TOO HAPPY.
" Morning, Judge-glorious morfMr' salutes. William Itookfovd as he slid out of the corridor. The Court looked at him with a twentytwo degree-below-zero expression, but the prisonor smiled blandly and continued: " Splendid city you have—nice people, jolly officials-bully fellows around.', The court tried to freeze his blood by another look, but it wan no use. "Sorry to appear hero this morning," continued the young man ; "but lean easily explain. I was too happy." "What do you mean?" " I won twolve dollars at dice, and, as » I went home, I was kicking up my heels M and shouting for joy. Officer thought I was drunk, you see." '' Officer, how drunk was he ?" " Too drunk to climb a snow drift, sir." " I was a bit giddy with my good luck, your Honour; but if you let me off, 1 promise not to feel happy for the next ten years." " We can't have any such foolish carryings on," replied the Court. " When a man mixes snow-drifts, dice, whiskey, and happiness together, it's going too far. I shall send you up for thirty days." "That's the worse mix of allftiur Honour," growled the prisoner: ana in passing to tl|e corridor he managed to kick Bijalv on the shin arid upset two newsboys pro.ve how happy.he was.'"'
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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume VII, Issue 2003, 30 May 1885, Page 2
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213TOO HAPPY. Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume VII, Issue 2003, 30 May 1885, Page 2
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