The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-04-01
T"HEYCREpaHEEHAW MAHDn
EITHER SEVEN LITTLE BOYS DID,
OR CERTAINLY SIX.
WhereupOn Mrs. Clara SPAIN Set Judicial
Machinery In Motion hat stirred 10
Its Centre n village h Has Hopes
OF Being Exposed I'm the Magazines.

balance in trade in prayer meeting shares,
matinee hair cuts and the shampoos Tor
the spring Of 1905 has been all upset In
P~leasantville just because six or. seXen
small boys hollered +Hee, haw, hee haw,
Maud" after Mrs. Otto SPAIN, whose
Christian name is Clara.
The term six or seven is not used to
express merely an indefinite number oil
small boys, but because OF the honest
doubt OF the court at Tarrytown and the
inability Of Spain to identify twins abso-
lutely. But seven boys were arrested 10
make sure that nobody guilty OF crying
"Hee haw" in the public thoroughfare should
escape. And George G. Poth had to take
them into custody, carry them to larry
town by stage, bring them back, dis
charged n reprimanded, and comfort
their mothers and mollify their fathers'
all OF whom vote once a year and get shaved
once a week. This tool all day yesterday
and that explains the tonsQrial disturb
ance, for Georges c: Poth is not only the
rank and file of Pleasantville's eonstabu-
larry, but he is the leading barber OF the
village. The pole in front OF his shop
and headquarters is painted not red and
white, but green and white, serving thus
as the sign Of both barber and Chief. Friday
Ia his busy day, for nearly every one in
Pleasantville Is a pillar of the church and
slicks up for Friday night prayer meeting,
and most of them stay in town Saturdays
for the matinees, to prepare for which they
get just a little trimming in the back and
behind the ears done too. so it wort be;
apparent that they live too far away to go
to an evening performance. And as nearly
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it may readily be understood how the case
Of SPAIN against seven disconnected all
the breadwinners OF the population.
They gathered in a crowd yesterday
afternoon to read the sign, Return o
on Poth's door. Some went home and
didn't try to get to Friday night meeting.
Others went to Vincenzo, the rival barber,
who holds no public office. He ran through
the pack yard to the drug store for a supply
OF real bay rum, ironed the towel and rose.
to the emergency so creditably that some
of the commuters on this mornings train
to town seriously discussed the question of
transferring their mugs.
1t wouldn't have been so bad il the case
could have come before a tribunal nearer
than Tarrytowh, which Is nine miles by
stage. But Justice Hall of Pleasantville
refused to issue the warrants. Mrs. SPAIN
then went to Judge Quinn OF Valhalla,
who, without rising from the tea table,
handed down a decision to the effect that
lit lie the opinion Of this Court that plain
tin has no sufficient cause for action, in
asmuch as plaintiff admits that her name
is Clara, and that those whose bodies she
desires to bring before us did thep-apd.
there in Pl~easantville, aforesaid say, in
a loud voice, 'Hee haw, .MaudP and not
'Hee haw, Clara!' Application denied
Whereupon Mrs. SPAIN went to Judge
Armstrong of %Tarrytown, who loves boys,
having once been a Sunday school super
intendent. So he issued the seven war
rants, including two for Henry Hogle
and Horace Hogle, twins, 10 years old.
Mrs. SPAIN didn't know the Hogles were
twins, having always heard that they
we're a year apart, 80 she little knew the
trouble that she was causing herself In
the way of picking them out.
Horace was brought to the bar of justice
first, and Mrs. SPAIN was asked to relate
the circumstances.
Il was riding down to the depot behind
my pony your Honor" she said, and this
boy and six other boys shouted 'Hee haw,
Maud, Hee haw Get a h~orse!'"
Then George Poth called some more
"a u Y Whn1l WEI III
II was inst about time then for the Chiefs
customers to be getting around to the
barber shop and he didn't seem to care
whether Mrs. SPAIN won her case or not,
aTbe NEXT. n he called absent mindedly,
and Harry Hogle appeafed.
sWeSye had him. once" said Mrs. SPAIN.
"I only want each boy fined or Imprisoned
once yonr Honor
This is a new prisoner. if the Court
plsases, said the Chief.
The plaintiff was confused. Horace Hogle
was brought in again TO stand beside his
brother Both had on their Sunday clothes,
neat wide white collar and plaid ties.
They looked as much alike as two fresh
peas in a can. The plaintiffs case seemed
10 weaken, She admitted that both Hogles
looked alike to her. So they did to the Court,
hut Judge Armstrong thought Of the in
genio,Is device of irving their. voices.
Wow don't be afraid, my little man."
said the Judge kindly. Il want the twin
this woy to say 'Hee haw!'"
The nigh twin lisped out the insult in
n frigntened whisper. He was encouraged
To try again and got it out in a quavering
soneak.
That's the boy!" exclaimed Mrs, SPAIN
triumnhantiy.
Wait a moment = said the Court iudicially.
Now the other boy" go
And the on twin heehawcd in the same key
The plaintiff rested temporarily.