Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1900-06-29
THEIR OWN POLE.
It Furnished More Fun than If It Had
Been Stolen.

It Furnished More Fun than If It Had
Been Stolen.
Five wicked students were in a bar
ber's shop getting their hair cut and
parted in the middle. All this took to
quite late in the night, and then one Of
them said:
Barber, what will you take for your
sign pole?"
"Ten dollars" replied the artist,
smilingly.
Here is your money" said the stu
dent, who was a member of the win
ming football team that season, and so
had only to write home at any time
for a check. "Sign this" and he drew
up a bill Of sale. Boys, help me
home with my load" And the little
cavalcade went down the dimly-light-
ed street with the singular burden up
on their shoulders.
"Hi, therev' yelled policeman,
whom they had tried to pass slyly,
"what are you doing with that bar
ber's pole?'
"That is our business" grimly re-
piled the football player.
"It is also mine," rejoined the police.
man. "Come with me to the station,
and bring that pole with you."
"We cannot afford to carry it away
from it's proper destination" said one
of the students.
"Never mind" growled the police.
man. "I'll get it there" and he sum.
moned help, and conducted the whole
procession to the police station.
Boys" said the sergeant, after they
had ranged themselves in front of
him, "I'm sorry, but this DIT OF fun Will
cost you So apiece"
perhaps before we are fined, you
would like to look at this strip of pa.
per?" inquired the ball kicker.
why" exclaimed the sergeant,
reading the bill of sale, "here is an
awkward mistake. This is your pole. "
1--WE had thought so," meekly replied
the student.
young men," said the sergeant,
"you are discharged. Officer, go back
to your beat"
"Will you kindly instruct him to take
the pole where he got it?" inquired the
student.
Certainly" replied the sergeant
'that is your right" and the striped
stick of timber was tugged back again
by the disgusted myrmidon of the law
The students again shouldered their
tapering load and started down anoth
er street. They soon met another po.
| liceman. This time they did not at.
tempt any evasion.
"Whatre We doin' with that beam O.
woodT shouted the officer.
"Our business" sang the boys.
"Your business seems to be the thief
business" said the officer. "Come
with me to the station"
1--WE will not carry the pole" said
the students; ''but if you want to
We'll swear not to run for it,"
The officer believed them after they
had repeated it in Latin, and being a
large, strong man from the Tipperary
regions, just about managed it. He
was soon before the same sergeant
mentioned above.
"It's their pole" shouted the ser
geant, as soon as he saw them. "Take
it back where you got it."
"Why didn't you tell me?' grumblet
the officer. between breaths, on the
way back.
"You said we were thieves, and how
could you believe thieves on ques
tion of property" replied the students
And they started once more for home
Again and again they were escorted
to headquarters, until they began t.
feel quite we'll acquainted with tn,
sergeant.
The sixth or seventh policeman the!
met was a smallish man, and they
took particular pains with him. The!
yelled, whistled, sang Goodnight
Ladies'" and marched four times
around him in solemn procession. H,
simply thanked them for the entertain
ment
"Why don't you arrest usY one O
them cried.
'There's been a general alarm sen
all over the city," replied the peace
preserver, "to the effect that if we me
five min wild a pole, don't molist' em
as they're harmless lunatics on de wa,
to the asylum to start barbers shol
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