St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1898-08-13

that day. Think / was goin' to marry
anS live with man that hadn't only .
dollar to his name?"
One day Easter vas ARRESTED. She
had been marketing on Clark stree:
and had stopped before the windor. Of
millinery store to admire tempting
display Of hats. AS she stood absorbed
in the pleasing reflections of the be-
comingness of the different styles to
herself heavy hand was laid upon her
shoulder and gruff voice said:
''Come along with me, aunty."
Easter looked up into the face Of .
big policeman.
Use done for" thought poor Easter,
but aloud she said: II amt done
nothin', Mr.. Officer; Use innocent. I
lives at - R street"
''Never mind, come along; l won't
hurt you," said the policeman, gruffly.
Easter, too frightened to remon-
strate, went with him, but reiterated
again and again: II amt done
nothin': l lives at - R. street,
do"
When they reached the Chicago ave-
nue. police station poor Easter was
told TO wait in the big front room. She
sank into a chair and threw her apron
over her head. Then another police
man came in and told her to follow
him. They went down the stairs lead
ing to the cells, and when Easter saw
the iron gratings she clutched the Of
ficer by the arm and pitifully protested
| her innocence.
| Don't make SO much noise, aunty,'
said the officer, not unkindly. did you
ever see this boy?" he asked, and un-
locking the door pushed Easter into
one of the cells.
"No, sir; don't know nobody here,
walled Easter. 81 lives at - R
street, do"
"Then you never saw this boy be.
| fore ?"
mo. sir; don't know no boy here,
protested Easter. II live at - R
street"
"Well, then. come along" And te
Easter's infinite JOY the officer led hel
uptsairs again and told her she coult
60 home, as she had only been brought
to the station to identify boy arrested
on suspicion for stealing.
But Easter will never go alone agaiI
on Clark street.
Easter has the bicycle fever. Un
known to her young mistress she wen
to a bicycle school and learned to rid'
1 III I've ShoS ScS Obi iof
ly concerned in getting bicycle sui
Of the proper style to make an appear
ancc on the Lake Shore drive. He
first effort i'm this direction did not NEE
with the approval of her young mis-
tress, who forbade her to leave tn,
house in costume that battles descrip
tion. A Sunday ago Easter took thing
in her own hands, rs she usually does
and came upstairs arrayed in her mos
sober gown and solemnly announced
she was going to church. Outside tn
house she went straight to a bicycle
renting agency and, divesting hersel
of the church gown, put on her bicycl
suit, comprising short skirt of Drigh
red flannel, blue jacket (for Easter j
patriotic), gorgeous plaid stocking
and tan shoes, a red bandana aroun
her neck and an old cap of Mr.. Ben's
What adventures she met with on he
ride through Lincoln park are no
known, but Easter has been pei
emptorily forbidden to go bicycle rid
ing again until her dress has been pei
. sonally supervised by her young mis
. tress. "You will disgrace me, Easter
she said.
Easter wants to buy bicycle on tn
installment plan. IF buy bicycl
!. will you go at the head of it, Miss Cal
; rie 2" she asked, meaning she should b
, responsible for the payments.
NO, Easter" said her young mil
: tress, u won't go at the head of it. .
4. j., in Chicago Tribune.