Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1907-02-14
NO. IA.
MADE STRONG PLEA
IRis-MAs's STORY sc=-gNEp
-EART oF MAGISTRATE
Recollection Of eoyhcos Dsys ~.
Cause Of Miensei o.ltsr's De.
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When Michael Dalton. Who said Ne
iived AZ 81 East Sixteenth street. was
arraigued in the Yorkville poliee court
on a charge of intoxication he begged
Magistrate Breen TO let him 90 this
once. says the New York sun.
u was only celebrating a triie too
much" he explained.
III ! remember rightly. YOU were
here yesterday remarked the court
Your houor's got a good memory
responded the prisoner.
And YOU said yesterday that you
were celebrating"
That's right. too TIA the sane
celebration. but I've had enough. I
met with some friends from Skohan.
where ! used TO live when came from
the old country Tim Hennessey was
one Of them. and he reminded me %
the time old HOLSTERS bull kept me
up the tree. and. bedad, had to take
a few to forget Il.
7 was after apples IN HOLSTERS
orchard one afternoon. and Hennessey
and O'Toole were with me We went
over the stone wall and I climbed a
tree and shook down the finest apples
in the orchard. while the other two
filed bag with them. Old Hollister
was that stlngy he wouldn't give an
apple 10 any one The bag was nearly
full when me friends made a run for
the stone wall and got over II as
though the divvle was after them
didn't know what was up until seen
HOLSTERS brindle bull come tearing
down under the tree
Then ! remembered that the farm
er kept the bull instead OF a dog 10
watch the orchard and Il showed his
good sinse. The bull looked up al me
as ! started 10 get down, and there
was something In his look that made
mo stay where I was waited for
him to go. and he waited for me to
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.
worth TO face him. So I had to stay
In the tree had been out to a dance
the night before. and my eyes were
heavy with sleep.
Il was afeared TO go TO sleep in the
tree. for I might tumble down. and the
beast I'D get me. But sorra the bit
could I stay awake. so took my sus-
penders and tied myself 10 the tree,
so that I wouldn't fall
The bull was still there when I woke
up in the morning. and was likely TO
stay there until Holiister called him
OF. II II wasn't for my friends They
came TO the orchard early In the morn
ing with a bulldog and around his
neck was 4 red cloth They put the
dog in the orchard to coax the bull
away. but sorra a foot would he stir
from the tree.
The dog thought the bull was afraid
so he goes up and uips him on the
heels. That made the big beast mad
and he chased the dog a small bit
THAT was my chance for salvation,
I thought. and | took Il. Jumping
from the tree ran for the wall The
bull saw me and came after me. the
dog after him. How | got over the
wall ahead OF the horns was more
than could do to-day. but over I got
in time
1T was the memory OF those lively
times that made Hennessey and me
self take a few extra drinks"
The magistrate let him go again.