The Man Within. In Bodmin, England, arrested on charges of robbery, James Henry Stone, artist, poetaster and ex-convict, pleaded guilty, explained: "I feel I am really wanted in prison and can do something towards society even though it is only to paint pictures."

Clues. In Joplin, Mo., Police Radio Dispatcher Jim Miller broadcast the description of a stolen vehicle, wasn't surprised when police quickly found it: a bright red truck with a load of lumber topped by three bathtubs.

That Old Feeling. In St. Louis, Otis Grandberry told police that he had committed one robbery, asked to be locked up because he felt he was about to do it again.

And a Tiger. In Richmond, Ind., after seeing her first football game, three-year-old Candice Elias, daughter of the Richmond High School coach, devised a new bedtime prayer: "God bless Mommy, God bless Daddy, Rah, Rah, Rah."

Proceed with Caution. In London, asked to judge whether nine packages of books on nudism were subject to seizure, Magistrate Sir Frederick Wells said: "I must go through these things before I come to a decision."

Realist. In Oklahoma City, veteran Bootlegger Thomas Eugene ("Red") Grattan, haled into court on eight separate liquor possession charges, declared: "I'm through, boys. I'm going to work for the Government . . . There's more money in that."

Dumplings. In Munford, Tenn., asked how she won the Tipton County breadmaking crown, high-school Student Mary Bomar gave her recipe: "A dump of this and a dump of that and start stirring until it looks right."

The Good Shepherd. In Houston, campaigning for traffic safety, Episcopal Bishop Clinton S. Quin passed out cards urging local drivers to be more careful at the wheel because "You may hit an Episcopalian."

Riposte. In Cleveland, Landlady Lea Paul complained that after she asked two female tenants to move, they: 1) packed glue into a lamp socket, 2) rubbed cold cream into the sofa cushions, 3) smeared textile bleach on the sofa, 4) glued an oriental throw rug onto the carpet, 5) poured a mixture of syrup, salt, coffee and sugar over the living room rug.

Pen Pointed. In Mt. Clemens, Mich., police swiftly cracked a case when Daniel Chalfont stole a $56 check from a stranger's mailbox, endorsed it with the payee's name but absentmindedly wrote his own address.

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