Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1909-03-31
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IL saryea the summons Oh the strong
II au?9 sald a lawyer the o l.y
\ ID the b, + association. Seyeral yea 3
ago when first graduated FROM col
are had place as clerk in down
own law office and went through the
Rod of serving process, as We ali
eve to do.
One Gay the managing clerk
oaiied to me and told me he wanted
me 10 serve a summons on an actor
appearing at an uptown music hall.
lie told me his name was Emil Hog
genheimer, or something like that,
9nd that he had eluded another man
from Our Office SO successfully that
theTe was $50 for me If / succeeded.
This looked like easy money, and |
took up the paper to see where and
when my man was playing. There was
his name ak right, but he was billed
as professional strong man. That
evening he was scheduled to lift two
| horses on his chest.
| NO one likes to have a summons
served on him. In fact, some people
| become quite abusive and some quite
violent To make matters worse, on
opening my summons discovered that
it was divorce. My SIS didn't look
| quite as easy money.
| Il had played on my college foot
ball team, however, and called up an
other young law clerk who had played
on his team, told him the proposition
and offered to split the $25. We de-
cided that we must see him first in
| the show, in order to identify him
afterward. So we went to the the
ater that night.
Mr.. Hoggenheimer duly appeared
He was colossal, with a chest like
barrel and arms like huge hams. He
was a feFocious locking German with
fiercely twirled> Kaiser Wilhelm
mustache and snappy eyes.
According to the announcement he
lifted 1O0pound weights, broke iron
chains, tore packs of cards across,
lifted men with his teeth and finished
by allowing two horses to see-saw on
a platform resting on his chest while
he supported himself on his arms and
legs. My friend looked at me and /
at him. Neither of us fancied his
rage at heing served with a summons
in divorce action.
" However, we concocted a note In
which we told him how we admired
his performance and asked him to
meet us to talk over arrangements by
which we could become his pupils.
Incidentally we mentioned a cafe near
by where we would wait for him in
case he would do us the honor of hav-
ing something to drink with us. We
thought this might fetch him.
1T did. The usher brought back
word that he would be pleased to meet
the young gentlemen as requested.
I'VE hurried over to the cafe and
chose a table near the door, We chose
| our seats and discussed a plan of
campaign by which / was to hand him
| the summons and my friend was to
cover my retreat in case of need by a
flank movement of a clair under Mr..
Hoggenheimer's feet.
I'VE had chosen table against the
wall and had left no seat for our guest
except on the settee along the wall.
In this way we planned to have him
hemmed in by the table and hoped to
get away before he could get at. us.
In spite of all our preparations, we
were both distinctly nervous.
when he appeared in the doorway,
we were about ready to give up. If
he had looked big on the stage, he
seemed enormous in street clothes.
He was really one of the most gi-
gantic human beings I've ever seen. |
He came, toward us twirling his mus
tache in very dignifed manner and
eyed us rather severely with a rest
less, quick-moving gaze
"AfteN we had properly introduced
ourselves, we got him hedged in the
place we had intended. He would take
nothing but glass of beer, so we or.
dered beer, and while we were con.
Stunning it we made a great play about
taking lessons, etc.
my friend shot a glance at me as II
" 0oJ W. lOouy, anu VIC JULIE
moved back our chairs warily. Poised
for instant flight, a.~se and said to
our guest:
Mr.. Hoggenheimer, sometimes in
our legal profession we have to do
disagreeable things.
Ha! Vot is that? Why? said he.
" Because said l, producing the
summons and showing it into his
tremedous paw, I must now serve
you with summons
'Vot for?' said he, bristling.
We both edged farther away.
That's the way we begin a law
suit in America, my friend explained.
This is suit brought against you
by your wife for an absolute divorce
"He/rose to his feet and struggled
out from behind the table as we raced
for the door. / stumbled and fell
and he lifted me IN his arms like
kitten. You can imagine my feelings.
"Mein friend. 'mein friend! Vot!
Divorce from mein wife, Ach! Colt
in himmel! 1t is too good Ach!
shall be free! All. Gotf be thanked.
Come to mein\ arms. my friends he