A GRIM SHADOW.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 6, Issue 1716, 21 June 1884, Page 4

A GRIM SHADOW.

Ho was ut mournful man, Ono might have believed that ho had written epitaphs and pkyed sexton all his days, Ono glance at hia vipftge would liavo mado a liorso back and break liia halter, and ns ho stood before tho desk tho boys behind tho stovo changed from gay to grave, and from gravo to molancholly in twenty seconds. And had a sad namo, It was Sebantbus Livormoro. "Prisoner, don't you feel woll this morning?" asked tho Court. '• No, sir, lam sad at he.;rt." ' 1 That's strange, Lost any friends or had your pocket picked " " No, sir. It is tho dim past which rises up and makes me sad," " Prisoner, did you drink whisky in tho dim past!" "No, sir." Didn't, ch ? Perhaps its something new for you, You drank last night' because you felt siul, J suppose?" "I snpposo so, I was not myself. I wanted to ily from the grim shadows that beclouded my soul," "hee. Well, whiskey wilhnalio a man fly from most anything It gets to bo a pretty healthy grim shadow that can put on the glove against old Ryo and Bourbon. It seems that you fly into a steamboat offico and kicked up a row with the bald headed occupant. You wero io fly." "Ipresume Iwas thinking of drowning myself." "'■And sought a Bteamboat ofiico to inquire for tho lowest rates, eh? Very natural conclusion, prisoner, Well, I have cheering news lor you," " Thanks, I'evhafs it will encourage me to live," '• You arc to go up for thirty days I" " Then good Ijyo, cold world, for I won't live six hours!" gasped the man as ho was led' aivay, In the corridor ho wopt and wrung his hands and called for poison, but in less than an hour Eijp.li bad him picking a one-string banjo and softly tinging? 1 And swing with tho girl behind you I''