ALWAYS DRUNK.'

Temuka Leader, Issue 1168, 1 November 1883, Page 3

ALWAYS DRUNK.'

Such was (he candid and almost defiant statement of her normal condition made at the Thames Police Court, London, recently, by a woman named Margaret Kane, who was charged with drunkenness. The prisoner, who gave her age at 30 years, loftily declined to deny the imputation of inebriety. ‘ Oh course I was drunk,’ quoth Mistress Kane ; 4 1 am always drunk, and I mean to get drunk as long ns I live.’ A police constable in attendance remarked that Margaret was newly out of prison, and that she had appeared in the dock of that Court 4 dozens of times,’ 4 1 know 1 have,’ cried the unabashed Peggy, and 1 shall be here lots more times.’ Oil the magistrate sending her to prison for seven days she exclaimed, ‘ What! only seven days ! 1 made sure you would have given me a month. Good luck to you.’ Good luck! It would Lave been infinitely better luck to society at large, and to this wretchedest of women in particular, could the worthy magistrate have sent her tegaol, not for seven days, but for seven years, drunkenness is evidently 4 Meg’s diversion for after a week’s enforced sobriety she came out, refreshed by her retirement, and went on the spree again. She created another disturbance, and was again taken to the Police Court. The magistrate, recognising the woman, said : 4 Why, you were here last week. You can only just be out of prison V The prisoner : 1 Quite right ,your worship ; I told you I should be here again soon. I can’t keep away ; it’s no good.’ Magistrate : 4 1 am afraid you are a very abandoned character.’ The prisoner ; 4 Me a bad ’un ! Lord love yer! not me. I’m as good as they make ’em nowadays.’ The Magistrate : 4 Well you will go to gaol this lime for fourteen days.’ The prisoner ; 4 All right, my lord ; I’ll do it on tny head.’ So Margaret has gone to do another short period. ,