The Washington bee., 1911-09-30
Public Men And ThinDs
(By the Sage of the Potomac. J

1Hcy HdQ Just TSaC0Su the corner
of Rue del Know-everybody's bust
ness-that's Pierce Place There
were two of them, and they had been
gauging the amber fluid down at Bob
Aliens Cafe de Suds on the Black
Midway PlaisanCe-that' Fourteenth
street from 5 10 v Both had guaged
Just enough Kentucky bourbon to
make them argumentative Mrs. Suy-
udIn afhnlty case was under discus
sion. What do you think of this
ainnity racket" said the first, whom
we VIII designate as Col. Piker. The
second, who was about as mellow as
bartlet pear three weeks after it
was ripe, and whom | will designate
as capt. Barfy, replied. Il kinder
lean untowards (and he said unto
wards } the affinity business, but my
ole CONAN, she just naturally is agih
H. Omph, returned Col Piker, as
ne rolled cud of piperheidsic over
to the other side of his Jaw, my ole
CONAN is old fashion too. But col
ored men amt worked up to the af
unity business, and colored women
just so old fashion they can't see the
good pints to il" and then as he
clutched his carboneter, he continued
and they amt got the mon. You
see woman ought to have money to
be a real affinity. You can't make
a soul mate out OF a dependent"
Say, man." said Capt. Barfy, "vou
certainly are off with your trolley, and
your differential is on the bum if YOU
reckon that way. Why, don't you
know there's lots of cullud womens
who work for a living what's got this
affinity and soul mate business down
to where it figures out as the real
breakfast food? AS l reason it, this
attnltiness is a sort of interchange
able sympathy which a woman who
has brainstorms has for a fellow who
has about one ounce of energy and
about four tons of live. wire coiled
up in his system" Just here a cop
came along and told the two logicians
they had better soft peddle it and
move on. Capt. Barhy objected, and
told the cop that he was a man of
quality and rights, and no one, not
even the President, could make him
move off the eminent domain. Now
move off and be quick about it, or
III run yous in" said the copy in
a sort of Eighth Precinct Station tone
of voice, and with a sort of Judge
Kimble gaze. Remembering that
from the same classic precincts, and
remembering that the Hon. Judson's
feet got so cold he was afraid to file
charges against the cop, and knowing
that the effect on the Hon. Judson
has been so great that he won't even
stand on a corner to wait for a car
now, my two friends, Col. Piker and
Capt. Barfy, just simply beat it down
that tumultuous thoroughfare down
in the city directory as Pierce Place,
and never finished their solution of
this affinity business as it concerns.
gentleman of color And you know
these men weli-old "cits."
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Now, speaking about Bob Aliens
Cafe de Suds, colored men are Ger
tainly making this Mr.. White Man
rich. They crowd his place every
night and spend their money for bad
whisky and other wet goods more or
less indifferent. use to ease in there
quietly myself, enthusiastically. but
since / found that DR.. Davidson is
so puritanical he's against teachers
blow hg cuffs off of beer glasses in a
bar where the judge is a whisky ven
der, | am almost afraid to go on that
side of the street any more. Three
of US fellows, "Comrads ever since
we were boys" have signed the Muir
ply pledge never again to drink We
are high up on the water wagon, and
the going is awfully rough. The
other evening | was over to a friends
house, and he sat out a bottle of Ken
nelWOrth Inn, and I came within an
ace of falling off the wagon. . But
speaking about Bob Aliens Cafe de |
ouds, / can't figure out why we
should make him rich. If we are /
going to make a liquor dispenser
-ich, why not pick out one of those
Sind who are near kin to the denizens
# Mole ST Nicholas? When pay day
.Omes around in the departments, you
ust can't get in Aliens unless you go
through a crowd that would make
,argain day crowd at Kann's look |
Ike peanuts roasted down in Blood
eld when they are electing a dele
ate to a national convention. There
re always lot Of hamfattOs who
Ike TO give their money to white men
Who sells them bad firewater We :
ms done cut it out, since DR.. David {
on cOmplimented Chase on his edi- s
Orial about the teachers morals t
When heard that Davidson told
'hase his editorial was to his liking, /
said to myself, said it good and d
trong. said ii with a feeling, said it
nth a long yearning for that teach I
rs payroll, me to the acqueduct I
rom this time on {
7 guess Dr. Davidson's third epistle
D the Romans pronunciation that
sachers must not run after board
lembers for promotions will give
apt Oyster a chance to sell cheese +
nd butter now without stopping be +
veen each pound weighed to talk }
18th some colored teacher 1t has /
lst been a measely shame the way d
ley have piled into his butter en- d
Orium to tell him what kind Of meat t
leir neighbors were eating, and what h
ind of a gossiper their neighbOr's Q
ife IS, and then quietly ease up to n
le point of talking about a promo n
on. Captain has stood the mass a
lay of these submarine teachers for
long while patiently, and It has been