The Washington herald., 1908-03-15
SETH MAKES
TWO ARRESTS
BingTiIIG ViSSitOTS Full as
Goats

Seth Dewberry. our brave town consta-
bic, had a unusual experients last week
when he arrested men in one day; but
then Seth IS so used TO unusual expert
ents with desperate criminals that he
says It don't amount 10 nothink. altho
ennybuddy whot witnessed Il could see
that he felt his oats in mis- oEiishal capas-
sity.
Last Tuesday morning. our erstwhile
quiet naberhood was disturbed BY the
VISIT OF two young fellers from the Co
seat who drIv 10 Bingville greatly under
the inhOoence OF licker and who perceed-
ed TO make the weIkin ring. as You might
say Arrivin in town they put their out
At up at BIZ Hepburn's blacksmith shop
and give Bill 4 nip Of ticker and Job OF
sharping up the horses shoes while they
went out 10 git a bite 20 eat On the
street they net old DAD Henderson shuf-
fling erlong and ruther than git outen
the path they jest showed Dad head over
heels into the snow and walked erlong
lords the P O. where Eph Higgins. our
accoumOdatin postmaster. vas standing
up on a box putting new pane OF glass
IN the sash for the one broke by Jimmy
Cooper while snOwballing. When thew
come up 10 .Eph they hauled of and give
the box sich a kick that II sent Eph nv
ing into 4 big drift almost smotherinC
him before he got out Eph shuk his
fist at them and Iookt around for Seth
Dewberrv- who in some way or r,ltber
allus seems to be missing when ennv-
think happens and he is wanted IN a
hurry Then they went into Hen Weatb-
ersby's store and bought some crackers
and cheese and started to drink some
licker when Hen objected and told them
to get out while they was able TO walk.
but they jest LATED at Hen and took sew
eral nips and treated all hands saving
they had plenty more in the sleigh. After
short spell they got feelin purity htlari-
Gus and upset a pair Of scales and throwd
a box or salt mackerel on the floor. and
when Hen called their attenshioa 10 II
they sst Hen how much damage was did
and Hen said quarter. witch they paid
and then staggered out onto the street
arm in arm singing Comrades" They
could:t go very fast cuz they was too
al-hre3 drunk. but everybuddy heerd
them coming and rusht out into the street
10 see whot was up When they got
down by Harve Illnesses barber shop they
climbed upon the fence and sit down ard
tride 70 focus their gaze on the crowd
wiCh had collected When one OF them
went TO shift his possishion he lost HIS
balance and grabbed at the other felier
and both Of them went over backwards
where they laid and went 70 sleep happy
and contented.
Meanwhile somebuddy told Seth erbout
the skandalous ackshions OF the vissiters
and Seth went home and put or his badge
and started for the seen. Lookin over
the fence Seth saw they was asleep. so
over ne jumps and puts the handouts on
them before they know whot's happened.
Then Seth he tride to git them up on
their feet but he couldn't bulge them.
strong man that ne is. and called for as
sistants- Lem Brown end Snide Peters
then slept forward and assisted Seth and
the prisoners was then taken 20 the lock-
up follered by the whole populashion.
who don't get n chance TO enjoy seeing
a arrest every day.
After building a fire and getting the
lock-up het up. Seth was kept busy open
ing and shetting the door TO let the IN
habitants see the prisoners, until e-Iong
about o'clock when Anne Hiilyer called
the men seemed TO be purity well sobered
up and sed they was reddy for trial.
Seth then Unlocked the cell door and put
the handouts on again and marched
them UP to the law ofFis where they was
tried by Judge Hillyer and sentenced 10
pay fine OF SO a piece. wich they did
and was released On Citing their horse
from Bill Hepburn's shop they left Bill
n gal jug Of XXX for his pay and Bill
hss kept purity well liekered Up ever sinst