Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-08-12
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Just before noon yesterday. Mr.. Zones SaE
down on an empty barrel standing ia front o.
a nc uOr Store On " .cllEstI ave. ne an. ~
marked mat IL was cheaper 10 lose two dol
lars worth % time waiting for the car man
10 1901 IL Zine blocks. Mr.. Jones Is long aud
i ,ean, anu Joesn weigh over 100 pounds. TIE
barrel ought TO have held up two Just ike
MIN, but as lie wrigglat GrD.uG - Secure a
easy position, the head fell in. Mr. Jones
Iell IN after the head. Il wasn't tie l,eSf lfs
eoGla 90, but no me was given MIN 20 plan
ana ponder. The first thing ne knew ffier
the crash, was finding his feet and ankles
over one slice, aud his shoulders ana head
weoged against the opposite. His head was
beilt FORWARD until his heck was nearly
broken, his legs seemed 10 have been dri ven
up, and he was right where the bows want
INN. lie yeLed ont I'm srnothered tones. ani
an AGED LADY VINO keeps an ipfelll genca Office
near the scene OF the accident. lDokef down
nom her window and called out:
Bup' we don't want any such foJling
"Bub he blowed-ien1me out-helr, help,9
hoarSely replied Mr.. Jones.
on: younE man, You are on your way 10
me ealOWS. said the aged lady, and sne
drew back from the window aud sighef
rev people walk the streets AT iIooa. and
nj. JOKES yellei ont many times before the
grocer came out He saw the feet sticking gf,
and exclaimed:
You boys deserve klliIng,"
81 IN dying Ia lere-help me Out,n roarei
Jones.
"l'll die you, ycu ole -ag~ant,- rarltai The
sIt'I, seeing liza inc ltel belonged 10 man,
ana gave the barre! p k.cy.
-Four or I've BOYS came around the corner,
ana EheL hey tls2 oye.ed what was up one
OF mem recOgI lei Al Jones voice. Looking
INTO tie barrels b. asked
Us that you, NJ. Jones'"
81 e>-yes.' A. sel g-n--.
Are yoG doing weu down there. Mr.
"oh! Hesvens-:ernie ui' aglea TIE prls-
oner.
"Arer { you easy "a you, MAJ, Nfr ,ore,.'
fTaY rar
Il tell yOU gtl q --u ~ ..lC,ty. ..g-.s. .,
ne tired 10 StlagEle around.
Il Del-evt yoL are a liar fePiei ule -ro-
Ger a. lie gave the barrel shake.
"1Cl lie vas COW. Tcel LA tie nan "A
the barrel was not a vagrant or a beggar he
set ABOUT helping l-L CT. LJ led % lis
him Gp, but Jones stllc. iOT nlyIcg. AID the
boys Pc 30 ne r talk ara dari.leg fla- th2
barrei should o- tipped over lh's va done,
and while tie grocer Went att tue PATCHED
70 Knock the loop 81, the ooy Io.--ys Ar.
Jones up AID down The sa.E o col hIm
OK
"DO you feel better now, Nj. Joaes?o in
quired one.
Have you cramps IL TIE stomach. NJ.
jones'" asked 3 second.
-. do you really and truly want TO get out o.
mat palace car, Nj JpnCsH'' sg.,el I third
And Jones g:owled ana took on and tired u
KICK, ana as Tie Toys rolled him along .le was
heard making solemn vow that lie would
kin every boy i'm Detroit II he ever got OF o.
the barrel. TIE grocer duallv "a m Will Ms
hatche;, and as he knocked 81 TIE hoops lac
sAA- y nsAS y plly 10 90 alG destroy a nice
barrel like Tat l. CrdlT " save ole unsa
lie.
The slaves finally fell in and feu out, and
Jones gave yell and scrambled up.
''Ah' he's the man 20 p'Cy circus tricks f"
exclaimed one Of the boys.
You bet he's TIC boss perlOrneT.' yelled
another.
Mr.. Jones clawed around and tried 20 get
them, and as ne llmped away The agat lady
in the Intelligence Office looked out OF the
window and sai Id:
or that man doesn't 70 around nobbing
clothes lines, then I'm 10 gudge OF human
nature.n