Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-10-15
SEES THE PARADE,
Dorsey Foultz Watches the Policemen
March.

Mufch.
There was no more interested soectator
OF the parade than Dorsey Foultz, and IS
the policemen passed by he viewed them
with undisguised approval, although his re-
marks were scarcely complimentary But,
then, Dorsey was in good humor, ana his
crude mentality made him appear to say
rude things when he only intended to be
jocuiar.
Dare dey is" he remarked with unc-
tuous satisfaction: dare dey is, Envy
durn wunner m. Dem seck'n preesink fell
lers lug mitey fine an mitey beggity waw-
kim long dare laik dey wuz de Washnt'n
Lltlnfty. But dey don't mount ter
shucks wen 1t cum ter ketchin' er Teller
lalk me. Wy. dem coppers cudnt ketch
er cole ef dey slep' in er draft fur er week"
Dorsey chuckled merrily at this sage re-
Election.
de seckn preesink felers, ceppin sum NV
UNI laik Henney an Daley, an dem don't
keer-er-durn sorter foxes. Jess let UNI
know dat er tuff nigger's gotter gun in is
warint fun ole Jedge Fuller hissef Nor.
sub, dey won't fine i'm no mo- N dey cud
hne er needle in er stror rick.
Did hab er gun? Cose 1 had der gum
l mad two NV UNI. I'm say, wen l git
outen de wuds hacker de Deef an Dunn
lum an try dem guns ter see howse they
shoot, bedawg my cats If eeder NV UNI nd
go OH. Now, sposin' summer dem coppers
l
wy dey d er spunk up an tuck ole Dorsey
In lesser de time dat it take ter tell it,
But zone er dem seck'n preesink felIers had
nGn game nur san in dey craws ter cum
wldln hailin' NV ME, honey, kase dey didn'
know Gem guns wuz no good.
The Search of the Big Sewer
Say!' he went on, evidently enjoying his
"reminiscences, dat certny wuz er gay ole
coon hunt dey had outen de big sewer.
want in no Gle sewer. Me an summer de
boys wuz shcotin' crap not mon hat er
squar rum de place whar de coppers went
IN. An dat wuz wunner my lucky mites.
too. Say. honey. 1 ketch my number leb-
ben times han runnin'. Graces, sub, ole
Dorsey win de ham an aigs an de con
bred an de chitlins fob two weeks 1
dat sewer
Dorsey held his head back and guffawed
so loudly that a platoon OF police lost STEP
Dem coppers minded me Wv er ole flee
mitey peart on groun' hawgs. he wuz. His
name wuz Lissfs. arter Ginl Grant, but
I.issis want laik de gin'l, nohow an no way
He'd track er groun' hawg right FUN
holes on de hills. an when he'd
run um in de holes he'd dance eroun' an
bark an howl an carry on monstous. Den
Lissis I'D staht ter go in de hole whar de
groun hawg done gone laik he gwine clean
thoo de yearth ter Chiny, but wen he'd git
In erbout two tut an he smell dat ole
groun hawg er waitin' at de yuther en- Nv
de hole dat dawg I'D cum er backin' out
like his laigs dun tu'n eroun on i'm. an
let I'm go ez fas' backards ez dey did for
reds.
"Yaas. sub, twuz er cawshun de way
ole Lissis I'D back out dat hole soon as
he smell danger. Dat wuz de VERY way
dem coppers ack wen dey tackled dat
sewer. De Lawd knows whut dey'd er
done ef I'd er bin in dart" and Dorsey
laughed again.
As the tail-end Of the procession passed
Dorsey turned away. Well, so long, sub, %
he remarked. Pm gwine down on de
| fian ter eat dinner wild er ole fren er
mine. He boun' ter hab err Rud vun. too.
cause he tole me he WIZ gwineter buss
inter de frigyrat0r In grossry st0' wen
de coppers wuz playing sojers.''