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Show JOE M ANDREWS was a painter And he very promptly said That ho had undertaken To adorn the town with red. j On awaking m tho mornlpg : After trying to paint the town, There was a blueness of his fcolings, Though his tnsto was rather brown, j The Judge said: "I've no patlcnco With a man who breaks ray rulo And takes to booze on Sunday Instead of Sabbath-school. Twill take at least five dollars To smooth away the frown ! That mars tho face of Justlco When u fellow paints the town." Thev found upon the record Tliat MoAndrows had been tight And on Saturday arrested At 11 in tho night. Apologies were tendered And they showed him to the ,doot' With a gentle Intimation That he should come no more. There was more tragedy than comedy in tho trial of William Counsel on the chargo of vagrancy. This man has been In the employ of tho city and Is a lifelong life-long resident of Salt Lake. Yostorday lie appeared in court broken and trembling trem-bling as the result of a protracted spree. Officer Glllesplo was the complaining witness. wit-ness. "I nave known the defendant for a long time." he said, "and ho has but one fault. He drinks and neglects his family. fam-ily. Ills wife Is dying with a cancer, whllo ho spends what money ho makes for liquor. Ho thinks moro of drink than of his wife and. family.'' Counsel took tho stand In his own dc- fense. "I do drink." be admitted. for two years and eight months I wi without touching a drop. I hav work hard to support my family, and I ft a place bought with my hard-earn money to pay doctor bills for my wlf "If you can go two years and elg months without drinking you should! able to keep from It all tho tlmc.",o served the Judge. "I do not wantJi send you to jail whllo your wife nee your caro so badly, and 1 want youjf braco up and be a man. Do you think yi can do It If I let you go"" j "Yes, Judge: I will go to work torn row morning." fj On this understanding Ovinsol vr glvon a chance. m O r Wf, Said Frederick Mayt m "L cannot say JThat I was sober yestorday; WF But in your face. Ml Kind Judge, I trace -II A heart that's in tho proper pIacnW ' I never knew W A man like. you. V I That looks so learned nnd so wlstyjl Who did not hear M ' With ready ear K f ; And sympathy a poor man's elghsj , 1 I Just camo in Hero from Lucln, fl Where I have been. wl Judge, -a-worK May got a nudge: "That's not tho Judge."' J Tils neighbor said; "that there's ',tl clerk." A - Tho man addressed. M j With swelling chest. S J Heard tho defendant tell lil tale, Now mado a crook r 'm Within his book 9 J Which meant, "Frod. Maj, five daysll 1 Jail." ! |