From the New Orleans Picayunc.
RUNNING A SAW
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Bill Dolan made an atrcmp to 'mosey
of with saw from Moses f. Coates, in
Girode street, on Friday night, but the
watchman ran saw on Bill.


Why did you stea! the saw p asked
the Recorder.


who saw me steal the saw p asked
Bill.


i did, said Charley and we believe
he did, for he could only, like provident
man, look forward, but he could see, on
either side OF him, and occasionally cast


a long and lingering look behind"
The fact was, his eyes were set in theil
sockets at adverse angles, like the teeth
Of a well-se. saw.


| ask again. said the Recorder 'why
did you steal the saw 2


Bad luck to the bit Of it | stole y sale
Bill. Il took lt--that was all.


And why did you take it ? said tho
Recorder.


Nov there's more of it, said Bill
Why did take it Well, 'pon me SOW
yer Iarnin' must be neglected entirely in
the juvenile portion of yer life. To ask
me slch question 1t shows as clear as
bog water of May mornin', that even
the Binch-no offence to yer Honor
wants cnightenin' on many pnts. Why
did take it The degenerosty of the
siyen sciences in this barbarouS age as
Paddy Burns, the schoolmastcr-the Lord
rest his sowl in glory fused to say -
why took it for the advancement oi sci.
ence-lor the diffusion of useful knowI.
elge-lor the accelerate the march of in.
tiIuct, In fact yer. honor | wanted 10
perform dintaI operation on it, as Mick
MuIIegan, the blacksmith, said when he
pinIed the harrow-Pins. Why, wanted
to set its ug y teeth


The Recorder told Mr.. DoIan that he
fully appreciated his eyertions in he
cause Of science but as The law, whose
notions Of meam and mum were some-
what anliquated, viewed the taking of
the saw in the light Of larceny, his sense
OF official duty compelled him to send the
case before the Criminal Court. and thi.
ther he sent it, sending Bin in the
meantime to the caIaboose, till good and
sufficient security for his appearance at
trial be given.