Sketches of Life and Character; Taken at the Police Court, Bow Street (Paperback)

Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: by obtaining in the first instance, pecuniary relief. If he was really in want of a doctor, he should have made application at an Hospital. However, as it appeared extremely doubtful whether he was suffering under any ailment but that of poverty; and, as the constable had found him breaking the law by begging, he (the magistrate) should send him to prison for a week. "Whoo-who, whoo who," said Mr. Tummus Brown, as he left the court, under the surveillance of the deputy- gaoler, " an' 'twar for this I coom'd all t' way from Lon- cashire!" A JUVENILE TIPPLER. His years but young, but his experience old. Two Gentlemen / Verona. In my time, I have seen a boy do wonders.?The Coxcomb. Robert Dahkin, a little fellow about 12 years of age, a " thing of shreds and patches,"?in short, such a complete tatterdemalion, that he looked like an animated scarecrow,?was charged with being drunk, and incapable of taking care of himself! From the statement of police-constable William Boyce, A JUVENILE TIPPLER. it appeared, that between one and two o'clock on the previous morning he was on duty, in Great Russell- street, Covent-garden, when he saw the prisoner amusing himself by rolling on the pavement, and playing all sorts of games, after the manner of the clown in a pantomime. Fearing that the boy would be run over by a cab, or " something o'that sort," he (the policeman) considered it his duty to " pick him up," and send him home to his parents. He, accordingly, raised him from the ground, and stood him upon his legs, but he fell down again, calling out several times," Mother, I wish you would put me to bed !" The bystanders laughed heartily at this innocent request, and advised the constable to take the lad to the station-house, and put him to bed in one of the cells. "...