The Sunday globe., 1901-07-14

The boy sleeps on a bluff on the far
Kentucky shore
BY the side Of Daniel Boone and the
heroes gone before.
Meath the flowers Of his birthland his
bones now smouldering lie;
But his fame lives on forever-it can
never never die.
Finishing my letter, in a moment. l
was en- route, via bike, to the Congress.
slonal Library, where a brief period
suiilced for my securing the desired
data regarding the English monarch.
| for Alma. | gave her, among other
| things, that plain truth from Dickens
who characterizes him "as an intoler.
| able rutfian, a disgrace to human ma.
ture and a blot of blood and grease
upon the history Of England"
Down town again, | experienced an
adventure Of adventures. | was pedal.
ing leisurely up Pennsylvania avenue
when, 10, and behold, there was Wat.
son Watson crossing the thoroughfare
al Eighth, accompanied by two half
grown negroes
Be it known, just west OF Eighth
Tenth and Thirteenth streets. at the
crossing Of c, d and E, pedestrians
find a cutoff on the Avenue. Not a
policeman in sight, save the one at the
Ninth street crossing, and | surmised
he could not leave his post | rode
close to the curb at Ninth to make sure
it was he. I hailed him, following on
my wheel
Watson, if you don't go and get my
guitar case I'll turn you over to an of.
ficer."
He said something about no COD
could take him without a warrant. and
started to run.
His companions, however, we're dis
posed to add insult to injury one of
them sneering, Watson, who's your
friend?'
! naturally did not care to be seen
in alteration with negroes on a public
thoroughfare, so endeavored to turn
around and continue my search for an
officer, when my wheel wobbled. and
the other one sang out: THAT old girl
better keep off the Avenue till She
learns how to ridel"
-ly blood boiled The law. I knew
was jealous Of the individual making
the arrest. 1t was brutal and u1lady.
like, too l reasoned, to attack those
boys, but thinks /, the cause will ius.
tity the act. Not seeing a policeman
| turned up Ninth, determined to run
w. w. down the next time he crossed
the Avenue which would be near the
Franklin statue. Then, when a crowd
collected, ! would make a charge Of
theft against one and that of insulting
lady against the other two. Going
through d street, at Tenth and the Av.
enue | saw them proceeding Ieisurely
up the Avenue, Watson on the inside.
/ turned east into ID. to acquire sufi.
cient momentum. Then, coming west.
7 put all possible power into the ned.
ans. Just as he passed the statue
struck him on the thigh, and, follow.
ing DENIES instructions to the letter,
was on my feet uninjured by the time
he struck the asphalt. | grabbed him
10y tne collar He was powerless to es.
cape. His companions, however. dis.
appeared. A crowd gathered rapidly
cyclists arriving every second. it seem
ed to me. Pedestrians and wheelmen
took opposite sides, the latter SAYING
| was blameless and the former hold.
ing me responsible The disputants
were forming for a free fight when two
policemen arrived They picked up
. Watson Watson, and one Of them, turn
ing to me, said you'll have to 90 to
No. /; it's just across the street"
Wen take care of her" said one
Of the riders.
you 90 ahead said another.
That policeman was in danger II he
. had put a hand on me.
you are all right sister," said an.
other.
had read that chiyalry was dead.
. ] guess the author Of that paragraph
was wrong One Of the young men
took my wheel to straighten the
. handle-bars, and they formed a hollow
square, with yours truly in the center
At the statiOn-house, a half-dozen of
. them, despite the protests Of the Of,
fcers, insisted on coming i'm "to see
me through" they said. Watson was
placed on a chair and after vigorous
tanning with the hat Of one of the
. policemen, began to pull himself to-
gether.
Where did the accident take placer
inquired the official behind the desk.
" It was not an accident I did it in
tentionally' said !, stepping to the
front Of the group
He nearly fell Off his high stool.
Not an accident, How's that?"
Those boys insulted me, besides. q
few weeks ago-one Saturday-the
stealing Of some underclothes by q
Watson Watson was reported to one OF
l..c statiOns-NGw Jersey avenue. I be
lieye. is the name Of It, There's Wat
son Watson, and there's the phone
You ask them about IT, and II 1t ism
as ! say You can lock me up pendinl
further investigation"
Good for you, girl" said one Of the
enthusiastiCs I'm the background.
you boys must keep quiet or III
have you all put OUT said the officer
"I think ] remember the case on ac
count Of the peculiarity OF the name
from some Home. wasn't It.? Have
seat, Miss" and a policeman cleared
sufficient space wherein to place Z
wooden chair.
Watson Watson was able by thi
time TO walk up 10 the desk and havu
his name and residence taken, the gen
tCman in charge In the meantime find
ing an entry I'm his book substantial.
as ] had stated IL.
Wen hold the boy" he said, IAN,
detail an officer on the case to whom
! viii issue a search warrant. In tn
meantime. we will not trouble yoi
further for the time being than to Civ
He vgur name and address The al
uross here rs the Children's Home, Of