The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-12-10
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Maud" the, famous mule Is dead,
and an interested public mourns the
loss of the noble brute, that has had
such a run of publicity through. the
comic supplements of the United
States press. But the discovery of the
fact that Special Officer Bert Cashatt
has a mag that promises to take the
place of the immortal Maud" has
/ given Walla Wallans a feeling akin to
pleasure Although it has not been
learned automatically whether Bert
calls his animal Maud" Or some
equally appropriate name, the fact
remains that it is double-action, au-
tomato repeater, and more than nor
mally efficient in the swinging Of it's
/ heels.
A display of the animals efficiency
along the aforesaid lines was given this
morning as the self-satisfien driver
was vending his way along First
street between Main and Alder, puff
ing complacently on a big fat cigar,
keeping a sharp look out for probable
/
When near the corner of First and AL
der, the driver deemed it expedient to
diminish the accelerated speed of the
black equine, and Herewith gave a
gentle tug upon the rains The RESULT
was spontaneous. Without so much as
the formality of a warning the cayuse
| stopped short-tor as short as could
be expected on the muddy pavement
, two heels gyrated in a menacing man
ner before the drivers excited vision,
and the wheels refused to turn.
| AS though not content with the in
itial display of its ability to fan tht
| breeze, the coal black \steed, after
moment of awful suspense. repeated
the performance, and settled down in
| the manner in which the exhibition
had been received by interested spec
tatOrs, Bert pulled the whip from the
socket, brought it down with a re-
| sounding "crack" on "Maudy's" back
and said:
"Giddap!"
| She did.
Coroner George MacMartin fire.
brunt of a crude joke, concocted by
! some unthinking person, but so often
has the gag" been worked that he is
getting next, and now the frequency
! of the OCCASIONS is becoming lessened;
and when the joke is played, it is more
, than likely that the trick is turned
| upon the other fellow. And thus it
happened last night when Adolph
| SchWarz, of the Fountain saloon, sent
| in an urgent telephone call to the
| coroner, telling him that an Eagle had
died in the saloon, and requesting him
to appear on the scene to conduct the
| inquest.
George crawled out of bed, hasti-
ly donned his clothing and wended his
way through the cold and wet to the
booze establishment, there to find a
motley gathering of curious ones. who
| had heard the rumor and proceeded to
| investigate. One after another the
lnqu1sitive ones were shown the BODY,
after which all present stepped to the
bar at the eXpens of the latest victim.
Not so with the coroner; on entering
the Fountain, he was Informed that
| the body was lying in state in Adolph's
private office, and was invited to en-
| ter
Nothing doing" said George: .r
must be paid in advance, for I would
not trust an Eagle for anything"
Wen, you'll get your pay, all right"
| was the ready response, and the coro-
ner thereupon entered the office only
to behold big grey eagle upon tn
floor
Looks like an eagle, all right"
| mused the officer as he rubbed his
chin, land as it is a coroner's case.
I'll have to take charge of the BODY.
Here, Fred" turning to Fred Green
Vile, take charge of this corpse until
L come back, and then We'll take it to
| the parlors'
"Vell, vot you goin' to do NIT dot
olrt' ike to know asked Adolph,
rearing he was to lose possession o
the fowl.
"Coroner's case" briefly replied
George. Il must take charge of the,
| body"
"Oh, veil, den it ISIS on me; come
have Something's"
Inc invitation was Immediately ac-
copied, and Adolph, scratching his
mead, decided that his practical Joke
mad taken turn altogether unexpect-
eo, while George laughed up his sleeve
with satisfaction in the thought that
ne who laughs last, laughs BEST
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