Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1900-08-23
Their Own Pole.

tive N4OhVN etuNSANS WIZ a.
BARRIERS shop getting their hair cut
and parted in the middle. All this
took till 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, ana he
drew up bill of sale. Boys, help
me home with my load And the
little cavalcade went down the DIM
ly-lighted street with the singular
burden upon their shoulders.
Hi, there !" yelled policeman,
whom they had tried to pass slyly,
"what are you doing with that bar
bers pole ?"
THAT is our business, ~ grimly re-
piled the football player.
1T is also mine, rejoined the po-
liceman. Come with me to the sta
ton and bring that pole with you.
1--WE cannot afford to carry it away
from its 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 bit Of fun
will cost you s. apiece.
Perhaps, before we are fined, you
would like to look at this strip of
paper" 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 re-
piled the student.
young men, said the sergeant,
"you are discharged. Officer, 90 back
to your beat.
"WiIl You kindly instruct him to
take the pole where he got it2' IN
quired the student.
Certainly, replied the sergeant,
chat 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
taperng load and started down
another street They soon met anoth-
er policeman. This time they did not
attempt any evasion.
"What're We doin with that beam
O. wood2" 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 Il swear not to run for it.
The officer believed that after they
had repeated it in Latin, and being a
large strong nan 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?" grum-
bled the officer, between breaths, on
the way back.
"You said we were thieves, and
how could you believe thieves on
question Of property ?" replied the
students. And they started once
more for home.
Again and again they were escorted |
to headquarters, until they began to
feel quite well acquainted with the |
sergeant.
The sixth or seventh policeman
they met was a smallish man, and
they took particular pains with him.
They yelled, whistled, sang Good
night, Ladies" and marched four
times around him in solemn process
sion. He simply thanked them for
the entertainment.
"Why don't you arrest us?' one
of them cried.
"There's been a general alarm sent
all over the city" replied the peace
preserver, "to the effect that if We
met FIVE min wild pole, don't nolist
EN-, as they're harmless lunatics on
de way to the asylum to start a bar
ber's shop there"