A LOVER OF HOPS!

NZ Truth, Issue 119, 28 September 1907, Page 6

A LOVER OF HOPS!

The Pro. Person's Peculiarities.

«• ffn the race for police records Alexander Carey, of Christchurch, is slow but he isn't too dusty, as he Bias thirty convictions against him. (Booze and blasphemy and other ithings have got him down. He has -no moral courage ; he would use a •pint pot as a communion cup, and put hops under his pillow at night for the sake of their fascinating •perfume. So they prohibited him not long ago, and Alexander, who is a Jittle bloke with a face like a torn sponge, had to swear off partially at all events. But every prohibited person has friends when he has money, and Alex had too much money jf.'other day. and too many friends, Vnd too much beer. The latter hit Mm m the abdomen very hard, and •Jelled him to the surface, and then jbounced him into the arms of a jiol iceman, and he had a dual charge 'laid against him ; and after spending the Sabbath m ' SILENT MEDITATION AND PRAYER 5n the -lock-up, and neglecting to put a coin m the collection plate of .peelerdonv at divine service time, he •appeared at Court and was squelched m a most unpleasant manner by '< Magistrate Bishop to the extent of a couple of notes and half-a-sov. -There were a couple of incidentals .mentioned m the shape of chokey, *ut they shouldn't trouble a man .with thirty convictions m his disfavor. He asked for time m his most .pleasant, affable manner, did the man '•■who only partially filled the .dock, ilnit it was peremptorily refused by /the S.M. m his best possible style. [.'People who live m glass houses shouldn't throw stones, hut a Magistrate throws hard at, the prohibited iglass individual and he has t"o work ■for the Government for a bit before he can earn enough .with which .to have another wine-up.