Deseret Evening News | 1904-06-09 | Page 2 | Stole for Balance

STOLE FOR BALANCE You have heard 1 of ot fellows with too much booze who ld the were Vere top heavy helln remarked Sher Sherley ley 11 of Kentucky Well years ago a If there was II n young man brought before the bar court In charged with ft n couple roup of ot pieces of or lead lont pipe he hI hul lu what la Is ItrI n a rinch Tho lead Val wai found In overcoat pocket when hn hl was It Jt looked ilka Uko a Ii dead 11 coso C M against the joung fellow rIll 0 whose focI Indicated that he had been Leen lighting Indians Tho fellow put tip up a II moot novel noel defense declaring that he hens was ns forced to take tho lead and Imd not the remotest Idea ot 01 stealing It Of How Hol Is 3 that tha forced to steal 17 asked the judge Of I tool took It for a good 1 purpose your honor wan wall tho answer To sell lIeli to buy bu more rum I sup suppose pose said ald the tho Judge Wrong your honor I already hall had too much of the ardent does not excuse crime It was RII no crime crimI honor I wan pretty prett full I still had reason I wanted to got Kal to my home und and I wa RII quite n wavering staggering In short deprived of 01 my equilibrium It 11 seemed to 10 me that my head was Willi tho heaviest and In order to make a bal balance ance If possible I took the tho load lead and placed it In III my pockets hoping to get u II balance bllance und reach homo homa safely Ir said laId the Judge but Ill have hao to 10 fine you youa YOIlA a dollar to prevent tho spread of balancing tactics Times Ilme