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Show Bad Company. A Glnsgow holiday-maker was brought up on a charge of drunk and disorderly. "What havo you cot to say for yourself?" Eald tho magistrate. "You look respcctnblo. and ought to be ashamed to stand there." "I'm very xorry. sir. but I came un in bail company from Glesca," humbly replied the rrlMinor. "What sort of company?" "A lot of teetotalers," was tho startling response. re-sponse. "What, sir!" crlod tho balllo (n teetotaler) In race. "Do you moan to sny that abstainers abstain-ers nr lad company: I think they nro the heft of company for such ns you. sir."' "Ueggln' your pardon," answered the prisoner, pris-oner, "'yn're wrung, for I had n hnle mutchkln of whusky an' I hnd to drink It a' mlself." Blrmluzhnm Poet. |