A PENCHANT FOR PIES.

NZ Truth, Issue 121, 12 October 1907, Page 6

A PENCHANT FOR PIES.

' What Happened to Shannon?

TKomas William, Shannon lifies pies. ffThis is not singular, of course ; it. is ignite a common complaint ; but Thomas William prefers the stolen variety, and they are said to be sweetest. At Christchurch the other nightline snavelled a couple from one Thomaas Wright Stevenson, but was col"dared and jugged for a couple of innocent bits of pastry that cost only a .bob. But he isn's addicted to doing .things like that. Fact is, he was on a wild jag, and the proprietor didn't Relieve m wild jag people getting away with his wild animal pies ; so he jspoke a piece. When the pie-biter reached Court, Lawyer Donnelly .spoke his little piece, saying that it jsiwasn't a serious crime ; that perhaps ftlog-pies were more papular than was 'rthought, although these were really jgood turkey pies ; that the prosecutor didn't wish to proceed ; that it •wouldn't be a bad idea for . -Hie infori«nation to be withdrawn, as Shannon ji/iwas a hard-working man aod

DIDN'T WANT THE PIES, ■anyhow. Also that it was a chap 'named Grog hit Shannon m the abiVlomen and then stole the pasties, and pthat he was willing to pay for them ucut of his banking account. Further, ijithat it would be a pity to have a (conviction entered up against a man jof such epicurean tastes, and for such m small epieuream taste as he represented by his present action. Statition Sergeant Johnson agreed, Magistrate Day acquiesced ; everybody was m agreement, m lact, even the prisoner ; so the charge was iwithItlrawn with great enthusiasm. But Shannon had to pay a bob for those pies. And they; were damnedxatalc by, then, too.