The Washington bee., 1912-01-13
Public Men AndThinDs
CBy the Sage of the Potomac)

ii gong 10 take all my readers
into my confidence, and tell them in
advance that what follows IS but a
dream The other evening I Law ne
down for nap on my once richly. but
now the worse for wear leather-Cov-
cred couch, and in some way [ rolled
on my back, and whenever a Negro
gets on his back, while asleep, he Is
/ sure To SuOre III two OCtaves. with a
touch OF the CreSendO, have the night
mare, and bite off dreams at the rate
OF fifty per fraction "a q second. Well,
1T my dream | thought made the
rounds OF some of the real live figures
i'll Somber colors, who affect dizzy
thoughts. and who have their habitat
around these diggings either tempo
rarIly or permanently. and here fol-
lows what they said they had resolved
upon Tor the year OF our Lord. 1912.
Richard r. Horner. board member
by design, attoTney-at and lead
cr of tribune, and frequently can
dIdatc for Office said he had resolved
to resign as member of the School
Board Just as soon as he wore himself
out trying TO get shy. elusive. hold
fast Roscoe Bruce's goat, but as he
was not certain of getting that goat
on the first ball pitched. he might
wat ior four wide ones and then take
his base
DR. Professor Tunnel, suspected
minister Of the Gospel. anticipated
professor of History. imitation mem
Der of the school board. and receptive
candidate for a deanship, or anything
i L. 4
like Br'r Rabbit and lay low on this
camping on the trail of LII Roscoe
until he knew positively whether or
not PreNy Thirkield for sure was
against his making too much noise
over eNtraneOus matters that might
involve Howard University.
Lii Roscoe said he had resolved.
meekness being his savior. to stick to
the oyster As a steady diet, keep
weather eye open for those two In
dians, HOrner and Tunnel, and Just
move as quietly as he could to keep
from attracting attention, and sprin-
kle red pepper as he went along to
throw the hounds off his trail.
Prof. Kelly Miller said he had re-
solved to continue to add chapters to
his Race Adjustment, stay right on
the fence, so long as his present sal
ary continued as beautiful basis for
hope for more, and keep one eye.
peeled in the direction Of Haiti.
Judge Terrell said he had resolved
to join George Cooks total abstinence
society, become d lynx-eyed detective.
and watch to see if George took any
thing stronger than sassafras tea at
banquets. and TO be a Judge until St
Peter put him on the circuit bench up
in Paradise
John Dancy- said he had resolved to
continue to be North Cardinals black
hope, to always remain either an
OfhCe-holder or an office applicant
and to work over another deal like
the late lamented Lincoln Memorial
Building Co.
DR., {. Sumner Wormley said ne
had resolved to stick right close to
his dental chair pulling teeth at fifty
cents per pull. and filling teeth at a
rate according to clients pocket
some mothers female hope of uncer
tain age might propose to him.
Dr. Freeman said he had resolved
to make another trip to Montreal this
summer, play hide-and-go-seek with
the French girls up yander, and live
in the hope that one of them, recog-
nizing a good thing in fast colors. |
would choose him for q summer
bOarder
Melendez King said he had resolved
to institute proceedings in the Court
of Appeals, or any old court that |
would entertain motion from him. |
to test Almond SCOTS right to break |
in the Elks at the last moment and |
crowd him off the gilded chair in the !
coy corner of the order
Almond Scott said he had resolved !
10 continue as an Elk as long as Me |
lendeZ King was out and to continue |
running 4 red Chew-Chew cart around !
town as an advertisement Of success, |
and he proposed TO run il past King ,
office twice a day, so Melendcz could |
be cOgrizant Of the fact that he Is still |
on earth.
Jim Cobb said he had resolved, this |
being leap year, 10 accept the pro- |
poSal of any millionaire's daughter. |
providing she didn't give her dad a |
quit claim deed on her portion of his |
fortune, and that he had resolved to
lay by, every month, his salary with |
out spending a nickIe.
Doc WilIiston said he had resolved |
TO run his automobile faster this year
than Barney Oldheld ever ran his |
racer. and that. unless Congress pass
ed law restricting speed, to make |
the streets and avenues in the North |
west all race courses for running his !
Maxwell over
DR. Curtis said he had resolved to |
pay no attention TO police, judges or |
courts, when warrants were issued fer
his arrest for exceeding the speed
limit, and that if any of the bicycle
cops attempted to follow him he
would dope them with nostrums es-
pecialIy prepared by Arthur Gray.
And Arthur Gray said he had re-
solved 10 make more money OF OF
drugs than Bob Allen makes Oft OF
amber fluid, and that he expected, be
fore the year is out to annex his
plant to the Bureau of Printing and
Engraving so that he would be right
close to it, since he is making money
as fast as they are making it over at
the bureau.
Willie Wilkinson said he had re
solved TO continue to sport his dress
suit for another decade, since he had