prevail for n short time
over integrity, but the race Is brief
| and the victory soothing to the soul.
The only damage done TO the outfit
| was to the grasshopper In the bottle.
He had somehow lost leg, but had
no sooner tied 1t on with n piece OF
| string than he recovered his normal
composure and was himself again.
Enters Busted Hopes.
Two days later entered the bustlng
metropolis of Busted Hopes The day
was balmy, the town band was play
ing. and 1 felt In my soul that It was
| good TO be there. Not a shadder of
my impending doom came to warn
me. ! was pitching my tent and look
ing around I'm benign way when II
red headed man, who announced him
L
| wanted to borrow $50 In cash as q
token OF esteem. When had shaken
my head In a doubtful way he took his
leave. and an hour later l was arrest.
ed under the provisions of the cruelty
to animals law. II was claimed that
was holding grdsshopper against
his Will and that now and then stir.
| HIM nm, hu IrpnY,inr a Ittu 10 a
into the milk bottle with him. II was
done In revenge for my refusal of the
loan. ...
Exhibits Documentary Evidence.
Taken into court, l exhibited docu-
mentary evidence that | had res
cued the hopper from n life of suffer
ing and peril and that now and then
his lively disposition demanded some
thing out Of the usual something like
bumblebee to chaw up. The Judge
was not II fair minded man. He prob
ably was to get half of that $50 and
was disappointed over my attitude.
was sentenced to one month in jail
and showed behind the bars. For Il
few minutes was cast down and
made to v ,ier if 1t really paid to he
good, but when came to see that
could break out Of the old shebang In
ten minutes / became partner of
Integrity again.
That evening, after the just and un-
Just inhabitants of Busted Hopes had
sought their downy couches and just
as the new moon was showing her in
nocent face above the prairie,
wrenched my way to liberty. Hunting
around for spell, found my outfit
and drove softly out of town and into
dim distance. and as the faraway
howls OF an Oklahoma coyote reached
my ear | fiicked the old horse with
the gad aud murmured unto myself:
Integrity may even lead follower
into Jail, but she always manages that
an old stove leg Is left lying around to
pry the bars off with" M. QUAD.